Monica Jackson began her research career when she was an undergraduate student at Clark Atlanta University. Since then, she has, as a spatial statistician, worked on applying her spatial techniques to a wide variety of medical problems. Now she is invested in developing research programs for undergraduate students.
Research
SPES Hosts Spring Conference, Offers Funding for Speakers
News from the ASA Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences
Expectations and Skills for Undergraduate Students Doing Research in Statistics and Data Science
As more statistics undergraduates participate in summer and capstone research projects, it becomes paramount for teachers to prepare them adequately, Jo Hardin explains.
Health Policy Statistics Section Achievement Awards Open
The 2018 HPSS Achievement Awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of statistical methods or have developed innovative statistical applications for health care policy or health services research.
Bigger Isn’t Always Better When It Comes to Data
ASA President Barry Nussbaum talks about sample size and why it’s sometimes a researcher’s least important problem.
NIH-Funded Short Course Planned on Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research
The University of Alabama will host an NIH-funded short course, titled “Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research,” at the University of Alabama at Birmingham July 24–28.
Q&A with ASA President Barry D. Nussbaum: What Does a Statistician Do?
A high-school student, working on a research project about careers in statistics, emailed ASA President Barry D. Nussbaum a few questions. Nussbaum answers them here.
Department Chairs Gather at ASA to Discuss Pressing Education Issues
More than 40 department chairs from more than 25 states attended an ASA-hosted workshop that featured themes on workforce demands and needs, data science education and research, mentoring and junior faculty, and federal funding.
Workshop Focuses on Reproducibility
The Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shares insights from their February 2015 workshop on reproducibility issues from a statistical perspective.
Call for Nominations: C. R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize
Members of the Rao Prize Committee are accepting nominations for the C. R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize for Outstanding Research in Statistics.