Bradley Thiessen | |
|---|---|
| President of the New College of Florida | |
Interim | |
| In office January 31, 2023 –March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Okker |
| Succeeded by | Richard Corcoran (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bradley Adam Thiessen |
| Alma mater | St. Ambrose University University of Iowa |
| Website | bradthiessen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | St. Ambrose University University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo |
| Thesis | Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations (2008) |
| Doctoral advisor | Timothy Neri Ansley |
Bradley Adam Thiessen is an American statistician and academic administrator. He served as the interim president of the New College of Florida from January 2023 to March 2023.
Thiessen earned a bachelor's degree in secondary mathematics education at the St. Ambrose University. [1] He earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in educational measurement and statistics from the University of Iowa. [1] His 2008 dissertation was titled,Relationship between test security policies and test score manipulations. [2] Timothy Neri Ansley was his doctoral advisor. [2]
Thiessen worked at the St. Ambrose University for 14 years as the university assessment coordinator and a faculty member in the department of mathematics and statistics. [3] He joined the New College of Florida in July 2016 as the president's chief of staff,and a professor of statistics. [1] [4] In August 2016,he became its first director of institutional performance assessment. [1] On January 2,2020,he became the director of institutional research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. [4] On January 31 2023,Thiessen was appointed as the interim president of the New College of Florida by the board of trustees,succeeding Patricia Okker. [5] He served until March 2023 when he was replaced by Richard Corcoran. [5]
In July 2024,Thiessen joined Florida Polytechnic University as interim provost. [6] On May 8,2025,he was named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Florida Polytechnic University. [7]