The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies honored these individuals during the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kathy Ensor
‘Practical Significance’—Take Two: Forward Stats—Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond
A recent “Practical Significance” episode explores a study that highlights how the discipline can drive scientific, technological, and societal progress through 2035 and beyond.
Highlights of the August 1–2, 2025, ASA Board of Directors Meeting
The ASA Board of Directors met during JSM 2025 to approve key actions, receive financial and program updates, and discuss initiatives ranging from future JSM sites to strengthening community engagement and mentoring.
Practical Significance | Episode 55: Forward Stats—Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond
In this forward-looking episode of Practical Significance, co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein sit down with a powerhouse panel to explore where statistics is headed over the next decade. Kathy Ensor (Rice University), Lance Waller (Emory University), and Brittany Segundo (National Academies) dive into a major National Academies consensus study: Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond. Ensor (chair) and Waller (vice chair) are […]
JSM 2024: ASA Founders Award Winners
Four ASA members received the Founders Award at JSM 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science 2024
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are once again celebrating ASA women who work in statistics and data science. These 11 accomplished women were chosen because they are leaders and mentors to many in their field.
From Inspired to Inspiring: Women Take ASA Helm
In honor of Women’s History Month, three former ASA presidents share career highlights, role models, and invaluable advice.
Statistics: A Core Competency for Collaborative Science
The ASA recently added the open access journal Data Science in Science to its portfolio of publications to showcase statistical science as a core competency for interdisciplinary collaborations. Here, ASA President Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar shares excerpts of an interview with the journal’s founding editor, David Matteson, and former ASA President Kathy Ensor.
Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science 2023
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are once again celebrating ASA women who work in statistics and data science. These accomplished women were chosen because they inspired other women in their field. Read their biographies and find out why they chose statistics, who influenced them, and what they have accomplished.
Talithia Williams
Growing up in a small town in Georgia, Talithia Williams loved playing pretend, but in all her imagining, she never saw herself as a statistician. She knew those people existed, but no one who looked like her did those things, so it never occurred to her it was something to aspire to. Fortunately, her high-school AP Calculus teacher, Mr. Dorman, told her she should major in math in college. His affirmation planted a seed that changed her trajectory. She was accepted to Spelman College and awarded a NASA Women in Science and Engineering scholarship. There, she was exposed to African American women with PhDs in STEM and consequently went on to earn her PhD in statistics from Rice University. Today, she is an associate professor of mathematics and mathematics clinic program director at Harvey Mudd College.