Self-Study Evaluation
MSCHE mandates that its member institutions meet rigorous and comprehensive Standards of Accreditation & Requirements of Affiliation. Every eight years, Institutions must participate in a comprehensive, evidence-based self-study evaluation to re-affirm accreditation. In preparation for a site visit by an external evaluation team, the campus will conduct a self-study to explore and demonstrate our institution’s compliance with MSCHE and our commitment to continuous quality improvement to strengthen and sustain the institution.
Oversight and management of the review process, preparation of the self-study document, and hosting the in-person site visit will rest with the Office of Academic Affairs. The entire process consists of a broad range of campus stakeholders, including senior campus leadership, faculty, staff, and students as well as peer evaluators from other Middle States member institutions.
Steering Committee and Working Groups
In order to assure a comprehensive and inclusive Self-Study process, MSCHE requires that the President and Chief Executive Officer of a campus appoint a Steering Committee and Working Groups charged with addressing MSCHE Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation. Downstate’s self-study will also include an Executive Bridge Committee comprised of members of the campus administrative leadership.
A summary of committee responsibilities as well as leadership and membership of each committee are embedded in the tables below.
See the Middle States Self-Study Organizational Chart
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Provide advice and guidance to the Steering Committee as needed
- Facilitate their access to accurate institutional information, and
- Periodically meet with them to be briefed on the progress of the Self-Study process.
Convener
- Dr. Pascal James Imperato, Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer
Members
- Keydron K. Guinn, PhD, MA, MBA, Executive Vice President
- Heidi J. Aronin, MPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
- Richard Miller, PhD, Vice President and CFO
- Jamie Grecco, Senior Associate Vice President of Human Resources
- David Christini, PhD, Senior Vice President for Research and Dean, School of Graduate Studies
- Jeffrey S. Putman, Ed.D., Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs
- D. Kane Gillespie, DMA, Director of Evaluation, Outcomes Assessment, and Accreditation Services
Summary of Responsibilities:
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Develop Self-study Design document
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Define “Lines of Inquiry” for each working group
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Establish institutional priorities for the self-study
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Coordinate activities among the Working Groups
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Integrate WG chapter-reports into a comprehensive Self-Study Report
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Manage project timeline, communication, and coordinate the site-visit
Chairs:
- Jeffrey Putman, Ed. D, Vice-President for Academic and Student Affairs
- Kane Gillespie, DMA, Director of Evaluation, Outcomes Assessment, and Accreditation Services
Co-Chair:
- Lori Bruno, MPA, Assistant Vice President for Policy and Planning
Steering Committee Liaison:
- Ann Marie Cullen, Administrator
Members:
- Tina Adjei-Bosompem, MPH, Assistant Director of Evaluation, Outcomes Assessment, and Accreditation Services
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Taryn Toval-Turpin, MASR, Director of Special Projects, College of Medicine
- Carla Boutin-Foster, MD, MSc, Professor and Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Associate Dean for Diversity Education and Research
- Shushawna DeOliveira, DHA, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Program Operations & Quality
- Lori Escallier, PhD RN CPNP-PC FAAN, Professor and Dean, College of Nursing
- Robert Fornonjy, MD, Associate Professor and Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Bonnie Granat, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Dean of Assessment
- Mohamed F. Hussain, MSLIS, Interim Director of Libraries, Medical Research Library
- Seth Langley, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Office of Academic Support Services
- Jason Lazar, MD, MPH, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Vice Dean for Education, College of Medicine
- Allen Lewis, PhD, CRC, Professor and Dean, School of Health Professions
- Thomas Mackie, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor and Chair of Health Policy and Management
- Charis Ng, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research & Decision Support
- Michael Reinhardt, MD, Assistant Professor and Clinical Advisory Dean
- Christopher A. J. Roman, PhD, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Cell Biology; Presiding Officer, Centerwide Assembly of Faculty and Professional Staff
- Mark Stewart, MD, PhD, Professor, College of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies
- Ellen Watson, Director of Special Projects, Office of Communications and Marketing
- Dennis Sutterfield, MS, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Examine our Policies, Processes, Organizations, and Outcomes relative to Standard I: Mission and Goals, and Requirements of Affiliation
- Consider “Lines of Inquiry” as defined by the Steering Committee
- Identify evidence (4 P’s: Policy, Process, People, Proof) for each criteria
- Identify evidence gaps and communicate to the Steering Committee for consideration
- Write a Self-Study Report (SSR) chapter (~13 pages per Standard)
- Participate in the Site Visit in Spring 2025
Chair:
- Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD, Professor and Dean, School of Public Health
Co-Chair:
- Jason Lazar, MD, MPH, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Vice Dean for Education, College of Medicine
Working Group Liaison:
- Jenny Crouch, Ed.D., Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Executive Director for Administration and Finance, School of Public Health
Members:
- Ernest Barthelemy, MD, MPH, MA, Assistant Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery
- Marilyn Fraser, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
- Henri Tiedge, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Department of Neurology
- Marcus Lambert, PhD, MS, Associate Professor and Associate Vice President for Research Strategy and Operations, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
- Ellen Telesca, MBA, Director of Recruitment, School of Graduate Studies
- Nancy Victor, MHS, MPA, Director of Business Planning, Office of Policy and Planning
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Examine our Policies, Processes, Organizations, and Outcomes relative to Standard 2: Ethics and Integrity, and Requirements of Affiliation
- Consider “Lines of Inquiry” as defined by the Steering Committee
- Identify evidence (4 P’s: Policy, Process, People, Proof) for each criteria
- Identify evidence gaps and communicate to the Steering Committee for consideration
- Write a Self-Study Report (SSR) chapter (~13 pages per Standard)
- Participate in the Site Visit in Spring 2025
Chair:
- Carla Boutin-Foster, MD, MSc, Professor and Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Associate Dean for Diversity Education and Research
Co-Chair:
- Shoshana Milstein, Vice President for Compliance and Audit
Working Group Liaison:
- Cheryl Kilkenny, CPA, MS, Director of Internal Audit, Office of Compliance and Audit Services
Members:
- Clinton D. Brown, MD, Professor and Deputy Chief Renal Division, Chair Institutional Review Board, College of Medicine
- Adriana Conde, Assistant Vice President for Labor Relations, Labor Relations
- Robert Foronjy, MD, Associate Professor and Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, College of Medicine
- Arthur Grant, MD, PhD, Professor and Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, College of Medicine
- Keisha Lightbourne, JD, MHA, Assistant Vice President, Management Operations
- Roseann Peterson, PhD, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Examine our Policies, Processes, Organizations, and Outcomes relative to Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience, and Requirements of Affiliation
- Consider “Lines of Inquiry” as defined by the Steering Committee
- Identify evidence (4 P’s: Policy, Process, People, Proof) for each criteria
- Identify evidence gaps and communicate to the Steering Committee for consideration
- Write a Self-Study Report (SSR) chapter (~13 pages per Standard)
- Participate in the Site Visit in Spring 2025
Chair:
- Allen Lewis, PhD, CRC, Professor and Dean, School of Health Professions
Co-Chair:
- Seth Langley, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Office of Academic Support Services
Working Group Liaison:
- Ranjit Alvarez, MHA, Program Administrator, Physical Therapy Program, School of Health Professions
Members:
- Laura A. Geer, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health
- Shushawna DeOliveira, DHA, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Program Operations and Quality, School of Health Professions
- Susan Kane, PhD, Senior Assistant Director, Academic Student Support Services
- Antonia Quinn, DO, Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Competencies, College of Medicine
- Simone Reynolds, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor and Director of Online Learning & Instructional Innovation, School of Public Health
- Elizabeth Ritt, MSN EdD, Clinical Professor and Special Assistant to the Dean, College of Nursing
- Jasmine Thomas, OTD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Program, School of Health Professions
- Vanessa Vales-Lewis, PhD, Assistant Director, Academic Student Support Services
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Examine our Policies, Processes, Organizations, and Outcomes relative to Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience, and Requirements of Affiliation
- Consider “Lines of Inquiry” as defined by the Steering Committee
- Identify evidence (4 P’s: Policy, Process, People, Proof) for each criteria
- Identify evidence gaps and communicate to the Steering Committee for consideration
- Write a Self-Study Report (SSR) chapter (~13 pages per Standard)
- Participate in the Site Visit in Spring 2025
Chair:
- F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS, Professor and Dean, College of Medicine
Co-Chair:
- Taryn Toval-Turpin, MASR, Director of Special Projects, College of Medicine
Working Group Liaison:
- Jennifer Brown, Director of Operations, Center for Healthcare Simulation
Members:
- Farah Burnett, Director of Financial Aid
- Phillip Bones, M.ED, Assistant Dean, School of Health Professions
- Adam Burgman, Director of Student Center, Department of Student Life
- Marlene Camacho-Rivera, ScD, MPH, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Success, School of Public Health
- Nicholas Cromie, MA, Assistant Director, Academic Student Support Services
- Israel Maldonado, Chief of Police, University Police Department
- Samuel Marquez, PhD, Professor and Co-Director of Anatomy, Department of Cell Biology and Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine
- Vikram Pagpatan, MS, OTRL, ATP, Assistant Professor and Admissions Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Program, School of Health Professions
- Joanne Ritter-Teitel, PhD, MA, RN, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs , College of Nursing
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Examine our Policies, Processes, Organizations, and Outcomes relative to Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment, and Requirements of Affiliation
- Consider “Lines of Inquiry” as defined by the Steering Committee
- Identify evidence (4 P’s: Policy, Process, People, Proof) for each criteria
- Identify evidence gaps and communicate to the Steering Committee for consideration
- Write a Self-Study Report (SSR) chapter (~13 pages per Standard)
- Participate in the Site Visit in Spring 2025
Chair:
- Lori Escallier, PhD RN CPNP-PC FAAN, Professor and Dean, College of Nursing
Co-Chair:
- Bonnie Granat, PhD, Senior Associate Dean Assessment and Continuous Quality Improvement
Working Group Liaison:
- Karen Thomas-Lovell, MPA, Senior Administrative Assistant to Dean, College of Nursing
Members:
- Riccardo Bianchi, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Dean College of Medicine Foundations, Faculty Tutor Advisor for Academic Student Services, College of Medicine
- Elizabeth Purchase-Helzner, PhD, MS, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
- Joanne Katz, PT, DPT, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Physical Therapy Program, School of Health Professions
- Priya Pasram, MPH, Assistant Dean for Quality Improvement and Clinical Assessment, College of Medicine
- Marie-Claire Roberts, PhD, MS, MPA, RN, Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Evaluation, College of Nursing
- Mark Stewart, MD, PhD, Professor, College of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies
- Fredric Volkert, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Educational Development, Department of Cell Biology, College of Medicine
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Examine our Policies, Processes, Organizations, and Outcomes relative to Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement, and Requirements of Affiliation
- Consider “Lines of Inquiry” as defined by the Steering Committee
- Identify evidence (4 P’s: Policy, Process, People, Proof) for each criteria
- Identify evidence gaps and communicate to the Steering Committee for consideration
- Write a Self-Study Report (SSR) chapter (~13 pages per Standard)
- Participate in the Site Visit in Spring 2025
Chair:
- Lori Bruno, MPH, Assistant Vice President for Policy and Planning
Co-Chair:
- Bernadette Selby, MPA, Senior Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Working Group Liaison:
- Wolf Lacossiere, MPA, Director of Strategy and Community Campus Initiatives, Office of Policy and Planning
Members:
- Ross Clinchy, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Medicine
- Brigitte Desport, DPS, OTR/L, BCP, ATP, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives, School of Health Professions
- Aliette Elmine, Senior Staff Accountant, Department of Financial Management
- Raymond Michelitsch, R.A., Director of Design and Construction, Facilities Management and Development
- Dilip Nath, Assistant Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer , Information Technology
- Efekona Nuwere, Ed.D, OTR/L, Assistant Professor and Chair, Occupational Therapy Program, School of Health Professions
- Anthony Parker, Assistant Vice President, Department of Human Resources
- A. Jeffrey Rosen, Assistant Vice President and Controller, Department of Financial Management
- Elizabeth Smith, Senior Associate Dean for Administration, College of Medicine
- John Soraci, AIA, AVP, Campus Planning, Facilities Management and Development
- Tracey Wilson, PhD, Distinguished Service Professor and Vice Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs, School of Public Health
- Patricia Winston, DNP, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, University Hospital at Downstate
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Examine our Policies, Processes, Organizations, and Outcomes relative to Standard VII: Governance, Leadership and Administration, and Requirements of Affiliation
- Consider “Lines of Inquiry” as defined by the Steering Committee
- Identify evidence (4 P’s: Policy, Process, People, Proof) for each criteria
- Identify evidence gaps and communicate to the Steering Committee for consideration
- Write a Self-Study Report (SSR) chapter (~13 pages per Standard)
- Participate in the Site Visit in Spring 2025
Chair:
- Stephen Wadowski, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Chair:
- Thomas Mackie, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor and Chair of Health Policy and Management
Working Group Liaison:
- Jennifer Thompson, Departmental Administrator Assistant, School of Public Health
Members:
- Anika Daniels-Osaze, Ed.D., Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Education, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
- Elka Jacobson-Dickman, MD, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Edeline Mitton, MEd, MPH, Director, Continuing Medical Education
- Allen Norin, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Cell Biology, College of Medicine
- Jean McHugh, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, FNYAM, Chair Entry Level Program, Director, Accelerated BS in Nursing Program; Associate Professor, College of Nursing
- Andrea Trimmingham, MA, PA-C, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Physician's Assistant Program , School of Health Professions
- Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences., College of Medicine
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Develop and devise on the communication plan for the self-study evaluation.
Chair:
- Dawn S. Walker, MPA, Vice President of Communications and Marketing
Co-Chair:
- Ellen Watson, Director of Special Projects, Office of Communications
Working Group Liaison:
- Arlean Saa, Executive Assistant, Department of Communications and Marketing
Members:
- Alithia Alleyne, Program Administrator, Chair, SUNY University Faculty Senate Communications Committee, Occupational Therapy Program, School of Health Professions
- Magda Alliancin, Ed.D., Program Coordinator, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Sylvia Chow, MBA, Budget Director, School of Public Health
- Susan Fraser-McCleary, RN, LMSW, Assistant Vice President for Care Coordination, Nursing Services, University Hospital at Downstate
- James Gerontzos, Director of Marketing, Department of Communications and Marketing
- Isaiah Marshall-Thomas, MPH, Administrative Fellow, Office of the President
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Review and advise on compliance with federal, state, and other regulations related to Middle States.
Chair:
- William Versfelt, Interim Chief Campus Counsel
Working Group Liaison:
- Linda Corby, Administrative Manager , Legal Department
Members:
- Jeffrey S. Putman, Ed.D., Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs
- D. Kane Gillespie, DMA, Director of Evaluation, Outcomes Assessment, and Accreditation Services
- Shoshana Milstein,Vice President for Compliance and Audit
- Jasmine Narang, Esq., Assistant Counsel, Legal Department
- Lauren Zaccagnino, Esq., Sr. Associate Counsel for Healthcare, Legal Department
- [Student 1 TBD]
- [Student 2 TBD]