Gertrude Cox Award

While studying for her undergraduate degree at Smith College, Elizabeth A. Stuart knew she wanted to “save the world through math,” but she had no idea what that meant. After college, she worked as a research assistant at Mathematica Policy Research, which is where she discovered statistics as a way to link her interests in public policy, the social sciences, and mathematics. She now works at the interface of statistical methods and public health, with expertise in methods for estimating causal effects. She is professor of mental health, biostatistics, and health policy and management and associate dean for education at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.