Kristie J Loescher
Dr. Loescher is a Professor of Instruction in the Management Department of the McCombs School of Business. Her professional and education background includes recognition as a Senior Certified Professional in human resources, as well as a Doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University. Prior to her career in academia, she earned a Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan and worked in the healthcare industry for 15 years in the areas of quality assurance, utilization management, and clinical research. She teaches undergraduate and MBA-level classes in management, human resources, and healthcare systems. She also teaches in the Masters of Science in Health Care Transformation program at Dell Medical School. On the administrative side, Dr. Loescher is the assistant dean for instructional innovation for the McCombs School and the academic director for the McCombs Healthcare Innovation Initiative.
Academic Culture in McCombs School of Business
MSB does not have a standardized way to define or measure rigor in the classroom beyond using class GPAs as a proxy measure. This focus on lower GPA = higher rigor has had the unintended consequence of creating a
culture of acceptance for low student performance, which disproportionately falls on underrepresented
minorties and first-generation students. This project focuses on standardizing the definition and measurement of rigor in the classroom in a manner that supports both faculty development/promotion and student diversity/inclusion.