After graduating from the University of Miami, Simone Gray became aware of the critical shortage of math and science teachers in high schools across the United States and became a tutor and mentor before going on to become a full-time mathematics teacher at a low-performing high school in southwest Florida. Gray wanted to continue learning about both math and science, however and decided to leave teaching to pursue a PhD in statistical science at Duke University. Today, she is a senior statistician in the Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.

ASA Biopharm’s Podcast, The Pod of Asclepius, Practical Significance, and Stats + Stories discuss statistical issues and provide learning opportunities for all.

The February issue of CHANCE includes an interview with Emery Brown, as well as articles on crowd-funding, slot machines, statistics education, and misattribution.

After graduating with an undergraduate degree in plant science, Jesse Chittams worked as a laboratory technician at the US Department of Agriculture. One of his first tasks was to perform a data analysis using SAS. It was then he fell in love with statistics and immediately pursued an advanced degree in mathematics and statistics. In 2000, Chittams established and directed the Biostatistical Analysis Center at the University of Pennsylvania and has trained and mentored more than 100 young professionals throughout his 30-year career.

Math was always Donald Martin’s favorite subject in school. In fact, while in elementary school, his father taught him math he didn’t see in school until a few years later and that built his confidence. While at the University of Baltimore, Martin’s graduate adviser, Benjamin Kedem, convinced Martin to quit his full-time job on campus and become his research assistant, which helped Martin focus on his studies. Subsequently, he became one of four African Americans in the US to earn a PhD in mathematics in 1990. Since then, Martin, an associate professor at North Carolina State University, has received several research grants and the College of Sciences Faculty Diversity Professional Development Award.