🍎 Courses Taught
Statistics- Statistics for Business and Economics
- Introductory Statistics
- Statistics II
- Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
- Design of Experiments
- Online Graduate Intermediate Probability
- Statistical Computing
- Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory
- Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression
- Mathematical Statistics I
- Mathematical Statistics II
- Teaching and Learning of Statistical Thinking
- Topics in Mathematics and Their Applications
- College Algebra
- Precalculus
- Calculus with Precalculus (2 semester sequence)
- Calculus
- Introduction to Python
🏅 Honors and Awards
- Michiana Forty under 40 – 2023
- Indiana University at South Bend Computer Science Department Excellence Award – 2022
- North Carolina State University Statistics Master’s student of the year – 2012.
- Sarah Parks-Divine Mathematics Scholar – 2004.
📄 Certifications
- Actuary Exam P – 2006
- CITI training – Social and Behavior Research – 2021
📰 In the News
👪 Professional Memberships
- Member of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
– Member of the ASA section on Statistics Education - Member of the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)
- Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
🌎 Service
College Level Service- Undergraduate Research Advisor, The University of Notre Dame
- Undergraduate Statistics Class Project (USCLAP) Mentor
- Director for the minor in Scientific Computing, The University of Notre Dame
- ACMS Undergraduate Committee Member
- College of Science College Council Member
- Commencement Marshall, The University of Notre Dame
- Learning Management System Pilot Member, The University of Notre Dame
- Faculty Advisor – Data Club, The University of Notre Dame
- Mentor – Building Bridges Program, The University of Notre Dame
- Immersion Consultant – Notre Dame Master’s in Data Science
- STEM Retention Analyst – Jordan College of Science, The University of Notre Dame
- Data Fest Coordinator, The University of Notre Dame
- Retention Data Consultant – Department of Admissions, Meredith College.
- Admissions Committee Interviewer – Honors Program, Meredith College.
- Hiring Committee – Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Meredith College.
- Adviser – Start Strong program for ‘at risk’ freshman, Meredith College.
- Cheerleading Coach, Surry Community College.
– Johnny DiOrio (2024)
– Keo Pangan (2024)
– Ryan Elkins (2023)
– Savannah Vetterly (2022)
– Michaela Delaney (2022)
– Mitchell Larson (2021)
– Zachary Calvert (2021)
– Keo Pangan (2024)
– Ryan Elkins (2023)
– Savannah Vetterly (2022)
– Michaela Delaney (2022)
– Mitchell Larson (2021)
– Zachary Calvert (2021)
– Li Mengyuan and Qingdi (Cindy) Du (Spring 2023)
– Lawrence Tiangco and Ziyang “Z” Wang (Spring 2023)
– James Mancini, Matthew Dolan and Jack O’Sullivan (Fall 2022)
– Benjamin Riner, Gregory Vogt and Emma Williams (Spring 2022)
– Ana Calderon Raisbeck, Nicholas Andrysiak and Maximillian Cook (Spring 2022)
– Xinyi Ye and Jiarui Baai (Fall 2021)
– Peter Emanuelli and Ian Johnston (Fall 2021)
– Hakeem Ceesay, Reid VonDielingen and Riley Mulshine (Spring 2021)
– Lawrence Tiangco and Ziyang “Z” Wang (Spring 2023)
– James Mancini, Matthew Dolan and Jack O’Sullivan (Fall 2022)
– Benjamin Riner, Gregory Vogt and Emma Williams (Spring 2022)
– Ana Calderon Raisbeck, Nicholas Andrysiak and Maximillian Cook (Spring 2022)
– Xinyi Ye and Jiarui Baai (Fall 2021)
– Peter Emanuelli and Ian Johnston (Fall 2021)
– Hakeem Ceesay, Reid VonDielingen and Riley Mulshine (Spring 2021)
- Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (USPROC) Committee Member
- NSF grant reviewer
- Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (USPROC) Judge
- Mentor for First Year Teaching Faculty- ACMS Department, The University of Notre Dame
- Mentor for First Year PhD Students- STEM Education Department, North Carolina State University
- Reviewer – Statistics Education Research Journal (SERJ)
- Reviewer – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education (JSDSE)
- Reviewer – Statistics Education Web, ASA.
