The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Outreach Group Corner is a regular component of Amstat News in which statisticians write about and educate our community about JEDI-related matters. If you have an idea or article for the column, email the JEDI Corner manager at jedicorner@datascijedi.org.

Jana Asher is an assistant professor and the director of statistics education at Slippery Rock University.

By the time you read this article, the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC, will either be about to start or underway. This month’s article introduces readers to the plethora of JSM sessions and events either co-sponsored by the JEDI Outreach Group or related to JEDI initiatives.

On Sunday, August 7, our program starts out strong with multiple technical sessions. During the 2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. slot, we are co-sponsoring the following three sessions:

• Perspectives on Nontraditional Grading in Statistics Courses, a topic-contributed panel featuring Eric Reyes of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Adam Loy of Carleton College, Jillian Downey of Gustavus Adolphus College, and Katherine Kinnaird of Smith College
• Recent Advances in Statistical Methods Applied to Racial Equity Research, an invited paper session highlighting the research of Anarina Murillo of New York University, Ruby Lee Bayliss of the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, Guangzi Song of Drexel University, Miguel Marino of the Oregon Health and Science University, and Melody Goodman of New York University
• Moving Toward Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Statistical Sciences, an invited panel featuring Deirdre Middleton of RTI, Kimberly Sellers of Georgetown University, Eunice J. Kim of Microsoft, Ryan Machtmes of the University of Minnesota, Therri Usher of the US Food and Drug Administration, and Mark Otto of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

If you aren’t too tired from those, we are co-sponsoring the following two in the Sunday 4:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. slot:

• Professional Strategies in Statistics: Mentoring Students for Professional Success, an invited panel featuring Brittney Bailey of Amherst College, Emily H. Griffith of North Carolina State University, Jo Hardin of Pomona College, Renee Moore of Drexel University, and Venessa Singhroy of Queensborough Community College
• Data-Driven Ethics as Statistical Practice, a topic-contributed paper session highlighting the work of Suzanne Thornton of Swarthmore College, David Corliss of Peace-Work, Brandy R. Sinco of the University of Michigan Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, and Sarah Warner of the HHS Office of Trafficking in Persons.

Monday, August 8, is the most engaging day with regard to JEDI-related sessions and events. From 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., the Korean International Statistical Society, International Chinese Statistical Association, International Indian Statistical Association, and American Statistical Association are jointly sponsoring the ASA Asian Forward-Career Development Workshop.

There will also be the following two JEDI-sponsored invited paper sessions occurring from 8:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

• Making ASA an Anti-Racist Organization: Report from the ASA Anti-Racism Task Force with papers presented by Samuel Echevarria-Cruz of the Austin Community College District, Portia Exum of SAS Institute, and Emily Hadley of RTI International
• Teaching Social Justice Through Statistics and Biostatistics: The Case for a DEI-Infused Curriculum with papers by Jana Asher of Slippery Rock University, Rebecca Roberts Andridge of The Ohio State University, Sybil Prince Nelson of Washington and Lee University, and Rongwei (Rochelle) Fu of the School of Public Health at the Oregon Health and Science University.

The session Diversity and Inclusion in Analytics Roles in the Professional Sports Industry follows from 10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. This is a topic-contributed panel involving Bill Burgos of the Minnesota Timberwolves, John Saintignon of the International Basketball Federation, Jonathan Martinez of the Las Vegas Raiders, and Mauricio Elizondo of the Association for Tennis Professionals.

The JEDI Outreach Group is co-sponsoring a 2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. invited panel titled Delivering Data Differently, which features Mark Hansen of Columbia University, Ben Rubin of Ear Studio, and Kimberly Arcand of Harvard University.

Other afternoon and evening JEDI-related events on Monday mostly include committee meetings and social gatherings. Both the Committee on International Relations in Statistics and the Committee on Statistics and Disability hold their business meetings from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Marriott Marquis. Then, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., the Committee on Women in Statistics will hold a business meeting and social hour in the Marriott Marquis; the business meeting will occur during the first hour, followed by the social hour. Anyone can attend these events and share ideas for ASA and COWIS partnerships (e.g., proposed JSM 2023 invited sessions, an analysis project regarding diversity and inclusion, or committee operations). The COWIS social hour will be an opportunity for ASA members to drop by and chat with one another about JSM, the work of COWIS, and any fun or serious COWIS-related ideas.

