Speaker: Dr. Mine Dogucu (University of California Irvine) 

 

Title: Statistics Education Research as a Catalyst for Professional and Departmental Growth

 

 

Abstract: As the demand for data science and statistical literacy explodes across university campuses, mathematics and statistics departments face a dual challenge: how to scale high-quality instruction without sacrificing rigor, and how to prepare the next generation of scholars for an evolving academic job market. In this talk, I argue that Statistics and Data Science Education Research (SDSER) is not merely a service to the department, but a rigorous research domain that acts as a catalyst for growth at both the individual and institutional levels. For graduate students I will outline examples for a "Teaching PI" who leads a research group, secures federal funding, and contributes to the scholarly conversation. For faculty and departmental leadership, I will demonstrate how SDSER provides solutions to practical bottlenecks.