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March 2020 • Issue #513
AMSTATNEWS
The Membership Magazine of the American Statistical Association • http://magazine.amstat.org
Celebrating
WOMEN
STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE
IN
ALSO:
2021 ASA Board of
Directors Candidates
Giving Day Raises $80k;
GivesBack Leadership
Team Makes Plans
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MARCH 2020 • ISSUE #513
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6 2021 ASA Board of Directors Candidates
Director of Science Policy
Steve Pierson: pierson@amstat.org 16 Giving Day Raises $80k; GivesBack Leadership
Team Makes Plans
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Audrey Bertin
Smith College
Graduation: 2021
Major: Statistical and Data Sciences
Minor: Public Policy
Who I’d invite to a dinner party:
1. Florence Nightingale
2. Mollie Orshansky
3. Katherine Johnson
How I’d describe the feeling
of solving a statistics/
data science problem:
1. Rewarding
2. Satisfying
3. Thrilling
A little about
Rising Undergraduate
Women in STATISTICS and
DATA SCIENCE
Mathematics and Statistics
Dream Job: Data journalist, writing about impor-
tant and meaningful stories/ideas—preferably those
where sharing the information will better the lives of
Taneisha Arora
people or connect with them emotionally—at a major
newspaper or journalism site (e.g., The New York Times,
ProPublica, or FiveThirtyEight).
Awareness Month Is APRIL
University of California, Irvine
Major: Data Science
Who I’d invite to a dinner party:
1. Jessica Utts
2. Michelle Nuno
How I’d describe the feeling of solving a
Sarah Zimmermann
statistics/data science problem:
The ASA’s focus for #mathstatmonth this year is K–6
1. Skepticism/Disbelief
2. Amazement
3. Excitement (to share the approach/solution)
education. There will be a contest and, of course, our Duke University
Graduation: 2018
Major: Statistical Science
Dream Job: A data engineer, optimizing the training of
models using techniques like parallelization and distrib-
uted computing and working on efficient retrieval of
virtual science fair.
data from data storage systems. However, after getting
Who I’d invite to a dinner party: my hands dirty in industry, I am dead set on going to grad
1. Melinda Gates school for statistics and would eventually want to work
2. Michelle Obama on developing statistical models to solve everyday prob-
lems with solutions that lie in the proper analysis of data.
How I’d describe the feeling of
You can also look forward to our annual Mathematics
solving a statistics/data science
problem:
Hungry for more
and Statistics Awareness Month poster in the April Dream job: Every day, I daydream about data and
think more people should do the same. My dream job Ziwei “Crystal” Zang
is spending my days creating data visualizations, spe-
cifically data comics, in hopes of providing more data Smith College
issue of Amstat News. and statistical accessibility to all audiences. Graduation: 2020
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Statistics and Data Science
Who I’d invite to a dinner party:
1. Jaya Satagopan
2. Stephanie Hicks
How I’d describe the feeling of solv-
February Significance Takes
ing a statistics/data science problem:
1. Excited
2. Frustrated
3. Amazed
Dream job: Principal investigator of a
computational lab in a cancer center
Look at Measurement Error
When we observe the world, we sometimes
make mistakes. In the February issue of
LOOK INSIDE
Significance (https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
toc/17409713/2020/17/1), Michael Wallace
explains the potentially severe consequences
of measurement error and how statistics can for our Women in History
help bring us a little closer to the truth.
Month poster celebrating
Wallace’s article, “Analysis in an Imperfect
World,” is the February 2020 cover story, out rising undergraduate Women in
now in digital format.
Statistics and Data Science
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• With just weeks to go until the
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and Arun Peter Lobo explain
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imputation are no substitute for
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that can change our
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president's corner
October 16,
1874: ASA
Board con-
firms Florence
Nightingale as
elected honor-
ary member of
the ASA
What Will Be Your Legacy?
“E
ach generation stands On her birthday—May Public Good,” would resonate
on the shoulders of 2, 2020—the International with Kate Holladay Claghorn,
those who have gone Statistical Institute (ISI) will whose passion for social justice
before them …” So begins a begin a celebration of the was central to all her work. She
quote by Stephen Hawking, and International Year for Women was born in 1864 and experi-
it captures the gratitude I have in Statistics and Data Science. enced many ‘firsts’ in her life-
for the women who preceded me In his February message (https:// time (https://en.wikipedia.org/
and continue to be a source of isi-web.org), ISI President John wiki/Kate_Claghorn), including
inspiration. I would add to this Bailer describes this special cel- being named the first female Wendy Martinez
sentiment that support comes ebration that will culminate at the fellow of the ASA in 1918 (see
not only from past generations but World Statistics Congress in 2021. image below from Proceedings of
from my contemporaries. I want to Also in 2020, the RSS—in the 80th Annual Meeting of the
take the opportunity in this collaboration with the Health American Statistical Association,
Women’s History Month Foundation—will award the December 27–28, 1918).
President’s Corner to share some inaugural Florence Nightingale
reflections about ASA women Award for Excellence in
who have made an impact and Healthcare Data Analytics.
continue to inspire me. Of course, ASA members have
My reflections begin with the the opportunity to recognize her
first female fellow of the Royal contributions by hosting a local
Statistical Society and honorary ASA Florence Nightingale Day event
member, Florence Nightingale. It is to inspire young women and
a testament to her legacy that we men to pursue a career in statis-
will celebrate the 200th anniver- tics and data science.
sary of her birth with events hap- The theme for JSM 2020,
pening around the globe. “Everyone Counts: Data for the
march 2020 amstat news 3
step forward in advancing the
Gertrude Cox Scholarship statistics profession. It adds a face
The Cox Scholarship, sponsored by the ASA Committee on to the profession’s ongoing and
Women in Statistics and Caucus for Women in Statistics, growing commitment to diver-
was established in 1989 to encourage more women to sity and inclusion.
The first was the David
enter statistically oriented professions.
