B. Jean Mandernach, Ph.D. has served as Associate Professor of Psychology and Online Learning at Park University since 2001. Her research focuses on enhancing student learning through assessment and innovative online instructional strategies. In addition, she has interests in examining the perception of online degrees and the development of effective faculty evaluation models. Jean received her B.S. in psychology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, an M.S. in experimental psychology from Western Illinois University and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  Dr. Mandernach may be reached at Jean.Mandernach@park.edu.