TERRY HOUSER
Executive Director of Research
Terry Houser has a central role in all research projects from study design to the final presentation of findings to clients. With over fifteen years of experience in higher education research, Terry brings a high level of expertise to each project, while continuing to innovate and refine the firm’s research and statistical methodology. He works directly with the project team to analyze the results of research findings and to interpret data and develop reports. Terry directs all project work from the start of projects, determining the appropriate methodological design and approach for a study, through the analysis of the raw research data that have come in from the field and works with other members of the research team on high-level statistical analyses for a wide range of projects, including large-scale survey research, econometric financial aid and retention analyses, and analyses of other client and secondary data. He has particular expertise in coordinating the firm’s advanced simulated decision modeling (SDM) process and results for all major client studies.
Since joining in 2007, Terry has worked on large-scale research projects for a wide range of clients, including colleges and universities—such as Dartmouth College, University of Chicago, Claremont McKenna College, the University of Richmond, Haverford College, the University of Michigan, and the University of Virginia—and independent schools—such as The Buckley School, Woodberry Forest School, and Milton Hershey School. Terry also plays a key role in conducting data analyses for studentPOLL, the firm’s national omnibus poll surveying college-bound high school students about their attitudes and behavior regarding the college search process.
Before joining the firm, Terry served as a research assistant and interviewer for the American Institutes for Research (AIR), where he played a key role in a longitudinal survey of Baltimore third graders focused on analyzing the effectiveness of a classroom-based intervention program implemented in several first-grade classrooms in the city.
Education
B.S. Psychology / Sociology, James Madison University
M.S. Predictive Analytics, Northwestern University