Dr. Shaw just assumed her current position with the University of Florida a few months ago. She chairs the Behavioral Consultation Team, the Crisis Management Team, is the primary liaison to Academic Affairs, and supervises New Student Programs, Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, the Disability Resource Center and is responsible for crisis management on behalf of the Division of Student Affairs. Prior to her current position, Jen was dean of students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. At Greensboro, she was responsible for the Office for Adult Students in addition to the Dean's Office, the Office of Orientation and Family Programs, and the Office of Disability Services. Jen was previously chief student affairs officer at a community college that primarily served adult students.

Helping adult students find the right path continues to be one of the most exciting aspects of her many responsibilities at the University of South Florida. She is currently involved with adult students who are primarily transitioning from one career/degree to another. Just prior to her current position, Jody worked with adult students both within Student Affairs and Academic Affairs at Saint Leo. She created an online student affairs portal, orientation, and transitions course for their entire online adult student population. Through this experience, Jody learned a great deal about how adult learners utilize web-based services and how the web can be used to create a caring and supportive environment for them.