Mission & Ethics

Mission

The mission of the Office of Decision Support & Institutional Research is the collection of data (from both internal and external sources); timely analysis, distribution, and presentation of this information for use in assessment and planning at the system level; providing pertinent information for use in decision-making and policy formulation; and complies to requests for information from state, federal and other outside agencies.

Ethics

The Office of Decision Support & Institutional Research can accomplish its mission only through the highest commitment to providing a complete, accurate, and fair picture of all research topics, treating all individuals with respect, especially when they are the subjects of research. Members of the office subscribe to all points in the Connecticut Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees, Code of Ethics established by the Association for Institutional Research, and the Code of Standards and Ethics for Market, Opinion, and Social Research from the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO).

Staff

Director

Jan Kiehne, M.Ed.
Interim Associate Vice President & Data Privacy Officer
kiehnej@ct.edu
860-723-0236

Staff

Name Title Contact
Sarah Caro, Ph.D. Research Analyst caros@ct.edu
860-723-0272
Jan Kiehne, M.Ed. Senior Associate for Decision Support Resources & Data Privacy Officer kiehnej@ct.edu
860-723-0236
Jesse-Douglas Mathewson, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate, IPEDS Coordinator mathewsonj@ct.edu
860-723-0007
Oscar Rivera, M.S. Sr. Programmer Analyst rivero@ct.edu
860-723-0015