Dr. Jessica L. W. Miranda is the Executive Director of Strategic Directions, Assessment, and Accreditation at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu (UHWO). In this role, Dr. Miranda serves as the university’s WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer; she develops and implements processes to measure UHWO’s strategic impact; and she leads assessment efforts on campus to foster a culture of continuous improvement in academic, student life, and administrative programming. Dr. Miranda is an educational psychologist with expertise in educational measurement and psychometrics, evaluation, assessment, and applied linguistics. Dr. Miranda holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation; a M.A. in Second Language Studies with specializations in Language Teaching and Language Assessment, Measurement, and Program Evaluation; and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.