Brigette Gibson, Ed.D

Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness & Chief Data Officer

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Dr. Brigette Gibson serves as the Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE) and Chief Data Officer at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Brigette is responsible for providing leadership to the OIRE staff and matters relating to institution-wide data, data compliance, data governance, data management, and supporting institutional planning and evaluation activities utilizing data analysis and business intelligence tools.

Brigette comes to UW-Stevens Point from Bowling Green State University (BGSU), where she served as the Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness and managed institutional-wide accreditation compliance focused on faculty qualifications/credentials, supported institutional planning, academic program health, program review and evaluation activities. Brigette has served in a variety of higher education leadership roles within Student Financial Services, Bursar/Student Accounts, and Career Services leading and supporting data, operations, technology, and student employment.

Brigette earned her Ed.D. in Leadership Studies at Bowling Green State University. She also earned an MBA in Finance and a Bachelors in Corporate and Organizational Studies from the University of Connecticut. Her research interest includes underrepresented minority students (URM) achievement gaps with a special focus on URM retention, persistence, and degree attainment; the relationship between URM students’ social and academic engagements; and the relationship between URM students and financial literacy.

Brigette is an advisory board member for the Women’s Fund of Portage County and a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).