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Committee on Professional Ethics

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Charge:

To provide a point of contact with other societies and associations in the area of professional ethics.

To develop and implement a program of education sensitizing members of ASA to the ethical issues in statistical practice and in other fields in which statistics is used.

To maintain and promulgate, subject to Board review and approval, the set of ASA Ethical Guidelines that describes the general view of ethics in statistical practice, and develop and maintain supplements to the Ethical Guidelines for areas of application that give an understanding of ethical statistical practice as it applies to that area (e.g., law or medicine).

The Committee does not have the authority to act on, rule on, or arbitrate ethical matters.

Execution of a program of professional certification is not included in this charge.

Composition: The Committee consists of nine members, three of whom are appointed/reappointed by the President Elect each year for three year terms. One member is also appointed by the President Elect (when necessary) to serve as the Chair.

Questions? Want to get involved? Contact Rochelle E. Tractenberg

Membership

Name	Position/Term

Tractenberg, Rochelle E. Georgetown University Medical Center 207 Building D - Neurology 4000 Reservoir Road, N.W. Washington, DC 20057 United States Phone: (202) 687-2247 Fax: (202) 784-3504 rochelle.tractenberg@gmail.com	Chair (2017 - 2019)

Belin, Thomas R. University of California, Los Angeles Dept. of Biostatistics 51-267 Center for Health Sciences Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772 United States Phone: (310) 206-7361 Fax: (310) 206-7361 tbelin@ucla.edu	Member (2014 - 2019)

Cao, Jing 5551 Monticello Ave. Dallas, TX 75206-6001 United States Phone: (214) 768-2451 Fax: (214) 768-4035 jcao@smu.edu	Member (2019 - 2021)

Georgiou, Andreas Vasilios 15101 Grey Pebble Drive Darnestown, MD 20874 United States Phone: (301) 804-7217 Fax: (301) 990-9261 avgeorgiou@yahoo.com	Member (2018 - 2020)

Gomes, Harold Levi U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. Room 3655 Washington, DC 20212 United States Gomes.Harold@bls.gov	Member (2017 - 2019)

Hawes, Michael B. U.S. Census Bureau 4600 Silver Hill Road Suite 5K135 Washington, DC 20233 United States Phone: (301) 763-1960 michael.b.hawes@census.gov	Member (2015 - 2020)

Levenstein, Marcia J. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc 33 Everett St. New York, NY 11563 United States Phone: (917) 355-9521 mlstats79@gmail.com	Member (2016 - 2021)

Stodden, Victoria vcs@stodden.net	Member (2017 - 2019)

Marker, David A. Westat 1600 Research Blvd. Rockville, MD 20850-3195 United States Phone: (301) 251-4398 davidmarker@westat.com	Professional Issues & Visibility Council Liaison 2019 - 2021 Professional Issues & Visibility Council Vice Chair

Williamson, David Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, NE Mail Stop F-57 Atlanta, GA 30333 United States Phone: (770) 488-3669 dxw2@cdc.gov	Professional Issues & Visibility Council Liaison 2019 - 2019 ASA Vice President

LaLonde, Donna American Statistical Association 732 North Washington St Alexandria, VA 22314-1943 United States Phone: (703) 684-1221 donnal@amstat.org	Staff Liaison 2019 - 2030

Wasserstein, Ronald L. American Statistical Association 732 N Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314-1943 United States Phone: (703) 684-1221 x1860 ron@amstat.org	Staff Liaison 2009 - 2020

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