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new term entered our back against alternative facts Why did the ASA decide such a national vernacular last shown to be false (see http://bit. project was needed? year: “alternative facts.” ly/2GqYuAm). Berry: Amid rising concerns about AAlthough its use has provided Even before alternative facts public confidence in US govern- new material for the comic stage became a reality (pun intend- ment statistics, the American and late-night talk shows, it has ed), ASA Board members had Statistical Association commis- caused consternation among sci- an interest in determining our sioned Stanton Communications entists (e.g., http://bit.ly/2wPE44b). membership’s views on official to conduct a study to deter- Jon Gardiner/ by Photo UNC-Chapel Hill JSM 2017 featured no fewer statistics and whether public con- mine the feasibility of a public Lisa LaVange than five sessions about gov- fidence in them had been affected outreach initiative to enhance ernment statistics, including by public dialogue. We engaged awareness of the importance, one titled “Doomed Data … Stanton Communications to con- reliability, and trustworthiness of When National Governments, duct focus group interviews to this government statistics. Coerced Narratives, and effect, and out of this initial data We conducted more than a Alternative Facts Override gathering grew an exciting ASA dozen interviews with key ASA the Quality, Importance initiative: Count on Statistics. leaders, members, and subject- of Statistics” (see http://bit. In early May, I had the oppor- matter experts with a perspective ly/2IN8FV6). And earlier this tunity to interview Megan Berry on this topic. One such inter- year, the AAAS annual meeting from Stanton Communications viewee stated, “We do not need featured a brainstorming session about the initiative. Here is what to determine if there is a problem. about ways to deal with or push she had to say: There is a problem. The public doesn’t trust government statistics or understand where the data are coming from.” Through these candid conver- sations, Stanton determined the opportunities, challenges, and objectives a strategic communications program may involve. Clearly, there was a need for a program with the mission to “dis- tinguish federal statistics as absolutely essential to the functions of our democracy.” With the support of ASA leadership and the board, we created Count on Stats to do just that.

june 2018 amstat news 3 What approach has the campaign taken and why? Berry: Meet Erica Groshen The campaign has focused on communicat- ing the benefits of the federal statistical system— Former BLS Commissioner and Leadership Institute how we, as a society, “Count on Stats.” To promote Steering Committee Member this message, we work to influence the influencers, engage the user base, and amplify agency and part- A former director of the second-largest federal statisti- ner communications through a variety of channels. cal agency, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the We have engaged our key audiences—our allies, the final member of the ASA Leadership Institute’s Steering press, members of Congress, the business commu- Committee to be in the President’s Corner spotlight. We are nity, and statistical agencies—through social media, privileged to have Erica Groshen, BLS commissioner from op-eds, blogs, media interviews, press releases and 2013–2017, advising the institute on the development of statements, monthly e-newsletters, and even articles strong statistical leaders. Erica is currently a visiting senior in Amstat News. scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and What has been accomplished thus far? Labor Relations (ILR). Prior to leading the BLS, she worked in the Federal Reserve System. Throughout her career, she Berry: Our early efforts have focused on developing has maintained a focus on research, development, and a social following, primarily on Twitter, responding outreach. As a labor economist, Erica’s research taps into to threats to the system (see http://bit.ly/2INI4qH), employer data to better understand the role of employers and building relationships with key members of in the labor market and to gain insight into wage differ- the media. We have garnered direct mentions in ences, rigidity, and the impact of recessions. CQ Magazine, Associations Now, and City Lab. ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein was also Regarding statistical leadership, Erica contributed one of featured on the Consortium of Social Science my favorite quotes to date from the Institute’s Steering Association’s Why Social Science series, expressing Committee. When discussing the importance of leader- how statistical agencies produce data essential for ship training for statisticians during our first meeting, she democracy. Last week, Count on Stats also spon- noted that, “People rise to leadership positions from differ- sored a panel at SABEW18 (see https://sabew.org/ ent career paths, and CEOs were something else before sabew18) on accessing accurate government statis- becoming CEOs.” Traditionally, she noted, these roles went tics and concerns about disappearing data. to those trained in business or law, but with the increas- What is planned for the future? ing importance of data and analytics in all employment sectors, it is perhaps inevitable that statisticians should be Berry: In the coming months, we will be doing tapped for these top posts and should not feel limited in more to reach out to members of the media and pursuing them. policymakers. This will help us proactively influence the conversation and gain a further reach. We Regarding the Count on Statistics initiative, Erica com- also plan to continue emphasizing the importance mented that federal statistics are very much a public ser- of the federal statistical system by featuring a sta- vice and represent the baseline for methodological work tistical agency on Twitter every week. In addition, seeking to improve the way data from surveys and other the Count on Stats team is working to develop and sources are used today. Thoughtful critiques of official sta- host a panel featuring speakers from Congress, the tistics are valuable. Data sources and methods are evolving, press, and the federal statistical community. With and it is important that users understand the limitations of this integrative approach, we hope to better educate their use. But this is not the same as uninformed critiques, our audiences and rebuild the public’s trust in fed- attacking without that understanding. Statisticians should eral statistics. be defending official statistics on a regular basis in their social and professional environments. Otherwise, we are Learn more about the Count on Stats initiative missing an opportunity to defend our own work. at countonstats.org or on Twitter @CountonStats.

About the Leadership Institute, Erica noted that, “There Whether encouraging and training statisticians is a role for professional associations like the ASA to help to fulfill their leadership potential or making sure their members advance in their careers.” official statistics are understood and valued, just remember—you can count on the ASA! n We are fortunate to have Erica and the other steering committee members guiding the planning and opera- tion of the institute and look forward to their continued commitment.

4 amstat news june 2018 Update from the ASA Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Assault Leslie McClure, Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Assault Chair

ver the past few years, 2. Review the current best prac- have begun addressing the charg- public acknowledgement tices of professional organiza- es above. Task force members are of sexual harassment/ tions and academic institu- diverse and each brings different Oassault has emerged as a critical tions with respect to sexual experiences to the table, thus workplace and professional issue harassment/assault. enabling lively discussion with a in need of greater attention. No 3. Consider creation of a variety of perspectives. social environment is immune to resource that allows victims Following is the progress made it. Members of associations like of sexual harassment and on each of the four main charges: the American Statistical assault to anonymously Association deserve policies that receive support. Survey of Sexual preserve the dignity of members 4. Make recommendations to Harassment/Assault in individually and professionally. In the ASA Board of Directors the ASA Community November of 2017, the ASA regarding sexual harass- We are fortunate to have experi- Board of Directors approved the ment/assault policy changes enced survey statisticians among formation of the Task Force on for the organization. our task force membership who Sexual Harassment and Assault. What follows is an update on drafted a plan describing options The charge of the task force is our activities since the task force for developing and implement- as follows: was approved by the board. ing a way to gather information 1. Assess the extent of sexual During the two months fol- about our membership’s experi- harassment/assault in the lowing the formulation of these ences and perceptions of sexual ASA community. charges, the ASA president, in harassment. As we reviewed the • Review surveys used by consultation with the executive potential paths available for this other professional organiza- director, appointed task force effort (e.g., formal or informal tions to assess the prevalence members with the goal of includ- survey, census), it became clear of sexual harassment/assault. ing a diverse, representative cross- this was an undertaking larger • Develop an ASA member- section of the ASA membership. than could be handled by the ship survey to assess the The membership of the task task force. The ASA has thus gra- frequency, location, and force can be found at http://bit. ciously agreed to fund a mem- kinds of harassment/assault ly/2KyP7AW. bership survey and has put out occurring. The task force members con- a request for proposals (RFP) to vened for the first time at the external organizations. • Distribute the survey to ASA membership. end of January and have met The chosen organization will a few more times since. There contact all ASA members and give • Summarize the findings are regular meetings scheduled them an opportunity to answer a from the survey. going forward and members set of questions related to their

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experiences and perceptions of sex- Resource for Anonymous psychological and legal actions ual harassment. The responses will Reporting necessary in these situations. not constitute a probability sample, We have not yet directly addressed In addition to the topics but will provide valuable informa- the development of a mechanism described above, we have talked tion about the severity of these issues for anonymous reporting of inci- about how to engage the ASA among our membership. dents of sexual assault and harass- community more broadly in In addition to the obvious ben- ment; however, for most of our our efforts. We have therefore efits of allowing professionals to discussions, reporting is an issue reached out to the Committee on manage this effort, it also allows we have touched on. As we move Women in Statistics, Committee the data to “live” outside of the ASA, forward with developing policy on Professional Ethics, and which is important given the sensi- recommendations, discussions of Committee on Membership tive nature of the data collection. a reporting mechanism will be the Retention and Recruitment to The RFP was developed by the next step. ensure we align our efforts. We ASA staff and has been reviewed are particularly interested in and revised by the task force. It Policy Recommendations working with the Committee on was made publicly available on to the ASA Board Professional Ethics to ensure we April 25, 2018. With respect to policy recom- address the professional conduct Early in our discussions, we mendations to the ASA Board, we aspects of sexual misconduct. In reached out to colleagues at have started the process of exam- addition, as described above, we the American Political Science ining the current meeting con- have solicited input from the ASA Association (APSA), which duct policy (http://bit.ly/2GrCu8s) membership regarding best practic- recently published the results of and are brainstorming ways to es for an inclusive meeting/organi- its survey on sexual misconduct in improve the policy and the means zation and plan to solicit input on their discipline (www.apsanet.org/ by which it is communicated to our draft policy recommendations. divresources/sexualharassment). We the ASA membership. This has We have made a decision to be received important and useful feed- led to discussions about policy proactive, rather than reactive, and back from their executive director for meeting conduct vs. policy for to think about the long-term goals that helped guide some of our dis- professional conduct. In addition, of our recommendations. It is our cussions about our approach. we have had much discussion hope that the recommendations we make are approved by the ASA Review of Best Practices about psychological, confidential- ity, legal, and reporting issues that and make an impact on the health We have been assembling informa- may arise through implementa- and happiness of our organization. tion from other professional orga- tion of such policies, thus result- The ASA Task Force on Sexual nizations regarding their policies ing in recommendations that the Harassment and Assault wel- on sexual assault and harassment, ASA employ an ombudsperson for comes your input. Visit bit.ly/ both for meetings and professional the Joint Statistical Meetings. This ASATaskForceContactUs to pro- conduct. In this vein, we includ- would allow reporting to occur vide feedback. n ed a request for input (http://bit. in a confidential manner and to ly/2Gq8FVz) from ASA members someone who has training in the in the April 18 member e-newsletter.

6 amstat news june 2018 Recognizing the ASA’s Longtime Members he American Statistical Association would Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, please like to thank its longtime members by join us for a reception in your honor. If your continuing its tradition of honoring those name is not below and you believe it should be, Twho joined the association 35 or more years ago. contact Amy Farris at [email protected] to correct This year, we recognize the members here for your record. their distinguished and faithful membership. Following this list is a Q&A with a few of If you are a longtime member and will be our longtime members—find out why they have attending the Joint Statistical Meetings in remained members of the ASA for so long. 50+ Y ears

Abdelmonem A. Afifi Robert L. Brennan Arthur P. Dempster Joseph L. Gastwirth Bruce Hoadley Peter A. (Tony) Khazan C. Agrawal David R. Brillinger Frank T. Denton Douglas O. Gause Vincent Hodgson Lachenbruch Dennis J. Aigner Dwight B. Brock Timothy A. DeRouen Donald P. Gaver Paul W. Holland John C. Lambert Jack Alanen Lyle D. Broemeling Dennis O. Dixon David W. Gaylor Myles Hollander Kenneth C. Land Philip J. Ambrosini Donna J. Brogan Thomas E. Doerfler Jane F. Gentleman Paul B. Huber James M. Landwehr Sigmund J. Amster Mark Brown Norman R. Draper Stephen L. George J. Stuart Hunter Kinley Larntz Gary M. Andrew Maurice C. Bryson Satya D. Dubey Gauri L. Ghai Arthur G. Itkin Eugene M. Laska Charles E. Antle Charles R. Buncher George T. Duncan Jean D. Gibbons Gudmund R. Iversen William J. Latzko Barry C. Arnold Kenneth P. Burnham Douglas M. Dunn Rudy A. Gideon Laurence F. Jackson William D. Lawing James N. Arvesen Norman Bush Francois A. Dupuis Dennis C. Gilliland Aridaman K. Jain Jerald F. Lawless Orley Ashenfelter John M. Chambers Benjamin S. Duran Phil D. Gilliland F. E. James Jr. Anthony James Lawrance Joseph R. Assenzo Edwin H. Chen Danny Dyer Leon J. Gleser Richard A. Johnson Eun S. Lee Barbara A. Bailar Herman Chernoff Robert G. Easterling Judith D. Goldberg Bruce Johnston David Levine R. Clifton Bailey Janet E. Cherry Morris L. Eaton Charles H. Goldsmith Richard Hunn Jones Robert A. Lew John J. Bartko Joseph J. Chmiel Bradley Efron Arnold F. Goodman Joseph B. Kadane Thomas M. Lewinson Noel S. Bartlett Lee-Jay Cho Jonas H. Ellenberg Donald Guthrie Balvant K. Kale Robert G. Lovell David L. Bayless Domenic V. Cicchetti William B. Fairley Irwin Guttman Graham Kalton James M. Lucas John J. Beauchamp Robert P. Clickner William R. Fairweather Gerald J. Hahn Marvin J. Karson Stanley E. Lunde Gerald J. Beck Jerry L. Coffey Kenneth H. Falter Robert E. Hale Marvin A. Kastenbaum Lars Lyberg Laurel A. Beckett Arthur Cohen Paul I. Feder Silas Halperin Gordon M. Kaufman Edward MacNeal Donald L. Bentley Ayala Cohen Charles Federspiel Martin A. Hamilton Thomas Keefe Brian D. Macpherson Rudolf J. Beran Stanley H. Cohen Walter Feibes J. Wayne Hamman Kathleen M. Keenan Albert Madansky Alan P. Berens William Jay Conover Alan H. Feiveson Chien-Pai Han William J. Kennedy Charles R. Mann Mark L. Berenson R. Dennis Cook Ivan P. Fellegi Roy Dean Hardy Jon R. Kettenring Nancy R. Mann Robert H. Berk Lewis Coopersmith Arlin M. Feyerherm Lynne B. Hare Benjamin F. King Helen Marcus-Roberts Donald A. Berry John W. Cotton David John Finney David A. Harville Elizabeth S. King-Sloan Jack A. Marshall U. Narayan Bhat David R. Cox Jairus D. Flora Jr. Kenneth Harwood John J. Kinney Harry F. Martz Peter J. Bickel J. R. Crespo Richard L. Forstall Larry D. Haugh Melville R. Klauber John I. McCool Christopher Bingham Larry H. Crow Alan B. Forsythe Douglas M. Hawkins Michael H. Klein Lyman L. McDonald William C. Blackwelder Jonathan D. Cryer James W. Frane Sam Hedayat Gary G. Koch Robert L. McKnight Brent A. Blumenstein Ralph B. D’Agostino Sr. Martin R. Frankel William F. Heiland Uwe Koehn Robert A. McLean Colin R. Blyth James M. Davenport Ralph F. Frankowski Ronald W. Helms David C. Korts Curtis Meinert Thomas J. Boardman Martin H. David Donald A. S. Fraser William G. Henderson Stephen L. Kozarich James I. Mellon Donald J. Bogue Herbert T. Davis III Edward L. Frome Neil W. Henry Richard J. Kryscio Edward L. Melnick Alan Bostrom Miles Davis Carol Holly E. Fuchs Jay Herson Lawrence L. Kupper Peter F. Merenda Kimiko O. Bowman Chauncey Mitchell Wayne A. Fuller Agnes M. Herzberg Thomas E. Kurtz Paul W. Mielke Jr. Gary L. Brager Dayton A. Ronald Gallant Milton C. Heuston Michael H. Kutner William L. Mietlowski William M. Brelsford John J. Deely Fernando L. Garagorry William J. Hill Ronald E. Kutscher

