Full Name
Susanna Cowan
Position Title
Library Assessment Strategist
Institution/Organization
University of Connecticut
Speaker Bio
Susanna leads, supports, or consults on a wide range of assessment activities including special projects and regular administrative data cycles such as annual statistics and budget reporting. She oversaw the implementation of the ClimateQUAL organizational climate survey in 2019 and 2023 and the LibQUAL user services survey in 2022. Working both independently and collaboratively, she has developed custom instruments to assess various library services and spaces. During the pandemic, she co-developed a series of methods aimed at measuring staff professional well-being during the period of remote-only work. She is driven by a desire to use both quantitative and qualitative assessment to tell compelling stories about the UConn Library that highlight our accomplishments and focus us on areas of opportunity both inside the Library and in the larger institutional context. In the past, she led the Library’s Undergraduate Education Team. She teaches courses at UConn and holds a PhD in English.
Susanna Cowan