Emily Griffith took statistics in high school to avoid taking a “real” math class. Unfortunately for her plan to avoid math, she fell in love with statistics and ended up finishing college with a degree in statistics and a minor in math. She eventually earned her PhD, completed a postdoc at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, and then worked as a survey statistician for the FBI. She was recently named director of the North Carolina State University’s Statistical Consulting Core.
North Carolina Chapter
Stories of Significance Highlight North Carolina Chapter’s Fall Dinner
Nearly 100 statisticians from the North Carolina ASA community gathered for the 2018 Fall Dinner November 30. The theme was “Stories of Significance.”
North Carolina Chapter News for January 2019
The North Carolina Chapter partnered with the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, SAS JMP, and RTI International to offer a one-day workshop for high-school statistics teachers on topics relevant to the AP Statistics curriculum.
North Carolina Chapter Holds Joint Socials with SAMSI Workshops
The North Carolina Chapter coordinated two joint socials in conjunction with the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute’s 2018 program opening workshops in August.
North Carolina Chapter Hosts CAS Webinar Viewing
The North Carolina Chapter hosted a live viewing of the Committee on Applied Statisticians’ (CAS) collaboration webinar, “Putting the Pieces Together,” at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) in July.
North Carolina Chapter Hosts Recycled Poster Session
The North Carolina Chapter recently hosted a recycled poster session, where local statisticians had the opportunity to practice their upcoming poster presentations or revisit old poster presentations in an informal setting.
North Carolina Chapter Hosts State of Statistics Panel
The North Carolina Chapter of the ASA held a panel discussing topics such as how to get the most out of ASA membership, career directions, continuing education, and the future of statistics.
North Carolina Chapter Organizes International Conference
This past October, the North Carolina Chapter of the ASA organized the International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The conference featured diverse academic sessions, including wild fires management, environment, anthropology, medicine, insurance, weather modeling, and network security. Highlighted were the research, teaching, and service contributions of many ASA members in North Carolina.