june 2018 amstat news 7 G. Arthur Mihram Richard A. Olshen Madan L. Puri David Schenker Edward J. Spar James A. Walsh George A. Milliken J. Keith Ord David A. Pyne Fritz J. Scheuren Douglas E. Splitstone William G. Warren Robert Mondschein Anthony M. Orlando Dana Quade J. Richard Schmid Stephen M. Stigler Edward J. Wegman Billy J. Moore Bernard Ostle J. G. Ramage Stanley Schor Jerrell T. Stracener Bruce S. Weir Jerry L. Moreno Charles D. Palit J. N. K. Rao William R. Schucany William E. Herbert I. Weisberg Carl N. Morris Vernon E. Palmour Carol K. Redmond Stanley L. Sclove Strawderman Raymond L. Wilder Donald F. Morrison Takis Papaioannou George F. Reed Donald T. Searls George P. H. Styan George W. Williams John W. Morse Darrel W. Parke Joan S. Reisch Nell Sedransk Nariaki Sugiura John Williams Effat A. Moussa Robert P. Parker Robert H. Riffenburgh Daniel G. Seigel Michael Sutherland William H. Williams Mervin E. Muller James L. Pate Larry J. Ringer Pranab K. Sen D. Derk Swain Othmar W. Winkler Thomas D. Murphy Jr. Rusi K. N. Patell Naomi B. Robbins Robert J. Serfling Paul Switzer Robert L. Winkler Janet M. Myhre Ganapati P. Patil Bruce E. Rodda Jolayne W. Service Douglas B. Tang John J. Wiorkowski Patricia L. Nahas Jon K. Peck Charles A. Rohde Babubhai V. Shah Elliot A. Tanis John E. Witcher Charles B. Nam Edward B. Perrin Joan R. Rosenblatt Nagambal Shah Judith M. Tanur Janet Wittes Joseph I. Naus Roger C. Pfaffenberger Donald C. Ross Gary M. Shapiro Aaron Tenenbein Douglas A. Wolfe James R. Thompson Longtime members Longtime Wayne B. Nelson Eswar G. Phadia Paul F. Ross William F. Shaw John Harmon Wolfe Marc Nerlove Louis A. Pingel Richard S. Ross Iris M. Shimizu Leo J. Tick Robert F. Woolson John Neter S. R. S. Rao Poduri Robert A. Rutledge Jon J. Shuster Lowell H. Tomlinson Gooloo S. Wunderlich Anna B. Nevius Ralph D. Pollard Harold B. Sackrowitz Nozer D. Singpurwalla James Tonascia Morty Yalovsky S. Edward Nevius Richard F. Potthoff Susan T. Sacks Betty J. Skipper J. Richard Trout Donald E. Young David S. Newman John W. Pratt David S. Salsburg Armand V. Smith Jr. Bruce E. Trumbo Douglas A. Zahn Peter C. O’Brien Ross L. Prentice Charles B. Sampson Dennis E. Smith Chris P. Tsokos Ann Graham Zauber W. Michael O’Fallon Philip J. Press Innis G. Sande William Boyce Smith N. Scott Urquhart Calvin Zippin Robert L. Obenchain Bertram Price Patricia D. Saunders Ronald D. Snee Willem R. Van Zwet Jerry L. Oglesby Charles H. Proctor Richard L. Scheaffer Mitchell Snyder James R. Veale Anthony R. Olsen Philip C. Prorok Robert R. Scheer Daniel L. Solomon Ray A. Waller 45–49 Y ears Judith Abrams Kenneth N. Berk Gerard E. Dallal Stephen J. Ganocy Karl W. Heiner Robert M. Katz Lee R. Abramson Wayne F. Bialas Robert L. Davis Daniel J. Gans Eugene R. Heyman Myron J. Katzoff Chris Adcock Lynne Billard Enrique de Alba Turkan K. Gardenier James J. Higgins Sheryl F. Kelsey Frances J. Adox David S. Birkes David L. DeMets Alan E. Gelfand Klaus Hinkelmann James L. Kenkel Robert A. Agnew Lennart Bodin Susan J. Devlin David E. Giles David C. Hoaglin David L. Kimble Alan Agresti Robert J. Boik Thomas F. Devlin Edward J. Gilroy Theodore R. Holford Ignatius A. Kinsella Per A. T. Akersten Gordon J. Brackstone Jay L. Devore Phyllis A. Gimotty David W. Hosmer Jr. Roger E. Kirk Arthur E. Albert Ellen F. Brewer Paula H. Diehr Howard Seth Gitlow David C. Howell Nancy J. Kirkendall Mir Masoom Ali Richard K. Burdick W. Erwin Diewert Dennis R. Givens Ina P. Howell Rudolf G. Kittlitz Jr. Mukhtar M. Ali John A. Burkart Dennis A. DuBose John R. Gleason Mark Hudes Neal Koss Francis B. Alt Patricia L. Busk Joseph W. Duncan Prem K. Goel Huynh Huynh Helena C. Kraemer Stan Altan Lawrence S. Cahoon Brenda Kay Edwards Robert N. Goldman Dar-Shong Hwang S. David Kriska Alfred Jerry Anderson William L. Carlson Janet D. Elashoff J. Douglas Gordon Ronald L. Iman Robert Kushler Dallas W. Anderson Margaret D. Carroll Eugene P. Ericksen Louis Gordon Peter B. Imrey John M. Lachin III Robert L. Andrews Raymond J. Carroll James W. Evans Bernard S. Gorman Allen E. Izu Lynn Roy LaMotte Lawrence Annable Walter H. Carter Jr. Milton C. Fan David M. Grether William E. Jackson III Carol J. Lancaster W. Tad Archambault Jr. Raj S. Chhikara Thomas B. Farver William E. Griffiths Sreenivasa Rao Kenneth D. Lawrence Jesse C. Arnold Joan Sander Chmiel Alan Fask Joseph A. Guarnieri Jammalamadaka Sheila M. Lawrence Ersen Arseven William S. Cleveland Robert E. Fay Victor M. Guerrero David Jaspen Stanley A. Lemeshow Taka Ashikaga James J. Colaianne Martin Feuerman Shelby J. Haberman Clifford L. Johnson Russell V. Lenth Corwin L. Atwood John R. Collins Alan C. Fisher Hermann Habermann Dallas E. Johnson Donald Lewin Agustin F. Ayuso Kimon J. E. Constas Nicholas I. Fisher Timothy O. Haifley Paul K. Jones Charles Lewis Abdolrahman Azari Margaret D. Andrew J. Flatt James L. Hall David C. Jordan David L. Libby Vincent P. Barabba Copenhaver Nancy Flournoy Nancy R. Hall Henry D. Kahn Gary L. Liberson William A. Barnett Robert J. Costello Mary A. Foulkes R. Choudary John H. Kalbfleisch Greta M. Ljung Charles K. Bayne Brenda G. Cox Martin D. Fraser Hanumara John D. Kalbfleisch Michael T. Longnecker Richard A. Becker Giles L. Crane Daniel H. Freeman Jr. Frank E. Harrell Jr. William D. Kalsbeek Thomas A. Louis Richard J. Beckman John R. Crigler David Frontz Robert M. Hauser Howard S. Kaplon George W. Lynch Mary S. Beersman Robert D. Curley Mark C. Fulcomer Richard M. Heiberger Joseph D. Kasile Bruce E. Mackey Timothy M. Bergquist Gary R. Cutter Mitchell H. Gail Lance K. Heilbrun Daniel Kasprzyk Dennis R. Mar Edward J. Gainer 8 amstat news june 2018 Longtime members Mary A. Marion Henry D. Muse Kevin Price Josef Schmee Moon W. Suh Joseph J. Walker Donald L. Marx Wayne L. Myers Thomas W. Pullum James Schmeidler Richard A. Sundheim Sylvan Wallenstein Robert L. Mason Subhash C. Narula Alfred W. Rademaker Friedrich W. Scholz Ajit C. Tamhane Stephen D. Walter Takashi Matsui Elliott Nebenzahl Calyampudi R. Rao Eugene F. Schuster Ronald A. Thisted Chao Wang George P. McCabe James W. Neill Rose M. Ray Neil C. Schwertman Hoben Thomas George H. Wang James B. McDonald H. Joseph Newton William J. Raynor Jr. Stuart Scott John M. Thomas James F. Ward Joseph W. McKean Earl Nordbrock Benjamin Reiser Joseph Sedransk Carol B. Thompson Stanley Wasserman John D. McKenzie Jr. Julia A. Norton Kenneth J. Resser Subrata K. Sen Robert D. Tortora William E. Wecker Glen D. Meeden Marija J. Norusis Jeffrey A. Robinson Jayaram Sethuraman Ram C. Tripathi William W. S. Wei Jeff B. Meeker Bernard V. O’Neill Jr. Robert N. Rodriguez Glenn R. Shafer Alan R. Tupek Lynn Weidman Robert J. Meier Morris Olitsky John E. Rolph Juliet Popper Shaffer Bruce W. Turnbull Sanford Weisberg Gayle T. Meltesen Leonard Oppenheimer James L. Rosenberger Paul Shaman David L. Turner K. Laurence Weldon Roy Mendelssohn Joyce Orsini Bernard Rosner Robert H. Shumway Neil R. Ullman Jon August Wellner Mary-Jane Mietlowski Albert C. Ovedovitz N. Phillip Ross Walter Sloboda Richard L. Valliant Roy E. Welsch John A. Miller Willis L. Owen Donald B. Rubin Robert D. Small Gerald van Belle Fredrick S. Whaley Satish Chandra Misra Maurice E. B. Owens III Barbara J. Rutledge Martyn R. Smith Joseph G. Van Matre James P. Whipple John Francis Monahan William J. Padgett Julia Sabella Murray H. Smith Lonnie C. Vance Owen Whitby Douglas C. Leonard J. Parsons Francisco J. Samaniego William A. Sollecito Kerstin Vannman David G. Whitmore Montgomery Raymond C. Peck Allan R. Sampson Randall K. Spoeri Niels H. Veldhuijzen Howard L. Wiener Roderick Montgomery Peter H. Peskun Douglas A. Samuelson M. K. Srirama Paul F. Velleman William J. Wilson Katherine L. Monti A. John Petkau Thomas J. Santner Robert R. Starbuck Hrishikesh D. Vinod Marvin Yablon David S. Moore Charles G. Pfeifer Nancy K. Schatz Allan Stewart-Oaten R. Lakshmi Eric R. Ziegel John K. Moore Philip J. Pichotta James J. Robert L. Stout Vishnuvajjala Stuart O. Zimmerman David R. Morganstein Dale J. Poirier Schlesselman Donna F. Stroup Kenneth W. Wachter Robb J. Muirhead Stephen L. Portnoy Joyce A. Schlieter Perla Subbaiah Howard Wainer 40–44 Y ears Robert D. Abbott Paul P. Biemer Aki N. Caszatt David F. Cruess Curtis S. Engelhard A. Blanton Godfrey Sandra C. Abbott Robert H. Bigelow Amrut M. Champaneri Andrew Joseph Thomas W. Epps Avni Goeksel John M. Abowd Thomas E. Billings Promod K. Chandhok Cucchiara Samuel M. Epstein Richard F. Goldstein Bovas Abraham Richard A. Bilonick John P. Chandler William G. Neil R. Ericsson James H. Goodnight Cumberland Mohammad Herbert L. Bishop Jr. Judith-Anne W. Sylvia R. Esterby Robert D. Gordon Leonard A. Cupingood Ahsanullah Richard M. Bittman Chapman Michael J. Evans Barry I. Graubard Andrew I. Dale James H. Albert Jan F. Bjornstad Yogendra P. Chaubey David Fairley Stephanie J. Green Robin A. Darton Robert W. Aldred Mark M. Blanchard Richard A. Chechile John P. Fazio Timothy A. Green Bruce M. Davis Rich Allen Peter Bloomfield Gina G. Chen Ronald S. Fecso Joel B. Greenhouse Charles S. Davis Wendy L. Alvey Harvey Blumberg William W. S. Chen G. Donald Ferree Jr. John Vic Grice Roger B. Davis Clifford W. Angstman Dan C. Boger Michael R. Chernick Christopher A. Field Susan Groshen Thomas M. Davis Vincent C. Arena James A. Bolognese Vernon M. Chinchilli David F. Findley Marvin H. J. Gruber Roberta W. Day Steve Ascher Dennis Boos Jai Won Choi Allen I. Fleishman Leslie S. Grunes Virginia A. de Wolf Arlene S. Ash David E. Booth Ronald Christensen Hans-Theo Forst Berton H. Gunter Angela M. Dean Anthony C. Atkinson Richard C. Borden Peter D. Christenson Peter E. Fortini Perry D. Haaland Pierre C. Delfiner Steven P. Bailey Victor Marek Borun B. Christine Clark Janet F. Fowler Michael Haber Lorraine Denby Stephen P. Baker Michael N. Boyd Cynthia Z. F. Clark John D. Fox William A. Halteman Wayne S. Desarbo Saad T. Bakir John E. Boyer Daren B. H. Cline Leroy A. Franklin Katherine T. Halvorsen David A. Dickey James A. Baldwin Norman M. Bradburn George W. Cobb Larry D. Freese Michael S. Hamada E. Jacquelin Dietz Eileen J. Beachell Mary-Lynn Brecht Timothy C. Coburn Stephen A. Freitas David C. Hamilton Ralph Digaetano Jay H. Beder James E. Breneman Michael L. Cohen Arthur Fries Janet M. Hanley David P. Doane Steven Belle J. Michael Brick Michael P. Cohen Barbara A. Gabianelli John B. Hannon Jr. Joseph R. Donovan Robert B. Bendel David R. Bristol Stephen H. Cohen Paul Gallo Robert C. Hannum Bonnie P. Dumas James O. Berger Ron Brookmeyer Steven B. Cohen Edward E. Gbur Jr. David Hardison William D. Dupont Roger L. Berger Edward C. Bryant Salvatore V. Colucci Cynthia D. Gentillon William V. Harper Harold E. Dyck James S. Bergum Thomas J. Bzik Richard S. Conway Jr. Malay Ghosh Stephen P. Harris Jean L. Dyer Catherine S. Berkey Patrick J. Cantwell Bruce K. Cooil John A. Gillespie Jeffrey D. Hart L. Marlin Eby Nancy Berman Lynda T. Carlson Kennon R. Copeland Michael E. Ginevan Kenneth R. Hartmann Marlene J. Egger Jose Miguel Bernardo Arthur Carpenter Charles D. Cowan Beth C. Gladen Gary D. Hatfield Ernst R. Berndt John R. Crammer Kathleen Louise Daniel B. Carr Emery Marcia A. Glauberman Maurine A. Haver David J. Bernklau Keith N. Crank John F. Carter Wil B. Emmert Joseph Glaz William D. Heavlin Charles C. Berry Frank C. Castronova James A. Creiman William J. Glynn Harold V. Henderson

