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What Does Andrew Althouse Like to Do When He Is Not Being a Statistician?

August 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Althouse lifts 585 pounds. His heaviest lift is 600 pounds, but 585 pounds is the biggest lift he has completed in his garage.

Andrew Althouse is a powerlifter when he is not being a statistician. He finds the challenge of continuing to make progress and the self-satisfaction one gets from completing good lifts mentally gratifying.

What Does Samanthi Konarasinghe Like to Do When She Is Not Being a Statistician?

July 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Konarasinghe’s painting, “My Dream”

Samanthi Konarasinghe, statistician and director of the Institute of Mathematics and Management in Sri Lanka, is also a painter and actress.

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

June 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Steve Ascher, 2017 president of the ASA New Jersey Chapter, enjoys horse show announcing in his free time.

What Does Wayne Nelson Like to Do When He Is Not Being a Statistician?

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Wayne Nelson dances with his tango partner, Cheryl Monti, who he calls an angel.

Wayne Nelson, when not working as a statistician, spends hours dancing the Argentine tango.

What Does Claire Kelling Like to Do When She Is Not Being a Statistician?

April 1, 2018 1 Comment

Claire Kelling enjoys weaving beaded patterns to give as gifts to family and friends.

What Does Claire Bowen Like to Do When She Is Not Being a Statistician?

March 1, 2018 1 Comment

Claire Bowen, a statistics PhD candidate at the University of Notre Dame, enjoys long-distance races when she’s not being a statistician. She hopes to complete an Ironman before she is 30.

What Does Kathleen Turczyn Like to Do When She Is Not Being a Statistician?

February 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

When Kat Turczyn isn’t being a statistician, she’s busy painting in her workshop in a small Western North Carolina mountain town.

What Does Rob Santos Like to Do When He Is Not Being a Statistician?

January 1, 2018 1 Comment

When Rob Santos isn’t being a statistician, he’s at music festivals such as SXSW with his Nikon taking pictures of celebrities.

What Does Doug Splitstone Like to Do When He Is Not Being a Statistician?

December 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Doug Splitstone

Doug Splitstone is a private pilot and a statistician.

What Do Lucy D’Agostino McGowan and Ryan Jarrett Do When They Are Not Being Statisticians?

November 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Lucy D’Agostino McGowan and Ryan Jarrett are PhD students in the biostatistics department at Vanderbilt University. In their spare time, they are working on building a life-sized replica of Star Wars’ BB-8.

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