Lecture, which was given by
Two scholarship recipients are selected each year: a woman in or Susan Ellenberg of the University
entering the early stages of graduate training (MS or PhD) and a woman of Pennsylvania (2019). The first
in a more advanced stage of training. Scholarship recipients receive a Scott Lecture will be presented
certificate and $1,000. at JSM 2020. These prestigious
lectures are included as part
The committee also selects honorable mentions each year. Honorable of the COPSS (Committee of
mentions receive a certificate. Presidents of Statistical Societies)
View the recent scholarship recipients on the ASA website at www.amstat. set of awards (https://commu-
org/ASA/Your-Career/Awards/Gertrude-M-Cox-Scholarship.aspx. nity.amstat.org/copss/home) and
were established through the
leadership and commitment of
the ASA, CWS, ISI, Statistical
Society of Canada, and
She worked at the US Census A name, arguably as well International Biometric Society.
Office, the New York Tenement known in the statistics world I am happy the ASA has done
House, and, in 1912, joined the as Florence Nightingale, is so much over the years to foster
faculty at the New York School Gertrude Cox. We celebrate her diversity and inclusion in both
of Social Work (or School of ‘firsts,’ including her election as our association and our profes-
Applied Philanthropy at the the first woman member of ISI sion, and I take comfort know-
time). She wrote articles and (1949) and her service as the ing we will continue to do so in
books, with perhaps the best first female department head at the future.
known being The Immigrants’ North Carolina State College Moving to the present, I want
Day in Court. (1941) (www.ams.org/journals/ to acknowledge two contem-
Our community has a rich notices/201903/rnoti-p317.pdf). porary women who have been
history of supporting statistical In 1956, she became the third wonderful role models and men-
literacy and statistics education. woman to serve as president of the tors: Karen Kafadar (2019 ASA
The association’s first female ASA. Her legacy lives on through president) and Lisa LaVange
president, Helen M. Walker the Cox Scholarship, which is (2018 ASA president). It is fun to
(https://magazine.amstat.org/ sponsored by the ASA and Caucus note (and interesting to me!) that
blog/2016/12/01/sih-hwalker), for Women in Statistics. This 2019 was another year of firsts
was a staunch advocate for sta- scholarship started in 1989 with for our association, as it was the
tistics education, especially for the goal of encouraging women to first time three ASA presidents in
nonstatisticians. This is particu- pursue careers in statistics. succession were women.
larly meaningful to me, as one The American Statistical The women I’ve mentioned
of our ASA 2020 initiatives will Association was founded when are not the only people—women
focus on encouraging statistical five members acted on a goal and men—who have inspired
thinking for our youth. to promote the profession. This me. There is not enough room
You may also recognize her legacy of service continued in this issue to describe them
name in connection with the when Bhramar Mukherjee and all. I encourage each of you to
Helen Walker Society, which Amanda Golbeck got together at remember those who’ve inspired
is the first major ASA giving the Women in Statistics and Data you in all aspects of your life—
society (www.amstat.org/ASA/ Science Conference and made a personally and professionally—
Giving/HWS.aspx). It is through plan to propose two lectureships and think about how you might
donations to the Helen Walker named after women. Golbeck inspire those who will come after
Society and on ASA Giving Day later commented, “Establishing us. What will be your legacy?
that we can achieve much for our a new named lecture slot at
profession by supporting impor- the JSM for the (Elizabeth L.)
tant programs in education, lead- Scott Lecture and (F. N.) David
ership, and more. Lecture is another significant
4 amstat news march 2020
Staff Spotlight: Kim Gilliam
Institute, aka Virginia Tech and
Kim’s All-Time home of the Hokies. My hus-
Favorites band, Chris, works for a com-
pany specializing in “smart soft-
Authors: William Styron, ware” technology that makes
J.D. Salinger, and John mobility safer, more efficient,
Irving and environmentally friendly.
Destination: Maine Good stuff! Hayley, my oldest,
works with animals—adoption,
Music: Acoustic anything care, and nutrition (pushing
Season: Fall package-free treats and home-
made recipes). Rounding out the
Accessory: Boots—no household is our West Highland
matter what the season terrier, Boomer, who just turned
Beer: IPA 16. The little guy is still spry and
full of mischief.
Meal: Seafood The ASA is headquartered
H
ello! My name is Kim Necessity: Coffee—hands in my hometown of Alexandria,
Gilliam, and I’m down. Virginia. A third-generation
thrilled to be the newest Alexandrian and proud graduate
member of the ASA marketing I prefer mountains over of T.C. Williams High School
and communications team. I the coast, lake life over #rememberthetitans, 22314
began my career in the nonprofit city life, and backcountry has been my stomping ground
space more than 25 years ago— for quite some time. Let me
camping over a hotel stay.
just as Yahoo was emerging as a top brag a bit on my beloved city—
search engine and a few moons #leavenotrace! Alexandria was voted among the
before I’d buy my first Nokia. “Top 3 Best Small Cities in the
Willingly dating myself here…. US” in the Condé Nast Traveler
My first job out of college was Capitol Hill, working for Readers’ Choice Awards (2019)
as a junior editor at the American an environmental lobby- and honored among “The Most
Meat Institute, and then I went ist—with a focus on nuclear Magical Christmas Towns Across
on to help launch a professional waste remediation. the World (Alexandria #7)” by O,
issues magazine for the American Environmentalism plays The Oprah Magazine (2019). So,
Physical Therapy Association. The a big role in my family, and if you find yourself at ASA HQ,
highlight of my career so far was a we’re working toward more I’d be happy to give you a tour—
cover assignment on paralympi- sustainable lifestyle habits with and a stop at The Fish Market
ans and their physical therapists the goal of making a whole lot for a schooner and the best clam
at the 1996 Paralympic Games in less trash! In our ongoing effort chowder you’ll ever taste.
