Elizabeth Colantuoni’s love for math and teaching led her to statistics, which she discovered while exploring colleges that offered degrees in actuarial science. She became captivated by experimental design and regression analysis while studying at Virginia Tech. Over the past 25 years, she has built a career in biostatistics at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Colantuoni has contributed to research in critical care medicine and patient safety, specializing in longitudinal and multilevel data. She considers her greatest achievement to be the mentorship and education she has provided to students, fellows, and faculty, particularly during her time as the master’s program director from 2015 to 2024.

Eric J. Daza, JEDI Outreach Group chair, shares how vibrant and inclusive the ASA’s JEDI Outreach Group is. He also discusses how members are dedicated to building a more just and equitable world through statistics and data science.

Aurore Delaigle grew up in the French-speaking part of Belgium, where her parents—both high school teachers in mathematics and sciences—influenced her early interest in mathematics.

Yifeng Wang shares how industrial engineering inspired him to pursue advanced studies in statistics and data science. We also welcome many other new ASA members.

How do we measure diversity in a meaningful way? The Gini-Simpson Diversity Index, used by the US Census Bureau, provides a powerful tool to quantify diversity across populations.