SDSA has grown to 454 members across five continents. In two years, the group has launched monthly webinars, hosted meetups, and created a spotlight series for early-career researchers.
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Service, Leadership, and Innovation: An Interview with 2027 ASA President Brian Millen
Millen shares his journey of leadership, service, and innovation in statistics, highlighting his vision for advocacy, mentorship, diversity, and the future of the profession in the era of AI and data science.
Haitao Chu Wins Michael H. Kutner Alumni Award
Haitao Chu was honored by the Emory University Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Eastern North American Region of the Biometric Society annual meeting in March.
Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop Creates Lasting Opportunities
The Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop introduces historically under-represented undergraduate students to biostatistics and offers networking opportunities, mentoring (peer and near-peer), and professional development opportunities to graduate students. Learn more about the history of this workshop.
Felicia R. Simpson
Felicia R. Simpson has enjoyed mathematics since she was in elementary school but was inspired to study biostatistics by her mentor, Zephyrinus Okonkwo. She loved the idea of combining mathematics and helping people. She wanted to study biostatistics to understand health disparities from a statistical point of view, especially after losing her mother to a stroke. After earning her PhD in biostatistics, Simpson she started her career at the FDA but transitioned to teaching because she wanted to expose under-represented students to statistics and biostatistics. She is currently an associate professor of statistics and chair in the department of mathematics at Winston-Salem State University.
Recognizing Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts … Continued
Learn how the University of California, Riverside and Drexel University are prioritizing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Biometrics Section Seeks Candidates for Open Positions
The Biometrics Section is seeking candidates to be voted on during the 2023 election.
Michael Hudgens and Rajan Patel Honored
Michael Hudgens was honored as the winner of the 2019 Kutner Alumni Award and Rajan Patel was honored as the winner of the 2021 Kutner Alumni Award.
Sydeaka Watson
Sydeaka Watson began her college education as a mathematics major at Dillard University and University of New Orleans in her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. The introductory statistics course she took as an elective became one of her favorite courses and she eventually earned her PhD in the field. Since then, she has had such professional experiences as professor, biostatistician, data scientist, and consultant. Watson has supported and led STEM diversity efforts as chair of the ASA Committee on Minorities in Statistics, co-organizer of the Dallas chapter of Blacks in Technology, and organizer of the Dallas chapter of R-Ladies Global.
Reneé H. Moore
Reneé Moore attended Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina—a small, historically Black, women’s college. She loved teaching and declared three majors: mathematics; secondary mathematics education; and psychology. One summer, she participated in the Harvard Summer Program in Biostatistics and the United Negro College Fund Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, which set her on the path to becoming a biostatistician. Moore is currently a research professor at Drexel University; director of the Biostatistics Scientific Collaboration Center; and director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the department of epidemiology and biostatistics.