Jennifer Gunter Reeves

Jennifer Gunter Reeves serves as Professor and Director of Dissertation Support Services at Nova Southeastern University's Department of Education within the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (with emphases in Sport Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and Statistics and Measurement) from Florida State University
• M.S. in Educational Psychology from Florida State University
• B.S. in Health Psychology from Rhodes College

Dr. Reeves specializes in developing dissertation support frameworks and advancing online educational methodologies, with significant contributions to social presence theory in digital learning environments, statistics pedagogy, and program evaluation. Her research bridges educational psychology with practical applications in distance education and mobile learning technologies.

Her distinguished service has been recognized through:

• Rod Rose Award
• FCE&SCJ Professor of the Year

As an active researcher, she currently serves as Lead Evaluator for an NSF IRES Track II Grant (2021-2025) and Co-Principal Investigator on two Quality of Life Grants, demonstrating sustained leadership in federally funded educational research initiatives focused on doctoral student success and learning outcomes assessment.