One of the ASA’s most important functions—and one that has a particularly strong impact on promoting data for good—is science policy and advocacy. In his latest column, Corliss talks about the advocacy work the ASA science policy group practices and how they support the statistics profession.
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A Conversation with LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee Chair Deirdre Middleton
Middleton took on the role of chair of the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee in January and has been working to make the statistical community an inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ data scientists and statisticians.
COPSS Chooses 8 for Leadership Academy
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies presents awards annually to honor statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession.
JEDI Corner: Promoting Diversity in Data Repository Research
The National Institutes of Health is investing resources in constructing secure data repositories in which researchers and community members are able to use publicly available data. One such program is the NIH’s All of Us Research Program, which has expanded its Researcher Workbench to include data contributed by more than 329,000 participants, about 80 percent of whom are from communities that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research.
My ASA Story: Matt Hayat, Professor of Biostatistics
Matt Hayat says, “My career path as a collaborating biostatistician and statistics educator has brought me much meaning and joy, and the ASA has been a central thread throughout.”
Meet Peggy Carr, Commissioner for Education Statistics
On August 24, 2021, President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Peggy G. Carr as commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics in the Institute of Education Sciences at the US Department of Education.
CSP 2022: The Art and Science of Statistical Practice
The 11th CSP, held February 1–3, continued its tradition of presenting the state of the art in statistical practices and in-depth discussions about many of the challenges faced by practitioners today.
ICHPS Organizers Share Hopes, Plans for 2023 Conference in Arizona
Planning is ongoing for the 2023 International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS), a forum for discussing research needs and solutions to the challenges of health policy research.
Infusing DEI Learning Into an Elementary Statistics Class
When Jana Asher added diversity, equity, and inclusion material to an elementary statistics class, she found her students were engaged in a way she never imagined.
My ASA Story: Claire Kelling, PhD Candidate
Claire Kelling joined the ASA in graduate school and had an invaluable experience at the Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference in 2017, which sparked her association engagement.