As the Senior Associate Director for Educational Development at UCLA's Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences (CEILS), Jess is involved with multiple initiatives involving the use of data analytics to inform curricular improvements and drive conversations with faculty and college leadership around student success in the sciences. She co-facilitates and leads the coordination of educational programs and training workshops targeting faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars. She additionally facilitates collaboration with regional community college and 4-year institutions. Her interests include group dynamics, active learning pedagogy, educational research, and cultivating equitable and inclusive classrooms.