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Following a Student Leader: Getting to Know Lydia Gibson
Lydia Gibson served as the 2022 co-chair of the ASA JEDI Outreach Group Student and Young Professionals Committee, alongside Robert Tumasian III. Here, she answers several questions for us so our readers can get to know her better.
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Statistical Thinking and Leadership Potential
Statisticians and data scientists are in demand more than ever to transform ever-increasing data into insight so leaders can make informed business decisions. However, data scientists’ value does not stop there.
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Women Who Inspire
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we asked prominent statisticians Nancy Potok, Dionne Price, and Dooti Roy to tell us about their early jobs, mentoring, networking, and the influential women in their lives.
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Following a Graduate Student’s Path: Getting to Know Robert Tumasian III
A fourth-year PhD candidate in biostatistics at Columbia University, Robert Tumasian III has a full plate. Be inspired by this candid Q&A with him and gain some insight into the life of a grad student.
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2023 Internships
These companies are looking for 2023 interns.
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Guiding Internal Collaborators Through Statistical Training
Statistical consulting is a major path of employment for ASA members, so encouraging collaborators to developing their statistical knowledge should be an ongoing process.
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#undergradsatJSM: Why Undergraduate Students Belong at the Joint Statistical Meetings
Jana Asher and Woosuk Kim shepherded six undergraduate students to this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC. Read what the students had to say about their experiences.
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Statistical Analysis Solves Crimes
Using statistical analysis, Julia Mortera secured an acquittal for an Italian nurse accused of murdering her patients. We wanted to know more about what it takes to get started in a career as a forensic statistician, so we interviewed Mortera. Read on to find out what she had to say.
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Building a Portfolio Increases Your Job Prospects
The ASA Committee on Career Development has created The Portfolio Project to teach scholars, researchers, and practitioners ways to cultivate a strong online presence.
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Pursuing Your PhD? There’s a Website for That
Interested in pursuing a PhD in statistics but not sure where to start? StatsPhD.com is a resource dedicated to making graduate study in statistics more broadly accessible by providing panel discussions that help viewers learn about the process of earning a PhD.