Dr. Jennifer Noseworthy is an Associate Professor at Indiana Wesleyan University in the Division of Natural Sciences, teaching biology, specializing in plant biology. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Gordon College in 2002, a master's degree in horticultural science from University of Florida in 2005 and a doctorate in plant biology from the University of New Hampshire in 2012. Following graduate school, she served as a member of the biology faculty at Gordon College for five years before joining Indiana Wesleyan University in 2018. She is married to Josh and has two daughters, Isabel and Olivia.

Dr. Jennifer Noseworthy's primary research interests include in breeding vegetables for increased nutritional content and improving native pollinator populations and their impact on vegetable yield and quality. She conducted a comprehensive study of carotenoid profiles of winter squash (Cucurbita spp.) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) aimed at improving varieties of squash and sweet potato by selecting for higher carotenoid content. Her other interests include addressing local food insecurity, organic and sustainable food production, greenhouse plant propagation, and plant tissue culture. Dr. Noseworthy is dedicated to mentoring undergraduates in research and in 2021, received a $500,000 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Agriculture and Food Initiative (AFRI), Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates (REEU) grant to train undergraduates to address pollinator decline and its impacts on food production and food insecurity.