Mine Dogucu

Mine Dogucu is an Assistant Professor of Teaching and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Statistics at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine. Her work centers on modernizing statistics and data science curricula, emphasizing accessibility, open education resources, and Bayesian statistical pedagogy.

Her research focuses on curriculum development, particularly integrating Bayesian methods into undergraduate education and addressing accessibility barriers in data science learning. She co-authored the open-access textbook Bayes Rules! An Introduction to Bayesian Modeling with R, designed to make Bayesian concepts accessible to novice learners. Additionally, she develops free educational materials and contributes to open-source tools in R for reproducible workflows and automated grading.

Her publications highlight advancements in Bayesian education, reproducibility in classrooms, and inclusive teaching strategies. She explores challenges in introductory data science education and advocates for equitable access to learning resources. Her work bridges pedagogical innovation with practical applications, fostering global engagement in statistics and data science through open-access initiatives.

In advising and grants, she focuses on curriculum modernization and instructor training, particularly in Bayesian methods. She collaborates on projects like MetaDocencia to enhance online education and MetaDocencia to support remote statistics instruction. Her efforts align with broader goals of making education universally accessible and cognitively approachable.