Whitney Lawson
Research Associate
Whitney has worked in the Institutional Research and Planning office for over 20 years in an administrative position, in Institutional Effectiveness, and now in the Institutional Research & Analytics area of the office. She is currently the IPEDS Keyholder, making sure data is accurate and complete before submission to make sure that federal deadlines are met. She provides campus data to some external surveys that come through the IR&A office, as well as helps with compiling data for the Common Data Set (CDS). She works closely with offices around campus, including OUR, for data that is included in some surveys but also to determine the methodology and data sources for newly released rankings. When needed, she assists with ad hoc requests.
Education
B.A. in History, East Carolina University