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216567
Sun, 7/29/2018, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM F-Nootka
Caucus for Women in Statistics Governing Council Meeting — Other ICW
Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Jessica Kohlschmidt, Ohio State University
 
 

216594
Sun, 7/29/2018, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CC-West Ballroom D
First-Time Attendee Orientation and Reception — Other Cmte/Business
ASA, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Chair(s): Mary J Kwasny, Northwestern University; Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
 
 

5 * !
Sun, 7/29/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-East 19
Strategic Planning and Vision Building for the Statistics Profession: Are Existing Databases Underutilized? — Invited Papers
Social Statistics Section, IMS, Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, SSC, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chair(s): Roy E. Welsch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2:05 PM Seeing the Big Picture in, and Having More Influence on, the Statistics Profession from Your Vantage Point
Presentation
Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2:30 PM Leading Toward Evidence-Based Educational Improvement Using the CBMS Survey
Presentation
Ellen E. Kirkman, Wake Forest University
2:55 PM Stats on Stats: Statistical Sciences in the Annual Survey of the Mathematical Sciences
Presentation
Thomas Harold Barr, American Mathematical Society
3:20 PM Discussant: Sally C. Morton, Virginia Tech
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

11 * !
Sun, 7/29/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-West 206/207
Daunting Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Big Data Analysis — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Computing, Caucus for Women in Statistics, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, SSC, Social Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University
Chair(s): Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University
2:05 PM Spatially Informed Variable Selection Priors and Application to Neuroimaging Data
Presentation
Marina Vannucci, Rice University
2:30 PM Analysis and Visualization for Large-Scale Scientific Simulations
Joanne R. Wendelberger, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Divya Banesh, Los Alamos National Laboratory; James Ahrens, Los Alamos National Laboratory
2:55 PM Nonparametric Empirical Bayes Methods for High Dimension Problems 
Presentation
Linda Zhao, University of Pennsylvania; Junhui Cai, University of Pennsylvania
3:20 PM Data-Driven Regularization and Priors in GWAS and Mediation Analysis
Presentation
Sunduz Keles, University of Wisconsin, Madison
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

45 * !
Sun, 7/29/2018, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-West 224
Statistical Models for Estimating and Testing Causal Effects in Biomedical Studies — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
Chair(s): Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
4:05 PM Tilted Covariate and Mediator Balancing
Presentation
Kwun Chuen Gary Chan, University of Washington
4:30 PM Hypothesis Tests of Mediation Under a Composite Null Hypothesis
Yen-Tsung Huang, Academia Sinica
4:55 PM Understanding Associations Among Multi-Omic Data via Integrative Modeling
Presentation
Asuman Seda Turkmen, The Ohio State University; Hancong Tang, The Ohio State University; Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
5:20 PM Causal Organic Direct and Indirect Effects: Closer to Baron and Kenny
Presentation
Judith Lok, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
5:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