Atlanta, Georgia. Amazing. to reduce our carbon foot- I cannot believe my good for-
I just completed a six-year print, we’ve found developing tune in being hired by the ASA
stint at an association consulting a “zero waste” approach can be and look forward to meeting
firm in their comm shop, writ- a challenge. Work in progress! you during the many events that
ing blogs, producing a weekly #repurpose, #reduce, #recycle take place throughout the year.
podcast, and managing their My daughter, Marley, is I’m grateful to have found a new
social media platform. And prior studying environmental infor- home and am excited for this
to that, I spent a few years on matics at Virginia Polytechnic new chapter in life. n
march 2020 amstat news 5
2021 CANDIDATES ASA Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT-ELECT 2021
Kathy Ensor
Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics and
Director of the Center for Computational
Finance and Economic Systems, Rice University
Director, Kinder Urban Data Platform for the
Greater Houston Area
I
t is an exhilarating time to be Leadership: Members of our agencies to articulate the value
a statistician, and I am hon- profession hold strategic leader- statisticians bring to the data sci-
ored to be a candidate for ship positions across industry, ence leadership table.
president of the ASA. As we government, and academia. Urban Analytics and
move into an era where data are Training in statistics naturally Data Privacy: Urban ana-
the new gold, our profession’s develops a foundation for leader- lytics requires new statistical
skills, talents, intellect, and ener- ship in large part due to the inter- paradigms and a willingness to
gy become increasingly impor- disciplinarity of our profession. engage local, state, and federal
tant. We are now able to capi- In 2018, the ASA founded the governments; NGOs; and com-
talize fully on our strong Leadership Institute, and it needs munities. Central to this focus
foundations in the age of ubiq- to be enhanced—not forgotten. are growing issues of data priva-
uitous data and extensive com- Data Science: Our field has cy and the changing landscape of
putational resources. We live seen an explosion of new meth- availability and use of data. The
and breathe this excitement in ods in statistics and data science, ASA must take a leadership role
our daily lives, passing this integrating the best of statistical to understand the changes and
enthusiasm along to the next thinking and practice. Forward- expertly address their impact.
generation of statisticians and looking universities rely heavily This area opens an opportunity
data scientists. on, and invest in, their statistics for the ASA to foster greater
Areas for the ASA’s immediate departments to build top data involvement of local chapters
attention are leadership, advanc- science programs. The ASA has with their communities.
ing the ASA’s data science foot- an opportunity to work with uni- See ensor.rice.edu!
print, and engaging in the new versity leaders and government
frontier of urban analytics.
6 amstat news march 2020
The ASA announces the selection of candidates for the 2020 election. The
winning candidates’ terms will begin in 2021. Voting begins at 12:01 ET March
30 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on May 1.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT-ELECT 2021
Daniel Jeske
Professor of Statistics and Vice Provost of
Administrative Resolution, University of
California, Riverside
A
s a candidate for president chapters. That effort resulted in at AT&T Bell Laboratories
of the ASA, my vision the current program where chap- while serving as an evening
focuses on initiatives that ters are annually reimbursed for lecturer at Rutgers University.
will help our members with their up to $1,000 for pre-approved Along the way, I have done some
careers. When we help our mem- expenses. My current ideas for statistical consulting. Please visit
bers achieve, we help our disci- initiatives fall into three areas: my website to learn more about
pline prosper and we help the Community and Opportunity, my background.
ASA flourish. Career Development, and In closing, I pledge to bring
I know that many of you want Conferences and Technology. optimism, efficiency, and an
to be meaningfully involved On my campaign website (www. “all in” approach to my work
with the ASA. Our involvement danielrjeske.com), I discuss spe- as the ASA president. It will be
with the ASA gives us a platform cific ideas for impacting these a great responsibility, but also
to make an impact. If I am elect- areas. Please take a look at those a great honor to serve you in
ed, I will make it easy for you ideas, which address data lit- “Promoting the Practice and
to participate in one or more eracy, teaching materials, ASA Profession of Statistics.” My
initiatives and, together, we will representation, ASA-sponsored vision is purposefully ambi-
have an impact. We have heard research, ASA journals, career tious, and the ace up my sleeve
that TEAM stands for “Together skills, and use of technology. is YOU! Let’s Do This Together!
Everyone Achieves More.” Let’s For the past 17 years, my
Do This Together! career has been at the University
My term on the ASA Board of California, Riverside, where I
of Directors (2014–2016) have served as professor, depart-
provided me the opportunity ment chair, and now as a vice
to lobby for the ASA to fund provost. Prior to that, I worked
march 2020 amstat news 7
BOARD OF DIRECTORS VICE PRESIDENT 2021–2023
Amarjot Kaur
Executive Director and Head Respiratory
and Immunology (Statistics), Merck Research
Laboratories
T
he ASA community has of our comfort zone and learn Diversity is our strength:
been an integral part of something about areas of collab- Diversity is important for broad-
my statistical journey oration, to not only answer ques- ening our ideas and is personal
and has given me great opportu- tions but also help frame them. to me. The diverse groups in
nities to grow and enrich my Communicate effectively the ASA membership will con-
professional experience. I feel to make impact: We can make tinue to benefit with our stead-
honored to be a candidate for impact only when our stake- fast commitment in nurturing
ASA vice president. holders understand our statisti- their interest.
Collaborate to meet current cal viewpoint. Our collaborators Engaging younger genera-
challenges: We are witnessing will buy into statistical thinking tion and mentoring: Statistics
great technological advances, only when they get it. I have touches everyone in some shape
where we are tasked to make directly worked with nonstat- or form but still many are not
sense out of big data for making isticians and understand the familiar with statistics as a pro-
sound decisions and predictions. importance of effective commu- fession. Engaging and mentoring
Strengthening our collabora- nication in furthering medical [the] younger generation can
tions across disciplines in inte- research. We must continue to help them see statistics as a versa-
grating statistical thinking with improve our ability to explain tile and rewarding career.
mathematics, computer science, statistical concepts in the sim- If elected, it would be my
and other sciences will yield plest manner to those not famil- honor to serve you.
richer results. I have spent [a] iar with statistical terminology.
major part of my career collabo- This is particularly important
rating across diverse functional when working across multiple
groups in making a positive disciplines to solve big data
impact for human health. We problems collectively.
make progress when we get out
8 amstat news march 2020BOARD OF DIRECTORS VICE PRESIDENT 2021–2023
Matilde Sanchez-Kam
Associate Director of Analytics and
Informatics, Office of Biostatistics, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and
Drug Administration
I
t is a great honor to be nomi- With the start of the new relevant ASA initiatives to each
nated for vice president of decade, the 2020s, the field of section’s membership. Active
the American Statistical statistics is undergoing a major section participation in the
Association. I initially became a revolution. The ASA should ASA’s student-focused initia-
member of the ASA as a Penn look at ways to make the asso- tives will showcase statistics as a
State graduate student in 1993. ciation more attractive to the profession which would in turn
My active service to the ASA has new generation of statisticians help with the recruitment of
spanned over 20 years. My active and data scientists. new ASA members.
involvement began in 1998 and At present, I serve as co- I would also like to explore
progressed into leadership roles chair of the Outreach and ways to help statisticians to
in the New Jersey Chapter, Collaboration Committee stay relevant in the workforce.
Statistical Consulting Section, (OCC) within the ASA No matter where you are in
and Biopharmaceutical Section. Biopharmaceutical Section. The your career, staying relevant
If elected, I would like to goal of the OCC is to engage professionally will be a big part
focus on moving forward the with other statistics professional of your success. I will support
following initiatives: societies with synergistic objec- providing opportunities to
a) Attract new members to join tives and interest, as well as with our membership to keep their
other ASA sections. I think it skills current and in-demand
the ASA
would be worthwhile to encour- in order to stay competitive in
b) Collaborate with other exter- age increased collaboration and the job market.
nal statistical organizations knowledge-sharing among the
and within the ASA among different ASA sections, commit-
sections tees, and chapters. Each section
would be encouraged to appoint
c) Help ASA members to stay a liaison to the ASA who will be
relevant professionally responsible for exploring activi-
ties of ASA committees to bring
march 2020 amstat news 9BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNCIL OF SECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE 2021–2023
Kate Calder
Professor and Department Chair, Department
of Statistics and Data Sciences, The University
of Texas at Austin
I
am honored to be nominated science. Beyond its important particular, the ASA needs to
for the position of Council of advocacy work, the ASA sup- explore creative ways to attract
Sections Governing Board ports its membership by provid- data scientists, many of whom
representative to the ASA Board ing professional development are newly entering the work-
of Directors. Through my experi- and mentoring opportunities. force without graduate study
ence in leadership roles in various I am personally grateful for the or have graduate-level training
ASA sections, I have observed and positive impact the association in fields other than statistics.
worked to influence the many has had on my career, and I would By enhancing its diversity and
ways the ASA contributes to the welcome the chance [to] serve in breadth in this way, as well as
betterment of statistical educa- a more significant capacity. in terms of the demographics of
tion, practice, and science. The The ASA has maintained its our membership—a core theme
association brings together profes- relevancy for nearly two centu- of the ASA’s Strategic Plan—the
sional statisticians and students ries by embracing opportunities association will be well-poised
from across the world and pro- for growth that presented with to continue its impactful work
vides a voice to advocate collec- the changing times. Looking to in the decades to come.
tively on matters of fundamen- the future, it is imperative for
tal importance to scientific the ASA to continue its tradi-
discovery and public policy. tion of adaptability. It should
In recent years, the ASA actively welcome and sup-
has impactfully advocated for port the career development of
the proper use of p-values and those who may not primarily
for increased rigor in animal self-identify as statisticians, but
research, as well as lobbied who provide valuable perspec-
Congress on issues ranging tive and who can enhance and
from climate change to forensic amplify our collective voice. In
10 amstat news march 2020BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNCIL OF SECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE 2021–2023
Natalie Rotelli
Manager, Design Hub Analytics,
Eli Lilly and Company
P
eople often ask me what the favor? My first home representative to the BOD, I
the ASA has to offer. Oh, within the ASA was the Section would be able to meld my deep
where do I begin? for Statistical Programmers and understanding of COS with the
The ASA provided me with a Analysts (SSPA). I started by initiatives of the board. I would
community that shares both my volunteering in any way I could leverage my fresh perspective as a
passions: advocating statistics and later led sessions/panels/ minority woman plus experience
and people. Membership allowed roundtables. As I progressed on D&I initiatives to enhance
me access to a like-minded from Council of Section diversity and breadth of the ASA.
tribe eager to find solutions to (COS) representative of the I am eager to share fresh idea[s]
important issues. Conversely, SSPA to vice chair and chair for the K–12 objective gleaned
these interactions have afforded of the COS Governing Board from volunteering in countless
me insight from those with (COSGB), my impact grew. I job fairs representing stats.
backgrounds wholly unlike was featured in a ThisIsStatistics Thank you. I am deeply
mine, enriching my perspective. video advocating for the field, honored to be considered for this
As a computational statistician actively supported initiatives to role. Together, we can expand
in Eli Lilly’s Advanced Analytics grow section and interest group the influence of the ASA. I am
group tackling innovative health, and led impact and so excited!
clinical designs and now leading leadership workshops for the
a team of data scientists, my COS. I have shown flexibility
ASA involvement has allowed in both advancing with the
me to stay abreast of the ever- times and staying grounded
evolving technological advances with our central objectives.
and focus on appropriate How will I contribute to this
applications of statistics. role? I am thrilled about this
The ASA has been generous chance to impact the ASA in a
with me. How have I returned different way. As the COSGB
march 2020 amstat news 11BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS REPRESENTATIVE
(REGION 1) 2021–2023
Alexandra Hanlon
Professor of Practice, Department of Statistics, and Director, Center for Biostatistics
and Health Data Science, Virginia Tech
Co-Director, CTSA iTHRIV Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design,
Methods Core
I
t is an honor and a privilege to and placing practicing statisticians me personally and profession-
be nominated as a Council of at the decision-making table. I will ally. Over the years, my engage-
Chapters Representative to the continue to advocate for cohesive ment with the ASA at both the
Governing Board (“board”) of the partnerships among methodolo- chapter and national levels has
American Statistical Association. If gists, collaborating statisticians, kept me active and informed,
elected, I will work enthusiastically data scientists, and content experts. broadened my perspective, kept
with the board to achieve the ASA’s I also look forward to promoting me energized and refreshed,
mission of promoting the practice the practice of statistics through expanded my network of col-
and profession of statistics. In bringing visibility to career oppor- leagues and friends, provided
accordance with our strategic plan, tunities through the AP Statistics me with continued educational
we will continue to work toward classrooms across the country. I opportunities, offered me men-
enhancing the diversity and will advocate statistical literacy torship opportunities, sharpened
breadth of the ASA and increasing through curricular initiatives. my communication and leader-
the visibility of and ensuring the These initiatives will help us real- ship skills, and taught me the
future of the profession of statistics. ize our vision of greater awareness value of service and community
To promote data-driven deci- of the value of data and statistical engagement. I will always be a
sion-making and policies, I will methodology to drive discovery cheerleader for our association.
