What does it take to prepare statisticians for the realities of modern clinical trials? This month, “Practical Significance” cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein are joined by Ji-Hyun Lee (University of Florida) and Nolan Wages (Virginia Commonwealth University) to discuss the new ASA Clinical Trials Certificate Program. Lee and Wages explore the gap between traditional […]
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Sonia Thomas
Sonia Thomas’s journey into biostatistics began at the University of North Carolina, where a flier in a math class piqued her interest.
Inaugural Florence Nightingale Day Inspires Students to Pursue Statistics, Data Science
The ASA and Caucus for Women in Statistics jointly hosted the first Florence Nightingale Day October 27, 2018, in Athens, Georgia; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Columbus, Ohio.
ASA’s Leadership Institute Is Great Opportunity for Data for Good Researchers
David Corliss spoke to ASA President Lisa LaVange about her leadership institute and how it can allow Data for Good to have a greater effect on the ASA and wider society.
You Can Count on Us
The ASA’s “Count on Stats” outreach initiative aims to enhance awareness of the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics. President Lisa LaVange interviewed Megan Berry from Stanton Communications about the initiative.
Leading Outside Our Comfort Zone
This month, Lisa introduces you to two leaders in the statistics world: Aarti Shah and William (Bill) Wang. She also introduces you to the leader of the ASA Task Force on Sexual Harassment, Leslie McClure.
Featured Speakers and Named Lectures
Here is the list of featured speakers and named lecturers who will be at the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Making New Year’s Transitions
New ASA President Lisa LaVange reflects on the job she is leaving, the one she is about to assume, and her tenure as president.
Abstracts Wanted for Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference
A conference devoted to nonclinical biostatistics—a vibrant and challenging application area in biopharmaceutical research—will take place June 12–14, 2017, at the Fiber Optics Building at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey.
LaVange Elected ASA President; Williamson Elected Vice President
Lisa LaVange, director of the Office of Biostatistics in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been elected the 113th president of the ASA. LaVange will serve a one-year term as president-elect beginning January 1, 2017. Her term as president becomes effective January 1, 2018. The ASA membership also elected G. David Williamson, senior science adviser at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as an ASA vice president.
Members also elected several new board members, plus officers for each of the ASA’s 27 sections.