47 * !
Sun, 7/29/2018, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-East 10
Statistical Analysis of Linked Data — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section, Section on Bayesian Statistical Science, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, Caucus for Women in Statistics, Social Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Ying Han, University of Maryland, College Park; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland, College Park
Chair(s): Daniel Bonnery, University of Maryland
4:05 PM Outlier Robust Inference Using Probabilistically Linked Data
Presentation
Nicola Salvati, University of Pisa; Suojin Wang, Texas A&M University; Enrico Fabrizi, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore; Raymond Chambers, University of Wollongong
4:30 PM Entity Resolution with Societal Impacts in Statistical Machine Learning
Presentation
Rebecca C. Steorts, Duke University
4:55 PM A Bayesian Approach for Deduplication, Record Linkage, and Inference with Linked Data
Presentation
brunero liseo, Sapienza Università di Roma; Andrea Tancredi, Sapienza Università di Roma; Rebecca C. Steorts, Duke University
5:20 PM Discussant: Mauricio Sadinle, University of Washington
5:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Sun, 7/29/2018, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-West Ballroom A
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Future of Statistics and the Public — Invited Panel
International Statistical Institute, Government Statistics Section, Social Statistics Section, Survey Research Methods Section, SSC, Social Statistics Section, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): John Bailer, Miami University; Regina Nuzzo, Gallaudet University; Liberty Vittert, University of Glasgow
Chair(s): Liberty Vittert, University of Glasgow
4:05 PM The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Future of Statistics and the Public
Presentation 1 Presentation 2
Panelists: David Spiegelhalter, Royal Statistical Society
Richard Coffin, USAFacts
Mark Hansen, Columbia University & David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation
Scott Tranter, 0ptimus Consulting
Rita Ko, The Hive, data initiative of UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency)
5:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Mon, 7/30/2018, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-West Ballroom A
Introductory Overview Lecture: Leading Data Science: Talent, Strategy, and Impact — Invited Special Presentation
JSM Partner Societies, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Ming Li, Amazon
Chair(s): Martha Gardner, GE
During the past decade, vast amount of data has become available and readily accessible. To analyze these huge amount of data, big data infrastructure, algorithms, and methodologies have been developed and matured, which powers effective data science projects in tech companies and traditional industrial sectors. In this lecture, data science leaders will demystify real-world data science applications at scale and illustrate how to become an excellent data scientist, how to build a high-impact data science team, how to design data science curriculum and how to lead with statistics.
8:35 AM No Country for (Unadventurous) Statisticians: Building High-Impact Data Science Teams
Presentation
George Roumeliotis, Airbnb
9:05 AM End-to-End Data Science Project Cycle, Pitfalls, and Soft Skill Gaps: An Essential Overview for Statisticians
Ming Li, Amazon
9:35 AM What Hard Skills and Computational Tools Are Needed? Growing and Learning as a Data Scientist
Presentation
Dennis Sun, Google
10:05 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

121
Mon, 7/30/2018, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-West 212
SPEED: Data Expo — Contributed Speed
Section on Statistical Computing, Section on Statistical Graphics, Government Statistics Section, Section on Statistics and the Environment, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Chair(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Poster Presentations for this session.
8:35 AM Let's Talk About the Weather
Presentation
Jill Lundell, Utah State University; Brennan Bean, Utah State University; Juergen Symanzik, Utah State University
8:40 AM Modeling and Mapping Weather Forecast Accuracy
Queen Ikhelowa; Darren Keeley, CSUEB
8:45 AM Exploring Population Health with Fluctuations in Weather
Presentation
Brian Hochrein, IBM Watson Health
8:50 AM Assessing Prediction Error in Traditional Weather Forecasts vs. a Data-Centric Approach
Presentation
Robert Garrett, Miami University; Ryan Estep, Miami University; Nichole Rook, Miami University; Benjamin William Schweitzer, Miami University; Thomas Fisher, Miami University
8:55 AM Verification, Diagnosis, and Adjustment of Current Temperature Forecasting System in the United States
Han-Yueh Lee, National Tsing Hua University; Hsiao-Ting Lin, National Tsing Hua University
9:00 AM Spatial Correlation in Weather Forecast Accuracy: A Functional Time Series Approach
Phillip Alexander Jang, Cornell University
9:05 AM Should You Pay Attention to Daily Weather Forecast? An Exploration
Presentation
Dooti Roy, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Gregory Vaughan, Bentley University; Jianan Hui, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Junxian Geng, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
9:10 AM The Impact of Bias and Uncertainty of Weather Forecasts on Storm Events
Presentation
Mary Frances Dorn, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Kimberly Kaufeld, Los Alamos National Laboratory
9:15 AM Uncertainty Quantification of Weather Forecasts
Yu Wang, University of British Columbia; Gong Zhang, University of British Columbia; Boyi Hu, University of British Columbia; Ho Yin Ho, University of British Columbia
9:20 AM Weather Forecasts: How Reliable Are They?
Presentation
Xuemao Zhang, East Stroudsburg University
9:30 AM An Analysis on the Accuracy of Weather Forecasts
Presentation
Benjamin William Schweitzer, Miami University; Nichole Rook, Miami University; Ryan Estep, Miami University; Robert Garrett, Miami University; Thomas Fisher, Miami University
9:35 AM Do I Really Need a Jacket?
Presentation
Joe Watson, UBC; Qiong Zhang, UBC; Daniel Dinsdale, The University of British Columbia
9:40 AM The Myths About Weather Forecasting
Presentation
Yifan Wu, Simon Fraser University; Ying (Daisy) Yu, Simon Fraser University; Chuyuan (Cherlane) Lin, Simon Fraser University
9:45 AM Do I Need to Check the Weather Forecast, or Is Yesterday's Weather a Reasonable Prediction?
Presentation
Rachel Harter, RTI International; Kayla Nowak, RTI International; Nicole Mack, RTI International
9:50 AM BENCHMARKING the EFFECTIVENESS of CATEGORICAL RESPONSE VARIABLE MODELS and THEIR VISUALIZATIONS on WEATHER DATA
Kristen Bystrom; Zhi Yuh Ou Yang, Simon Fraser University; Lei Chen, Simon Fraser University
9:55 AM Analysis of Weather Forecasting Data for Data Expo 2018
Presentation
Jordan Rodu, University of Virginia
10:00 AM Exploring Spatiotemporal Patterns in Forecast Data
Presentation
Erin Howard, Oregon State University; Matthew Higham
 
