Dr. Jennifer Mathews began her tenure as Vice President of WSCUC in October 2026.

Dr. Mathews is a senior academic leader with more than 20 years of experience shaping institutional strategy, advancing student success, and strengthening academic quality, accreditation, and regulatory compliance in a complex higher education environment.

Most recently she served as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Rochester and has also held leadership and faculty positions with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science (Regional Dean, VT), Stony Brook University (Associate Dean), and St. John Fisher University. Her expertise is in neuropharmacology.

Dr. Mathews has provided leadership across the full academic portfolio, including program oversight, assessment, accreditation, and institutional effectiveness for undergraduate, graduate, professional, and licensure-eligible programs.

Throughout her career, she has focused on connecting academic strategy with institutional priorities to strengthen quality, support sustainable growth, and create lasting impact for students, faculty, and institutions.

She has a BS in Biology (SUNY Potsdam), MS in Biological Sciences (University of Northern Colorado), and an MS and PhD in Pharmacology (University of Rochester).