Nancy Gourash Bliwise joined the Provost’s office staff in summer 2012 as the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Planning.  In 2015, she became the Associate Vice Provost and is housed in the Office of Planning and Budgeting. In this role, Nancy oversees the offices of Institutional Research & Decision Support and Institutional Effectiveness. She works closely with senior staff on accreditation and academic planning, and assists with a broad range of compliance initiatives for the University.

Nancy earned her B.A. in Psychology from Cleveland State University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from the University of Chicago.  She is a faculty member of the Psychology Department where she teaches undergraduate and graduate statistics, research methods, and adult development.  Her research focuses on attachment and interpersonal relationships across a life span. At Emory University, she has been honored with teaching and service awards such as the Center for Teaching and Curriculum Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences, and the Laura Jones Hardman Award for Excellence in Service.

Nancy has served on numerous faculty committees at Emory; been appointed to national panels on statistics education and assessment of learning outcomes, and brings over 20 years of experience with regional accreditation to her position. She has major accomplishments at Emory University including her role as the chair of the Data Advisory Committee.  In this capacity she was charged to create an Institutional Data Management Policy and a training program for data management roles across the University. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Gerontological Society of America, and the Georgia Psychological Association (past president). She currently serves on the board Finance Committee of the Georgia Psychological Association and is active in the Atlanta community as chair of the Neighborhood Planning Unit – B.