As Director of Learning and Academic Success Initiatives, Chris develops and manages academic support programs housed in Academic Success and Advising. Previously, he worked at the University of Missouri, where he served as Director of the Learning Center and, prior to that, managed the institution’s early alert program. 

His educational background is a blend of qualitative and quantitative fields, as he began his education in classical studies (BA, Miami University; MA, Columbia University; PhD, University of Missouri) and later developed a passion for data analytics (Certificate, Cornell University; MBA and Graduate Certificate, University of Missouri). In his teaching, he enjoys helping students consider familiar concepts in new ways, such as his University of Missouri course “Roman Love Poetry and Modern Pop Music.”