Born in Peru and raised in California, Tanya Garcia fondly remembers—as a 4-year-old—craftily fitting together the pieces of jigsaw puzzles. Puzzles took a new shape years later and her enthusiasm for solving mathematical and statistical problems blossomed. Now at UNC Chapel Hill as a tenured associate professor, Garcia works toward predicting precise, personalized, and robust progression profiles for neurodegenerative diseases.
A Statistician's Life
Rob Santos
Robert Santos’s expertise spans quantitative and qualitative research design, sampling, survey operations, and statistical analysis, and his specialty areas include undocumented immigrants and other disadvantaged populations. He has held executive-level leadership positions across multiple organizations and was elected the 116th president of the ASA.
Celebrating Rising Undergraduate Women in Statistics and Data Science
We invited rising undergraduate stars Audrey Bertin, Taneisha Arora, Sarah Zimmermann, and Ziwei “Crystal” Zang to answer a few questions in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Celebrating Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, we recognize the famous professor David Blackwell along with 16 individuals from the black/African-American collective who have made tremendous contributions to the field of statistics.
Communicating Statistics to Nonstatisticians
It is not uncommon to have taken one or no courses that focus on communicating statistical knowledge to those who can benefit from it. In other words, many of us leave school with little understanding of how to put our skills into effective practice.
James Rosenberger: A Collaborator Across Disciplines
James Rosenberger, director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, has been a statistical consultant for most of his career and recommends most academics involved in statistical consulting actually think of themselves as collaborators.
Q&A with Statistical Consultants
We interviewed a handful of statistical consultants to find out who inspired them, why they became consultants, and what skills they think consultants need to succeed.
The Do’s and Don’ts/Ins and Outs of the Side Hustle
Moonlighting can be rewarding and exhausting—physically, mentally, and even emotionally—at the same time. Michael Anderson offers tips to perform your best at both your side hustle and your day job.
For Linda Young, It’s About Learning the Right Questions to Ask
Linda Young has done consulting projects throughout her career, but prefers to think of herself as an applied researcher.
Consulting Best Practices: Practice and Mentorship
Many have touted what you should do to be an effective consultant over the past several years while neglecting the how. Here, David Morganstein and Philip Rocco Scinto discuss how to successfully implement and execute the necessary “nontechnical” habits, characteristics, qualities, and practices.