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Cheasequah Blevins serves as Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, joining the department in 2025. Her teaching philosophy centers on education as a liberating process that empowers critical, creative, and independent thinking through statistical reasoning.
Her academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin
- M.S. in Statistics, University of Texas at Austin
- B.S. in Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University
Dr. Blevins' research integrates cognitive neuroscience with statistics education, examining how social isolation impacts learning processes and how individuals interpret evidence under uncertainty. This unique interdisciplinary perspective shapes her instructional approach, emphasizing the development of data reasoning skills as cognitive tools for real-world problem solving.
Her notable achievement includes a Fulbright fellowship for research on inner ear development in Barcelona prior to graduate studies.
In her instructional role, she focuses on cultivating statistical thinking capabilities through evidence-based pedagogy, preparing students to confidently analyze data across diverse professional contexts while understanding the cognitive foundations of quantitative reasoning.
