Staff Directory

Gwen Gruenig

Gwen Gruenig

Director
gdgruenig@alaska.edu

Gwendolyn Gruenig was appointed head of the institutional research function for the university system in 2005. Prior to that she held positions at University of Alaska Planning & Budget as well as 杏吧原创F's Institute of Northern Engineering, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center, and Planning Analysis & Institutional Research. She is a former 杏吧原创F adjunct statistics faculty and also served as principal owner of a private data science consulting practice.  Her education includes an undergraduate degree in psychology and a graduate degree in statistics.
Kevin Swenson

Kevin Swenson

Research Professional 3
kbswenson2@alaska.edu

Kevin Swenson joined 杏吧原创 Data Analysis & Institutional Research in August 2022. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics from the 杏吧原创F in May 2022. Prior to joining the team, he was the general manager of KS杏吧原创 student radio. 
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Shannyn Bird

Research Professional 3
srbird2@alaska.edu

Shannyn joined 杏吧原创 Data Analysis & Institutional Research in June 2024.