Meet Our Staff

Laurie Harris

Director

Laurie earned a Master of Science in Data Science from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Texas Christian University. Laurie served the Office of Admission at TCU for more than two years as Data Administrator prior to moving to Institutional Research in June 2022. Before joining TCU professionally in 2019, she worked in auditing and financial analytics, focusing on healthcare reimbursement and contracting.

 

Lindsey Millns

Associate Director

Lindsey earned a Master of Business Administration from The University of Denver and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing magna cum laude from St. Edward’s University.  Lindsey designs Tableau dashboards and compiles and analyzes data required for official government reporting, ranking publications, and college guides such as IPEDS, NCAA, and U.S. News.  Before joining TCU in 2012, she worked in pharmaceutical sales and employee benefits.

 

Ross House

Data Quality & Governance Coordinator

Ross earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Ross partners with functional offices to address data quality issues, facilitates data governance policies, procedures, and standards for the university, and works to improve data literacy across TCU. Most of his career has been in manufacturing and distribution as an Industrial Engineer. Ross is adept at using data analyses and modeling techniques, process improvement techniques, and change management to achieve organizational goals.

 

Brittany Schmitz

Survey Coordinator

Brittany earned a BGS from Texas Woman’s University with an emphasis in Business and English and is pursuing an M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership at Texas Christian University. She previously served as a financial aid advisor at TCU, where she developed a passion for supporting students through advising and data-informed practices. Prior to transitioning into higher education, she held a leadership role in the insurance industry and worked as an operational risk analyst in finance.  As a proud Fort Worth native, she values the opportunity to serve students in her home community.