 

137
Mon, 7/30/2018, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-West Ballroom BC
Introductory Overview Lecture: Multivariate Data Modeling with Copulas — Invited Special Presentation
JSM Partner Societies, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Christian Léger, Université de Montréal
Chair(s): Bruno Rémillard, HEC Montreal
Regarded as an esoteric concept 30 years ago, copulas and copula models feature today among the most powerful and appealing ways of accounting for dependence in multivariate data. This modeling strategy has found numerous applications in finance, insurance, biostatistics and environmental sciences. This introductory overview lecture, delivered by two active researchers in the area, will describe in simple terms the fundamental principles of this approach and provide concrete illustrations of its use. In the first part, the notions of copula and copula models will be introduced. The fundamental role of rank-based techniques for inference purposes will be highlighted. Various tools for model construction, fitting and validation will first be presented in the vanilla case of multivariate continuous data without covariates. It will then be seen how extensions can lead, e.g., to powerful tests of independence for sparse contingency tables and new effective ways of analyzing multivariate time series data. In the second part, selected examples of advanced copula modeling will be discussed. Ways of combining GLMs with copulas will be illustrated. Various strategies for copula modeling of high-dimensional data will also be sketched, with special emphasis on hierarchical dependence structures and sparsity. Finally, techniques for infering a hierarchical dependence structure from data will be outlined. Illustrations will be drawn from the fields of insurance, finance, and hydrology.
10:35 AM Part 1: A Gentle Introduction to Copula Modeling and Rank-Based Inference
Presentation 1 Presentation 2
Christian Genest, McGill University
11:25 AM Part 2: Copula Regression, Hierarchical Structures, and Dimension Reduction Through Clustering
Johanna G. Neslehova, McGill University
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Mon, 7/30/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-West Ballroom A
Late-Breaking Session: Addressing Sexual Misconduct in the Statistics Community — Invited Special Presentation
JSM Partner Societies, Caucus for Women in Statistics, Committee on Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Stephanie Hicks, ASA Committee on Women in Statistics
Chair(s): Keegan Korthauer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2:05 PM Addressing Sexual Misconduct in the Statistics Community
Leslie McClure, Drexel University; Kristian Lum, Human Rights Data Analysis Group; Kerrie Mengersen, Queensland University of Technology; Lance Waller, Emory University; Dianne Cook, Monash University; Emma Benn, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Brian Millen, Eli Lilly
3:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

216566
Mon, 7/30/2018, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM F-Malaspina
Caucus for Women in Statistics Reception and Business Meeting — Other ICW
Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Jessica Kohlschmidt, Ohio State University
 
 

Register 263
Tue, 7/31/2018, 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM CC-West Ballroom D
Caucus for Women in Statistics A.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee) — Roundtables AM Roundtable Discussion
Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Jessica Kohlschmidt, Ohio State University
TL02: Brainstorming Strategies for Dealing with Abuses of Power in the Statistics Community
Nancy Flournoy, University of Missouri
 
