Who We Are

Office of Curricular and Student Assessment

Jared Danielson, PhD
Director of Curricular & Student Assessment
Assistant Professor
2256 CVM; 294-7945
jadaniel@iastate.edu

Dr. Jared Danielson, Ph.D is the director of the Office of Curricular and Student Assessment and Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathology. Dr. Danielson has an M.S. degree in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Development from Virginia Tech. Dr. Danielson has published in the areas of instructional software design and assessment for problem solving, and teaching and learning in veterinary medical education, and has led numerous assessment efforts.

Melody Gustafson
Program Assistant
2261 CVM; 294-2965
melodyg@iastate.edu

Ms. Melody Gustafson serves as the Program Assistant for the Assessment Office joining the group in 2009. She offers many years' experience in data collection, data management, and communication skills as well as a broad base of knowledge in support operations. She received her Bachelor's of Art in Political Science and Speech from Coe College.

Faculty Evaluations
Surveys & Data Management
Budgets/Grants

Tsui-Feng Wu, PhD
Assistant Scientist
2259 CVM; 294-4609
Wucf2001@iastate.edu

Dr. Tsui-Feng Wu is an Assistant Scientist in the Assessment Office. She is responsible for using appropriate statistical techniques to analyze data and writing reports for the purpose of curricular improvement. She began working in the Office in 2009 and received her PhD in Psychology from Iowa State University in 2010. She has published articles in the areas of students' academic performance, culture, family/marriage relationships, personality, and counseling.

Statistical Analysis for:

Curricular improvement
National examinations
Employer surveys
Alumni surveys
Student entrance data
Validate surveys

Instructional Support

Seth Gillespie
Analyst/Programmer
2252 Veterinary Medicine

Seth Gillespie currently serves as the webmaster for the College of Veterinary Medicine. He graduated from Iowa State University in 2007 with B.S. degrees in both Computer Science and Computer Engineering. His current areas of expertise and responsibilities include the day-to-day management of the college's websites, creation and addition of new areas and features, and providing technical expertise for projects related to the web.

Day-to-day management of the college's websites and web applications
Creation and addition of new areas and features
General maintenance and troubleshooting of the college websites
Provide Technical Expertise/Advice/Facts for ideas and features related to the web

Deb Hoyt, BS

Media Production Specialist III
2253 Veterinary Medicine
debhoyt@iastate.edu

Debora (Deb) Hoyt’s career transitioned from laboratory medicine and quality control in medical technology (BS) with an emphasis in veterinary clinical chemistry to computer systems and learning technology in veterinary medicine. She bridges language/terminology to integrate IT into veterinary medical education with computer and audio-video assisted teaching. Deb’s areas of expertise and responsibilities include:

Support of instructional technology software and hardware: Echo360 classroom capture; Turning Point; Cumulus (asset mananagement); Virtual Microscopy systems; PolyCom/LifeSize; Microsoft Office/OneNote; Adobe,ConnectPro
Classroom technology audiovisual oversight; updates; repairs
Identify and arrange for purchase of equipment for audio and video needs
Support of faculty distance delivery options; technology design for delivery and receipt of distance instruction
Track funds used for support of distance-specific options
Training sessions to support faculty in the use of technology in teaching
Proposals to fund classroom IT
Communicate with instructors to help with technology design and implementation
Oversee, train, and support the 3 audio-visual student representatives

Anthony Leisen, BA, MEd

Instructional Development Specialist
2276 Veterinary Medicine
leisen@iastate.edu

Anthony (Tony) Leisen received his BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State University and M.Ed. with a specialization in curriculum and instructional technology from Iowa State University. Tony’s areas of expertise and responsibility include:

Blackboard and WebCT Content; Updates; Design Changes; Course/Enrollment Administration
Video Recording; Editing; Format Conversions; Duplication
Distance Education Planning; Development; Facilitation
Classroom Media Support; Upgrade Planning and Installation

Josh Mack
Manager Information Technology
2260 Veterinary Medicine
jcmack@iastate.edu

Josh Mack oversees the Information Technology for the college. Josh graduated with a BS in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University. Josh’s areas of expertise and responsibilities include:

Manage day to day operations for IT
Oversight and support of IT for Academic Departments, hospital and students
Work with Associate Dean and College IT staff for College wide IT Strategic and Policy planning
Support contact for college equipment
Oversite of web presense
Work with VMC in areas of common information systems
Create and maintain IT budget; revenue acquisition
Order and approve standards for College IT equipment and software
Work with vendors to negotiate hardware and software renewals
Work with College IT staff to support vendor supplied solutions
Committees: Mobile computer; CLIM; ITLC; Windows Administrators, Linux Administrators, SCCM, CCSG, College Web group, College IT managers, Academic IT
Work with central campus on university wide technology initiatives
Liaison between CVM and campus IT and Telecommunications.
Work with IT professionals and Associate Dean to write IT Policies for the college
Backup assistance for technology positions
Resource for faculty, staff, and students for IT questions
Provide technical assistance and implementation support for Web projects

Kyle Mechler, BS

Analyst/Programmer/Web Systems Developer
2252 Vet Med
mechler@iastate.edu

Kyle Mechler received his BS in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University. Kyle’s areas of expertise and responsibilities include:

Drupal development
Project planning and development
Technology applications in higher education
Web design translation/”Theming”
Website configuration management and troubleshooting
User interaction tracking on vetmed.iastate.edu websites
Search engine optimization
Computer program development and maintenance for the admissions process