Scott R. Evans, a senior research scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health and the director of the Statistical and Data Management Center for the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group, is the new executive editor of CHANCE magazine, announces ASA Executive Director Ronald L. Wasserstein.
Evans’ term began with the New Year and runs through 2016. He replaces Sam Behseta, a professor of statistics at California State University, Fullerton, who had led the magazine since 2011.
CHANCE is a cultural record of an evolving, growing, and increasingly impacting professional field. The magazine’s intent is to entertain as well as inform its readers by reaching beyond statistics professionals to a general audience.
“CHANCE fulfills a special role for the ASA and the statistics profession by stimulating public interest in statistics and statistical thinking through articles of thought-provoking and groundbreaking applications, the communication of new ideas, and education. I am excited to contribute to CHANCE’s growth in this exciting time for statistics,” explains Evans.
Evans previously was an editor for CHANCE and is highly active in professional service, particularly in the ASA. He is past president of the Boston Chapter of the ASA, past chair of the ASA Development Committee, and past chair of the ASA Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences and Statistics in Sports sections. Evans also is a member of the board of Mu Sigma Rho, the national honorary society for statistics; serves on a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee; and is a member or chair of several data and safety monitoring boards and scientific advisory committees.
Evans, who also is an ASA Fellow, says these broad activities have prepared him with “a wide-angle view of the statistics profession, statistical methodologies, and areas of application.” This broad view has helped Evans create his vision for CHANCE under his editorship, which will continue and enhance ongoing initiatives while introducing new ones that build upon the magazine’s successes.
Among Evans’ objectives is the creation of special issues featuring invited articles dedicated to an interesting and timely theme, growing and enhancing the magazine’s online communications channels, spotlighting through interviews the work of statisticians on critical issues with widespread public impact, and building readership among women and minorities.
“I am joined by all ASA members to congratulate Scott on being named the new executive editor of CHANCE,” says Wasserstein. “Scott brings a high degree of enthusiasm and experience to this new leadership role. I look forward to working with him to implement his well-thought-out vision to lead CHANCE into the future.”
Visit the CHANCE website to read the latest issue.
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