june 2018 amstat news 9 Ellen Hertzmark Edward Lakatos Marianne E. Messina John J. Peterson Kenneth Schechtman Hanspeter Thoeni Thomas Herzog Mansum A. Lam Michael M. Meyer Joseph D. Petruccelli Mark J. Schervish John H. Thompson Richard P. Heydorn Kuang-Kuo Terry G. Meyer Daniel Pfeffermann Brian R. Schlain Mary E. Thompson Steven C. Hillmer Gordon Lan Joel E. Michalek John G. Phillips Mark D. Schluchter Theodore J. Thompson Susan M. Hinkins J. Richard Landis Richard O. Michaud Linda Williams Pickle David C. Schmittlein Anthony D. Thrall Jerry L. Hintze Stephen S. Langley III Robert J. Mokken Gregory F. Piepel David A. Schoenfeld Luke-Jon Tierney Chihiro Hirotsu Philip T. Lavin George E. Morgan Joseph G. Pigeon Timothy L. Schofield Richard B. Tiller Douglas A. Hlavacek Johannes Ledolter June Morita William E. Pollard Charles B. Schriver Naitee Ting Lorrie L. Hoffman Kelvin K. Lee Max D. Morris Chester H. Ponikowski John H. Schuenemeyer Ronald R. Titus Thomas P. Hogan Kerry L. Lee Barbara G. Darwin H. Poritz Donald J. Schuirmann Jerome D. Toporek Larry R. Holden Martin L. Lee Mroczkowski Randall W. Potter Steven J. Schwager David C. Trindade Alan Hopkins James D. Leeper Lawrence H. Manfred Precht Michael Schwarzschild L. Claire Tsao Muhlbaier Carol C. House Greg M. Lepak Dale L. Preston David W. Scott Kam-Wah Tsui Bengt Muthen Berne Martin James M. Lepkowski Louis H. Primavera William L. Seaver Gregory W. Ulferts Haikady N. Nagaraja Howard III Martin L. Lesser Howard M. Proskin Teddy I. Seidenfeld Thomas J. Uryniak John C. Nash Longtime members Longtime Marla L. Huddleston Marcia J. Levenstein Lloyd P. Provost Joanne B. Severe Jessica M. Utts Reinhard Neck Allen C. Humbolt Bruce Levin Clifford R. Qualls Thomas R. Sexton Esa Ilkka Uusipaikka Margaret A. Nemeth Mohammad F. Huque Richard A. Lewis John N. Quiring Arvind K. Shah Pamela M. Vacek David Butcher Nolle David N. Ikle Lawrence I-Kuei Lin Tony K. S. Quon Ramalingam Richard Craig Van Michael A. Nolte John M. Irvine Carol L. Link Volker W. Rahlfs Shanmugam Nostrand Robert M. Norton Alan J. Izenman Robert E. Little Gopa Ray Mohammed A. Shayib Stephen B. Vardeman El-Sayed E. Nour Kirk A. Jackson George A. Livingston Domenic J. Reda Gary L. Shoop Denton R. Vaughan Tom S. Nunnikhoven Jean G. Jenkins Roger Longbotham Mark R. Reiser Patrick E. Shrout Joseph S. Verducci Barry D. Nussbaum Linda W. Jennings Stephen W. Looney William K. Rice Jr. Stanley A. Shulman Steve P. Verrill Kevin F. O’Brien Gary R. Johnson Milton W. Loyer Mark William Riggs Andrew F. Siegel Joseph G. Voelkel Ralph G. O’Brien Paulette M. Johnson Jay H. Lubin Paula K. Roberson Richard S. Sigman Joachim Vollmar Gerald A. Joireman James Lynch Michael W. Jeffrey S. Simonoff Grace Wahba O’Donnell Jr. Rosemary A. Roberts Ian T. Jolliffe Michael F. Macaluso Terry L. Sincich Joel A. Waksman Judith Rich O’Fallon Edwin L. Robison Michael P. Jones John MacIntyre Judith D. Singer Katherine K. Wallman Thomas W. O’Gorman David M. Rocke Harmon S. Jordan Kathleen S. Madsen Joan H. Skurnick Lars Walloe Patrick D. O’Meara Frank W. Rockhold David R. Judkins Jay Magidson Richard J. Smith Sophronia W. Ward Terence John O’Neill Russell H. Roegner Karen Kafadar Linda C. Malone Richard L. Smith Herbert W. Ware David Oakes Anthony M. Roman Lee D. Kaiser Charles F. Manski Tom A. B. Snijders William L. Weber Walter W. Offen Robin L. Rose Leslie A. Kalish Kanti V. Mardia Francisco P. Soler Thomas E. Wehrly Francis G. Ogrinc Paul R. Rosenbaum Bruce A. Kaplan Ray L. Marr Dan J. Sommers David L. Weimer Thomas H. Oliphant Gary L. Rosner John M. Karon LeRoy T. Mattson Terence P. Speed Clarice R. Weinberg Frank Olken Lawrence V. Rubinstein Theodore G. Karrison Timothy A. Max Bruce D. Spencer Daniel L. Weiner John A. Ondrasik Andrew L. Rukhin Barry P. Katz Scott E. Maxwell Clifford H. Spiegelman Robert M. Wharton William J. Owen David Ruppert Richard W. Katz Fred M. Mayes Jr. Nancy L. Spruill Andrew A. White Albert Palachek Estelle Russek-Cohen Jerome P. Keating Michael J. Mazu Donald M. Stablein David C. Whitford Alberto Palloni Carl T. Russell James L. Kepner Donna K. McClish Jim Rutherford Edward J. Stanek III Dexter C. Mari Palta Whittinghill, III Meena Khare Joseph P. McCloskey Michael S. Saccucci William M. Stanish William S. Pan Priya J. Wickramaratne Byung-Soo Kim Peter McCullagh William H. Sachs Richard M. Stanley Deborah L. Panebianco Rand R. Wilcox Syed N. U. A. Kirmani Janet Elizabeth Jerome Sacks Joel H. Steckel McDougall Swamy A. V. B. Christopher John Wild George J. Knafl Paravastu Thomas W. Sager David W. Stewart Daniel L. McGee Leland Wilkinson Kenneth J. Koehler Won J. Park John P. Sall John A. Stewart Philip G. McGuire Jean F. Williams Edward L. Korn Robert A. Parker William M. Sallas Robert A. Stine Stephen A. McGuire Michael A. Wincek Kenneth J. Koury Robert E. Parson Gilles F. M. Santini Sandra S. Stinnett Geoffrey J. McLachlan Lawrence C. Wolfe Abba M. Krieger Van L. Parsons Robert L. Santos S. Lynne Stokes Christine E. McLaren Kirk M. Wolter Jeffrey P. Krischer Sharon M. Passe Miles M. Sato Michael A. Stoto Don L. McLeish Farroll T. Wright Alok Krishen Jeffrey S. Passel Nathan E. Savin Miron L. Straf William Q. Meeker Jr. Tommy Wright Pieter M. Kroonenberg Kevin Pate John W. Sawyer Jr. Walter W. Stroup Katherine B. Krystinik Cyrus R. Mehta Robert D. Sutherland Michael G. Charles L. Paule William G. Saylor Yochmowitz Naoto Kunitomo Kathleen A. Mellars David A. Swanson Karl E. Peace Patricia A. Scanlan Elizabeth R. Zell Alan H. Kvanli W. David Menzie II Robert M. Tardiff N. Shirlene Pearson Stephen Schacht Daniel Zelterman Michael Meredith James R. Lackritz Jane F. Pendergast David J. Schaeffer Robert L. Taylor Samuel Merrill III Nan Laird David W. Peterson Marcia A. Testa

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Y ears Longtime members Michael A. Adena Richard Raymond Ronald K. Elswick Jr. Nancy C. Hassett Ravindra Khattree Laurentius Marais Joseph Adwere-Boamah Carlson Brian John English Trevor J. Hastie KyungMann Kim James C. March Dorothee P. Aeppli Michael L. Carniello Patricia A. English Nathaniel Alan Heckert John E. Kimmel David A. Marker Sung K. Ahn B. Thomas Carr Eugene A. Enneking Charles E. Heckler Robin Laurence Kirby Paul J. Marovich Christian M. Alaouze Nancy J. Carter Kent M. Eskridge Donald R. Hedeker Genshiro Kitagawa James Stephen Marron Adelin I. Albert L. Douglas Case Mark A. Espeland Daniel F. Heitjan John C. Klensin Adam T. Martinsek Jeanne M. Aldred John V. Castellana Frederick W. Faltin Wolf-Dieter Heller John Miller Koester Joe Matsuoka Melvin T. Alexander Deborah A. Cernauskas Dean H. Fearn Victoria Black Hench Sarah Hurwicz Kogut Carl A. Mauro Paul D. Allison N. Rao Chaganty Michael B. Feil David H. Henry Henryka K. Komanska Charles Maynard Dhammika Amaratunga Subhabrata Chakraborti Gwyn R. Ferguson Keith Heyen David P. Kopcso Allen A. McIntosh Yasuo Amemiya Raymond L. Chambers Luisa T. Fernholz Susan G. Hilsenbeck Samuel Koslowsky Raymond E. McIntyre Kathryn H. Anderson Charles W. Champ Eric Jeffrey Feuer Joseph G. Hirschberg Kallappa M. Koti Gerald W. McLaughlin John Angle Douglass S. Chapman Denzil G. Fiebig Edward C. Hirschland Ken G. Kowalski Gregory C. McLaughlin John E. Angus Ching-Shui Cheng Dianne M. Finkelstein Myron Hlynka Lawrence Krasnoff Kenneth B. McRae Thomas Arbutiski Richard P. Chiacchierini Patrick E. Flanagan James S. Hodges Gregory A. Kruger Robert W. Mee Stephan Arndt Yu-Kun Chiang Dean A. Follmann Howard R. Hogan Bertram Krumm Shailendra S. Menjoge Sarah J. Arterburn Paul C. Chiou Gosta Forsman David B. Holiday Richard A. Kulka William S. Messina Jenny A. Baglivo Christy Chuang-Stein T. A. Foster Paul S. Horn Joachim Kunert R. Daniel Meyer John Bailer Constance F. Citro Floyd J. Fowler Jr. Amelia Dale Horne Lynn Kuo H. Andrew Michener David L. Banks Murray K. Clayton Anne E. Freeny Welling C. Howell Jr. Jurate M. Landwehr Rosemarie Mick Chris M. Barker Mario A. Cleves Edward W. Frees Wei-Min Huang Thomas P. Lane Ruth M. Mickey Anna E. Baron Avital Cnaan Jerome Frieman David L. Hubble Jerry Langley Steven P. Millard Andrew Lewis Paul E. Coffman Jr. Peter P. Gaccione Norma Faris Hubele Linda B. Lannom Eva R. Miller Baughman Mark E. Cohen Shayne C. Gad Esther Sid Hudes Edmund C. Lau Michael F. Miller Moraye B. Bear Richard D. Cohn Lionel A. Galway Beverley Adams Huet Purushottam W. Laud Renee H. Miller Mark P. Becker Michael Christopher Michael A. Gates Arthur L. Hughes Jr. Lisa M. LaVange Margaret A. Minkwitz Edward J. Bedrick Conlon Constantine Gatsonis Edward Hughes Brian T. Leahy David H. Moen Alexander E. Belinfante Margaret Conomos Jeffrey J. Gaynor Clive A. Hunt David J. LeBlond Leyla K. Mohadjer Stephen S. Bell Charles F. Contant Jr. Philip M. Gbur Gerardo Ignacio Barbara A. Leczynski Brian C. Monsell Michael E. Bellow Nancy R. Cook James Connell Gear Hurtado Hyunshik J. Lee Dirk F. Moore Peter M. Bentler Peyton J. Cook Joseph C. Gfroerer Luis H. Hurtado K. F. Lee Leslie M. Moore James Calvin Berry Stephen R. Cosslett Subir Ghosh Shelley Hurwitz Kwan R. Lee Jorge G. Morel Jonas V. Bilenas Patricia S. Costello Alfred D. Godfrey Linda S. Hynan Lawrence M. Leemis Walter T. Morgan Warren B. Bilker Noel A. Cressie Carl V. Gogolak Deborah D. Ingram John J. Lefante Jr. Stephan Morgenthaler Bruce Steven Binkowitz Douglas E. Critchlow Miguel A. Gomez- Henry F. Inman Robert M. Leighty Elizabeth A. David C. Cue Thomas R. Birkett Villegas Harald K. Iverson Peter J. Lenk Morgenthien Estella Bee Dagum David K. Blough Nancy M. Gordon Patricia A. Jacobs Hans Levenbach Christopher H. Marie Davidian Morrell Carol Joyce G. Jay Graepel Debra J. Jacobson Martin S. Levy Blumberg Richard A. Davis Michael Joe Morton J. Brian Gray Denis George Janky Donald K. Lewis Mary Ellen Bock Thomas C. Dawe Linda L. C. Moss Janis G. Grechko Guillermina Jasso Steven A. Lewis Steven B. Boswell Richard D. De Veaux Ronald P. Mowers Edwin J. Green Christopher Jennison Wai K. Li Robert D. Bowser Roger L. Deaton Daniel H. Mowrey John W. Green Daniel R. Jeske Lillian S. Lin Nancy J. Boynton Michael R. Delozier Robert A. Muenchen Michael A. Greene B. Alan Johnson Anne S. Lindblad Leonard E. Braitman Dipak K. Dey Nitis Mukhopadhyay Daniel A. Greer Robert E. Johnson Ernst Linder Rollin F. Brant James DiCanzio Jurgen Muller Timothy G. Gregoire Wesley Orin Johnson Bo Henry Lindqvist Pamela W. Broene Marie Diener-West Keith E. Muller Yves Grize Albyn C. Jones Wayne S. Lindsay Thomas W. Broene David M. Dillard Jeri Metzger Mulrow David J. Groggel Bradley A. Jones Barbara A. Lingg Roger L. Brown John S. Dixon Jay Munson Miriam S. Grosof Robert I. Kabacoff Charles L. Liss William J. Browning Thomas W. Dobbins Daniel Najjar Antonio F. Gualtierotti Tzu-Cheg Kao Regina Y. Liu Judith A. Buchino Ken Grant Dodds Jayalakshmi Natarajan Olivier J. M. Guilbaud Alan F. Karr Joseph J. Locascio Shelley B. Bull Jeff F. Doerzbacher William Navidi Pushpa L. Gupta Sri Haryatmi Kartiko Wei-Yin Loh Christine M. Bunck Gerald A. Dorfman Barry L. Nelson Ramesh C. Gupta Richard L. Kasul Jeffrey A. Longmate Lawrence F. Burant Gaylen W. Drape Larry Alan Nelson Yesvy Gustasp Charles R. Katholi James T. Love Thomas E. Burk Kevin Ward Dean V. Neubauer Sam Gutterman Darryl Katz Joseph F. Lucke Carolee Bush Drummey Tie-Hua Ng Josue Guzman Sallie Keller Helmut Luetkepohl Harry F. Bushar Kirk A. Easley Phillip N. Norton Alula Hadgu Elizabeth J. Kelly Michael J. LuValle Kevin C. Cain Robert G. Edson William I. Notz Michael D. Hale Joan Kempthorne- Esfandiar Maasoumi Carol Veum Caldwell Don Edwards Rawson Douglas W. Nychka Marc Hallin Donald Macnaughton Charles A. Calhoun Thomas Barry Edwards Arthur J. Kendall William P. O’Hare J. Michael Hardin Greg Maislin Richard J. Caplan Bruce P. Ekholm Harry J. Khamis Yoshimichi Ochi Rachel M. Harter Michael K. Mara

june 2018 amstat news 11 Longtime members Akinori Ohashi James O. Ramsay Nathaniel Schenker Fraser B. Smith Norma C. Terrin James G. Wendelberger Ann W. Olmsted David C. Randall Mark F. Schilling Robert A. Smith Jeffrey D. Tew Joanne R. George Ostrouchov Dabeeru C. Rao David C. Schlotzhauer Steven M. Snapinn Brian J. Thelen Wendelberger Mark C. Otto Richard F. Raubertas Paul R. Schneeman Karen L. Snowdon-Way David M. Thissen Donald B. White Soo Peter Ouyang Howard L. Rauch John R. Schoenfelder Ying C. So Neal Thomas Glenn D. White, Jr. Franz Christian Palm David M. Reboussin Loren T. Schoof Joong Kweon Sohn Ronald G. Thomas David A. Whitney J. Lynn Palmer Nancy Reid John D. Schoolfield Eric R. Sowey Lori A. Thombs Alice S. Whittemore Sastry G. Pantula Wasima N. Rida Donald E. Schreiner Jr. Refik Soyer David J. Thomson John L. Wieting Mary R. Parker William J. Riley Linda Kay Schultz James C. Spall Yeow-Meng Thum William E. Wilkinson Jeffrey R. Parno James S. Roberts Lonni R. Schultz John J. Spinelli Terrence Tivnan Thomas R. Willemain Lee Parsons Richard A. Rode Lawrence A. Schwartz Andrew W. Spisak Carmen L. Traxler Christopher J. Williams Antonio Pascual-Acosta Jack Rodgers Sidney H. Schwartz Gene D. Sprechini Michael W. Trosset Jeffrey R. Wilson Steven C. Patch Ward Rodriguez John Weldon Kadaba P. Srinath Ruey-Shiong Tsay Timothy H. Wilson Sudhir Ranjan Paul John W. Rogers Seaman Jr. Cidambi Srinivasan Clyde Tucker William E. Winkler Robert J. Pavur Javier Rojo Marilyn M. Seastrom Paul G. Staneski Thomas P. Turiel Jeffrey A. Witmer David J. Pawel Jorge Luis Romeu Gilg U. H. Seeber Leonard A. Stefanski David M. Umbach Marty J. Witt Roxy L. Peck Elvezio Ronchetti Joseph Severs David M. Steinberg Leo T. Upchurch Luke G. Wolfe Elgin S. Perry Robert J. Rosati Bahman Shafii Seth M. Steinberg Leslie A. Van Alstine F. Lennie Wong Kimberly T. Perry Mitchell J. Rosen Steven J. Shapiro Lorraine C. Steiner Amelia S. Velasquez John R. Woods John D. Pesek Jr. Peter E. Rossi Simon J. Sheather Barbara Stevens Robert L. Vogel Patricia Wozniak Gerald L. Phillips Peter J. Rousseeuw Mack C. Shelley II Maura E. Stokes Stanley Von Hagen Lap-Ming Wun Walter W. Piegorsch Don A. Royce Mark R. Shenkman Mark C. Strong Edward F. Vonesh John Charles Wurst Mark M. Pierzchala Keith F. Rust Malcolm J. Sherman Therese A. Stukel William Dennis Wacker Emmanuel Yashchin David Pollard Roland T. Rust Weichung J. Shih Mark Lionel Suda Paul G. Wakim Linda J. Young Michael J. Pomerantz Pedro J. Saavedra Lucy Shneyer James J. Swain Chih-Ming Wang Cun-Hui Zhang Dudley L. Poston Mehmet Sahinoglu Holly B. Shulman Winson Taam Ronald L. Wasserstein Georgia Ziemba Morgan Paul N. Powell III Ulderico Santarelli Arthur R. Silverberg Yoshio Takane Ann E. Watkins Dale L. Zimmerman Stanley Presser Michael J. Santulli Stephen D. Simon Roy Noriki Tamura Sheila O’Leary Weaver David M. Zucker J. Michael Price Sanat K. Sarkar Christopher John Deborah L. Tasky Carol Weideman Skinner Rebecca Zwick Jamie K. Pugh Adriano L. Sarmiento Greg C. Taylor William J. Welch Richard A. Smiley William M. Pugh Stephen M. Scariano Jeremy M. G. Taylor Stefan Wellek Charles Eugene Smith Trivellore E. Daniel J. Schaid Timo L. Terasvirta Alan H. Welsh Raghunathan Elizabeth C. Smith

12 amstat news june 2018 Highlights of the April 13–14, 2018, ASA Board of Directors Meeting

SA President Lisa LaVange convened the first ASA Board meeting of 2018 at the ASA 2018 Board of Directors offices in Alexandria, Virginia. The high- Lisa LaVange, President lightsA of the meeting follow. Karen Kafadar, President-Elect Discussion Items Barry Nussbaum, Past-President • The board engaged in a lively strategic plan- Kathy Ensor, Third-Year Vice President ning discussion, resulting in ideas that will find their way to the pages of Amstat News in David Williamson, Second-Year the coming months. Vice President • The board reviewed an ASA Statement on Katherine Monti, First-Year Vice President Conveying Forensic Findings. Board approval through the Board Executive Committee will Paula Roberson, Third-Year follow after some minor changes. Council of Chapters Representative • The board met with Juan Meza, the new Julia Sharp, Second-Year Council director of the Division of Mathematical of Chapters Representative Sciences (DMS) at the National Science Don Jang, First-Year Council Foundation. Meza outlined areas of current of Chapters Representative and future investment for DMS. He emphasized the connection of funding to the NSF’s Eileen King, Third-Year Council of Sections “Ten Big Ideas.” Representative Action Items Jim Lepkowski, Second-Year Council of Sections Representative • The following editorial appointments were made: Katherine Halvorsen, First-Year Council of Sections Representative • Tyler McCormick, University of Washington, Journal of Computational and Cynthia Bocci, International Graphical Statistics, 2019–2021 Representative • Jeff Witmer, Oberlin College, Journal of Scott Evans, Publications Representative Statistics Education, 2019–2021 Amarjot Kaur, Treasurer • Ricardo Cao, University of A Coruña, Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 2019– Ron Wasserstein, Executive 2021 Director and Board Secretary • Jerome Reiter, Duke University, Statistics and Public Policy, 2019–2021

• V. Roshan Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology, Technometrics, 2020–2022

june 2018 amstat news 13 • Journal prices were reviewed and an increase recent activities. The COCGB highlighted of 5% on institutional North American and its work to monitor the “health” of chapters international print and online prices for 2019 and noted the creation of a new chapter, the was approved, as was a 2% increase on ASA Columbus (Ohio) Chapter. On the “health” member rates for print. Online access for theme, the COSGB has been developing ASA members is free. better ways to evaluate the well-being of sections, including fiscal status and services to • The board approved a revision to the ASA’s section members. Guidelines for Ethical Statistical Practice. The revision addresses areas of professional • Vice President Williamson presented the misconduct not addressed in the current annual report of the Membership Council. guidelines. The updated guidelines are posted These council reports help the board stay con- at http://bit.ly/2rPHv6e. nected with ASA committees, and vice versa. Board members learned of committee activi- • The board updated the policy for formation ties and plans and heard questions or concerns of ASA outreach groups to clarify the pur- from committees. poses for such groups. • Amanda Malloy, ASA director of develop- Reported Items ment, provided a brief update on the ASA’s fundraising activities, and Steve Pierson, • Associate Executive Director and Director of ASA director of science policy, updated the Operations Steve Porzio updated the board board on our advocacy work. Malloy noted on ASA financials for 2017. The year ended that 2017 was our best year yet in terms of in the black. Also, Porzio and ASA Treasurer fundraising, continuing a multi-year string Amarjot Kaur presented the results of the of best years. Pierson noted the launch of ASA’s annual audit. The board thanked Porzio the ASA’s Count on Stats program, concerns and staff for another clean audit. about statistical agency independence in • Kaur also updated the board on the status of Puerto Rico, the latest developments with the ASA’s investments. Investments gained the citizenship question being added to about $2.5 million in value in 2017. Market the Census, and numerous other items of value at the end of March 2018 was about importance to our community. $20.6 million. • ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein • Kaur also presented proposed changes to the updated the board on the follow up to the ASA bylaws to update the names and descrip- successful Symposium on Statistical Inference, tions of some of the standing committees held in October 2017. Later this year, a spe- related to finance and budget. Those proposed cial issue of The American Statistician on the changes are being published in this issue of topic of statistical inference will serve as a Amstat News. “work product” of the symposium, though papers were welcomed from everyone, not just • The board received progress reports on the symposium participants. This special issue will strategic initiatives launched by ASA President be online only and open access. Lisa LaVange. All are well under way. In addition, ASA President-elect Karen Kafadar The full board meets again July 27–28 in discussed with the board ideas she has for 2019. Vancouver, immediately prior to the start of JSM 2018. Further discussion of those ideas and detailed The board will also have its annual budget meeting proposals to implement them will follow. on June 8 at the ASA HQ in Alexandria, Virginia. n • The Council of Chapters Governing Board (COCGB) and the Council of Sections Governing Board (COSGB) reported on their

14 amstat news june 2018 Proposed Revisions to the ASA Bylaws Recommended by the Board of Directors April 13, 2018

he ASA Board of Directors proposes the fol- son to the budget; and periodically assess the lowing modifications to the ASA bylaws. facilities needs of the Association home office. (http://bit.ly/2Gsz19p) The purpose of the for annually proposing the budget for the Tchanges is to ensure the ASA’s finance-related commit- coming fiscal year. It is responsible for annu- tee charges are consistent with current best practices ally recommending a budget for action by the and to update some provisions that are either no lon- Board of Directors. It is also responsible for ger applicable or not reflective of current best practices. annually evaluating the capital budget, the salary classification structure, and the fringe Finance-related committee charges: benefits for the Association staff. It shall also periodically review the incomes, expenditures, Article IX. COMMITTEES and allocations during the year for consis- 4.a. Audit Committee. The Audit Committee tency with the budget; the accounting system shall consist of the Treasurer, who acts as chair, employed and the budgeting process; and the the chair of the Budget Committee, and the facilities need of the Association home office. Past President. It shall periodically recom- If it so chooses, the Board of Directors as a mend an audit firm to the Board of Directors; group may serve as the Budget Committee. serve as the Board of Directors' liaison to the Association’s auditors; represent the Board of 5.d. Finance Investments Committee. The Directors in discharging its responsibilities Finance Investments Committee shall recom- relating to the accounting, reporting, and mend to the Board of Directors, and assess financial practices of the ASA; have general adherence to, investment guidelines that will responsibility for surveillance of internal con- improve the safety, return, reporting, or man- trols, accounting, and audit activities of the agement of the investment accounts; periodi- ASA; ensure the audit is carried out in a fiscal- cally review the holdings in the investment ly sound manner; review with the audit firm accounts of the Association; assess appropriate their audit procedures, including the scope benchmarks for investment performance; and timing of the audit, the results of the evaluate the performance of the investment annual audit, and any accompanying manage- managers and consultants; recommend to the ment letters; assess the adequacy of internal Board of Directors, as appropriate, steps that controls and risk management systems; review will improve the safety, return, reporting, and/ the IRS Form 990, 990-T, and Virginia Form or management of the investment accounts; 500; review the document destruction and and such other matters related to the financial whistleblower policies; and review material performance of the Association as the Board about any pending legal proceedings involv- may assign from time to time. recommend ing the ASA. recommend an audit firm to the long-term financial planning, supervise the Board of Directors. It serves as the Board of investments of the Association, and carry Directors' liaison to the Association auditors. out other duties as determined by the Board It is responsible for seeing that the audit is car- of Directors. The Finance Committee shall ried out in a fiscally sound manner and that consist of the Treasurer as chair and six full reports are prepared as needed by the Board of members, each serving a three-year term, des- Directors. ignated by the President-Elect. 4.b. Budget Committee. The Budget Committee Other revision recommendations: shall consist of the three Vice Presidents Article X. PUBLICATIONS and Treasurer, the latter ex officio without vote. The senior Vice President shall serve as 4. Directory. At suitable intervals, the chair of the committee. It is responsible The Association shall make available a directory Committee shall annually recommend the of its members. At suitable intervals, the operating budget for the coming fiscal year, Constitution and By-Laws of the Association including the Association staff compensation shall be published. budget (salaries and fringe benefits), for action by the Board of Directors; periodically review the Association’s financial results in compari-

june 2018 amstat news 15 Article II. FINANCE THE AMERICAN STATISTICIAN HIGHLIGHTS 3. Authority. All funds of the Association shall be deposited with the Treasurer, who shall May Issue Has make disbursement therefrom under regula- tions of the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall have authority to purchase securities Something for with funds that the Board of Directors has designated for investment and to sell such Everyone securities, but such purchases and sales shall be made only in accordance with such guide- he May 2018 issue of The American lines as the Board of Directors shall prescribe. Statistician features 13 articles that span a range of methodology and application The Board of Directors may appoint full mem- Tareas. There is something for everyone. bers of the Association residing outside the The General section begins with an article United States to serve as depositories for funds. about identifiability and estimation issues that arise when parametric families are extended With the approval of the Board of Directors, with extra parameters for increased flexibil- the Treasurer may delegate the powers listed ity. A second article investigates the effect of in the first paragraph of this section, as well standardization on multicollinearity measures, as the power to sign checks and to access and a third article discusses the construction of safe-deposit boxes. joint distributions from marginal distributions 4. Surety Bonds. All persons who are respon- in such a way that constraints on the random sible for the disbursement of funds shall be variables are satisfied. insured by a surety and performance bond in The lineup for Teacher’s Corner includes an amounts and with companies approved by experience report on a curriculum design for a the Board of Directors. Fidelity: All persons professional master’s program of statistical prac- who are responsible for the disbursement of tice. A second paper investigates incomplete funds shall be held as covered under a blan- data inference methods for “shaved dice.” A ket Employee Dishonesty policy at limits third paper proposes a graphical display of type- approved by the Board of Directors. 2 errors when testing for a normal distribution, and the final paper in this section develops and 10. Indemnity. The Association shall indemnify compares methodologies when using regression each person who was or is a party or is threat- analysis to detect aging trends. ened to be made a party to any threatened, You will find two Short Technical Notes. pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administra- The first develops a fast algorithm for computing tive, or investigative, by reason of serving at the expected value of sample central moments, the request of the Association as a director, and the second offers alternative proofs that a officer, employee, or agent of another organi- Laplace distribution can be represented as a zation, against all judgments, penalties, fines, Gaussian mixture. and settlements, and against all reasonable There are also two papers in the Statistical expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually Practice Section. The first is a discussion about incurred in connection with such action, suit, Cochran’s rule-of-thumb on the adequacy of the or proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted chi-square test for independence in a contingency by Massachusetts law, except if the actual or table, and the second is an investigation of the effect potential liability is due to the person’s own population skew can have on sample size formulas. negligence or gross negligence, or criminal Finally, there are two papers contributing to misconduct, or action in violation of ASA the Interdisciplinary and Statistical Computing rules or policies. and Graphics sections of the journal. The first studies high-school dropout rate and proposes Note: In accordance with the bylaws, the mem- correspondence analysis as a way to obtain addi- bership shall have 75 days to review and respond to tional insight. The second paper advocates for the any proposed change. Please direct comments to the use of symbolic computing tools and uses a con- executive director and ASA secretary at Ron@amstat. text in which the efficient score test is of interest. org by September 15, 2018. Member comments will To read these articles or submit your work to be shared with the ASA Board of Directors before The American Statistician, visit www.tandfonline. further action regarding these changes is taken. n com/toc/utas20/current. n

16 amstat news june 2018 Deans Offer Advice to Statistics Departments R. W. Doerge, M. Fuentes, S. C. Morton, H. J. Newton, S. G. Pantula, and A. R. Sampson

ncreasingly in academia, statis- who are renowned statisticians in data science), marketing and ticians have been appointed to their own right: Rebecca Doerge, publicizing departments, and university administrative posi- Montserrat Fuentes, Sally developing and mentoring tions.I Pioneers include W. Allen Morton, H. Joseph Newton, and personnel)? Wallis, president of the University Sastry Pantula. The breadth of of Rochester, 1962–1970; Albert their academic experiences gave 2. How do the panelists’ aca- Bowker, chancellor at the them excellent perspective on demic backgrounds impact University of California, statistics and the challenges now their relationships with the statistics departments in Berkeley, 1971–1980; Gertrude facing statistics departments. their setting? Cox, director of the Institute of The goal for the discussion Statistics at the Consolidated was to provide insights for stat- 3. What advice would the University of North Carolina, isticians in the “trenches.” Allan panelists as deans wish they 1945–1960; and Lowell Reed, Sampson of the University of could give their past selves as president of The Johns Hopkins Pittsburgh was the session orga- department administrators University, 1953–1956. nizer and moderator. To help that would have been helpful During the past decade, focus the discussion, four broad to know at that time? there has been an acceleration areas were delineated: of this process (see www.amstat. 4. What advice would the org/asa/news-home.aspx). These 1. Based upon their experiences panelist give to academic more recently appointed aca- as deans, what advice would statisticians who would like demic administrators who are the panelists offer to individ- to pursue a track in academic also statisticians can offer valu- uals in statistics departments leadership, in particular, able perspectives about the cur- who are dealing with the building an appropriate port- rent dynamic atmosphere for sta- many challenges facing statis- folio of experiences? Also, tics departments in our cur- tistics. With this motivation, an what are the panelists’ views rent environment (e.g., man- about addressing the difficul- invited panel discussion session aging growth, developing ties in balancing leadership was organized for JSM 2017 that interdisciplinary programs responsibilities with both included five distinguished deans (particularly with regards to research and personal lives?

june 2018 amstat news 17 Panelists The participants and their affiliations (as of August 3, 2017) in the discussion included the following:

Rebecca Doerge Montserrat (Montse) Sally Morton H. Joseph (Joe) Sastry Pantula Dean of the Mellon Fuentes Dean of the College Newton Dean of the College College of Science Dean of the College of Science at Virginia Dean Emeritus of the of Science at Oregon at Carnegie-Mellon of Humanities and Tech and previously College of Science at State University University and earlier Sciences at Virginia Chair of Biostatistics Texas A&M University and earlier Head of Head of Statistics at Commonwealth at the University of and earlier Head of Statistics at North Purdue University University and prior to Pittsburgh Statistics at Texas A&M Carolina State that Head of Statistics University at North Carolina State University

While the panelists explored in politics. Chairs are part of the how money is allocated and being some of these areas in depth, dean’s leadership team and not creative within the given finan- other areas were addressed more just the department’s advocate. cial environment. It is important tangentially. What follows is a It was suggested a chair holds an to understand the broad higher summary of their discussion with unhelpful viewpoint if they find education landscape with par- a few additional observations. themselves saying, “I fought with ticular attention paid to current The panelists broadly observed the dean and here’s what I got.” demographics and technology that successful university leaders It is important for a chair to change—older returning students have great communication skills be able to make decisions. To and increased online education, and are flexible in their outlook be an effective decision-maker, for example. Panelists noted that and actions. Importantly, they panelists’ advice included “don’t as deans and provosts change at have a passion for what they do. perseverate too much,” “be as a university, policies and priori- Their collective view was that transparent and ethical as pos- ties will change, so chairs need to being a department chair or head sible,” “be clear about the criteria adapt accordingly. was one of the hardest jobs on for the decision,” and “be collab- In approaching deans about campus, but also among the best orative.” Making hard decisions issues and concerns, the panel- jobs for making a real impact. with faculty, students, and staff is ists recommended chairs should Their advice for department a skill chairs must master because understand the constraints fac- chairs, as well as other leaders, is decisions are often made hard by ing a dean and aspire to make the to think one level above where difficult people. Some panelists dean’s life easier. A way to accom- they are. Faculty, for instance, thought chairs shouldn’t neces- plish this is to base solutions to might consider the various con- sarily assume “the university has problems upon evidence and, as cerns of the chair when proposing your back” in all situations. The a panelist observed, possibly offer an idea or request. panel agreed among themselves three solutions to an issue—one More specific observations that deans should empower chairs that is free, one that is expensive, were that chairs need to get along and faculty to, as one panelist and one in between. Also sug- with other chairs and deans. noted, “figure it out.” gested when scheduling a meeting Chairs need, for example, to make It was strongly recommended with the dean is sending a written “deals” and build collaborative that leaders of departments and agenda and, ideally, a one-page enterprises that are mutually ben- programs should learn about the executive summary in advance. eficial to multiple university units. business/financial model used In regard to fundraising, for And chairs are recommended to at their university. Growing a both deans and chairs, the pan- avoid unnecessary participation department requires knowing elists agreed philanthropy is

18 amstat news june 2018 part of the job. For deans, it is Within their universities and policy makers, and governmental not unusual for one-third of the the broader community where organizations. The other chal- dean’s time to be devoted to fun- they are located, the panelists lenge identified was the sense draising. The panel strongly sug- believed statistics departments that when statistics is part of a gested it is best to focus on the need to expend much more effort university’s science division, there donor’s passions and interests, to “market themselves.” Many are some in the sciences who not the chair’s, when a chair is colleges have good publicity peo- hold a view that statisticians are talking to prospective donors. ple, and it should not be seen as not “really scientists.” To counter And as one panelist said, “It is “bragging” for a statistics depart- these ideas, panelists remarked always important to listen!” ment “to tell its story.” that having more national statis- To obtain funding from indus- Several panelists urged statisti- tics awards would be excellent. try, a chair should be proactive in cians to do more than “academic For academics taking admin- approaching a possible company papers” and work on research istrative positions, the panel by having the company identify that “matters” and make sure it’s thought some of their colleagues in advance what their needs are known. One panel member sug- criticized them for abandoning so the statistics department can gested a statistics chair should their departments when they be appropriately responsive with “empower” the more extraverted should have been supportive the right faculty presenting. One faculty to promote the depart- of their “being an advocate of panelist used this approach with ment and that not every faculty their discipline while serving in local industry and noted it would member need “get onboard” to a broader leadership position.” often lead to research contracts. do this. Another offered that Further disconcerting to the panel Caution was expressed about not chairs should always have avail- was the “perception that faculty, spreading a department’s resourc- able three promotional “bullets,” especially women, go into admin- es too thinly, as making promises one for departmental research, istration in mid-career because that can’t be sustained is counter- one for teaching, and one for ser- their research wasn’t successful.” productive for the department in vice and outreach. Contrary to this misperception, the long run. An obvious suggestion, but the panel collectively agreed that, The panel uniformly advocat- one that is often missed, is for as an administrator, one should ed it is absolutely essential for sta- departmental faculty, staff, and maintain one’s research career. tistics departments to be involved students to include in their self- Not only is this satisfying, it also in the data science era. Even if the identification that they are a makes it less difficult to deal with department’s sentiment is that “member of the department of highly accomplished faculty in it is too late to do so, the panel statistics” in any professional negotiating tough issues. urged it is never too late and the public setting where they are To have more statisticians department should just start to introducing themselves. move into administration, the get involved and not necessarily Prior to discussing some of the panel reiterated that the discipline start big. Moreover, they said that challenges faculty face in taking should support fellow statisticians for a statistics department not to on administrative responsibili- who focus on administration, be part of data science disadvan- ties, several panelists noted two thereby benefitting statistics and tages the department’s students. specific challenges statistics chairs other disciplines more broadly. To facilitate statistics depart- and statisticians in general face in Overall, the panelists agreed ments’ involvement in data sci- an academic environment. One is that being a department chair or ence, the panelists recommended the need to “constantly explain” dean is both rewarding and person- that having joint appointments why statisticians should have dif- ally gratifying. They concluded both sets the stage and advances ferent promotion criteria than by strongly encouraging the audi- the relationships. To further these most of the physical and social ence to make use of their statisti- relationships, the panel agreed sciences. Motivating this concern cal backgrounds to be leaders in it is imperative that a statistics is that accomplished statisticians serving their departments and the department’s faculty venture out have portfolios with both basic broader academic community. n from their offices and spend time statistical research and high-level interacting with other depart- collaborations in a variety of set- ments’ faculties. tings, including with researchers,

june 2018 amstat news 19 GWU Alumni Revisit Campus to Share Insights, Give Career Tips

From left: Cheung Li (at podium, National Cancer Institute), Bo Ye (student moderator), Wayne Woo (GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines), Guoxi Yan (American Society for Engineering Education), Yuqing Lu (Kaiser Permanente), and Haijun Wang (Arkansas Children’s Hospital)

Society for Engineering Education; Yuqing Lu, Kaiser Permanente; and Haijun Wang, Arkansas Children’s Hospital. They shared tips on writing résumés, preparing for interviews, and burnishing The George Washington University Student Chapter critical soft skills such as teamwork and effective members mingle with alumni at The George Washington communication. Afterward, the panelists “loosened University in Washington, DC, March 3. their ties” and enjoyed pizza, drinks, and casual conversation with students during the closing networking hour. lthough the school’s official homecoming “We are privileged to have such fantastic alumni was a month prior, the American Statistical willing to give back to the students following in Association Student Chapter at The George their footsteps,” noted event organizer Xiaoyan Yin. WashingtonA (GW) University hosted a homecom- “That, combined with assistance of my team mem- ing redux of sorts on March 3, welcoming back five bers—Bo Ye, Jialu Wang, and Tian Pei—and the statistics and biostatistics alumni for a two-hour support of the ASA national organization and the career panel so they could share their insights on GW Statistics Department, were instrumental to entering the job market as newly minted graduates. the event’s success.” Chapter Co-Presidents Xiaoyu Roughly 50 graduate students from the statis- Zhai and Arnold Saunders agreed. They said these tics, biostatistics, and data science programs attend- events drive home the value of ASA membership to ed the event headlined by five alumni speakers: students and pulling together a large event like this Cheung Li, National Cancer Institute; Wayne Woo, is a clinic in leadership skills that can’t be picked up GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines; Guoxi Yan, American in a classroom. n

20 amstat news june 2018 AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships Class of 2017–2018 Photo courtesy of AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships

Boost Your Career in Washington Kat Song, AAAS Communications and Digital Strategy Director

athematicians and statisticians are in high The yearlong fellowship runs annually from demand in the federal government. With September through August and includes a class of assignments in federal agencies, on close to 300 fellows representing a broad range of CapitolM Hill, and in the judicial branch, AAAS backgrounds and disciplines. Engaging with poli- Science and Technology Policy Fellows are on the cymakers, administrators, and thought leaders, fel- front line of vital issues affecting society. The AAAS lows broaden their networks and career paths. After Science and Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) the fellowship, fellows become members of a strong are the premier opportunity for outstanding math- corps of 3,000+ alumni—policy-savvy STEM lead- ematicians, statisticians, scientists, and engineers at ers in academia, government, industry, and the non- any career stage to learn first-hand about policy- profit arena. making while contributing their STEM mindset to Currently, there is a particular need for statisti- American government. cians among STPF ranks. Learn more and apply STPF alumni leverage their fellowship experi- to become a fellow at http://bit.ly/2IrOGMg. Also, ence in myriad ways. Carla Cotwright-Williams is watch a video series about the benefits of being a now a scientist at the US Department of Defense. fellow and how to apply at http://bit.ly/2wMwsQ9. n Karoline Pershell has become executive director of the Association for Women in Mathematics and research director at a tech company.

june 2018 amstat news 21 10 Win

Prove Statistics Is Fun

tatsketball 2018 pitted students in 189 teams • Honorable Mention: Ashley King, Senior, against each other to predict the outcomes of Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament • Honorable Mention: Andy Li, Sophomore, usingS statistics. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, The two contests included the “Pick ‘Em”: Upset Pennsylvania Challenge to predict the winners of the first-round games and the “Build Your Own Bracket”: Draft “Build Your Own Bracket”: Draft Challenge MORE ONLINE Challenge to select teams from 224 draft points and Want to be ready assemble a cohort from seeded participants to earn High School: for next year’s the most overall points. Statsketball and • First Place: Addie Morris, Senior, West other contests? The contest invited students to apply statistics— Branch High School, Beloit, Ohio Sign up for the the science of learning from data—to one of the ThisIsStatistics biggest sporting events of the year, proving that sta- • Honorable Mention: Savanna Triplett, Senior, email list at http:// tistics can be fun and applied to any field. West Branch High School, Salem, Ohio bit.ly/This-Is- Statistics-Email. “Pick ‘Em”: Upset Challenge Winners Undergraduate:

Get details about High School: • First Place: Luke Benz, Junior, Yale University, Statsketball at • First Place: Sophie Mason, Senior, Valley Middlebury, Vermont http://bit.ly/ Christian High School, San Jose, California Statsketball. • Honorable Mention: Mitchell Collins, Senior, • Honorable Mention: Gino Assenmacher, California Polytechnic State University, San Junior, Monroe High School, Monroe, Michigan Luis Obispo, California • Honorable Mention: Makendra Grubel, “The ASA congratulates this year’s Statsketball Senior, Mauldin High School, Simpsonville, winners for their exceptional creativity and well- South Carolina executed methodologies,” said ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein. “All the participants Undergraduate: showed that statistics can be applied to any field of • First Place: Jake Oringel, Freshman, The interest and can be fun as well.” n University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina

22 amstat news june 2018 Six Women Describe Their WiTNY Winternship Experiences Rosa Basevich, Neeru Bhagirath, Maria Mahin, Noorulain Paracha, and Christina Sarcone

n 2018, 46 companies joined Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New 10 Win York’sI (WiTNY) “winternship” program to pair undergraduate women pursuing technical majors from the City University of New York (CUNY) with internships during their winter break. WiTNY is an initiative between CUNY, Cornell Tech, and industry with the mission to facilitate, encourage, and enable a significant increase in the partici- Prove Statistics pation of women in both higher education and entrepreneurship Is Fun in fields related to technology in the New York market. Through strategic initiatives and purposeful integration with key institutions and programs in New York City, WiTNY targets high-school girls getting ready for college, as well as undergraduate and graduate Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York (WiTNY) “winterns” at Pfizer Inc. From left: Research Associate Shin Ah Oh, Technology Tour Guide Kelly H. Zou, and winterns Noorulain women, preparing them to secure a Paracha, Neeru Bhagirath, Christina Sarcone, Maria Mahin, Rosa Basevich, and Aisha Khoja. rewarding and lucrative position in Photo by Xuemei Cai. the technology industry. This year, Pfizer—through the women’s leader- opioid abuse for lack of time and experience), it was ship network WOW (women owning the way)— extremely informative. During the research stage of hosted six winterns in a three-week program. The the project, we learned about many groups that have women were immersed in topics related to Pfizer’s also found solutions through machine learning to business, with an emphasis on how technology plays identify trends in opioid abuse. a role through applications of computer science, In addition to the group project, we had indi- data science, and digital media. vidual managers in the business technology department of Pfizer. Having never taken a statistics course Rosa Basevich before, working in data analytics was both challeng- Undergraduate Student, Hunter College ing and rewarding. I was introduced to the software I am currently a junior at Hunter College, pursuing R and was able to use regression analysis and ROC a bachelor’s of computer science and a math and curve to interpret and quantify large data sets. German minor. As part of the winternship program, Working with Kelly (my manager) has inspired I was paired with Pfizer in the Real-World Data and me to take a big data course and learn more about Analytics Center of Excellence. I was able to get data science. I also hope to take more advanced sta- familiar with the pharmaceutical industry and Pfizer tistics courses in my academic future. I was also sur- through the means of a group project. prised to see the vast technological presence Pfizer For our group project, we tried to find solu- has. Seeing apps like BeLive (meant to aid patients tions to combat the opioid epidemic using machine who have fibromyalgia) and the many emerging learning. Though our project was mainly research technology products was inspiring, since it shows based (we could not write algorithms that would code working in the real world, reaching and help- analyze trends within groups that would identify ing many people.

june 2018 amstat news 23 Neeru Bhagirath years of college studying nursing, where I was able Undergraduate Student, Macaulay Honors to see how technology critically shapes the way we College at The City College of NY prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases. Later, I taught myself how to program and fell in love with it. Since I am pursuing a biotechnology degree with a double then, I’ve dreamed of one day using technology as a minor in computer science and public policy at The means of helping people live longer, healthier lives. City College of New York. I plan to use the com- This winternship program provided an oppor- bination of my studies to combine health care and tunity for me to learn from inspiring female lead- technology to create a more accessible world. ers and see how technology and health care can be Prior to this winternship at Pfizer Inc., I did not intertwined. During the three weeks of the pro- have much exposure to tech or business beyond col- gram, I conducted research for the digital strategy lege courses; however, I was able to gain an expan- team and worked with five other interns to devise sive overview of what measures are taken to make a a way in which Pfizer can use emerging channels of pharmaceutical company successful. media and technology to better engage patients in Within my three weeks, I worked on a depart- their health. mental project and a challenge project. The purpose What impacted me the most from my time at of the departmental project was to create a game to Pfizer was seeing firsthand the powerful role tech- promote inclusivity among the domestic and inter- nology has in shaping patient health outcomes. national offices, and the challenge project was to From the use of wearable devices to monitor and come up with a way to combine Pfizer’s core health communicate patient health information to the care values and with today’s increased importance applications of machine learning in disease diagno- on technology and communication. sis and drug development, technology has become Through working on the challenge project, I inseparable from health care. Specifically, my time learned about valuable lessons in teamwork, modern at Pfizer has sparked my interest in data science day epidemics, and—most of all—how important and how analyzing increasingly massive amounts of it is for a company to use their outreach to invoke health care data can help companies like Pfizer bet- change among the public. ter understand and tailor life-changing treatments for patients. Maria Mahin This semester, I am taking a big data course and Undergraduate Student, Hunter College a machine learning MOOC (massive open online I am a fourth-year student at Hunter College, study- course). Moving forward, I hope to further explore ing computer science with an interest in technology, this field, as well as other intersections between education, and health care. I spent my first three technology and health care.

WiTNY “winternships” celebration in New York City. Front row, from left: Winterns Aisha Khoja, Rosa Basevich, Maria Mahin, and Noorulain Paracha. Second row, from left: Pfizer winternship managers Chris Kakkanatt, Wendy Mayer (organizer), Desiree Cika, Jessica Lakeman, Kelly H. Zou, and Roshni Sacks. Photo by Yolande Morris.

24 amstat news june 2018 MORE ONLINE Read more about the winternship program at http://bit.ly/ WiTNYWinternship.

Lab tour at Pfizer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From left: “Winterns” Maria Mahin, Rosa Basevich, Shin Ah Oh (research associate), Aisha Khoja, Christina Sarcone, Neeru Bhagirath, Noorulain Paracha, and Michelle Clasquin (lab tour guide). Photo by Kelly H. Zou.

Noorulain Paracha Christina Sarcone Undergraduate Student, Macaulay Honors Undergraduate Student, The City College of College at Brooklyn College New York I am a sophomore in the Macaulay Honors Program I am currently an undergraduate sophomore student at Brooklyn College. I am interested in combining at The City College of New York, pursuing a bach- my passion for medicine and technology. During elor’s degree in computer science with a pre-medical this winternship, I was part of the Commercial studies focus. I hope to pursue a career that will Oncology Business Team. I had the ability to ana- combine both interests of medicine and technology. lyze the usability of an application and create usage As a data analyst intern during the winternship, I cases for applications created for field representa- quickly learned the importance of data science with- tives. Completing this task allowed me to witness in the health care sector. I was exposed to different how Pfizer uses technology on a daily basis to projects within the department, one in particular improve patient outcomes. being a rerouting system for sales representatives to I was amazed to see the heavy importance placed improve their operations. The exposure to said proj- on using data to determine what future steps needed ects has shown me that although the headquarters to be taken by the company. From the different pre- is not a clinical setting, they are still able to improve sentations we had on real-world data, I was shown the lives of others behind the scenes with the help the value of statistical analysis to understand the of technology. progress of a medication. Furthermore, as a group This opportunity was unlike any other I have of interns, we focused on the opioid epidemic the experienced. I am grateful for the individuals who United States faces. We created a model of an appli- have dedicated their time to exposing me to the cation that would help identify when a patient is at benefits and potential of data science. This intern- risk of addiction. This application would involve the ship at Pfizer has expanded my knowledge on tech- use of machine learning that could determine how a nology within health care and proving that although patient may be affected by prescription opioids. By data yields one result on the surface, it is the key to completing this project, we hoped to improve the quali- solving many other problems as well. n ty of a patient’s life and lessen this national problem. Through my experience at Pfizer, I aspire to continue to learn about the role technology has in advancing health care.

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STATtr@k The Local ASA Chapter Is My Justice League

still recall a comic that Friday the 13th—he finally dis- department, so loneliness was less emphasized the tragic child- covers others like him. Wonder of an issue. But I was myopic. hood of Superman. After a Woman! Batman! And everyone And, perhaps this is something hardI day playing with his super- else! Through larger-than-life col- we might also be able to relate to, dog, Krypto, a young, boyish laboration, they can tackle prob- my entire statistical world for the Superman flies to the moon. lems on a grander scale. Instead of first six years of my professional Krypto is his best, in fact only, helping old ladies cross the treach- life was “The West Chester Math Scott McClintock friend. He can only be himself erous freeways of Metropolis, they Building.” Thankfully, my world earned his PhD with Krypto. He must hide his instead are empowered to topple view was immeasurably broad- in statistics from powers from everyone else to galactic dictatorships and fight ened when I discovered the ASA. the University of escape fear and persecution. He world hunger and poverty. In The ASA was my profes- Kentucky. He has can’t play sports with the other their unity, they find increased sional turning point. My Justice spent the 10 years children because he might throw productivity. And fulfillment. League. And, for the most part, since teaching statistics at West the football too hard and decapi- And, best of all, friendship. when I talk about the ASA, I am Chester University. tate somebody. He can’t make eye Surely some of us can relate? referring to my local chapter, the His research interests contact with a girl because he The lone statistics professor Philadelphia Chapter. Through include statistical might accidentally incinerate her embedded within a mathemat- our chapter, I learned firsthand education and with his heat vision. ics department. The company’s about the amazing educational work financial statistics. So, he sits on the moon instead. single statistician. Or those who being done not just by “The West He is the current president of the And he gazes through the vast, are “part” of a one-person statisti- Chester Math Building,” but by ASA’s Philadelphia empty, lonely depths of outer cal consulting team. the dozens of surrounding colleges. Chapter. space. And he cries. It’s easy to feel alone. Through our chapter, I was hum- Of course, years later—after I was a bit like that young bled to learn about how our pharma saving his beloved city dozens of Superman when starting my colleagues are saving lives daily. times from tyrant dolphins and own career. I was lucky enough Through our chapter, I was subterranean dinosaurillas and to be the third statistician in my astounded to learn about the

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shrewd, innovative statistical 2. If you have already joined, you that would be person- MORE ONLINE Discover your local techniques our financially orient- then please consider reach- ally meaningful? Even more chapter at http://bit.ly/ ed fellows use daily to keep our ing out to those around you importantly, in your discus- ASAChapters. economy running smoothly. and encouraging them to sions with colleagues who are Through our chapter, I’ve seen also join. If you are a teacher/ not currently ASA members, the amazing, altruistic work in professor, consider advertis- ask them what the chapter artificial intelligence being done ing the ASA’s astoundingly might do that would make by statisticians who are not only low (and perhaps financially enrolling worthwhile for high-level researchers, but also irresponsible) student rates. them. At the end of the day, my neighbors. Work that is doubt- Heck, consider asking your your chapter is your chap- lessly poised to change the world. department or school to help ter. And, despite being part Most amazing of all, this is pay for such memberships— of a vast, national organiza- just the tip of the vast iceberg that if nothing else, through a tion, chapters still have the is Philadelphia. raffle or data-thon. Ask pro- flexibility and freedom to be I wish I hadn’t wasted those fessional colleagues to con- whatever we want them to be. six years. I wish I could have dis- sider membership, as well. covered the ASA earlier in my For those who are daunted My hope as I started my ten- career, much as—I would imag- by the nonstudent price tag ure as chapter president was that ine—Superman wishes he could of full-blown ASA member- we might find a way to unite, have met Batman and Wonder ship, consider the possibility bringing together our unique Woman on some toddler play- of chapter-only membership. powers and perspectives to best date. But! While it is too late for leverage our statistical super-her- us as it is, it is never too late for 3. Consider reaching out to oism for the greater good. you. And, with that in mind, I those who run your chapter. Or, perhaps more humbly, to hope you will consider the fol- At the end of the day, we get show the world our area has more lowing suggestions: out of life what we put into to be proud of than sports teams it, and we cannot discover and regional cuisine. n 1. If you have not already, the joys and benefits of a please consider joining your community without walking local ASA chapter. out of our own front door. What can the chapter do for

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STATS4GOOD The (Higher) Power of Data for Good With a PhD in statistical astrophysics, David Corliss works in analytics ata for Good volunteers ence as critical components of A great example of what can architecture at Ford can be found in many achieving their mission of serv- be done at a local level can be Motor Company places and situations— ing people and the community. found at a synagogue in Chicago, while continuing Dat work, Data for Good organiza- Identifying drivers of poverty and Congregation Rodfei Zedek. astrophysics research tions like Statistics without homelessness, survey design and Located near The University of on the side. He is the founder of Peace- Borders, DataKind, and topic- analysis, models to improve the Chicago and with many people Work, a volunteer driven organizations focused on a effectiveness of refugee programs, having analytic experience in the cooperative of particular subject such as sup- discrimination and injustice congregation, Rodfei Zedek has statisticians and data porting a school. One area research, and data-driven guid- formed its own informatics com- scientists providing attracting volunteers for good ance for reform initiatives such mittee. Led by congregation mem- analytic support for causes are faith-based organiza- as prisons and sentencing are a ber and statistician Andrea Frazier, charitable groups and applying statistical tions. Obviously, Data for Good few examples of how faith-based the team’s goals include building methods to issue- brings in people across the spec- groups are using statistical volun- stronger relationships and foster- driven advocacy in trum—from entirely secular to teers today. The most common ing data-driven decision-making. poverty, education, religiously motivated, from every use of statistics, however, is in An important analytic use case and social justice. faith and none. For those con- operations research for the orga- for any membership organization nected to a faith-based group in nization itself—surveys to under- is … membership! The informat- some way, Data for Good volun- stand the needs and interests of ics committee at Rodfei Zedek teers can be an invaluable resource. members, increasing membership needs to track both individual Many faith-based groups have and fundraising, and optimizing and group memberships—classes turned to statistics and data sci- the use of space and other resources. and activities, households, and

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larger family associations. The in the civil calendar each year. groups you are active in can be informatics team digitized all the Easter, for example, falls on the helped by a Data for Good team. records, cleaned the data, estab- Sunday after the first full moon While the Rodfei Zedek infor- lished variables for various group in spring, while Diwali falls on matics team was developed to use memberships, and flagged special the new moon in the period from the analytic resources available skills—for example, informatics! late October to early November. within a particular community All members are matched to roles Predictive analytics can of faith, the model can be applied in which they possess the requi- describe the interaction of these to many kinds of organizations. site skills to broaden the number “moveable feasts” with the civil School support groups, ser- of people participating. This data- calendar based on day of the week vice organizations (e.g., Rotary, base has resulted in more efficient and other events. Analytics pre- Kiwanis, etc.), alumni organiza- program management, improved dicting attendance—and there- tions, and many more can ben- program participation, and better fore required resources—can also efit. As long as there is a large use of member resources. address over-crowded holiday group of people, especially where The informatics team also eval- periods. Predictive analytics can there are many professions, there uates programs. Surveys are con- support an answer to those who is likely to be a subset with the ducted using one of the common want to push one more event into analytic and data skills needed to online survey tools and the data an already over-crowded holiday form an informatics team. analyzed and visualizations created period by giving solid estimates Does your community, civic, to better understand how people of the number of volunteers faith-based, or other organization feel about programs. Analysis pro- required and how many people use statistics and data science for duces data-driven insights to guide will be able to participate. projects in your community? Let improvements. Predictive model- Statistical science can analyze us know! We are always looking for ing is used to understand the key and identify the challenges facing inspiring examples of Data for

factors driving member engage- the wider community, enabling Good to feature in this column. ment and estimate the attendance closer partnerships and helping For new Data for Good oppor- to be expected for a given event. to address the sadly common tunities this month, consider hav- Events can be selected based of the issue of congregations that have ing a look at Statistics without level of interest within the group grown away from their surround- Borders (http://bit.ly/2wSa5bW). and planned with clear expecta- ing community. Frazier empha- It’s a great organization with many tions of the amount of participa- sizes the diverse purposes Data wonderful opportunities to work in tion. An event that will attract for Good can serve, which can be Data for Good. Also, Peace-Work dozens or more can be placed in a used “to save the world, but it’s is looking for people interested in larger room and more volunteers also valuable for enhancing your homelessness solutions to study recruited to support it. own community…. It’s a great the Utah program that has reduced As people involved with charity tool for the greater good!” homelessness there by 91% in management will be familiar, some Once an informatics team is recent years and perform eco- important activities will attract just developed, it can take on chal- nomic analysis of the feasibility of a handful of people. Predictive ana- lenges well beyond the walls of doing the same in the investigator’s lytics can direct these toward small- the congregation. Assessing the home state. You can contact them er meeting rooms, or even other needs of the community, fight- at www.peace-work.org. n locations such as people’s homes. ing poverty and homelessness, Many important religious cel- supporting local schools—almost ebrations occur on different days any objective of the community

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PASTIMES OF STATISTICIANS What Does Steve Ascher Like to Do When He Is Not Being a Statistician?

