The authors offer suggestions for maximizing conference experiences for early-career statisticians, including students and recent graduates.
JEDI Corner
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.
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.
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.
Increasing JEDI in Clinical Trials
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.
Chair Discusses 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.
At the Rise of JEDI: Lessons Learned from Fall of Jedi Order in Star Wars
Shu-Min Liao reflects on the similarities between the problems the Jedi Order faced and those statisticians are facing in academia today.
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.
The JEDI Corner: Statistics for Equity: Capturing, Not Masking, Intersectional Dynamics in Data
Intersectionality, which refers to the overlapping nature of multiple oppressions based on one’s identity (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, age), continues to present communication challenges in the world of statistics.
The JEDI Corner: How to Help Advocate for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Outreach Group Chair Kim Sellers talks about the aim of the group, seeks submissions for the column, and asks for volunteers to help advance the group’s mission.