NC State Academy

Jacqueline M. Hughes-Oliver was born in Jamaica and raised there by her grandmother until age 15, at which time she moved to join her mother in Ohio and attend the University of Cincinnati. She chose to study statistics in graduate school because of its applicability to every discipline; the thought of being able to make contributions in myriad areas was particularly enticing. A professor of statistics, Hughes-Oliver is passionate about outreach to underrepresented groups in the mathematical and statistical sciences and has been recognized with several teaching awards and elected to the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers.