Lindsey Brown

Lindsey Brown

Director

Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness
Smith Center for Undergraduate Education — 503P
509-335-9443
lindsey.l.brown@wsu.edu

Areas Served and Specialty Focus

Lindsey directs the Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness (ACE), WSU’s office supporting undergraduate program assessment, which aims to help academic programs, colleges, campuses, and UCORE collect and use student learning outcomes assessment data to inform decision-making and help improve teaching, learning, and curricula. She communicates with faculty, staff, and leadership on the value of program assessment, and helps plan, design, and implement sustainable approaches that fit our local context. Lindsey also manages the annual program assessment reporting process for undergraduate degrees and provides annual summaries to the Provost and to college and campus leadership to support systematic assessment and to collect evidence for institutional accreditation.

Biography

Lindsey has directed the Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness since June 2024. She joined ACE in 2014, serving first as a research data analyst and then as an assessment and data specialist. She was promoted to assistant director in 2021. Previously, she worked at WSU as an Associate in Research with the School of Food Science focusing on the role of functional foods in health.

Education

  • M.S. in Food Science, Washington State University, 2011.
  • B.S. in Food Science and Human Nutrition, Washington State University, 2009.

Associations and Honors

  • Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education
  • Crimson Spirit Award
  • WSU President’s Award

Conference Presentations and Posters (selected)

  • Brown, L.L., Green, K. (2024). Using Single Point Rubrics to Assess Student Work for Program-level Learning Outcomes Assessment. Poster Presentation. Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Conference. Portland, OR.
  • Green, K., Brown, L.L., Mahuron, S. (2024). Surveying Faculty Assessment Leadership: Gaining Insights to Better Help Faculty and Departments Build Sustainable Systems. Poster Presentation. Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Conference. Portland, OR.
  • Brown, L.L. (2020). Disaggregating NSSE Results by Major for Academic Programs at a Research University. Poster Presentation. Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Conference. Online.
  • Brown, L.L., Warfel, W. (2019). Disaggregating NSSE Results by Major for Academic Programs at a Research University. Poster Presentation. Association for Institutional Research Forum. Denver, CO.
  • Brown, L.L., Green, K. (2019). Developing a Manageable, University-Wide Assessment Tool for General Education Capstone Courses. Poster Presentation. Association of American Colleges & Universities General Education and Assessment Conference. San Francisco, CA.
  • Brown, L.L. (2018). Leveraging Existing Survey Tools for Other Uses Beyond Traditional Surveys. Poster Presentation. Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Kimble, L.L. (2017). Leveraging Existing Survey Tools for Other Uses Beyond Traditional Surveys. Poster Presentation. Association for Institutional Research Forum. Washington, DC.
  • Kimble, L.L. (2017). Assessing Science Literacy at the Course, Program and Institutional Levels. Poster Presentation. Association of American Colleges & Universities General Education and Assessment Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
  • Kimble, L.L., Morrison, B.K. (2016). Assessing Science Literacy at the Course, Program and Institutional Level. Poster Presentation. Association for Institutional Research Forum. New Orleans, LA.

Publications in Food Science and Nutrition (selected)

  • Chew, B.P., Mathison, B.D., Kimble, L.L., McKay, D.L., Kaspar, K.L., Khoo, C., Chen, C.O., Blumberg, J.B. (2019). Chronic consumption of a low calorie, high polyphenol cranberry beverage attenuates inflammation and improves glucoregulation and HDL cholesterol in healthy overweight humans: a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition. 58(3):1223-1235.
  • Kimble, L.L., Mathison, B.D., Kaspar, K.L., Khoo, C., Chew, B.P. (2014). Development of a fluorometric microplate anti-adhesion assay using uropathogenic E. coli and human uroepithelial cells. Journal of Natural Products. 77(5):1102-1110.
  • Mathison, B.D., Kimble, L.L., Kaspar, K.L., Khoo, C., Chew, B.P. (2014). Consumption of cranberry beverage improved endogenous antioxidant status and protected against bacteria adhesion in healthy humans: a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition Research. 34(5):420-427.
  • Kimble, L.L., Mathison, B.D., Chew, B.P. (2013). β-Cryptoxanthin and lutein mediate inflammation in human chondrosarcoma cells through nuclear factor-κB and activator protein-1. American Journal of Advanced Food Science and Technology. 1(2):52-69.
  • Kimble, L.L., Mathison, B.D., Chew, B.P. (2013). Astaxanthin mediates inflammation biomarkers associated with arthritis in human chondrosarcoma cells induced with interleukin-1β. American Journal of Advanced Food Science and Technology. 1(2):37-51.
  • Mathison, B.D., Kimble, L.L., Kaspar, K.L., Khoo, C., Chew, B.P. (2013). Development and validation of a sensitive, high-throughput bioassay for adhesion of radiolabeled E. coli to uroepithelial cells. Journal of Natural Products. 76(9):1605-1611.
  • Chew, W., Mathison, B.D., Kimble, L.L., Mixter, P.F., Chew, B.P. (2013). Astaxanthin decreases inflammatory biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease in human umbilical vein epithelial cells. American Journal of Advanced Food Science and Technology. 1(1):1-14.
  • Tara, M.K., Park, J.S., Mathison, B.D., Kimble, L.L., Chew, B.P. (2013). Whey protein, but not soy protein, supplementation alleviates exercise-induced lipid peroxidation in female endurance athletes. The Open Nutrition Journal. 7:13-19.