Dr. Jamie Jensen is a Professor in the Department of Biology at BYU. She is a discipline-based education researcher with dual expertise in biology, and educational psychology and pedagogy.  Her research foci include improving biology teaching through the use of evidence-based instructional practices and overcoming barriers at the intersection of science and religion through effective science communication strategies. Additionally, as a member of the Broader Social Impacts Committee of the Human Origins Project at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, she works with scientists from a variety of religious denominations to help the public feel more comfortable with human evolution. She is also currently the President of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research. But her most important job is being a wife to a spectacular man and a mother to four handsome young men.