With over 27 years of dedicated experience in academic affairs at both university and community college levels, I bring a wealth of expertise in multiple facets of the education field. My journey spans teaching and research, service as an online learning administrator, professional development programming, and providing faculty consultations on technology, pedagogy, and online learning research. 

As the Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Effectiveness, I oversee and coordinate UIS's institutional research and effectiveness activities. I also oversee our institutional accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and serve as the liaison to HLC and other external bodies. Before joining the Provost's Leadership Team, I was the Director of the Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service (COLRS) at UIS where I partnered with deans, faculty, and staff to ensure the success of online learning at UIS and elevated the quality of online course content and delivery. As the Director, I led the strategic planning of COLRS and contributed to the development of university policies related to online education. I previously taught in the Department of Management Information Systems at UIS, the Department of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and was a Computer Training Specialist in the Center for Business & Industry at Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL.

I advance research through presentations and publications on various online learning topics including pedagogy, best practices, emerging technologies, and academic integrity. My research has been published in the British Journal of Educational Technology, Online Learning Journal, Journal of Information Technology, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Electronic Markets, and International Journal of Management Theory and Practices. I have co-authored two book chapters and have delivered more than sixty presentations at international, national, and regional conferences. I serve as the Vice Chair for the Online Administration Network of UPCEA and currently serve on the Conference Planning Committee for the UPCEA Central Region. I served as the Treasurer of the Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education for six years and received ICCHE's Past-Presidents' Award for Service. 

I earned an Ed.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University-Bloomington, an M.B.A. from Eastern Illinois University, and a B.S. in Finance from Illinois State University. I also completed all the doctoral coursework required for a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Information Systems Concentration) from UIUC. 

Learn more about Dr. Gribbins at her website.