Between 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., JSM attendees can visit the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights meet-up in the Marriott Marquis. The LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee Business Meeting will be in the Marriott Marquis from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., and their reception will follow from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The fun continues from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Marquis, where the Caucus for Women in Statistics will hold its reception and business meeting. Finally, between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., the Korean International Statistical Society Annual Meeting will occur in the Marriott Marquis.

Still have energy after Monday’s jam-packed schedule? If yes, then be sure to wake up early for the Tuesday, August 9, offerings. The JEDI Outreach Group is sponsoring an invited panel from 8:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m., titled Promoting Diversity in Sports Analytics and featuring Christien Wright of the Milwaukee Bucks, Sameer Deshpande of UW-Madison, Rebecca Nugent of Carnegie Mellon, Arielle Dror of Zelus Analytics, and John Tobias of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

In the 10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. slot is Transforming Higher Education to Achieve Equity, a topic-contributed panel with Julia L. Sharp of Colorado State University, Shirley Malcom of AAAS, and Abbe Herzig of Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics.

The highlight of our programming is the JEDI Outreach Group networking event on Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Marriott Marquis.

Afternoon events continue with a JEDI Outreach Group co-sponsored invited paper session from 2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m., titled Pioneering Statistical Methods to Alleviate Health Disparity and Achieve Health Equity with presentations by Hyokyoung (Grace) Hong of the National Cancer Institute, Loni Philip Tabb of the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, and Chen-Pin Wang of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

From 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Statistics Without Borders will hold its annual meeting. Members Anja Zgodic and Shu-Min Liao from the Committee on Statistics and Disability will facilitate a birds-of-a-feather meeting from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., organized by the Section on Statistics and Data Science Education. The meeting’s topic is job hunting with a disability or impairment for a position in a statistics-related field. Contact the facilitators for more information.

The last event of the day is the Committee on Minorities in Statistics open business meeting and mixer from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Marriott Marquis.

Now entering the home stretch, Wednesday, August 10, features three JEDI Outreach Group co-sponsored sessions:

• Systemic Racism and Its Population Health Impacts from 8:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. is a topic-contributed panel featuring Melody Goodman of New York University, Michele Andrasik of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Yates Coley of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, and Sahar Zangeneh of RTI International.
• Being Human in Statistics and Data Science: Humanistic Pedagogical and Curricular Innovations is an invited panel featuring Emma Benn of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Donna LaLonde of the ASA, Felicia Simpson of Winston-Salem State University, Rebecca Wong of West Valley College, and Shu-Min Liao of Amherst College.
• Data Privacy and Analytics in Professional Sports is a topic-contributed panel featuring Carlos Jimenez, a former United States Olympics Committee physical therapist, Lorena Martin of the University of Southern California, Roderick Moore of the NFL Atlanta Falcons, and Somak Sarkar of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Finally, on Thursday, August 11, the JEDI Outreach Group is sponsoring an invited paper session from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., titled Making Data and Statistics Impactful Through Inclusivity, Powerful Collaboration, and Effective Innovation with papers by Katherine B. Ensor of Rice University, Brianna Blaser of the University of Washington, Ryan Tibshirani of Carnegie Mellon University, and John Scott of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug Administration.

JEDI-related events do not conclude with JSM. Chuck Coleman and Mark Otto from the Committee on Statistics and Disability will facilitate a second birds-of-a-feather session August 17 from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. over Zoom, titled In a Statistics-Related Position in Industry/Academia/Government, What Mechanisms Are Available to Disclose Disability/Impairment, and What Reasonable Accommodations Exist? Email the facilitators for more information.

Whether you are an existing member of the JEDI Outreach Group or interested in JEDI-related work, there is something for everyone in the JEDI-sponsored program at JSM this year.