- Consultant – Course redesign for the Department of Statistics, University of Georgia.
- Advanced Placement Reader – Statistics, Educational Testing Service.
💻 Technological Experience
- R-suite technologies: R, R Markdown and R Shiny.
- Programming languages: Python, Java, SQL, C++, C#, HTML, CSS.
- Mathematics and Statistics Education Software: Geometer’s Sketchpad, Fathom, TinkerPlots and StatCrunch.
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
🎓 Education
- Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC; December 2017
Dissertation: How Learning Statistical Computing May Impact a Student’s Ability to Think and Reason Statistically
Adviser: Hollylynne Lee - M.S., Computer Science, Indiana University at South Bend, South Bend, IN; December 2023.
- M.S., Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC; May 2012
Minor: Economics - M.S., Mathematics, Ohio University, Athens Ohio; August 2007
Thesis: Contextual Learning in the Mathematics Classroom
Adviser: Laura Moss - B.S., Actuarial Science, Ohio University, Athens Ohio; May 2006
Minor: Business
🔨 Professional Experience
Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) Department, University of Notre Dame
– Associate Professor: 2023 – Present
– Assistant Professor: 2018 – 2023
– Associate Professor: 2023 – Present
– Assistant Professor: 2018 – 2023
- Taught undergraduate and graduate level statistics courses.
- Developed new ACMS courses including: Design of Experiments (undergraduate) and Online Intermediate Probability (graduate).
- Assisted in College of Science retention initiative.
- Assisted and presented at Data Science Master’s Program Immersions.
- Organized the American Statistical Association’s Data Fest at Notre Dame.
Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Meredith College
– Assistant Professor: 2017 – 2018
– Faculty: 2012 – 2017
– Assistant Professor: 2017 – 2018
– Faculty: 2012 – 2017
- Taught 21 to 24 credit hours per year in mathematics and statistics.
- Advised Freshman and served as a summer advising counselor.
- Created and trained a team to attend ASA Data Fest.
- Wrote and administered the Kraines exam, an annual mathematics competition for freshman and sophomores.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics Education, North Carolina State University
– Graduate Research Assistant: 2014 – 2015
– Graduate Research Assistant: 2014 – 2015
- Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on student responses to questions about randomization testing while utilizing technology.
- Research team included H. Lee, W. West, D. Tran, J. Nichol & V. Weber.
Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University
– Adjunct Professor: 2012 – 2014
– Graduate Assistant: 2010 – 2012
– Adjunct Professor: 2012 – 2014
– Graduate Assistant: 2010 – 2012
- Taught undergraduate level statistics courses during summer sessions.
- Instructed introductory statistics section of 100 students.
- Developed resources for hybrid undergraduate statistics course in Moodle.
- Served as senior TA for the undergraduate introductory statistics course.
Mathematics and Developmental Studies Departments, Surry Community College
– Instructor: 2007 – 2010
– Instructor: 2007 – 2010
- Taught developmental and college level mathematics courses.
- Represented the mathematics department in the college website redesign process.
- Trained fellow faculty members on technology.
Department of Mathematics, Ohio University
– Graduate Assistant: 2006 – 2007
– Graduate Assistant: 2006 – 2007
- Taught sections of algebra, geometry and statistics.
- Served as resource coordinator for the algebra sections.
📖 Publications
- Pangan, G., Woodard, V. (2024). A Study Examining the Impact of County-Level Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Political Affiliation Characteristics on COVID-19 Vaccination Patterns in Indiana. IJERPH 21, no. 7: 892.
- May, S.; Oteri, O.; Toure, B. and Woodard, V. (2024). Transfer Learning Methods Using ResNet50, EfficientNet and VGG16 for Facial Emotion Detection. IUSB Graduate Research Journal, pg 14.
- Woodard, V. (2023). Five Hands-on Experiments for a Design of Experiments Course. Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education.
- Woodard, V. and Lee, H. (2021). How Students Use Statistical Computing in Problem Solving. Journal of Statistics Education.
- Woodard, V., Lee, H., and Woodard, R. (2020). Writing Assignments to Assess Statistical Thinking. Journal of Statistics Education, 1-13.
- Huebner, A.; Woodard, V. (2020). ACMS 30600 Course Pack. LAD Custom Publishing.
