Tara Rose
Louisiana State University Director of Assessment
Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Tara Rose serves as Director of Assessment. Working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and administrators, she leads academic quality efforts including strategies for direct, performance-based assessment of student learning at the program and university levels that reflect current trends and best practices in higher education. Tara has 20 years of experience in assessment and outcomes analyses. She began her career with a nonprofit organization and has also spent time at the state level working for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. She previously served as the Director of Assessment at the University of Kentucky and has also taught at Eastern Kentucky University in the Department of Homeland Security. Since 2010, Tara has participated as a Board Member on the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE), previously holding the position of President in AY 2015-16 and currently serving as Chair of the Recruitment and Retention Committee.