The daughter of two immigrant doctors, Sally Morton has focused her career on health policy with the objective of using statistics to help patients and their families make better health care decisions. She chose to study statistics because she enjoyed applied mathematics and desired a career with the potential for helping people live a better life.
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#LeadWithStatistics!
This month, ASA President Lisa LaVange writes about #LeadWithStatistics and her presidential initiative to establish a leadership institute at the ASA. This institute would provide resources and opportunities to help members develop leadership skills as they progress through all career stages.
Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration (with Gusto) in Your Career
Joseph C. Cappelleri, senior director of biostatistics at Pfizer Inc., says fostering collaboration and sharing your knowledge are important ways to move ahead in your career.
ASA Leaders Reminisce Sally C. Morton
In the 20th installment of the Amstat News series of interviews with ASA presidents and executive directors, we feature a discussion with 2009 ASA President Sally Morton.
Benefits of ASA Section Membership
With such a broad and diverse field as statistics is, each ASA section provides a “home” for statisticians to grow, network, and get involved—and every section is different!
ASA Leaders Reminisce: Jonas Ellenberg
In the 18th installment of the Amstat News series of interviews with ASA presidents and executive directors, we feature a discussion with 1999 ASA President Jonas Ellenberg.
Statisticians as Leaders
Matthew J. Gurka and Vaneeta K. Grover reflect on their experiences in the Preparing Statisticians for Leadership course at JSM and discuss the importance of leadership in the statistics profession from the perspectives of both academia and industry.
Statisticians Talk About Leadership
With the growing awareness that leadership competency among statisticians is instrumental in advancing our profession, Amanda Golbeck presents quotes from leading statisticians on a broad range of statistics leadership topics.
Energize Our Future by Practicing Everyday Leadership
The theme of the ASA’s 175th anniversary is “Celebrate Our Past, Energize Our Future.” One does not need to look far into our association’s past to find a rich history of accomplishments. In addition to celebrating our past, the 175th anniversary planning has been focused on the future of the ASA to do our best to lay the foundation for the bicentennial celebrations and beyond.
Developing Training in Statistical Leadership
This month’s column presents the third in a series of interviews about ASA President Nathaniel Schenker’s presidential initiatives. Here, he interviews Janet Buckingham of Southwest Research Institute about training in statistical leadership for working statisticians .