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Divya Bheda
Director of Educational Assessment

St. Joseph's Hall Room 114
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
(408) 551-3298

dbheda@scu.edu

Dr. Bheda comes to us with over 15 years of experience leading educator professional development in brick and mortar, and online learning contexts. She has led continuous improvement, institutional effectiveness, and DEI efforts as Director of Institutional Assessment at UT Austin, as Program Coordinator in the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity at University of Oregon, and with a curriculum and assessment portfolio for multiple schools at National University. More recently, she served as a higher education subject matter expert and product agnostic educational consultant in EdTech where she facilitated curricular assessment design planning, and data-use best practice adoption for student learning and success. 

Dr. Bheda is a leader in culturally relevant program evaluation, transformative outcomes assessment, and effective strategic planning for continuous improvement across all departments, disciplines, and divisions in higher education. Her passion is learning about educational best practices and her commitment is to serving students. Drawing inspiration from her own personal experiences as an international, non-traditional student, she champions equity and organizational responsiveness for student success. As a people developer and organizational capacity builder in the higher ed, non-profit, and ed tech spaces, she has facilitated, guided, and mentored many on the path to educational activism and meaningful change by breaking down silos and fostering meaningful and authentic partnerships. She has authored multiple book chapters and articles at the intersection of assessment, curriculum design, social justice, and student success. She holds a PhD in Critical and Socio-Cultural Studies in Education, an M.S. in Educational Leadership, and an M.A. in Mass Communication.

Phone
408-551-3298
Location
St. Joseph's Hall, 1st Floor, 114

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assessmentoffice@scu.edu