Program Director, Curricular & Student Success Analytics
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Dr. Samantha Nix is the Program Director for Curricular & Student Success Analytics within Florida State University’s Office of Institutional Research. Samantha leads a team to develop internal datasets, analytics, dashboards, and research reports to help campus partners better understand postsecondary success outcomes for students they engage. Prior to this role, Samantha helped to develop the university’s academic early alert program. Her research has focused on college students' experiences with academic challenge and major choice. This work has been published in Frontiers in Psychology, Research in Higher Education, Journal of Higher Education, and Social Sciences. In 2016, Samantha was awarded a National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship and P.E.O. Scholar Award. She earned her B.A. degree in English Literature and French from the University of Southern Mississippi and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Higher Education Administration from Florida State University.
The Analytics Transformation: From Data-Informed to Data-Engaged Campus
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Investing in Success: Evaluating Barriers to Student Retention
Thursday, May 22, 2025
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
SOS on SES: Capturing Student Socioeconomic Status PostFAFSA Revision
Thursday, May 22, 2025
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time