Who are you, and what is your statistics position? I am Steve Ascher, 2017 president of the ASA New Jersey Chapter. I was vice president in 2011 and 2012, president in 2013 and 2014, and president in 2016 and Steve Ascher 2017. I’ve been an ASA member for more than 40 years. I retired from Johnson & Johnson in May of 2016 after nearly 40 years as a Steve Asher calls at a recent horse show. professional statistician (five years teaching at Temple University, in the ring together, the announc- recognize! I try to make it excit- seven years at two contract er on cue from the judge tells the ing for the riders and spectators. research organizations, and 26 riders what to do. For example, In some larger events, I am pro- years for J&J). My last position at when the judge says, “Walk to vided with Olympic-style music, J&J was as senior director, man- me,” I then announce, “All riders which I play as background while aging a phase 4 statistics group. are being judged at the walk; all I announce the results. It lends a walk please.” When the judge has majestic air to the event! Tell us about what you like the results, they are given to me to do for fun when you are and I will announce, “First place What drew you to this not being a statistician. and our congratulations go to hobby, and what keeps I have many hobbies that keep number 121 Bonnie Ascher, rid- you interested? me busy (baseball memorabilia, ing Chance Encounter.” I was originally drawn to coins, Beatles). A relatively new In a different category, called announcing when the regular one, compared to those men- show jumping, horses enter the announcer at the barn where my tioned above, is horse show ring one at a time and negotiate daughter rode was not available. announcing. Riders compete in a set course of jumps. In show I filled in and have been doing it various disciplines at shows and jumping, there is no subjectiv- ever since. This was a way to help the announcer—in concert with ity, as horses receive four faults at our barn (no pay) and keep the judge and in-gate person—is for each jump rail knocked down me involved in the horse show responsible for letting the judge and time faults if they go over the beyond watching my daughter know who is in the ring for what is allotted course time. The object is compete. Now that I am retired, called the “over fences classes” (i.e., to get zero faults. My announc- I announce at several area shows riders individually negotiate a series ing in this competition also lets and actually get paid for it! of eight jumps in a specific order). the judge know who is in the ring Sitting next to judges has I would say, “Now in the ring and then to announce the total given me a new appreciation is number 121, Bonnie Ascher faults for each rider as they com- for how difficult the sport is. It riding Chance Encounter.” plete the round. I then announce also gives me the opportunity to (Bonnie, my daughter, did ride a the final results. watch a sport I love up close and horse called Chance Encounter. Being behind the microphone personal. I plan to increase my She is now an equine veterinarian.) gives me the opportunity to horse show announcing career! n In what is called the under- express myself in ways my friends saddle class, where all the riders are and family would not necessarily

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• @AmstatNews ABOUT THE American Statistical Association AUTHOR • @RoyalStatSoc Steven Foti is a clinical assistant Royal Statistical Society Academic Twitter – professor in the • @CAUSEweb department of Consortium for the Advancement of biostatistics and the Undergraduate Statistics Education director of the online Statistics Education MS program at the • @NCTM any academics and results, indicating a lack of pres- University of Florida. National Council of Teachers of He earned his PhD in fields use Twitter as a ence of our field on Twitter. The Mathematics statistics education professional resource. information below should help • @IntCSE and his MS in AsM we all know, statistics educa- academics and professionals who statistics from the International Centre for Statistical University of Florida, tion is a field filled with great work at the intersections of statis- Education ideas and wonderful people from tics, education, and teaching to while earning • @ThisisStats his BS in applied all over the world. However, create and use Twitter accounts mathematics and searches for posts relating to sta- to help develop an active, infor- ASA project to raise awareness of careers in statistics statistics and physics tistics education return few mative social media network. from Clarkson • @signmagazine University. He Statistics magazine and website by the teaches biostatistics Definitions Royal Statistics Society and ASA courses to both • @DrSteveFoti undergraduate and • Microblogging: Activity or practice of making short, frequent graduate students Me posts to a microblog (e.g., Twitter). in public health and • Hashtag: A word or phrase preceded by a hash or pound sign Common Abbreviations medicine. Follow (#) and used to identify messages about a specific topic. Foti on Twitter Since a tweet is limited to 140 @DrSteveFoti. • List: A curated group of Twitter accounts. You can create your characters, abbreviations are used own lists or subscribe to lists created by others. Viewing a to replace commonly used phras- list timeline will show you a stream of Tweets from only the es. This is a list of frequently used accounts on that list. abbreviations, but you will likely • Follow: Following another user means that all their tweets encounter many more. Use your will appear in your feed. favorite search engine if you need help decoding one. RT: retweet Uses of Twitter for Academics MT: modified tweet FWIW: for what it’s worth • Build/maintain professional networks: during conferences; BTW: by the way information sharing; literature recommendations; learn about IMO: in my opinion n academic/professional opportunities; career advice; microblogging • Advertise: research; events; publications; other updates • Increase visibility: individual; field

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Not to Be Missed

KEYNOTE he Women in Statistics the government who are work- Nancy Potok and Data Science confer- ing in statistics and data science. Chief Statistician of the United States, US Office of ence has become one of WSDS offers unique opportuni- Management and Budget Tthe ASA’s most popular and posi- ties to grow your influence, your PLENARIES tive conferences. Last year’s WSDS community, and your knowl- welcomed more than 450 attend- edge, but—more importantly— Aarti Shah ees, sponsors, and exhibitors. to interact with other leading Senior Vice President, Information Technology, This fall’s conference should be on women in the field. and Chief Information Officer, Eli Lilly & Co. your list of must-attend events. With a wide range of con- Claudia Perlich Women in Statistics and tent—including engaging plena- Senior Data Scientist, Two Sigma Data Science will take place this ries, poster sessions, short cours- Alicia Carriquiry October in Cincinnati, Ohio. es, and concurrent sessions about Distinguished Professor of Statistics, Iowa State When we convene, we will gath- managing family-work balance, University er professionals and students cutting-edge advances, and grow- from academia, industry, and ing in your career—each attendee SHORT COURSES Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Duke University, and Data Scientist and Professional Educator, RStudio Shanthi Sethuraman omen in Senior Director Global Statistical Sciences, Eli conference October 18-20, 2018 Lilly & Co. Statistics and Data Science

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will find enriching material to NYU, and Alicia Carriquiry from What do attendees say about MORE ONLINE Visit @AmstatNews help them at any stage. Iowa State will give plenary talks. WSDS? They call the meeting on Periscope to Leaders from academia, indus- The technical content will again welcoming, inspiring, empow- view previous try, and government will come be top notch, but what sets this ering, motivating, eye opening, talks: http://bit.ly/ together to present a world-class conference apart is the hands-on, and awesome! AmStatTalks. experience for attendees, from stu- warm, and engaging environment Mark October 18–20 on your dent and postgraduates to seasoned that proves particularly conducive calendar and learn more by visit- professionals. Aarti Shaah of Eli to learning and growing in both ing www.amstat.org/wsds. n Lilly, Claudia Perlich of Dstillery/ professional and personal ways.

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Emma Benn @EKTBenn Lucy @LucyStats “Never make a decision in the heat of the Jeri Mulrow demonstrates that statisticians & moment”--Great advice from #WSDS2017 data scientists are quite well-suited for leading networking & peer mentoring junior #statistician change. #WSDS2017. panel Jennifer Thompson @StatGirlAM My job is Throughout the 2017 Christina @canoodleson not to make mentees be like “me”; it’s to make Women in Statistics and Find a mentor who scares you just a little bit.” Dr. them be the best X they can be. Jo Hardin #WSDS2017 Data Science Conference Jennifer Thompson @jent103 (WSDS), we asked Isabella R. Ghement @IsabellaGhement #WSDS2017 = the friendliest, most welcoming Kindness matters in the good times and conference I’ve attended. Thanks to the attendees to describe in a especially in bad times.’ Dr. Anja Panorska at organizers, and to attendees for sharing your word or two—or 12—what #WSDS2017 work & selves! WSDS means to them. Visit Tawny B. @tawnypaige10 the ASA’s Facebook page #WSDS2017 Tip: Never say “oh that’s be at https://goo.gl/gMvK4j to easy” it devalues our work #teamscience. view their answers.

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Workshop Features Talk Two Selected for on Seasonal Adjustment in Natrella Scholarship Will Guthrie, Natrella Scholarship Selection Identifying, Forecasting Committee Chair he Quality and Productivity Section will Economic Activity award Mary G. and Joseph Natrella scholar- ships to Anh Bui, a PhD candidate in he second Seasonal Adjustment Practitioners Tindustrial engineering and management sciences at Workshop was held April 26 in the Janet Northwestern University, and Xiaowei Yue, a PhD Norwood Conference and Training Center at candidate in the department of industrial and sys- Tthe Bureau of Labor Statistics. This one-day work- tems engineering at the Georgia Institute of shop emphasized practical problem-solving in sea- Technology, during the 2018 Joint Research sonal adjustment and related time series methods. Conference on Statistics in Quality, Industry, and More than 65 people attended. Technology, which will be held June 11–14 in Many of the workshop attendees mentioned Santa Fe, New Mexico. they were grateful for the topical forum and emerg- Both Bui and Yue will give a research presentation ing network of experts in the area. The workshop at the conference and receive a $3,500 scholarship, was jointly sponsored by the Government Statistics plus $500 for travel expenses and complimentary Section (GSS), Business and Economic Statistics registration for the conference and pre-conference Section (B&E), and Washington Statistical Society short course. (WSS). This shared sponsorship directly supports Bui was recommended for the award by Daniel the ASA Strategic Plan theme to “ensure the future W. Apley of Northwestern University and Chi- of our profession” via “organizational leadership Hyuck Jun of Pohang University of Science and development.” Technology in Pohang, South Korea. His presenta- The program featured opening remarks by tion at the conference is titled, “Monitoring Stochastic Brian Monsell, representing the workshop organiz- Textured Surfaces.” ers. Jenny Thompson (GSS and WSS) and John Abowd (B&E) made a few additional welcoming remarks, emphasizing the ASA’s support in general and the sections’ support in particular. Ataman Ozyildirim of The Conference Board gave the keynote address. His presentation, “To Adjust or Not to Adjust: A User’s Perspective on Analysis of Economic Trends with Seasonal Data,” Bui Yue covered the benefits and limitations of seasonal adjustment in identifying and forecasting economic Yue was recommended for the award by Jianjun Shi activity. and Chuck Zhang of Georgia Institute of Technology. Brent Moulton, recently retired from the Bureau The title of his presentation is “Engineering-Driven of Economic Analysis, followed as discussant, high- Data Analytics for Quality Improvement.” lighting issues such as residual seasonality—a con- The winners were chosen for their outstanding cern that fosters continuing research. teaching, community service, mentoring, leadership, The workshop then broke out into concurrent scholarship, and commitment to the pursuit of quality sessions. The speakers for the 18 presentations came improvement through the use of statistical methods.n from four countries and represented the private sector and the realm of official statistics, including three US government agencies. Papers and presentations from the workshop will be available through the GSS. HAVE YOU LLoog in to your ASA account anand update your address at Planning is underway for a third workshop in MOVED? https://goohtt .gl/SMJvXh. late 2019. To be involved in planning and organizing, contact the team at [email protected]. n

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Statistics Association Presidents Establish Elizabeth L. Scott, F.N. David Lectureships Amanda L. Golbeck

he Committee of Presidents Canada Committee on Women, of Statistical Societies International Statistical Institute (COPSS) announced in Committee on Women, and TApril the establishment of two International Biometric Society lectureships named after women: ENAR/WNAR. The Elizabeth L. Scott Lecture The idea that too few women and the F.N. David Lecture. The receive national recognitions for lectures will be given in alternate their research and scholarship is years at the annual Joint Statistical not new. The National Science Meetings beginning in 2019. Foundation in 2010 established an This will be the first time JSM, AWARDS project “to investigate which has been held annually since and improve the process of grant- 1840, will have lectures named ing awards and prizes for scholarly after women. JSM is the largest achievement” in disciplines like ElizabethScott gathering of statisticians in North statistics. This project led to many American and one of the largest association reforms. in the world. Each year, there are Establishing a new named more than 6,000 participants from lecture slot at JSM for the Scott more than 50 countries. and David lectures is another sig- The Elizabeth L. Scott Lecture nificant step forward in advanc- and F.N. David Lecture will be ing the statistics profession. It included in the COPSS portfo- adds a face to the profession’s lio, which already includes the ongoing and growing commit- Fisher Lecture. According to ment to diversity and inclusion. Nick Horton, chair of COPSS, 2018 CWS President Shili Lin “One of the main tasks for COPSS remarked, “I’m so excited and involves granting awards that high- grateful that the long overdue light the work of notable statisti- recognitions for women in sta- cians. I’m proud that starting in tistics in the form of two named F.N. David 2019, at least one of the lectures lectures are finally here, and here at the JSM will be named after a to stay!” woman. This is long overdue.” The first lecture will be the The Caucus for Women in F.N. David Lecture. It will be Statistics (CWS) spearheaded given at JSM 2019 in Denver, the effort to establish the lecture- Colorado, from July 27 to August ships. Horton reported the COPSS 1. ASA Committee on Women in Executive Committee voted unani- Statistics Chair Kimberly Sellers mously to approve the CWS pro- said, “Already looking forward to posal. CWS partnered with the JSM 2019!” ASA LGBT Concerns Committee, For more information about ASA Committee on Women in the lectureships, contact Lin at Statistics, Statistical Society of [email protected]. n

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Ann Arbor, Detroit Chapters Judge 2018 Michigan Science and Engineering Fair Karry Roberts, Detroit Chapter Secretary

From left: ASA judges Mary Ann romoting statistical analy- The MSEF displays the best Ritter and Anamaria Kazanis, District sis in high-school science high-school–level posters from the 3 Vice Chair projects, members of the regional science fairs throughout the DetroitP and Ann Arbor Chapters state. The fair was held at Kettering enjoyed being professional University in Flint, Michigan, on At the end of the event, the awards judges at the Michigan Saturday, April 7. Winners in vari- judges kicked off the awards cere- Science and Engineering Fair ous science categories at this fair go mony by calling all certificate and (MSEF). This was the chapters’ award winners onto the stage, where they encouraged the stu- From left: ASA judges Karry Roberts, Rob Kushler, Nicholas Moloci, Xianggui dents to take statistical courses to (Harvey) Qu, and David Corliss with their Award of Excellence poster. ensure proper statistical analysis of their data for all college majors. Award Winners second year at the state level, on to the Intel International Science One $200 Award of Excellence extending a tradition the two and Engineering Fair (ISEF) • “The Effects of Commercial chapters have maintained for in Pittsburgh. Pesticides Upon Vanessa many years at the regional level. This year, the MSEF had a total cardui” by Mallory Snyder The team of seven judges of 50 posters. At each poster, the from Saginaw Arts and for the statistical special awards student was present, giving judg- Sciences Academy included Anamaria Kazanis, es the opportunity to interview District 3 Vice Chair; Karry him or her and learn about their Five $50 Awards of Merit Roberts, David Corliss, Xianggui scientific approach. Initially, the • “The Effects of Boron (Harvey) Qu, and Rob Kushler from judges worked in review teams, Compounds on Amyloid- the Detroit Chapter; and Mary but, later, all seven reviewed the beta 42 Plaque Aggregation” Ann Ritter and Nicholas Moloci best posters to determine the by Zaid Haque, Saginaw from the Ann Arbor Chapter. higher awards. Arts and Sciences Academy

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ASA professional awards winners on stage at Kettering University Photos courtesy of Karry Roberts, Mary Ann Ritter, and Tim Fino

• “Genome-Wide Analysis of • Sai Anantapantula One of these students was Samuel Histone Modifications in • Melissa Beyrand Maher, who received a recogni- Saccharomyces cerevisiae” by tion certificate and will be attend- Rohit Mital from Indus Center • Maria Fields ing the ISEF as a MSEF Grand for Academic Excellence • Jared Freeman Award recipient. n • “Effectiveness of • Samuel Maher Homemade Activated • Bhuvna Murthy Carbon Water Filter in Removing Pollutants” by • Vihaar Nandigala Neha Narayan, an indepen- • Salena Prakah-Asante dent high-school student • Akash Rathod • “Econometric Model of USGDP Through Artificial Students at all award levels Neural Networks” by received certificates and a copy Shivan Prasad from Detroit of Significance magazine. The Country Day Upper School Detroit Chapter obtained reim- • “Quantifying the Effects of bursement from the ASA Chapter Novel Mutations in Putative Stimulus Funds for their contri- T2D Regulatory Loci” by bution to this activity, which cov- Collin Wang from Detroit ered much of the award expenses. Country Day Upper School The Ann Arbor Chapter also contributed to the awards. Nine Recognition Certificates Eight of the ASA Professional The following students received Awards winners were recognized recognition certificates: with MSEF category awards.

