The Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award recognizes and encourages mentoring junior staff in the statistical community in federal, state, or local government.
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Drake Gibson
Drake Gibson is a lifelong Prince George’s County, Maryland, resident who became passionate about data science after learning to program in R and Python in graduate school. While working at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he took on projects that enhanced his knowledge—his colleagues noticed and encouraged him to apply to be a data scientist.
Nominate Colleagues for ASA President, Vice President
Nominations are being sought for ASA president-elect and vice president candidates for the 2025 election.
Awardees Suggest Applying Widely When Looking for NSF Grant
To strengthen the connection between the statistical community and National Science Foundation, we continue the series that poses questions to NSF program officers and awardees. This installment discusses applying for NSF funding.
Highlights of the March 31 – April 1, 2023, ASA Board of Directors Meeting
The first meeting of the 2023 ASA Board of Directors featured the ASA’s first LinkedIn Live event—a conversation with the ASA Board of Directors.
Nominations Open for Annie T. Randall Innovator Award
The award honors path-breaking Black female statistician Annie T. Randall for her pioneering career in government amid pervasive racial discrimination.
What Is COSSA Doing for You?
The Consortium of Social Science Associations serves as a bridge between research and government and lobbies Congress directly to translate scientific information and findings into sound policy and increased funding.
Applications for ASA Science Policy Fellowship Wanted
The ASA seeks applications for its fall of 2023 science policy fellowship. A one- to two-year position, the fellow will be based at the ASA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia; however, they will spend much of their time in Washington, DC, advocating for statistics and experiencing first-hand how federal science policy is formed.
Nominate Star Colleague for ASA President-Elect, Vice President
Nominations are being sought for ASA president-elect and vice president candidates for the 2024 election.
ICHPS 2023 Offers Opportunities for Professional Growth, Innovative Thinking
The International Conference on Health Policy Statistics will bring practitioners, methodologists, health service researchers, health economists, and policy analysts together to exchange and build on ideas about improving the pipeline of health policy research.