work with the board as a collab- and inform decisions. I look forward to continuing my
orative statistician with experience I am deeply grateful to the service with the ASA, regardless
and commitment to team science ASA for what it has done for of the outcome of this election.
Michael Larsen
Professor and Chair, Mathematics and Statistics, Saint Michael’s College
A
SA members and others Having progressed from lecturer to In 2016–17, I served as presi-
have significant contact with full professor, from research univer- dent of the Washington Statistical
the ASA through its chap- sity to liberal arts college, and from Society. In the Survey Research
ters. Chapters provide opportuni- small town to big city to a place Methods Section, I held elected
ties for continuing education, out- in-between, I have interacted with positions, including chair. I am an
reach, support of K–12 education, the ASA and the statistics profes- elected fellow and served on the
mentoring, and social activities. On sion in many ways. My interests Fellows Committee. I have had a
the Council of Chapters Governing have evolved as I have worked in long association with CHANCE
Board (COCGB), I will listen to survey sampling, in clinical trials, magazine and have served on edi-
individuals from many chapters; as a consultant, and in education. torial boards of ASA and IMS
disseminate best practices and cre- The ASA represents a large, diverse journals. I have been a member
ative ideas; and work to ensure community and needs to provide of National Academy of Sciences
operation of chapters consistent opportunities and leadership for review panels, a member of the
with ASA policies, strategic plans, all members. No one approach will National Institutes of Health
and presidential initiatives. be sufficient to encourage new and Biostatistical Methods and
Since graduate school, I have retain existing members. Efforts Research Design study section,
been a member of local chapters, toward public awareness, public and organized many sessions for
currently the Boston Chapter. policy impact, and companion the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Through my diverse experience, I communities—including data I look forward to serving
have some perspective on challeng- science—need to be creative, well the members of the ASA on
es and opportunities for the ASA. executed, and inclusive. the COCGB and the board
of directors.
12 amstat news march 2020BOARD OF DIRECTORS PUBLICATIONS REPRESENTATIVE 2021–2023
Ranjan Maitra
Department of Statistics, Iowa State University
T
he information age has at a disadvantage, especially results and accessibility of data,
been characterized by the when the competition is against we need to make sure that this
ubiquity of cheap digital sometimes loosely refereed but process is consistent with large
storage, multi-core miniaturized timely conference proceedings. data also stored in persistent
computational architectures, We can take a few actions. An repositories.
and efficient digital networking. initial model that I was instru- Our profession and editorial
This data-rich environment mental in getting started is the boards should be representative
provides both opportunities and Rapid Research Article cat- of the membership. For instance,
challenges for the statistician, egory of Statistical Analysis and we could design a policy that
with every discipline feeling the Data Mining that guarantees all democratizes editorial board
need to engage and others the authors a timely (30-day) peer- appointments by distributing
desire to appropriate. Our focus reviewed accept/reject decision the responsibilities among more
then needs to be on strategies if their papers conform to set stakeholders than overburden-
that address these challenges page limits. Another possibil- ing a few. Several modern areas
without compromising on our ity is to consider, if the authors of our discipline (e.g., imaging)
discipline’s reputation for qual- so desire, transferring reviews may benefit from publication
ity. This is the primary task that of a rejected manuscript from outlets. We also need to look
I see for myself as the publica- one ASA journal to another as into encouraging more free open-
tions representative. long as authors have addressed access journals. These are some of
Despite recent improvements, shortcomings. Further, while my thoughts as I seek to serve our
our discipline is afflicted by inor- the ASA has done commend- profession through a position on
dinate review times that put us able work in reproducibility of the board.
Bin Nan
Professor and Director of the Master Program of Data Science,
Department of Statistics, University of California, Irvine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biostatistics,
University of Michigan
I
t is a great honor to be nomi- field of data science. The recent the ability to provide faster and
nated. I would be excited to debate on statistical roles in broader access to developments in
serve on the ASA Board as reproducible scientific research the field, and continue to improve
publications representative. We leads us to think deeper about the review processes.
are in a unique, fast-changing era our own field of statistics and the I very much look forward to
that our profession is facing statistical education at all levels. the opportunity to serve the ASA
emerging opportunities and new Our outstanding and prestigious members via supporting not only
challenges, as well. With the suc- journals play a major role in publications, but also all the ASA
cesses of deep learning in many helping us enhance the diversity activities and initiatives broadly
application areas, there is a great and breadth of our association, so to make greater impacts to our
need of statistical understanding increase the visibility and ensure society and beyond.
