Loni Philip Tabb is recognized for her outstanding contributions to statistical methods and dedication to building a diverse health workforce.
Diversity
Flipping the Research Framework
ASA President Rob Santos illustrates how one might flip a research framework to create opportunity through a new perspective—something he sometimes does when working on policy issues as a reality check.
ASA Celebrates Pride Month While Urging Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
In collaboration with members of the LGTBQ Inclusion and Diversity Working Group and LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee, the ASA will celebrate Pride Month while working to endow the new ASA Pride Scholarship. The celebration will kick off with a book reading by award-winning author Nicole Dennis Benn on June 10 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Birth of an ASA Outreach Group: The Origins of JEDI
The Justice, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Outreach Group (JEDI) aims to make the statistical profession more inclusive for all members.
Diversity Mentoring Program Returns to JSM 2021
The Diversity Mentoring Program features one-on-one mentoring and professional development such as engaging small group discussions and networking.
A Stormy Spring Sprouts Blossoms of Optimism
Rob Santos hopes we see a spring season that blossoms with health, tolerance, and friendship.
Suzanne Thornton
Suzanne Thornton’s interest in statistics blossomed when she took her first course in college. While attending JSM, she discovered a program covering interesting research and topics that she, as a queer woman, had never felt welcome to discuss with her predominantly straight, male instructors. Now a professor of statistics at Swarthmore, she works on ways statistics education can be modernized and brought to a wider population and ultimately increase the diversity of the field.
Calling All Graphic Artists
The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Outreach Group is looking for an emblem that properly reflects JEDI and its mission to strengthen our community by making it more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive.
Reaching for High-Impact Opportunities Pushes Profession Forward
Statisticians have an important role in helping make evidence-based decisions in a world awash in data and should serve on expert panels, advisory committees, and commissions where their expertise can enrich collaborative deliberations. Members of the External Nominations and Awards Committee give tips for finding nominees and submitting nominations so more statisticians and data scientists can have a voice at the table when decisions are being made.
Virtual StatFest Welcomes International Students
The ASA’s Committee on Minorities in Statistics held the 20th annual—and first virtual—StatFest conference in September.