Jennifer Ann Morrow is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies affiliated with the PhD program in evaluation statistics and methodology. She joins the Graduate School as the Associate Dean for Curricular Innovation and Program Vitality, where she draws on her expertise in assessment, evaluation, graduate education, and professional preparation to support the design and implementation of innovative graduate degree pathways, guide the development of new graduate programs, and ensure the continued vitality and relevance of UT’s existing graduate offerings. She also oversees key elements of the university’s graduate academic infrastructure, including the Graduate Catalog and the graduate degree audit system.

Morrow earned her PhD in experimental psychology with a concentration in research methodology from the University of Rhode Island. Her research focuses on five interconnected areas: higher education assessment and institutional improvement; evaluation methodology and measurement development; graduate education and professional preparation; college student success and belonging, and artificial intelligence and data literacy. In the past twenty-five years, she has been awarded over $900,000 in external funding from a variety of local and federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, and the Spencer Foundation. She has published 42 articles in peer reviewed journals, three book chapters, and has written over 120 grant and evaluation reports.