of the effective algorithms. the future of our profession. We
There has been extensive should continue to take advan-
discussion on how we should tage of the opportunities provid-
position us in the evolving ed by technology, which include
march 2020 amstat news 13ASA 2020 ELECTIONS – CANDIDATE LIST
BAYESIAN STATISTICAL SCIENCE Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023 Treasurer 2021
Chair-Elect 2021 Ching-Ti Liu, Boston University Katie Banner, Montana State University
Amy Herring, Duke University Samantha Tyner, Bureau of Labor Statistics John Tipton, University of Arkansas
Herbie Lee, University of California, Santa Cruz
STATISTICAL CONSULTING Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023
Program Chair-Elect 2021 Chair-Elect 2021 Debashis Mondal, Oregon State University
Veronica Berrocal, University of Joseph Rigdon, Wake Forest School of Medicine Ali Arab, Georgetown University
California, Irvine Xiaoyue Maggie Niu, Penn State University
Abel Rodriguez, University of California, STATISTICS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
Santa Cruz Publications Officer 2021–2022 Chair-Elect 2021
Edward L. Boone, Virginia Michael Daniels, University of Florida
Secretary/Treasurer 2021–2022 Commonwealth University Veronica J. Berrocal, University of California,
Adrian Dobra, University of Washington Dhuly Chowdhury, RTI International Irvine
Xiaojing Wang, University of Connecticut
Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023 Program Chair-Elect 2021
BIOMETRICS Xiaoming Sheng, University of Utah Bo Lu, The Ohio State University
Chair-Elect 2021 Jessica Kohlschmidt, The Ohio State University Qing Pan, The George Washington University
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center
Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023
Commonwealth University Naomi Brownstein, Moffitt Cancer Center
Colin Fogarty, Massachusetts Institute of
Sebastien Haneuse, Harvard University
Executive Committee at Large 2021–2023 Technology
Secretary/Treasurer 2021–2022 Abu Minhajuddin, The University of Texas Doug Landsittel, University of Pittsburgh
Andrew Spieker, Vanderbilt University Southwestern-Medical Center at Dallas
Xian Jin Xie, University of Iowa Robert Podolsky, Beaumont Health STATISTICS IN GENOMICS AND GENETICS
Chair-Elect 2021
Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023 STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE Mingyao Li, University of Pennsylvania
Briana Stephenson, Harvard University EDUCATION Perelman School of Medicine
Brian Segal, Flatiron Health Chair-Elect 2021 Michael Wu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Ann Cannon, Cornell College Research Center
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL
Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University
Chair-Elect 2021 Program Chair-Elect 2021
Alan Hartford, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023 Lin Chen, The University of Chicago
Bill Pikounis, Johnson & Johnson Kumer Das, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Matthew N. McCall, University of Rochester
Ananda Jayawardhana, Pittsburg State School of Medicine and Dentistry
Program Chair-Elect 2021
University Ching-Ti Liu, Boston University
Elena Polverejan, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Freda Cooner, Amgen Executive Committee at Large 2021–2023 Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023
(two positions) Iuliana Ionita-Laza, Columbia University
Secretary 2021–2023
Matthew Beckman, Penn State University Jingyi Jessica Li, University of California,
Inna Perevozskaya, GlaxoSmithKline
Alison Gibbs, University of Toronto Los Angeles
Yun Wang, US Food and Drug Administration
Hunter Glanz, Cal Poly – San Louis Obispo
Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023 Chris Malone, Winona State University GOVERNMENT STATISTICS
Hiya Banerjee, Novartis Chair-Elect 2021
Mark Levenson, US Food and Drug STATISTICS IN DEFENSE AND Simone Gray, US Centers for Disease Control
Administration NATIONAL SECURITY and Prevention
Chair-Elect 2021 Lyndsay Shand, Sandia National Laboratories
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS Ansu Chatterjee, University of Minnesota
Program Chair-Elect 2021
Chair-Elect 2020 Yulia Gel, The University of Texas at Dallas
Minsun Riddles, Westat
Erica Groshen, Cornell University Karl Pazdernik, Pacific Northwest
Stephen Campbell, National Institute of
Bart Hobijn, Arizona State University National Laboratory
Standards and Technology
Program Chair-Elect 2021 Program Chair-Elect 2021
Secretary/Treasurer 2021–2022
Tyler McCormick, University of Washington Matt Avery, Institute for Defense Analyses
Yumiko Siegfried, Westat
Xiaofeng Shao, University of Illinois at Justin T. Newcomer, Sandia National
Emily Molfino, US Census Bureau
Urbana-Champaign Laboratories
Publications Officer 2021–2022
Secretary/Treasurer 2021–2022 Publications Officer 2021–2022
Zach Seeskin, NORC at the University
Jason Faberman, Federal Reserve Bank of Robert Bassett, Naval Postgraduate School
of Chicago
Chicago Sarah Elise Roberts, Johns Hopkins University
Kathi Irvine, US Geological Survey, Northern
Daniel Kowal, Rice University Applied Physics Laboratory
Rocky Mountain Science Center
STATISTICAL COMPUTING STATISTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
STATISTICAL GRAPHICS
Chair-Elect 2021 Chair-Elect 2021
Chair-Elect 2021
Jun Yan, University of Connecticut Candace Berrett, Brigham Young University
Ed Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago
Jonathan Wesley Lane, Activision Elizabeth Mannshardt, US Environmental
Heike Hofmann, Iowa State University
Protection Agency
Program Chair-Elect 2021
Program Chair-Elect 2021
Linglong Kong, University of Alberta Program Chair-Elect 2021
Jordan Rodu, University of Virginia
Pradeep Mohan, SAS Institute Trevor Hefley, Kansas State University
Carson Sievert, RStudio
Emily L. Kang, University of Cincinnati
14 amstat news march 2020MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS Council of Sections Representative 2021-2023
Secretary/Treasurer 2021–2022 Chair-Elect 2021 Chris Sroka, New Mexico State University
Natasha Sahr, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Samiran Ghosh, Wayne State University Ananda Jayawardhana, Pittsburgh
Shawn Santo, Duke University Pilar Lim, Janssen Research & Development State University
Wensong Wu, Florida International University
HEALTH POLICY STATISTICS Program Chair-Elect 2021
Xiaosong Li, Penn State Altoona
Chair-Elect 2021 Alessandro De Nadai, Texas State University
