Norean R. Sharpe
Undergraduate Dean and Adjunct Professor of Statistics
Norean R. Sharpe joined the McDonough School of Business in June 2009 and is responsible for developing curriculum, overseeing the framework for mentoring and advising students, and implementing academic policies and assessment initiatives for the undergraduate program.
Sharpe’s career spans 20 years, with the last 14 at Babson College, where she served as both a faculty member and an administrator. She most recently was Professor of Statistics and Chair of the Division of Mathematics and Science. In this role, she facilitated the revision of the undergraduate business curriculum and improvement of the co-curricular experience of students. She also developed a strategic plan for quantitative undergraduate education, advised students, mentored faculty, and chaired multiple task forces that examined the academic, social, and cultural issues facing undergraduate business students. Sharpe has held previous appointments at Bowdoin College and Yale University. As a scholar, she has authored over 30 articles – primarily in the areas of statistics education and women in science – and recently published the textbook Business Statistics with Pearson Education, Inc.
Sharpe earned a Ph.D. in systems engineering from the University of Virginia, a M.S. in biomathematics from the University of North Carolina, and a B.A. in mathematics and German from Mount Holyoke College.