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Beth Hart joins the Education Insights
Center (EdInsights) as the director of
research and evaluation. She leads
a team of 10+ researchers providing
direct supervision, mentorship, expert
advising, and quality assurance across
the center’s projects to improve public
higher education in California. She
received her PhD in Sociology from UC
Davis, where she was a National Academy
of Education/Spencer Foundation
Dissertation Fellow. Prior to Joining
EdInsights, Beth was a Senior Research
Associate at WestEd. Outside of work, she
loves spending time on the American
River Parkway with her husband and
dog. She works from her home office in
Rancho Cordova.
Amy Trimmer
Environmental Studies
Amy Trimmer joins the Environmental
Studies Department as the
Administrative Support Coordinator.
Robyn Pitts
Ethnic Studies
Robyn joins the Ethnic Studies
Department as Administrative Analyst/
Specialist. She has worked on campus
for 21 years in various departments.
While working here she earned her
bachelor’s degree in Human Resources
and Organizational Behavior. She
looks forward to supporting faculty
and students in her newest role. Her
favorite part of working at Sac State is
the relationships she has built over the
years of working and going to school
here. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking
(and eating), watching movies, being
outdoors, and most of all spending time
with family and friends.
Quyen Lu
Family & Consumer Sciences /
Nutrition, Food & Dietetics
Logan Giardino
Psychology
Quyen Lu joins the Nutrition, Food &
Dietetics Department and the Family
& Consumer Sciences Department as
an Instructional Support Assistant II.
Quyen is Made at Sac State! She earned
her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and
Food and is currently pursuing her
master’s in Public Health at Sac State.
She looks forward to supporting faculty
and students in both departments in
the upcoming academic year. Quyen
has enjoyed working with college
students and assisting them in finding
resources on campus. Outside of work
and school, she enjoys matcha, reading,
and exploring new restaurants. Her
favorite part of her role is interacting
with students and collaborating with so
many intelligent and inspiring people.
Allison Burke
Institute for Social Research
Allison joins the Institute for Social
Research as a Research Specialist. Allison
received her MS in Survey Research
and Methodology from the University
of Nebraska, Lincoln, and her BA from
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UC Davis. She has over 19 years of
experience managing program evaluation
and research studies in the areas of
community health and wellbeing; alcohol,
tobacco, and drug prevention; youth
development and leadership; and violence
prevention. She is especially interested
in utilization-focused evaluation studies,
using questionnaire design techniques
that elicit quality data, as well as creative
reporting styles that communicate
evaluation findings to a variety of
stakeholders.
Logan joined the Psychology department
in October 2024 as the Administrative
Support Coordinator I - Reception &
Operations Coordinator. She is a proud
alum of the Peralta Community College
District and Cal State East Bay, where
she earned her BA in Psychology while
managing a small bakery in Berkeley for 8
years. At the start of 2024, Logan moved
from the East Bay to Sacramento to pursue
a career in higher education. Spending
ten years as a working college student
helped her develop an interest in helping
others pursue their academic goals in
hopefully less time than it took her. During
her time in the Psychology department,
she has enjoyed helping others with
her organizational talents and can-do
attitude. With an extensive background
in the food industry, Logan is used to a
challenging environment and being of
service to others. Providing students and
faculty with helpful information to guide
them in the right direction is something
Logan really values in her role. She plans
to continue using her transferable skills
to help colleagues and students in the
pursuit of achieving goals and creating a
positive environment for everyone.
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