About

Stephanie leads a variety of department activities designed to support a culture of evidence for both academic and administrative units at Boston College. She plays a central role in designing, conducting, and analyzing cyclical and special studies across Boston College constituencies, working closely with campus partners to support university priorities. She also leads the data collection for and production of the University Fact Book.

Stephanie joined the IR&P team in 2014, bringing with her a wide range of experience and knowledge in areas of quantitative and qualitative research, survey development and management, and statistical methods in educational research. Stephanie graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois with a degree in secondary education in English and a minor in studio art. She holds her Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation from Boston College. Her dissertation focused on campus housing and its impacts on college experiences and outcomes.

Stephanie enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and their dog, Barlow. She also enjoys spending time exploring New England, doing photography, and staying active in sports – including recreational softball and fencing.

As a member of the Strategic Services team, Denice works with individual departments, divisions and schools at Boston College on strategic planning initiatives. Projects range from analyzing the viability of new initiatives and programs to creating action plans for implementing new strategies. Denice previously managed the Administrative Program Review (APR) by working with department teams to complete their self-study reports, engage in external reviewer site visits, and create their action plans.

Denice has a strong background in management consulting, serving as a senior consultant at Arthur D. Little, Inc. for more than 10 years. She has worked primarily in the areas of corporate visioning, strategic analysis and planning for the communications, publishing, transportation, and medical devices industries. Prior to joining IR&P in 2010, she worked as an independent consultant.

Denice earned her B.A. in Economics and French from Gettysburg College and her MBA from The George Washington University. Denice enjoys reading so much she belongs to two book groups. She also tries to keep moving with yoga and walking her wheaten puppy in her quest for 10,000 steps a day.

Zigrida works with the University’s space data, using CAD and Archibus to update the space inventory. She implements and/or coordinates administrative database changes resulting from alteration and renovation activities as well as the annual space update, and coordinates the data exchange with the Data Warehouse. Zigrida also assists in responding to ad hoc requests for space data and in creating presentations related to space planning.

Zigrida joined the Boston College space planning team in 2000; prior to that Zigrida worked for a number of years with a small software development company focused on military security systems. Earlier experiences included a Senior Administrative Assistant position with Lotus Development Corp.

Zigrida received her B.A. in Psychology from Emmanuel College.

Zigrida is a fluent speaker of Latvian and edits her church’s quarterly Latvian-language newsletter.

Sylvia supports university-wide planning initiatives and assists departments, divisions and schools in designing and implementing strategic, business and operational projects and solutions. She applies an integrating perspective to align and coordinate institutional planning activities through process optimization and project management. Leveraging group wisdom within and outside of IR&P through collaborative endeavors, she strives to ensure that maximum efficiency is found in organizational efforts and that resources are strategically deployed to advance Boston College priorities.

Sylvia joins from Ontario, Canada, and brings with her an extensive background in higher education evidence-based policy research, data analytics, institutional research and planning, and quality assurance. Taking on progressively responsible roles, she has worked closely with senior leadership, faculties and administrative units to operationalize institutional goals.

Sylvia graduated from McMaster University, Ontario with a Master's degree in Economics. She currently lives in Massachusetts and enjoys curling up with a book, hiking and spending time with family.

Ming assists the IR&P team with reporting activities, data warehousing, and survey research. Before joining IR&P in March 2023, she worked as an Enrollment and Financial Aid Analyst at BC for three years. Ming earned her Bachelor's degree in Statistics from East China Normal University and Master's degree in Statistics from George Washington University. Now, she is a part-time MBA student at BC.

Born in Xuancheng city, China, Ming is proud of her hometown that has been settled for over 4000 years. Xuancheng is also known as the birthplace of Xuan paper that is used for Chinese calligraphy and painting. The Yangtze alligator from Xuancheng is considered to be one of the most endangered crocodiles in the world. The Yangtze alligator and the American alligator are the only living species in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.

Gaby provides information design with charts, figures, dashboards, and other forms of data visualization and graphic design deliverables. She collaborates with the IR&P team as well as the greater University to provide engaging and appealing data visualizations in order to communicate institutional data to students, faculty and staff, and other partners. In addition, she works closely with the ITS department at BC in its efforts to establish and implement an intuitive data warehouse and promote data literacy across the University.

Before joining Boston College, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Massachusetts Boston where she contributed to several projects in economic research. Gaby holds a Master’s in applied economics from the University of Massachusetts Boston as well as a B.A. in economics from the same institution.

When she’s not at her computer, Gaby enjoys painting, reading, and tending to her houseplants with moderate success.

Carol manages compliance reporting in IR&P and coordinates with campus partners to ensure consistency and accuracy in external reporting. Carol assists with Data Warehouse testing, contributing to data quality across the institution.

Carol joined Institutional Research when it was first formed in 2004. Previous to her work in IR&P, Carol worked with Enrollment Management at Boston College for 20 years, gaining valuable insight on undergraduate recruitment, retention, financial strategies, and enrollment research.

Carol earned her Bachelor’s degree in economics from Providence College. While working with Enrollment Management, Carol received her M.B.A. from Boston College.

Carol likes to jog with her friends, travel with her family, read books, and spend time in Maine.

Dan provides data and design thinking consulting services for IR&P and the University. Since joining the new office of Institutional Research in 2006, he has played key roles in the creation of a modern business intelligence infrastructure at BC, contributing as a developer, business analyst, and quality assurance lead. He currently focuses on University data governance and data literacy efforts, encouraging cross functional data sharing and collaboration.

When no data exists, Dan uses design thinking to collaborate with BC faculty and staff to tackle University challenges. In his workshops, Dan hopes to give participants an intuitive understanding of the steps of design thinking so they can adapt the process to fit their own circumstances and constraints. He has an MBA from BC and a certificate in Design Thinking from Cornell University.

When he's not working, Dan enjoys drawing and brewing homeade beer made with Mountain Dew.

Meg conducts research projects and data analyses related to institutional policies, planning, and effectiveness across a broad spectrum of academic and administrative program areas.

Meg came to Boston College in 1999, and worked in University Advancement as a Senior Associate Director for the Boston College Fund before joining the IR&P team in 2004. She brings extensive experience in study design, data analysis, and report presentation from her earlier positions in marketing, investor relations, and management consulting.

Meg earned her Bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. and a joint J.D. and Master's in Public Administration from Saint Louis University. She holds a Ph.D in Higher Education from Boston College, where her research focused on Hispanic-Americans in Catholic higher education.

Originally from the South Shore, Meg currently lives in Dedham, MA and enjoys planning big and small adventures with her daughter, Nora.

As a Space & Data Planner, Rumiko works under Institutional Research & Planning, tracking and reporting on college space use, managing space planning, data collection, and research support.

Before joining IR&P, Rumiko worked for architectural firms in Boston and Tokyo, Japan, providing conceptual design, strategic design approaches, branding, and project management from concept to completion. She has worked with clients from private residences to multi-family housing, commercial office renovations, and university and hospital projects. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in the construction field to her work at IR&P

Rumiko holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from West Virginia University and a Master's degree in Interior Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Originally from Yokohama, Japan, Rumiko enjoys walking around BC Campus and finding great space and architectural details. She also enjoys long weekend walks with her husband, daughter, and dog, Dorsey.