Suzanne Thomas

Dr. Suzanne Thomas is associate provost of Educational Planning and Effectiveness at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C., and directs the university’s continuous quality-improvement strategies, as well as champions stewardship and accountability in the academic enterprise.Both the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and the Office of Enrollment Management (includingUniversity Admissions, University Financial Aid and the Registrar) report to her. By centralizing institutional effectiveness and institutional research and reporting, the university can make data-informed decisions, develop targeted improvement plans, demonstrate accountability, and determine how to allocate resources to MUSC’s best advantage. Dr. Thomas is the liaison to the university’s accrediting body (SACSCOC) and represents the educational enterprise to the South Carolina Commission on HigherEducation. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and her Ph.D. in experimental psychology/behavioral neuroscience from the University of South Carolina. She also is a graduate of theHarvard Leadership Development Institute.