This month, we welcome many new members and spotlight Christianah Jemiyo, a research scholar/data analyst at the University of North Dakota.
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Interest Group Formed on Statistics in New Approach Methods
A new interest group called Statistics in New Approach Methods has been established on the ASA Community.
ICHPS 2025: Statistical Innovation to Improve Health Equity
Statisticians, health service researchers, health economists, epidemiologists, and policy analysts will gather at the 15th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics to exchange and build on ideas to improve health equity research.
Introducing Our Newest Members: Spotlight on Lida Wang
This month, we feature our newest member, Lida Wang, a fourth-year biostatistics PhD student whose plan is to seek postdoctoral opportunities in statistical genetics and data science fields.
Proposals Being Accepted for Health Policy Statistics Conference
The International Conference on Health Policy Statistics provides a forum for practitioners, health service researchers, statistical methodologists, health economists, and policy analysts to discuss research needs and solutions to methodological challenges in study design and data analysis for health policy research.
Two Take Home First Place in Statistical Significance Competition
The ASA Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee has sponsored the annual Statistical Significance competition since 2009. This year, there were 32 participants who submitted a one-page piece explaining how their research connects to society.
JEDI Corner: Suggestions for Combining Secondary Data Analysis and Community-Based Research
Traditional approaches to secondary data analysis do not involve the people most affected by the analysis, which can create distance between statisticians or data scientists and the communities behind it. By connecting secondary data analysis with community-based research, we can decrease this distance.
Ching Tian Joins Emmes as Chief Innovation Officer
Emmes Chief Executive Officer Christine Dingivan said, “Ching brings a wealth of data and digital experience, which will be immediately useful as we accelerate our transition to decentralized trials …”
ICHPS 2023 Offers Opportunities for Professional Growth, Innovative Thinking
The International Conference on Health Policy Statistics will bring practitioners, methodologists, health service researchers, health economists, and policy analysts together to exchange and build on ideas about improving the pipeline of health policy research.
More Work Needed to Increase Racial, Ethnic Diversity in Biostatistics, Epidemiology Departments
Melody Goodman, Jemar Bather, Xiangying Chu, Marcello Pagano, Christine Plepys, and Ronnie Sebro recently published a paper titled “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2010–2020” in Public Health Reports. We had a few questions for lead author Melody Goodman, who is the associate dean for research and professor of biostatistics at New York University School of Global Public Health. Check out here answers here.