Stroup-Benham new head of Institutional Research
The Office of Institutional Research recently hosted an open house to welcome Christine Stroup-Benham, PhD, who joined UCD Nov. 1 as the new director of Institutional Research. During her first month, Stroup-Benham has spent time getting a detailed understanding of the institution. She comes from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston where she was the assistant vice president of Institutional Analysis. She also held faculty appointments in the Departments of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and Family Medicine.
Prior to role as assistant vice president, Stroup-Benham served as the official source of university data to internal and external constituencies including responding to state and federal data requests (e.g., IPEDS, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Legislative Budget Board and regional accreditation). Additionally, Stroup-Benham performed institutional and educational research, developed reports for internal customers, created presentations for state and regional professional conferences and supervised staff functions.
During the past decade, Stoup-Benham has held assistant professor appointments both in the UTMB Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Preventative Medicine & Community Health. In this capacity, she conducted research and statistical analysis, consulted on and provided data for research endeavors, served on various institutional and departmental committees, as well as developed and conducted training for faculty.
Her credentials include teaching medical students, and serving as a board member and gala chair of the American Heart Association – Texas Affiliate, Inc. as well as an extensive list of co-authored journal publications. Stroup-Benham earned her PhD at UTMB in Preventive Medicine and Community Health, a master’s in anthropology at the University of Houston and her BA in anthropology from the University of Miami.
Stroup-Benham is located on the 10th floor of the Lawrence Street Center.