Staff Directory

Julie Brandt, PhD

Senior Administrative Consultant
(573) 884-7372
BrandtJU@umsystem.edu

• Provides management of the work within UM-IR
• Leads and coordinates Student and Human Resource Census and Compliance Processes
• Embeds planning into the Data Management, Analysis, and Reporting efforts

Ronald D. Thompson, PhD

Senior Research Analyst
(573) 884-6674
ThompsonRD@umsystem.edu

• Access to UMDW HR and Student census data tables and to UM IR SharePoint site
• Research design and statistical analysis
• HR census and compliance processes
• UM Government Relations Legislative District Profiles
• Delaware Cost Study
• Faculty Instructional Workload Adjustment Report
• Five-Year Post Tenure Review Report
• UM eLearning Report
• UM Undergraduate Admissions Success Report
• COPHE Funding Formula

Randy Sade, MBA

Senior Research Analyst
(573) 884-9201
SadeR@umsystem.edu

• Federal and State compliance reporting
• State performance funding
• Student census and compliance processes
• Degree Completions Report
• Student enrollment
• Graduation and retention rates
• Financial studies
• NSF and research funding
• Maintenance of Executive Data Reference
• Website updates

Steve Winters, MS Computer Science

Research Data Architect
(573) 882-0116
WintersS@missouri.edu

• Student data, PeopleSoft and legacy
• Enrollment, retention, transcripts, course, room usage data
• Projects that improve architecture, reporting, and display of student data
• Data and analytical support to Vice Provost for Undergraduate studies at MU

Susan Halsted

myVITA Specialist
(816) 235-6446
HalstedS@umsystem.edu

• Administration of the myVITA faculty information system
• Facilitate faculty evaluations including annual reviews and 5-year post-tenure reviews
• Provide ad hoc reports as needed on faculty activities 
• Manage security and access for administrative and reporting rights 
• Manage design and configuration of the system setup

Christy Ludeman

Business Support Specialist II
(573) 882-4077
LudemanC@umsystem.edu

• Assist leads of University Data, Analytics, & Institutional Research (UDAIR)
• Coordinates general office duties, fiscal and budget summaries; HR policies and procedures
• Responds or redirects general inquires to appropriate analyst 
• Schedules conference and meeting travel 
• Prepares and formats documents for UDAIR