Josh R. M. Parsons, Ph.D.

As director of Undergraduate Analytics and Assessment, Josh R. M. Parsons provides strategic oversight and leadership across all aspects of data, analytics, and assessment efforts in the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS). His team collaborates across campus to support data collection efforts, the development of dashboards, survey and instrument development, and other assessment and research projects.

Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Josh served as the evaluation specialist in the Evaluation Center of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. He has extensive experience with higher education program evaluation and assessment, research methodologies, and qualitative assessment methods. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Mississippi State University, a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Boston University, and a Doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Kentucky.