Bethany Simunich

Dr. Bethany Simunich is the Vice President of Innovation and Research at Quality Matters, an international non-profit dedicated to quality online learning at all levels. In this role, she leads efforts to help institutions, faculty, and staff make data-driven, research-based decisions to implement quality assurance best practices and promote online student success. She is a passionate advocate for inclusive and collaborative practices that enable the organizational change and shifts necessary to fully support online learners, educators, and staff.

In her 20+ years in higher education, she has held faculty roles for both in-person and online teaching, and also held positions in educational technology and instructional design. As an online learning administrator, she has created and managed instructional design processes and teams, led faculty development for online teaching, and served in leadership and consulting roles for institutional, state, and national efforts for online quality assurance. An experienced online learning leader, Dr. Simunich regular conducts workshops, presentations, and goal-focused discussions on a range of online learning topics, including retaining online learners, developing and marketing online programs, and elevating presence for online instructors and students. Dr. Simunich is also co-director of the CHLOE Project (the Changing Landscape of Online Education), a yearly survey report which presents the unique perspective of senior leaders in online learning from U.S. higher education institutions.