june 2018 amstat news 41 section • chapter • committee news sectionnews from the 2017 Joint Statistical Quality and Productivity Otherwise, send an email to Meetings in Baltimore is now Reid Landes at rdlandes@uams. Q&P Initiates Mentoring available at http://bit.ly/JSM17Pro- edu to receive the form. Program ceedings. It also includes the 2017 For additional information Proceedings of the American The Q&P Section is pleased to regarding the program, visit Association for Public Opinion introduce a mentoring program http://community.amstat.org/qp/ Research. What is new to this for its members. The goal of home or contact Daksha Chokshi year’s edition is that if a speaker this initiative is to help members at [email protected] or has submitted the corresponding enrich and enhance their profes- Landes. n presentation to the ASA, the pre- sional experience through achiev- sentation can also be accessible at ing personal and professional Statistics in Epidemiology this proceedings website. We hope goals. The program’s specific The Section on Statistics in you find this helpful if you missed goals are to connect those want- Epidemiology (SIE) grants annual the presentations at JSM 2017. If ing mentoring with those want- Young Investigator awards to new you discover any error or missing ing to mentor and to facilitate researchers for the best papers in paper, please contact the SRMS those interactions. statistics in epidemiology pre- publication officer, Tony An, at Sharing knowledge, expertise, sented at JSM. Among the Young [email protected]. and experience can be mutu- Investigator Award winners, the ally rewarding. A constructive Breslow Award further recognizes mentorship relationship can the top paper. 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings take many forms and may occur The section presents the 2018 Update at any career stage. Benefits for Young Investigator awards to the Get ready for Vancouver! SRMS mentors and mentees include following individuals: has put together a rich and building connections and net- • Maria Cuellar, Statistics, exciting program. This year, works, passing on knowledge, Carnegie Mellon University SRMS sponsors one half-day and bridging the gaps among (Breslow Award Winner) short course, 11 invited sessions generations. It also matures the • Parichoy Pal Choudhury, (including co-sponsored), one statistics profession, identifies Biostatistics, The Johns invited panel, 12 topic-contrib- emerging talents, and enhances Hopkins University uted sessions, 10 contributed professional relationships. sessions, one poster session, three • Kwonsang Lee, The program committee will Biostatistics, Harvard speed sessions, and two round- facilitate face-to-face meetings University table luncheon discussions. between matched mentors and In memory of the prominent Maya Mathur mentees at JSM 2018, but atten- • , Biostatistics, survey statistician Alastair Scott, Harvard University dance is not necessary. Other an invited session will be held on interactions may take place either • Ran Tao, Biostatistics, Thursday, August 2. in person or via electronic means, Vanderbilt University Everyone is encouraged to depending on the mentor and • Kai Yang, Biostatistics, attend our annual SRMS busi- mentee’s preferences. University of Florida ness meeting at 6 p.m. on If you are interested in par- An awards ceremony will Wednesday, August 1. Several ticipating in the mentoring pro- be held at this year’s JSM in awards will be given at the meet- gram, complete one of the forms Vancouver on Tuesday, July 31, ing, including the joint SRMS/ below by June 30. The program at 6:30 p.m. in recognition of the GSS/SSS student paper awards, committee will make every effort awardees. The ceremony will be whose papers are presented in a to find a suitable match for all followed by a joint mixer with the session on Monday, July 30. applicants and notify applicants Mental Health Statistics Section. Here is a preview of the SRMS of the outcome by July 15. Visit the JSM online program at lineup at JSM 2018. Do you want to be a men- http://bit.ly/JSMProgram2018 for • Half-day course (added fee tee? Go to https://goo.gl/forms/ an up-to-date location. n event) on Tuesday, July 31: OsovCR3IgNxRP7yh1. Applications of Hot Deck Do you want to be a mentor? Survey Research Methods Imputation Methods to Go to http://bit.ly/QPMentoring. The Proceedings of the Survey Re- Survey Data, led by Rebecca search Methods Section (SRMS) Andridge of The Ohio

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State University College of • Current Federal Research • Survey Design and Data Public Health and Katherine on Improving Measurement Adjustment Decisions in Thompson of the US Census of LGBT Populations, Mixed-Mode Surveys, Bureau. This course will pro- Thursday, August 2 Monday, July 30 vide an introduction to the • Best Student Papers Awarded A great way to obtain a large use of hot deck imputation by the ASA Consortium of with survey data. Attendees amount of information about GSS/SSS/SRMS, Monday, will be exposed to both the new research in a short period July 30 theoretical and practical sides is to attend the speed sessions. A • Small Area Estimation with to hot deck imputation and speed session assigns four min- Small Samples, Tuesday, July 31 examples will be illustrated utes for oral presentation to each using both SAS and R. presenter. Then, presentations are • Official Statistics and Small The invited papers and panel displayed as electronic posters at Area Estimation, Tuesday, sessions sponsored or co-sponsored a later time so attendees can learn July 31 by SRMS include the following: more. The three SRMS contrib- • Probabilistic Record Linkage: • Statistical Analysis of Linked uted speed sessions this year are Better Assumptions, Scalable Data, Sunday, July 29 the following: Inference, and Accounting • Missing Survey Data: for Uncertainty, Wednesday, • Improving Survey Data August 1 Quality with Machine Analysis, Imputation, Design Learning Techniques, and Prevention • Measuring Household Wealth Tuesday, July 31 • Innovations in Survey in Europe: The Household Sampling Designs: Finance and Consumption • Inference with Clustered Survey, Wednesday, August 1 Data: Lessons from Multiple Administrative Data, Record Disciplines, Wednesday, Linkage, Non-Probability • Statistical Explorations for August 1 Samples, and More the Post-Enumeration Survey • Applications of Advanced of the US 2020 Census, • In Memoriam: Alastair Scott, Wednesday, August 1 Thursday, August 2 Statistical Techniques in Complex Survey Data • Using Para-Data to Analyze • Administrative Records for the Determinants and Survey Methodology and Analysis: Small Area Estimation, Propensity Scores, Impact of Interview Length, Evidence Building, Monday, Thursday, August 2 July 30 Multilevel Models, and More • Statistical Challenges in • Transparency, Reproducibility, Two roundtable luncheon dis- Combining Survey and and Replicability in Work cussions (added fee events) spon- Administrative Data, with Social and Economic sored by SRMS are the following: Thursday, August 2 Data, Sunday, July 29 • Adaptive Design: Challenges • Ethical Implication of the in Practice, led by Michael The contributed sessions spon- Failure of Anonymization, Yang of NORC. He will sored by SRMS are the following: Monday, July 30 share his experience imple- • Advances in Sampling • Seeing the World as a Missing menting adaptive designs, Techniques and Tools, Data Problem: Celebrating explore practical adaptive Sunday, July 29 40 Years of Multiple design options, and discuss • Nonresponse Adjustment and Imputation, Monday, July 30 future research directions. Weighting, Monday, July 30 • The Potential for Web- • Non-Probability Sampling, • Replicate Weights and Scraping in the Production led by Karol Krotki of RTI Variance Estimation, of Official Statistics: An International. He will dis- Monday, July 30 Opportunity for Statistics to cuss real-world examples of • Statistical Models in Survey Lead?, Wednesday, August 1 non-probability sampling and touch on the future Sampling and Analysis, • Using Surveys to Improve Tuesday, July 31 the Representativeness of role of this methodology in • Issues in Survey Design and Nonprobability Samples survey research. Estimation, Tuesday, July 31 in Epidemiologic Studies, The topic-contributed ses- Wednesday, August 1 sions sponsored by SRMS are • Survey Modes and Measurement Error, • Prospects for Combining the following: Wednesday, August 1 Survey and Administrative • Recent Research on Current Data for Income Measurement, Population Survey, Sunday, • Advances in Small Area Thursday, August 2 July 29 Estimation, Wednesday, August 1

june 2018 amstat news 43 section • chapter • committee news chapternews with speakers Min Yang, John Stufken, and Peter Chien Topic-Contributed Sessions • New Approaches to Modeling and Inference for Complex Space-Time Data, organized by Ta-Hsin Li from IBM T. J. Watson Research Center • Advancement in Statistical Methods for Reliability Data, organized by Lu Lu from the University of South Florida • Statistical Aspects in Stochastic and Deterministic Simulation, organized by North Carolina Wei Xie from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Chapter Hosts Recycled Poster Session Qiong Zhang from Virginia The North Carolina Chapter hosted a recycled poster session and social in late Commonwealth University March. This social offered local statisticians a chance to practice an upcoming Co-Sponsored Invited and poster presentation or re-use an old poster while providing an informal setting for Topic-Contributed Sessions members to exchange ideas and learn about each other’s work. More than a dozen • Statistical Process Monitoring posters were presented to an audience of nearly 50 over dinner and drinks at a local of High-Volume Data brewery. More information and pictures can be found on the NC ASA Chapter Streams, with Quality and http://bit.ly/ASANCChapter blog at . Productivity • New-Generation Experimental • The Use of Auxiliary Data Invited Sessions Design and Causal Inference in Frame Development, in High-Tech Companies, Coverage Assessment, and • Lead with Statistics in with Quality and Productivity Uncertainty Quantification, Field Data Collection, • Field to Fork: Leading organized by Lulu Kang Thursday, August 2 with Statistics in the Food from Illinois Institute of Industry, with Quality and • Practical Aspects of Survey Technology, with speakers Productivity Design and Analysis, Jeff Wu, David Steinberg, Thursday, August 2 and David Woods • Novel Theory and Methods in Big Data Analytics, with • Imputation and Analysis • A Life Cycle View of Statistics, of Missing Survey Data, Statistical Learning and Data organized by David Steinberg Science Thursday, August 2 from Tel Aviv University, with For the complete JSM pro- panelists Laura Freeman, Ron • Statistical Computing on gram, including up-to-date times Kenett, John Peterson, and Parallel Architectures, with and locations for all sessions, visit Agus Sudjianto Statistical Computing n Continuing Education Course http://bit.ly/JSMProgram2018. • Statistical Methods for Physical and Remote Sensing Data, • Topics in Design of Computer organized by Jonathan Experiment: Recent Advances Engineering Sciences Hobbs from Jet Propulsion in Latin Hypercube and Uniform Designs Yili Hong, SPES JSM 2018 Program Chair Laboratory, with speakers , led by Amy Braverman, Matthias Dennis Lin of Pennsylvania SPES has a slate of four invited Katzfuss, and Andrew Finley State University (there is an and three topic-contributed ses- n • Experimental Design added fee for this course) sions lined up for the upcoming Thinking for Big Data, orga- JSM in Vancouver. SPES is also nized by Xinwei Deng from co-sponsoring multiple invited Virginia Tech and Devon and topic-contributed sessions. Lin from Queen’s University,

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California Professional Opportunity listings may not exceed 65 words, plus equal n The Johnson and Johnson Medical opportunity information. The deadline for their receipt is the 20th of the Device (MD) Sector Clinical Research month two months prior to when the ad is to be published (e.g., May 20 and Development Center of Excellence for the July issue). Ads will be published in the next available issue follow- (CR&D COE) is recruiting for a principal biostatistician, to be located in ing receipt. Irvine, CA. Job Link: jobs.amstat.org/ Listings are shown alphabetically by state, followed by international list- jobs/10876465/principal-biostatistician ings. Vacancy listings may include the institutional name and address or EOE. be identified by number, as desired. Illinois Professional Opportunities vacancies also will be published on the ASA’s n The Research Data Analyst Lead website (www.amstat.org). Vacancy listings will appear on the website for (Biostatistician) leads research data the entire calendar month. Ads may not be placed for publication in the management and analysis team magazine only; all ads will be published both electronically and in print. involved in querying, extracting, managing and analyzing multiple, complex Rates: $320 for nonprofit organizations (with proof of nonprofit status), data sets ensuring data integrity, quality, $475 for all others. Member discounts are not given. For display and on- and timeliness of results. This position line advertising rates, go to www.amstat.org/ads. oversees the deployment of reporting and analytical solutions. For more Listings will be invoiced following publication. All payments should be information, visit https://careers.north- made to the American Statistical Association. All material should be sent western.edu. Keyword: 33174. EOE. to Amstat News, 732 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314- 1943; fax (703) 684-2036; email [email protected]. Louisiana Employers are expected to acknowledge all responses resulting from n Department Head/Chair of publication of their ads. Personnel advertising is accepted with the un- Experimental Statistics (Tenured). College of Agriculture - Department of derstanding that the advertiser does not discriminate among applicants Experimental Statistics, Louisiana State on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, color, national origin, handicap, or University. Louisiana State University sexual orientation. A&M and LSU Agricultural Center, Also, look for job ads on the ASA website at www.amstat.org/jobweb. Baton Rouge, LA, seek candidates for department head of the department of experimental statistics (EXST). Applicants should have a PhD in statistics. Ad URL: http://bit.ly/LSUstats EOE. Nebraska Required qualifications: Senior Transplant • PhD in Biostatistics or Statistics with emphasis n The Department of Biostatistics, in biomedical applications College of Public Health at the Biostatistician • Established track record of collaborative, University of Nebraska Medical Center, published research seeks outstanding faculty candidates for an assistant or associate professor. • History conducting research in diverse Preferred areas of emphasis include: big environment as part of a multidisciplinary team data, statistical analysis of high dimen- • Effective biostatistical consulting skills sional data, or statistical methodology Desirable qualifications: for clinical trials or observational stud- • Ability to work with statistical software ies. For full description, qualifications, including SAS and R and to apply, visit unmc.peopleadmin. • Analytic skills for clinical, basic science/ com/postings/37857. EOE. translational and epidemiology projects • Experience with externally funded grant Pennsylvania projects n The Wharton Department of • Record of supporting publications and Statistics at the University of presentations at professional meetings Pennsylvania seeks to hire full-time or • Knowledge of organ transplantation part-time lecturers for the 2018–2019 academic year. Excellence in teaching Salary commensurate with qualifications/ is the primary criteria for the position. experience. Full salary provided without Applicants must have outstanding com- need for extramural funding. munication skills, along with a degree from an accredited institution; a PhD Learn more or apply online: is preferred. Any questions may be sent Annette C. and Harold C Simmons search “biostatistician” at to [email protected]. Transplant Institute Jobs.BSWHealth.com, edu. URL: statistics.wharton.upenn.edu/ contact [email protected] recruiting/lecturerpositions EOE. Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas or call 972.291.4573.

june 2018 amstat news 45 Rhode Island n The University of Rhode Island, Department of Computer Science and Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of statistics position with appointment to begin the academic year 2018–2019. This is an open-until-filled search. URL: https://jobs. uri.edu (job posting F00083). EOE. Tennessee n The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Memphis is recruiting for a tenure-track assistant professor in statistics to begin in August 2018. Qualifications include a PhD in statistics or biostatistics with research interests in data science and Bayesian inference. Details are available at http:// www.memphis.edu/msci/news/positions. php. Application should be completed at https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/. Email [email protected] for further questions. EOE. Virginia n Environmental Statistician, Assistant or Associate Professor. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)/School of Marine Science invites applications for an assistant or associate professor. Visit jobs. wm.edu/postings/31016 EOE. n

The Department of Biostatistics The Department of Biostatistics in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the School of Nursing (SON) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are seeking a non-tenure Research- or Clinical-track faculty member with strong interest and commitment to engage in collaborative research in nursing, teach and conduct independent methodological research at a level commensurate with the non-tenure Research- or Clinical track. This 12-month full-time position is open at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank with primary appointment in Biostatistics and secondary appointment in Nursing. Though applicants with experience in all areas of biostatistics are encouraged to apply, the Department and SON recognize a general need for expertise in the following areas: • bioinformatics • “-omics” • big data • survey sampling • structural equations modeling

The highly ranked Biostatistics Department is in one of the top schools of public health in the country. The SON is nationally recognized as one of the premiere nursing schools in the country, with a tri-fold mission of excellence in nursing education, research and practice. Applicants should hold a PhD in biostatistics or statistics or commensurate degree, and possess excellent communication skills. The review of applications will start in July 2018. This position will remain open until filled.

To apply, use the electronic submission website at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/137617 and upload PDF versions of your CV, cover letter, and research and teaching statements. Candidates must also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be emailed to [email protected] addressed to:

Faculty Search Committee c/o Vera Bennett Department of Biostatistics CB #7420, McGavran-Greenberg Hall University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7420

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