Beyond Accreditation

Sunny Duerr earned an MS in applied statistics and research methods from the University of Northern Colorado and a PhD in psychology with specialization in behavioral science research methods from the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Duerr is currently the Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation and Director of Compliance for the School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and was instrumental in establishing and being part of the leadership team of the SUNY Educator Preparation Providers' Assessment Consortium. Dr. Duerr has been volunteering as an accreditation review team member and team lead since 2014, first with CAEP and now with AAQEP, and has also been serving as an accreditation commissioner with AAQEP since 2023. For fun, Dr. Duerr teaches graduate courses in research methods and statistics, plays video games, and builds things out of wood.

Jamar Pickreign earned an MSEd in Mathematics Education and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction/Mathematics Education from the University of Kansas. Currently the Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation in the School of Education, Health, and Human Services at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Dr. Pickreign has been facilitating and guiding continuous improvement efforts since 2007. He was instrumental in establishing and being part of the leadership team of the SUNY Educator Preparation Provider's Assessment Consortium (EPPAC) since 2014 and continues to teach courses on assessment in education. He enjoys a good single-malt, bicycle riding, and playing the electric bass.