Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, New York, United States
Dr. Elisabeth Lackner has over 25 years of experience in higher education, including 14 years as Director of Institutional Research and Assessment. She has led grant-funded research focused on student support initiatives and has presented her findings at national conferences, including a previous AIR Forum.
Currently, Dr. Lackner chairs the Data Governance Committee at Queensborough Community College, where she also serves on the Extended Cabinet and the Steering Committee for the MSCHE Self-Study. In these roles, she leads teams of people, collaborates with stakeholders, and presents research findings and trend analyses to a diverse group of constituencies.
Dr. Lackner holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and has published her research on higher education in peer-reviewed journals.
It’s IR not the ER: Shifting from Urgencies to Efficiencies
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
Collaborative Data Governance: Teamwork Grounded in Practice
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time