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Paula Haines is the Senior Director of Curriculum Assessment and Accreditation at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where her work focuses on measuring student learning outcomes and emphasizes faculty development. In her current and previous roles, she has played a leadership role in assessment initiatives at the departmental, institutional and state levels. Haines serves on multiple Massachusetts Vision Project Assessment committees, and has contributed to the development of a statewide student learning assessment model based on the use of AAC&U’s VALUE rubrics. Previous to her current position, Haines instituted and directed the First Year Writing Program at UMass Lowell.
