March 14 is Pi Day and the International Day of Mathematics (and Statistics), which has the theme “Play with Math” this year. Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein knew there was no better way to play with math and statistics than to talk with members of the ASA Statistics in Sports Section—chair Guanyu […]
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Q&P Section Readies for 39th Research Conference
The 39th American Statistical Association Quality and Productivity Research Conference will be held June 6–8, 2023, in Houston, Texas, at the University of Houston.
The Emerging Role for Statisticians and Data Scientists in Community Analytics
President Kathy Ensor looks for ASA members who would like to expand the Big Tent for Statistics and Data Science to include more statisticians and data scientists on the front lines of improving our communities.
Jessica Kohlschmidt
Jessica K. Kohlschmidt grew up in Houston, Texas, with five siblings. A first-generation college student, she had a passion for math from a young age. She has taught full and part time at colleges since 1999 and is currently is a PhD biostatistician at the Clara D. Bloomfield Center for Leukemia Outcomes Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also a longtime officer of the Caucus for Women in Statistics, serving for 10 years as secretary and, in 2018, becoming the first executive director.