Jane Monaco

Jane Monaco, DrPH, is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and serves as Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Degree Programs at the Gillings School of Global Public Health. She also directs the Undergraduate Studies program in Biostatistics. Her roles involve leading the BSPH Biostatistics program, which has quadrupled in size under her guidance. She holds a DrPH from UNC-Chapel Hill and has over 20 years of experience in education and advising.

Education:

• DrPH in Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
• MS in Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998
• MS in Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989
• BS in Mathematics (summa cum laude), North Carolina State University, 1987

Research Interests: Biostatistics education, survival analysis, teaching innovation, and online instruction. She emphasizes real-world applications through prior work at the American Cancer Society and Bowman Gray Medical School.

Teaching Contributions: Teaches courses like BIOS 500H and BIOS 600. Recognized for teaching excellence with awards including the McGavran Award (2013) and multiple Teaching Innovation Awards. Known for mentoring promising students, including Rhodes Scholarship finalists.

Awards:

• McGavran Award for Excellence in Teaching (2013)
• Teaching Innovation and Excellence Award (2015, 2017)
• Class of 1996 Excellence in Advising Award (2015)
• Inductee, Delta Omega Honor Society (1998)

Service: Serves on the Academic Programs Committee, reviews for journals like Statistics in Medicine, and evaluates grants for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.