Staff
Office of Institutional Research
Michael B. Roberts, PsyD
Director of Institutional Research
Dr. Michael Roberts is the director of the office of institutional research as well
as a licensed psychologist in the state of New Jersey. He earned his doctorate in
clinical psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM),
and previously earned a master's degree in experimental psychology at Saint Joseph's
University. Dr. Roberts was a postdoctoral fellow at Cooper University Hospital where
he was the coordinator of a state funded grant to assist pediatricians with the identification
and treatment of mental health concerns in children and adolescents. He has an interest
in psychometric testing and measure/survey development. He has taught classes at the
undergraduate and graduate level in the areas of research methods, statistics and
personality assessment. He continues to pursue academic endeavors via research and
publications on various topics in the field of psychology. Specifically, he has been
working with emergency room physicians at Cooper University Hospital in developing
a measure of physician compassion as rated by patients. Dr. Roberts has a passion
for statistical analysis and research design which he currently utilizes in his role
as Director of Institutional Research at PCOM.
Tara McGinnis, MSW
Associate Director of Institutional Research
Tara is the associate director within the office of institutional research. She earned
her master's in social work from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and specialized
in nonprofit and public management and violence against women and children. During
graduate school she held multiple research assistantship positions and worked on projects
involving the needs and assistance for the New Jersey Office of Victim Witness Advocacy,
assessed the impact of the Paterson, New Jersey HOPE VI Public Housing Revitalization
project, managed projects and evaluations for the Huamin Research Center, and published
various papers regarding the social welfare system in China. Upon graduation, Tara
worked for Burning Glass Technologies, an analytics software company that provides
real-time data of job growth, skills in demand and labor market trends. After three
years, her career trajectory took her to the University of Pennsylvania, where she
was the Market and Institutional Research Manager. Within her current role at PCOM,
Tara utilizes the skills she has collected from her previous roles and applies them
to provide valuable insights.
Institutional Outcomes Assessment
Robert DiTomasso, PhD, ABPP
Director of Institutional Outcomes Assessment
Stephen Poteau, PhD
Associate Director of Institutional Outcomes Assessment