Allyssa Baumbach
- Senior Specialist of Assessment & Analytics, Institutional Effectiveness
Contact Info
- Email: allyssa.baumbach@UND.edu
Office Address
Twamley Hall Room 313
264 Centennial Drive Stop 7106
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7106
Biography
Allyssa has been working at the University of North Dakota since 2013. Prior to joining the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation, she was a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department. She taught courses as an adjunct beginning in 2017 before accepting a full-time appointment in 2021. In her role with the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) (2018-2021), she managed graduate education program data for the College and oversaw the data collection and management process for advanced licensure programs. As a project coordinator and evaluator with UND's Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMSH) (2013-2018), Allyssa worked on a seven-state project aimed at improving cardiac response and care systems. She also evaluated state level public health programs.
Allyssa is a member of the Faculty Motivation Research Group (FMRG)
While a teaching faculty member, Allyssa taught the following courses:
- SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 115 - Social Problems
- SOC 250 - Diversity in American Society
- SOC 323 - Sociological Research Methods
- SOC 335 - Families in a Changing Society
Allyssa is primarily interested in gender differences and social inequality (e.g., education). Allyssa's dissertation focused on faculty motivation and perceivced research success with focus on gender and family differences in work-life balance and social support. Her master's thesis exmained knowledge and attitudes about concussions among college men.
- Baumbach, A. J. (2025). Gender and Family Differences in Faculty Motivation (Doctoral dissertation, The University of North Dakota).
- Baumbach, A. & Stupnisky, R. H. Faculty Motivation for Teaching and Research: Examining impacts of marital and family status, social support. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 2024, Philadelphia, PA.
- Baumbach, A. & Stupnisky, R. H. Faculty motivation for research: Analysis of gender, marital status, and family status effects. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 2024, Philadelphia, PA.
- Baumbach, A. & Stupnisky, R. H. Faculty Motivation for Teaching and Research: Examining impacts of marital and family status, social support. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 2024, Philadelphia, PA.
- Baumbach, A. & Mardani, M. Microaggressions and Faculty Motivation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of Gender and Family Roles. Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 2024, Des Moines, IA.
- Baumbach, A. & Stupnisky, R. H. Does gender and family status impact faculty motivation and success in teaching and research? American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 2023, Chicago, IL.
- Jaeger, J.A., Baumbach, A., Stupnisky, R.H., Factors relating to negative research impacts among university faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 2023, Chicago, IL.
- College Teaching
- Learning Analytics
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Ph.D. Educational Foundations & Research
- M.A. Sociology
- B.A. Psychology, Sociology