Dr. Rowena Gomez is the Assistant Provost of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness and as the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) at Palo Alto University (PAU). Past leadership roles within the university include Faculty Chair, Director of Training for the PhD Clinical Psychology Program, co-chair of the PAU Assessment Committee, and Psychology Department Chair. She is past president of the American Psychological Association Division 20 Adult Development and Aging.