Jen Rose

Jennifer Rose serves as Director of the Center for Pedagogical Innovation and Professor of the Practice at Wesleyan University's Quantitative Analysis Center. Along with colleague Lisa Dierker, she co-developed the "Passion-Driven Statistics" curriculum, which has transformed statistics education through project-based learning approaches. Her innovative teaching methods have earned multiple National Science Foundation grants to disseminate their educational model nationwide. As Director of the Institutional Review Board and Professor of the Practice in the Center for Pedagogical Innovation, she has significantly influenced how statistics is taught to undergraduate students. Her course "Intro to Statistical Consulting" provides students with real-world experience by connecting them with nonprofits for data analysis projects. Her work has extended the reach of this innovative teaching approach to thousands of students globally through online platforms and institutional partnerships.