Haim Bar, University of Connecticut Samprit Banerjee, Weill Medical College, SOCIAL STATISTICS
Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University Mailman Cornell University Chair-Elect 2021
School of Public Health Aleksandra (Sesa) Slavkovic, Penn State
NONPARAMETRIC
STATISTICS IN IMAGING Dylan Small, University of Pennsylvania
Chair-Elect 2021
Chair-Elect 2021 Lan Wang, University of Minnesota Program Chair-Elect 2021
Ian Dryden, University of Nottingham UK Davy Paindaveine, Université Libre de Bruxelles Elena Erosheva, University of Washington
Ciprian Crainiceanu, The Johns Hopkins
Program Chair-Elect 2021 Julia N. Soulakova, University of Central
University
Yichao Wu, University of Illinois at Chicago Florida College of Medicine
Debashis Mondal, Oregon State University
Long Nguyen, University of Michigan Publications Officer 2021–2022
Program Chair-Elect 2021
Treasurer 2021 Quentin Brummet, NORC at the University of
Sebastian Kurtek, The Ohio State University
Rui Song, North Carolina State University Chicago
Simon Vandekar, Vanderbilt University
Howard D. Bondell, University of Melbourne Vivian C. Wong, University of Virginia
Dehan Kong, University of Toronto
Publications Officer 2021–2022 STATISTICS IN SPORTS
Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023
Lingzhou Xue, Penn State University Chair-Elect 2021
Elizabeth Sweeney, Weill Cornell Medicine
Esra Kurum, University of California, Riverside Paul Sabin, ESPN
Inna Chervoneva, Thomas Jefferson University
Nick Wan, Cincinnati Reds
PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
STATISTICAL LEARNING AND
Chair-Elect 2021 Program Chair-Elect 2021
DATA SCIENCE
Lulu Kang, Illinois Institute of Technology Andrew Swift, University of Nebraska at
Chair-Elect 2021
Wenxuan Zhong, University of Georgia Omaha
Ali Shojaie, University of Washington
Benjamin S. Baumer, Smith College
Yichao Wu, University of Illinois at Chicago Program Chair-Elect 2021
Bledar Alex Konomi, University of Cincinnati Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023
Program Chair-Elect 2021
Jonathan Stallrich, North Carolina State Sarah Morris, Datalys Center for Sports Injury
Glen Wright Colopy, Cenduit LLC
University Research and Prevention
Eric F. Lock, University of Minnesota
Michael Schuckers, St. Lawrence University
STATISTICAL PROGRAMMERS AND
LIFETIME DATA SCIENCE
ANALYSTS SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS
Chair-Elect 2021
Chair-Elect 2021 Chair-Elect 2021
Douglas Schaubel, University of Pennsylvania
Whitney Worley, University of Central Arkansas Jean Opsomer, Westat
Perelman School of Medicine
William Coar, Axio Research Asaph Young Chun, Statistics Research
Tony (Jianguo) Sun, University of Missouri
Institute
Program Chair-Elect 2021 Program Chair-Elect 2021
Program Chair-Elect 2021
Jing Ning, MD Anderson Cancer Center Jeanhee Pak, Eli Lilly and Company
Xinlei (Sherry) Wang, Southern Methodist
Kevin He, University of Michigan Gabriel Odom, Florida International university
University
Treasurer 2021–2023 QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY Jana Asher, Slippery Rock University of
Yu Cheng, University of Pittsburgh Chair-Elect 2021 Pennsylvania
Adin-Cristian Andrei, Northwestern University Xinwei Deng, Virginia Tech Department of Treasurer 2020–2021
STATISTICS IN MARKETING Statistics Jessica Kohlschmidt, The Ohio State University
Chair-Elect 2021 Oscar Munoz, Accenture Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International
Alan Montgomery, Carnegie Mellon University
Program Chair-Elect 2021 Publications Officer 2021–2022
S. Sriram, University of Michigan
Meng John Zhao, Eli Lilly and Company Snigdhansu Chatterjee, University of
Program Chair-Elect 2021 Lisa M. Moore, Sandia National Laboratories Minnesota
Michael Trusov, University of Maryland Dan Liao, RTI International
Liye Ma, University of Maryland RISK ANALYSIS
Council of Sections Representative 2021–2023
Chair-Elect 2021
Secretary/Publications Officer 2021–2022 Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University
Aleksandr Kotolyan, dot818
Arun Gopalakrishnan, Rice University Stas Kolenikov, Abt Associates
Indranil Ghosh, The University of North
Alice Li, The Ohio State University
Carolina at Wilmington Education Officer 2021–2022
Chair-Elect 2021 Pushpal Mukhopadhyay, SAS Institute, Inc.
Norberto Pantoja-Galicia, US Food and Drug Program Chair-Elect 2021 Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Administration Sujay Datta, University of Akron
Xuefeng Li, US Food and Drug Administration Alexander Alekseyenko, Medical University of TEACHING OF STATISTICS IN THE
South Carolina HEALTH SCIENCES
MEDICAL DEVICES AND DIAGNOSTICS Chair-Elect 2021
Program Chair-Elect 2021 Heather Hoffman, The George Washington
Jin Wang, Abbott Medical Device University
Tracy Bergemann, Medtronic Jacqueline Milton, Boston University n
march 2020 amstat news 15Giving Day Raises $80k; GivesBack
Leadership Team Makes Plans
Amanda Malloy, ASA Director of Development
I
t continues to be my honor and privilege to work
on behalf of such wonderful members and an
Giving Day Challenge Winners
organization making such an impact on our soci- Chapter Challenge
ety. In 2019, we raised more than $233,000 for ASA
Washington Statistical Society
programs and initiatives, including donations from
991 individuals. Every dollar advances our mission to
promote the practice and profession of statistics. University Challenge
Thank you for another great year! The University of North Carolina
Malloy The “Inspired Johnson and Johnson Statistician”
and “Anonymous Biostatistician” who matched a
total of $11,000 in donations were key to the suc- philanthropy and fostering a sense of community
cess of the ASA’s second annual Giving Day. Working at the ASA.
together, we raised more than $80,000! We are grate- The leadership team is planning a GivesBack vol-
ful to each of the 303 donors and those who encour- unteer event to take place in 2020 that will have a
aged fellow ASA members to contribute. community service focus. The team will be reaching
This year, friendly competition added to the out to members and chapters to help organize local
fun of ASA Giving Day. There were 43 chapters events, so stay tuned. They are also already starting
that participated in the chapter challenge, and 69 the planning process for a fundraiser to support ASA
universities joined the university challenge. The programs. All ASA members are welcome to join the
chapter challenge winner was determined based group and get involved in giving back.
