Andrew S Zieffler

Andrew S Zieffler is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. His professional focus lies at the intersection of statistics education, data science pedagogy, and experiential learning, with a strong emphasis on improving how statistics and data science are taught at the post-secondary level.

His research spans over nearly two decades, with 31 research outputs from 2007 to 2025. His work is deeply collaborative, often involving interdisciplinary teams and community partnerships. His research fingerprint includes key terms such as Introductory Statistics, Statistical Reasoning, Teaching-learning, and Data Science.

Andrew has led or co-led several major NSF-funded initiatives, including:

• The Data Science WAV Project (2019–2023): Focused on experiential learning with local community organizations.
• CATALYS Project (2008–2012): Aimed at developing change agents for teaching and learning statistics.
• Statistics Taught Using Resampling and Randomization (2010–2011): Explored innovative teaching methods in statistics.

His publications reflect a consistent theme of improving statistical literacy and data science competencies among students and educators. He has contributed to journals such as Statistics Education Research Journal, Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, and Teaching Statistics.

Though no specific students are named in the provided materials, his collaborative work suggests active engagement in mentoring and advising within the educational psychology and statistics education communities.