- Duan, Xiaojing, Ambrose, G. Alex, Wang, Chaoli, Abbott, Kevin, Woodard, Victoria, Young, Kelley (2020). Learning Analytics for Inclusive STEM Student Success. Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference. Practitioner Report and Poster. Frankfurt, Germany.
- Woodard, V. (2018). Defining the relationship between statistical thinking and statistical computing. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Teaching Statistics.
- Weber, V. L. (2017). Defining the Relationship Between Learning Statistical Computing and a Student’s Ability to Think and Reason Statistically. North Carolina State University Dissertation Repository.
- Kaplan, J. J., Roland, K. E., Weber, V. L., & Woodard, R. D. (2016). Stat 2000 Introductory Statistics Lab Manual. Hayden-McNeil.
- Weber, V. L., Fortune, N., Whitehead, A., Williams, D., & Whitehead, A. (2016). Mathematical Modeling with MyMaps and Spreadsheets. Mathematics Teacher, 110(2), 147-150.
🎤 Presentations
- Woodard, Victoria (August 2024). Data, Decisions and Doubts: Living in a 3D World. Notre Dame’s Center for University Advising First Lecture Series.
- Woodard, Victoria (May 2024). Introduction to HTML and CSS in Canvas. Teaching Well with Canvas, OIT Teaching and Learning Technologies Semester Start Up Conference
- Woodard, Victoria (March 2024). When Numbers Lie: Algorithms and AI. Our Universe Revealed Series, South Bend Library
- Woodard, Victoria (2023). How Students use Statistical Computing in Problem Solving. North Carolina State University: Virtual.
- Victoria Woodard(2023). Using ChatGPT to Help with Teaching Statistics. Symposium on Data Science and Statistics, American Statistical Association, Saint Louis, MO.
- Duan, Xiaojing; Kumar, Shreya; Walden, Katherine; and Woodard, Victoria (2023). Women Who Code Panel. Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, Technology and Digital Studies HUB, Notre Dame, IN.
- Victoria Woodard (2023). How to Teach Using a Flipped Classroom. Algeria Research Hub Lecture Series: Virtual.
- Johanna Hardin, Victoria Woodard and Nicholas Horton (2021). Integrating Computational Thinking into Statistics Education. United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS): Virtual.
- Woodard, Victoria (2021). See. Repeat. Understand? Lessons in Teaching Statistical Computing to Statistics Students. Appalachian State University Colloquium Series: Virtual.
- Woodard, Victoria (2020). Learning Design of Experiments Through a Flipped Classroom Experience. Joint Statistical Meetings: Virtual.
- Duan, Xiaojing; Ambrose, G. Alex; Wang, Chaoli; Abbott, Kevin; Woodard, Victoria; Schalk, Catlin (2020). PerformanceVis: Homework & Exam Analytics Dashboard for Inclusive Student Success. Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference. Practitioner Demo. Frankfurt, Germany.
- Ambrose, G. Alex; Duan, Xiaojing; Abbott, Kevin; Woodard, Victoria (2019). Inclusive Learning Analytics to Improve STEM Student Success. EDUCAUSE Main Conference, Chicago, IL
- Woodard, V. (2018). Defining the relationship between statistical thinking and statistical computing. The 10th International Conference on Teaching Statistics. Kyoto, Japan.
- Lee, H.; Franklin, C.; Halvoren, K.; Mutlu, A.; Posner, M.; &Weber, V. (2017). Design, implementation, and impact of different approaches to professional development for teachers of statistics. Joint Statistical Meetings. Boston, MA.
- Weber, V. (2017). How does statistical computing impact statistical thinking? North Carolina State University STEM Education Research Symposium. Raleigh, NC.
- Weber, V. (2017). How learning statistical computing may impact a student’s ability to think and reason statistically. North Carolina State University Graduate Research Symposium. Raleigh, NC.
- Weber, V. (2016). Using physical manipulatives in teaching randomization tests. North Carolina Sate University STEM Education Research Symposium. Raleigh, NC.
- Weber, V., Fortune, N., & Williams, D. (2015). Google MyMaps and Excel. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Greensboro, NC.
- Weber, V. (2015). Physical Manipulatives in Teaching Randomization Tests. Joint Statistical Meetings. Seattle, WA.