on percentage of membership who donated, and The 2020 ASA GivesBack leadership team
the university challenge winner was determined includes Dooti Roy (chair), Andrew Dumit (co-
based on the total amount raised. Runners-up in chair), Michelle Hsu (fundraising lead), Carlon
the chapter challenge were the Northern Illinois Zephirin (GivesBack lead), and Emily Dodwell
and Philadelphia chapters. Harvard and UCLA (member at large).
were runners-up in the university category. From local communities to public policy, the
work of the ASA makes an impact. Your member-
ASA GivesBack ship, time, and donations are helping us build a
ASA GivesBack is a program that allows members world that relies on data and statistical thinking to
to give back to the community, network with peers drive discovery and inform decisions.
and mentors, and hone leadership skills. It is led by For more information about ASA development
a talented team of early-career and student mem- initiatives, contact ASA Director of Development
bers who are focused on promoting a culture of Amanda Malloy at amanda@amstat.org.
THANK YOU to everyone who donated in 2019, making it
another record-breaking year!
$500 to $999 $100 to $499
Susan M. Hinkins Kannan Natarajan
Sue Ellen Berryman David B. Allison
Nicholas Horton and Julia Margaret A. Nemeth
Cynthia J. Bocci, PhD Riseman Albert F. Anderson
Leonard Oppenheimer
Christy Chuang-Stein Jon and Patricia Kettenring Arlene S. Ash
Barbara J. Robles
B. Christine Clark Dennis W. King Jonathan Auerbach
Frank W. Rockhold
Justin Fisher James M. Lepkowski Alfred H. Balch
Robert L. Santos
Peter P. Gaccione Qian Li Andrew Lewis Baughman
David W. Scott
Mitchell H. Gail James Stephen Marron Jessica A. Behrle
Carol B. Thompson
Joseph L. Gastwirth Christopher Miller Valbona Bejleri
Bill Wilkinson
William F. Heiland Jerry Moreno Amit Bhattacharyya
Sarah and Richard Zink
16 amstat news march 2020Carol Bigelow Martha M. Gardner
Christopher Bingham Andreas Vasilios Georgiou
Richard M. Bittman, PhD Katherine Giacoletti
Dennis Boos Dr. Howard Seth Gitlow, PhD
John E. Boyer Mark Glickman
James E. Breneman Melody Goodman
William C. Bridges Jr. Nancy M. Gordon
Charles R. Buncher G. Jay Graepel SOCIETY
Bart E. Burington, PhD Mary W. Gray
Thank you to Helen Walker Society members who
Jeffrey S. Buzas Gerry W. Gray
contributed $1,000 and above in 2019.
Statsols Timothy A. Green, PhD
Joseph C. Cappelleri Gerald J. Hahn
John M. Abowd Daniel Kasprzyk, PhD Barry Nussbaum
Ivan Chan Charles B. Hall
Jie Chen Alexandra L. Hanlon Mohamed Redha J. Al Elizabeth Kelly and Robert T. O’Neill
Zhengming Chen Richard M. Heiberger Lawati Robert Ryne
Van L. Parsons
Cong Chen Edward Herranz Stan Altan Arthur B. Kennickell
Constance F. Citro Klaus Hinkelmann Paula K. Roberson
John Angle Thian S. Kheoh
Cynthia Z.F. Clark John P. Holcomb Jr. Robert N. Rodriguez
Charles H. Clemens Jr. David J. Holtschlag David Banks Michael H. Kutner
James L. Rosenberger
George W. Cobb Jeffrey H. Hooper
Mary Ellen Bock Mary J. Kwasny
James J. Cochran J. Stuart Hunter John P. Sall
Michael P. Cohen Michael M. Ikeda Patrick J. Cantwell Nan Laird
Jaya M. Satagopan
David H. Collins Peter B. Imrey Alicia L. Carriquiry James M. Landwehr
Richard S. Conway Jr. Telba Z. Irony Fritz J. Scheuren, PhD
John L. Czajka Lisa M. LaVange, PhD
Bruce A. Craig Don Jang
Larry Z. Shen
Francis C. Dane Ananda A. Jayawardhana Marie Davidian Cynthia Long and
Linda Danielson Amara K. Jayewardene John Stites C. Frank and Ann Shen
Richard De Veaux
Bann-Mo Day Daniel Jeske Juanita Tamayo Lott William and Patricia
Floyd E. Demmon III Booil Jo Jonas and Susan Smith
Ellenberg Wendy Martinez
Chunqin C. Q. Deng Dallas E. Johnson
Dolores Silva Smith
Jay L. Devore Karen Kafadar Katherine B. Ensor Robert L. Mason
Marie Diener-West Henry D. Kahn Steven M. Snapinn
Christine A. Franklin Madhu Mazumdar
Philip M. Dixon Sarah J. Kalicin Stanton
Fred C. Djang Anamaria Segnini Kazanis, Varghese George Xiao-Li Meng Communications, Inc.
PSTAT
Thomas W. Dobbins
Richard F. Goldstein Laura J. Meyerson Jessica M. Utts
Jerry Keating
Stephen Richard Donaldson
Kevin Ward Drummey, PhD
Mimi Y. Kim Sat Gupta Katherine Monti Sean E. Walker
David L. Kimble
Kirk A. Easley Susan Halabi David Morganstein Ron and Sherry
STATKING Clinical Services Wasserstein
Brenda Kay Edwards
Elizabeth S. King-Sloan Susan Harris Sally C. Morton and
Stephen F. Elston
Kurt P. Kearcher Leland Wilkinson
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Hans Engler Brian A. Harris-Kojetin
Robert E. Fay
Uwe Koehn Jeri Metzger Mulrow Linda J. Young
Thomas A. Krizanosky
Allen H. Heller
Ronald S. Fecso Edward J. Mulrow Bing Zhang
Brenda Kurland Fred and Karen
Ben Fitzpatrick
Robert Kushler Hulting Bengt Muthen, PhD
Rongwei Fu
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