Kelli Van Wasshenova
Associate Director Data Governance
Biography
Kelli Van Wasshenova leads data governance initiatives that strengthen informed decision-making across the institution. As part of the Data and Decision Support team, she builds sustainable data practices that unite governance, research, and technology. Through a proactive, project-based approach, she helps deliver immediate value to departments while also creating long-term institutional policies, effective processes, and a strong data culture.
Degree(s)
M.A. English Literature, M.S. Digital Humanities
Works
Presentations
- Data Defenders Unite! Forging Stronger Data Governance Through Community. Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges (CLAC) Annual Conference, Panel Presentation. June 12, 2025.
- Scaling Innovation: Design a Generative AI Expo for Your Campus. EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Preconference Workshop. October 21, 2024.
- Liberal Arts Colleges – Small but Mighty: Leveraging Cross-departmental Collaboration for Big Impact. CLAC Annual Conference, Conference Presentation. June 6, 2024.
- Seeing Through Your Text with Voyant: Low-Barrier Text Analysis in the Classroom. Ohio Five Institutions Hybrid Workshop. December 4, 2021.
- Students’ Voices that Reach Beyond the Classroom: Denison University’s Annual Podcast-a-thon. Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) Annual Conference, Roundtable. 2021.
- Learning to Fail with Immersive Technology: When Student Learning Outcomes Matter More Than Project Output. Teaching, Colleges & Community (TCC) Online Conference, Interactive Session. April 15, 2020.
- Collaborating with a Start-Up on Innovation for Student Success: Opportunity, Risk, or Both? EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting, Interactive Breakout Session. January 30, 2018.
Service
Professional Service (includes Denison Service)
- EDUCAUSE Data Governance Community Group Steering Committee