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Staff

Frost Center professional staff lead research design, data collection, analysis and dissemination of findings for both Hope College and our community research partners.

They hold graduate credentials in the social sciences, education and management, providing a breadth of data and research experience, knowledge and skills.

Contact us at 616.395.7556 or via email frostcenter@hope.edu.

Staff

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    Elizabeth Bocks

    Frost Center for Data and ResearchOffice Manager

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    bocks@hope.edu

    Anderson Werkman Financial Center 100 East 8th Street Suite 260 Holland, MI 49423-3603

  • Donald Friesner

    Frost Center for Data and ResearchDirector of Institutional Research

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    friesner@hope.edu

    Anderson Werkman Financial Center Suite 260 100 East 8th Street Holland, MI 49423

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    Eric Jones

    Frost Center for Data and ResearchData and Research Coordinator

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    jonese@hope.edu

    Anderson-Werkman Center Suite 260 100 East 8th Street Holland, MI 49423

Frost Center Fellow

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Daryl Van Tongeren

Frost Center Fellow, Associate Provost, and Associate Professor of Psychology

DeWitt Student Cultural Center Floor 2
141 East 12th Street
Holland, MI 49423
616.395.7785
vantongeren@hope.edu

Research Assistants

Providing students with community-based research opportunities is central to the Frost Center mission and reflects the work of Dr. Carl Frost. Each year a team of research assistants gains applied experience as they work with our professional staff to complete Hope College and community partner projects.

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McKenna Bartley

Research Assistant

McKenna is a junior from Haslett, Michigan. She is majoring in psychology and has a minor in communication. She plans to attend graduate school to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Upon completion of her education, she hopes to either start her own company or work in a school district as a behavior analyst. McKenna works on projects for Hope College and community partners that include programming Qualtrics surveys, data collection and coding, and assessment of student learning.
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Sabrina Blank

Research Assistant

Sabrina is a senior from Traverse City, Michigan. She is majoring in psychology with a minor in neuroscience. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and eventually become a pediatric and adolescent clinical psychologist. She may also work as a professor of psychology. Sabrina works on survey distribution and formatting and data cleaning, coding and analysis in Qualtrics and SPSS.

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Van Lian

Research Assistant

Van is a sophomore from Myanmar and now from Battle Creek, Michigan. He is majoring in political science and business and hopes to pursue a career in data analytics. Van is working toward a Tableau Analyst Badge during the summer of 2021 and works on Tableau dashboards for Hope College and community partners.

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Anderson-Werkman Center100 East 8th StreetSuite 260Holland, MI 49423

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