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[1 Sep 2022 | One Comment | 2,001 views]

The Committee on Statistics and Disability—a partner of the JEDI Outreach Group—advocates for ASA members with disabilities and the removal of systemic inequities that hinder people with disabilities from full access and participation within the statistics profession.

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[1 Aug 2022 | Comments Off on JEDI Corner: So Much to Do, So Little Time | 854 views]
JEDI Corner: So Much to Do, So Little Time

There is something for everyone in the JEDI-sponsored program at JSM this year.

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[1 Jul 2022 | Comments Off on Keep Your Receipts: How Early-Career Statisticians Can Navigate Conferences | 1,013 views]
Keep Your Receipts: How Early-Career Statisticians Can Navigate Conferences

The authors offer suggestions for maximizing conference experiences for early-career statisticians, including students and recent graduates.

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[1 Jun 2022 | Comments Off on Statistics Education and Reconsidering the Status Quo | 707 views]
Statistics Education and Reconsidering the Status Quo

In this month’s JEDI Corner, Suzanne Thornton provides a starting point for statistical practitioners and educators to be better able to distinguish among concepts such as gender identity, gender expression, and sex.

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[2 May 2022 | Comments Off on JEDI Corner: Promoting Diversity in Data Repository Research | 783 views]
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.

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[1 Apr 2022 | Comments Off on Infusing DEI Learning Into an Elementary Statistics Class | 974 views]
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.

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[1 Mar 2022 | Comments Off on Increasing JEDI in Clinical Trials | 680 views]

During the ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop this past September, Godwin Yung and Dooti Roy held a roundtable discussion on increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in clinical trials. Here, they share three takeaways from the conversation.

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[1 Feb 2022 | Comments Off on Cochairs Discuss Plans for Student and Young Professionals Committee | 1,111 views]
Cochairs Discuss Plans for Student and Young Professionals Committee

This month, The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Corner is spotlighting the incoming cochairs of the Student and Young Professionals Committee—Robert Tumasian III and Lydia Gibson.

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[1 Jan 2022 | One Comment | 1,284 views]
At the Rise of JEDI: Lessons Learned from Fall of Jedi Order in <em>Star Wars</em>

Shu-Min Liao reflects on the similarities between the problems the Jedi Order faced and those statisticians are facing in academia today.

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[1 Dec 2021 | Comments Off on Caucus for Women in Statistics Celebrates 50 Years | 1,042 views]
Caucus for Women in Statistics Celebrates 50 Years

This month’s JEDI column focuses on the Caucus for Women in Statistics. Formed in 1971, the caucus has been on the forefront of giving a voice to women in statistics and offering support, mentorship, friendship, and a safe space for discussion about challenging and often difficult topics faced by women.