Education
The University of Iowa,
Iowa City, Iowa
Master of Science in Statistics, May 1994
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics, May 1999
- Advisors: Professors Joe Lang and Tim Robertson
- Dissertation Title: “A Test of Marginal Homogeneity Versus Stochastic
Ordering in Contingency Tables”
Indiana University,
Bloomington,
Indiana
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with a Minor in Computer Science (Magna
Cum Laude and Phi
Beta
Kappa), May 1992
Employment
Associate Professor of Statistics — Lawrence
University, September 2005 to present
Assistant Professor of Statistics — Lawrence
University, September 1999 - August 2005
Teaching Assistant — The
University of Iowa, August 1992 to May 1999
Statistical Consultant — The
University of Iowa, Fall 1995 to Spring 1997
Teaching
Courses Taught
· Elementary Statistics — Fall 1999; Winter, Spring, Fall 2000,
2001; Spring, Fall 2002; Winter 2003; Winter, Spring 2004; Winter,
Spring 2005; Winter, Spring, Fall 2006; Winter, Fall 2007; Winter, Spring 2008
· Introduction to Probability and Statistics — Fall 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
· Probability Theory — Spring 2001, Fall 2003, Fall 2005
· Mathematical Statistics — Winter 2000, Spring 2002, Winter 2004,
Winter 2006, Winter 2008
· Freshman Studies — Winter 2002, 2003
Awards
2001 – 2002 Lawrence
University Outstanding Young Teacher Award
2005 Lawrence
University Mortar
Board Honorary Award
(to a faculty member or administrator who best advances the spirit of scholarship, recognizes and encourages leadership, and provides service)
(a national award presented by the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistical Education to an individual for innovation in the instruction of elementary statistics)
Scholarship
Publications
Jordan, J. (2007), “The Application of Statistics Education Research in My
Classroom,” Journal of Statistics Education [Online], 15(2). (http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v15n2/jordan.html)
Haines, B. and Jordan, J. (2006), “Lawrence University: Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum,” in Gillman (Ed.), Current Practices in Quantitative Literacy (pp. 63-68), Mathematical Association of America.
Jordan, J. and Haines, B. (2006), “The Role of Statistics Educators in the Quantitative Literacy Movement,” Journal of Statistics Education [Online], 14(2). (http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v14n2/jordan.html)
Jordan, J. (2004), “The Use of Orally Recorded Exam Feedback as a Supplement to Written Comments,” Journal of Statistics Education, 12(1). (www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v12n1/jordan.html)
Jordan, J. and Haines, B. (2003), “Fostering
Quantitative Literacy: Clarifying Goals, Assessing Student Progress,”
Peer
Review 5(4), 16-19.
Jordan, J. (2003), “Mixing Rap Music and Statistics,” Newsletter of the Section on Statistical Education of the American Statistical Association 9(2), 4.
Jordan, J. (2002), “Orally
Recorded Exam Feedback: A New Method of Communicating with Students,”
2002 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Section
on
Statistical Education [CR-ROM], Alexandria, VA: American
Statistical
Association.
Publications in Progress
Jordan, J. (in progress), “What Statistics Teachers Can Learn from the
Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Literature.”
Jordan, J. (in progress), “The Required Office Visit: a Simple, Yet Effective Exercise”
Jordan, J. (in progress), “The Size of the Stochastic Ordering Space.”
Grant Proposals
Jordan, J. (2006, April), Curricular Development
Grant through the Lawrence Provost’s Office (funded, $3000).
Jordan, J. and Haines, B. (2002, September), “Assessment and Comparison of Disciplinary Quantitative Reasoning and General Quantitative Literacy,” Grant proposal submitted to NSF-ASA (not funded).
Presentations – General
Jordan, J. (2008, May), “Writing Assignments in
an Introductory Statistics Course,” Invited webinar in a series for the
Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education.
Jordan, J. (2006, August), Presented in the panel “Learning from and Applying Statistics Education Research to Our Own Teaching” at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle (session sponsored by the Section on Statistical Education).
Jordan, J. (2006, July), “A (Non-Random) Sample of Topics in Statistics Education,” Invited keynote presentation at the Conference on Teaching Introductory Statistics at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Jordan, J. (2005, August), Organized and moderated/chaired the panel
"Nuts and Bolts of Classroom Assessment" at the Joint Statistical
Meetings in Minneapolis (session sponsored
by
the Section on Statistical Education).
Jordan, J. (2004, August), Organized and participated in the panel
"Innovative Ideas for the Statistics Classroom" at the Joint
Statistical Meetings in Toronto (session sponsored
by
the Section on Statistical Education).
Jordan, J. (2004, August), "The Use of Writing Assignments as an
Assessment Tool," Invited plenary presentation at the ARTIST Roundtable
Conference on Assessment in Statistics at Lawrence University.
Jordan, J. (2004, February), “What Statistics Educators Can
Learn
from the Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Literature,” Presentation at the
Colloquium Series of the Department of Statistics at the University of
Iowa.
Haines, B. and Jordan, J. (2004, February), "Quantitative Reasoning
at Lawrence University: Creation, Implementation, and Possible
Assessment," Invited presentation at the Workshop on Quantitative
Literacy: Quantitative Reasoning Initiatives at Macalaster College.
Jordan, J. (2003, August), Organized and participated in the panel “Improving Statistical Understanding: Using Writing in the Statistics Classroom” at the Joint Statistical Meetings in San Francisco (session sponsored by the Section on Statistical Education).
Jordan, J. (2003, August), Organized and led the roundtable luncheon “Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum: Implementation, Assessment, and the Role of Statistics Educators” at the Joint Statistical Meetings in San Francisco (luncheon sponsored by the Section on Statistical Education).
