Darlena Jones

Senior Director of Analytics, Research & Education
Association for Institutional Research

Darlena Jones, Ph.D. serves as Senior Director of Analytics, Research, and Education for the Association for Institutional Research. Darlena directs assessment and research initiatives for AIR such as the annual conference, IPEDS training, and the National Data Institute. Darlena is the author of AIR’s Data Literacy Institute and is involved in other AIR educational opportunities. In addition, she is the lead researcher of the AIR National Survey. Darlena earned her doctorate in physics, has 10+ years of collegiate teaching experience, and nearly 30 years in survey research and program assessment.

Presentation(s):

• Turning PDP Cohort Analysis-Ready Data into Actionable Insights using Power BI Description (INVITE ONLY/PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

  Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  8:00 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

• The State of the Profession: Results from the 2024 AIR National Survey

  Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

• Chief Data Officers and the Functions They Lead: Imagining and Strategizing for a Future We Can’t See

  Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  3:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

• Empowering Student Success Starts with Data-Literate Teams

  Wednesday, May 21, 2025
  3:45 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

• Understanding Student Success with the PDP Analysis-Ready Data

  Thursday, May 22, 2025
  3:30 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time