Haines, B. and Jordan, J. (2003, February), “Quantitative Literacy in Higher Education: Setting Goals and Assessing Progress,” Presentation in the Designing an Assessment Strategy session of the Association of American Colleges and Universities Network for Academic Renewal Conference on General Education Goals, Strategies, and Assessments for Powerful Learning.
Jordan, J. (2002, August), "Orally Recorded Exam Feedback: A New Method of Communicating with Students," Presentation in the Technology, Assessment, Impact, and Chapter Engagement session at the Joint Statistical Meetings in New York City (session sponsored by the Section on Statistical Education).
Jordan, J. (2001, August), “A Test of Marginal Homogeneity Versus Stochastic Ordering in Contingency Tables,” Presentation in the Distributional Theory and Modeling session at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Atlanta.
Presentations – Lawrence University
Jordan, J. (2008, June), “Polls in an Election
Year: Intelligently Sifting through the Information,” Presentation at Alumni
College, Lawrence University.
Jordan, J. (2008, June), “Connect, Listen, and Be Kind,” Invited Baccalaureate Address on graduation weekend, Lawrence University.
Jordan, J. (2003, June), “Don’t Let the Numbers Fool You: Use and Abuse of Statistics in Our Daily Lives,” Presentation at Alumni College, Lawrence University.
Jordan, J. (2002, October), “A Statistician Reads the Newspaper,” Presentation for the Fall Festival, Lawrence University.
Jordan, J. (2001, June), “A Statistician Looks at the Election,” Presentation at Alumni College, Lawrence University.
Jordan, J. (2001, February), “A Statistician Looks at the Election,” Presentation for the Mortar Board lecture series, Lawrence University.
Jordan, J. (2000, November), “Don’t Let the Numbers Fool You: Use
and
Abuse of Statistics in Our Daily Lives,” Presentation for the Lunch
at Lawrence series, Lawrence University.
Professional Service
Serve on the editorial board of the online journal,
Technology Innovations in
Statistics Education, Spring 2006 – present
Creator and organizer of the mentoring program within the Section on Statistical Education (of the American Statistical Association)
Creator and keeper of the website for the Isolated Statisticians
Invited member of the group, Statistics in the Liberal Arts Workshop (SLAW), 2004 - present
Reviewer for the Journal of Statistics Education, Fall 2001 – present
Reviewer for The American Statistician, Fall 2002 – present
Served on the committee to decide the Waller Education Award, 2008
Reviewer for introductory statistics book from Wiley Publishers, Fall 2006
Elected to serve on the Executive
Committee of the Section on Statistical Education (ASA), 2003 –
2005
Served on the advisory committee
for a quantitative literacy evaluation grant (PIs: Susan Ganter,
Clemson
and Jack Bookman, Duke), 2003 – 2004
On-site
coordinator of the ARTIST Roundtable Conference on
Assessment in
Statistics,
Membership in American Statistical Association, including the Section on Statistical Education
Membership in Mathematical Association of America, including the Special Interest Group in Statistics Education
Membership in International Statistical Institute, including the International Association for Statistical Education
Attended the annual Joint
Statistical Meetings, 2000 – 2006
Attended the conference, Innovations in the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Liberal Arts Colleges at
St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges, April 2005
Attended the Pew Consortium conference, Upper Level Statistics in the 21st
Century: Linking Content and Practice at St. Olaf College,
November 2004
Attended the Pew Consortium conference, Workshop on Quantitative Literacy:
Quantitative Reasoning Initiatives at Macalaster College,
February 2004
Attended the last meeting of the
Isolated
Teachers of Statistics, Rochester, MN, October 1999
Lawrence University Service
Mathematics department chairperson, Fall 2007 – present
Committee on Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008
Lawrence University mentor, Fall 2006 – Fall 2008
Presented session on teaching at new-faculty orientation, Fall 2007
Task Force on Tuition Revenue, Fall 2006
Committee on Academic Technology, Fall 2006
Committee on Campus Center Planning, Winter 2006 – Summer 2006
Committee on Governance (elected committee), Fall 2003 – Spring 2005
Attended and participated in the ACM conference, Learning and Teaching Across the Liberal Arts, with a 6-person team of Lawrence faculty and staff - March 2005
Attended and participated in the ACM
conference,
Engaging
Today’s Students with the Liberal Arts: First Year and Beyond, with
an 8-person team of Lawrence faculty and staff - March 2003
Committee on Instruction, Fall 2000 – Fall 2002
General Education Requirements (GER) Advisory Board, Fall 2001 – Spring 2002
Quantitative reasoning advisory board, Summer 2000 – Summer 2001
Moderated and helped organize a panel on the actuarial science career, Fall 2000, 2006, 2008
Statistical consultant to Lawrence faculty, staff, and students, and Appleton community members, Fall 1999 – present
Environmental Studies steering committee, Fall 1999 – present
Economics department search committee, Winter 2008
Mathematics department search committee, Winter 2008
Mathematics department search committee, Winter 2007
Economics department search committee, Winter 2006
Head volleyball coach search committee, Spring 2006
Athletic Director search committee, Winter 2005
Director of Research Administration search
committee, Winter 2005
Geology department search committee, Winter 2003
Biology department search committee, Winter 2002
Economics department search committee, Winter 2000
Psychology department search committee, Winter 2000
Taught a two-day biostatistics summer workshop to the Lawrence biology faculty members, June 2000
Speaker coordinator for the mathematics department, 2000 – 2002
Mortar Board faculty advisor, Fall 2000 – Fall 2002
Honors committee for six Lawrence students, Spring 2000 – Spring 2004, Spring 2006
Volunteer coach for the Lawrence women’s volleyball team,
Fall 1999 – Spring 2007