 

327 * !
Tue, 7/31/2018, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-West 215/216
Statistical Leadership: Insights from Experiences of Prominent Leaders — Invited Panel
Caucus for Women in Statistics, International Indian Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Consulting
Organizer(s): Vaneeta Kaur Grover, GlaxoSmithKline
Chair(s): Vaneeta Kaur Grover, GlaxoSmithKline
10:35 AM Statistical Leadership: Insights from Experiences of Prominent Leaders
Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Presentation 3
Panelists: G. David Williamson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Charmaine B Dean, University of Waterloo
Bonnie LaFleur, HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.
William Brenneman, The Procter & Gamble Company
12:10 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

392
Tue, 7/31/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-West 306
Remembering Ingram Olkin — Invited Papers
Memorial, History of Statistics Interest Group, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Yulia Gel, University of Texas at Dallas; Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chair(s): Nancy Flournoy, University of Missouri
2:05 PM Ingram Olkin: Multivariate Analysis, Inequalities, and Majorization
Presentation
Michael D. Perlman, University of Washington
2:30 PM Ingram Olkin's Contributions to Meta-Analysis
Presentation
Larry Hedges, Northwestern University
2:55 PM Personal Reminisces About Ingram Olkin
Presentation
Allan Sampson, University of Pittsburgh
3:20 PM Ingram Olkin: a Mover and Shaker for Women in Statistics
Presentation
Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

459
Wed, 8/1/2018, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-West 118
Impostor Syndrome — Invited Panel
Committee on Minorities in Statistics, Committee on Women in Statistics, ASA Caucus of Academic Representatives, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Saki Kinney, RTI International
Chair(s): Kimberly F Sellers, Georgetown University
8:35 AM Impostor Syndrome
Panelists: Rebecca W Doerge, Carnegie Mellon University
Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University
Sastry Pantula, Oregon State University
10:10 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

460 * !
Wed, 8/1/2018, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-West 210
Worldwide Statistics Without Borders Projects: Statistics, Data Visualization, and Decision Making — Invited Panel
Statistics Without Borders, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Michelle Vanchu-Orosco, Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Michelle Vanchu-Orosco, Statistics Without Borders
8:35 AM Worldwide Statistics Without Borders Projects: Statistics, Data Visualization, and Decision Making
Panelists: Ella Temprosa, George Washington University
10:10 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

519 * !
Wed, 8/1/2018, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-West 210
So You Think You Want to Be a Department Chair? Rewards, Challenges, and Balance — Topic Contributed Panel
Committee on Career Development, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Leslie McClure, Drexel University
Chair(s): Josee Dupuis, Boston University School of Public Health
10:35 AM So You Think You Want to Be a Chair?
Panelists: Karen Bandeen-Roche, Johns Hopkins University
Jeffrey Buzas, University of Vermont
Merlise Clyde, Duke University
Lloyd Edwards, University of Alabama at Birmingham
12:10 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

Register 543
Wed, 8/1/2018, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM CC-West Ballroom D
Caucus for Women in Statistics P.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee) — Roundtables PM Roundtable Discussion
Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Jessica Kohlschmidt, Ohio State University
WL14: Thinking Big: Creating Global and Organizational Partnerships to Advance Women in Statistics
Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 
 

557 * !
Wed, 8/1/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-West 306
Affordable Clinical Trials Through Innovative Technology — Invited Papers
Caucus for Women in Statistics, Society for Clinical Trials, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Dong-Yun Kim, NHLBI/NIH
Chair(s): Dong-Yun Kim, NHLBI/NIH
2:05 PM Adaptive Design of Affordable Clinical Trials Using Master Protocols in the Era of Precision Medicine
Tze Leung Lai, Stanford University
2:30 PM Achieving Regulatory Approvals Without a Randomized Control Study in Rare Infectious Disease
Presentation
Masanori Ito, Astellas Pharma; Misun Yu Lee, Astellas Pharma
2:55 PM Real-Time, Within-Person Randomization Using a Bandit Algorithm in a Clinical Trial
Susan Murphy, Harvard University
3:20 PM Discussant: Nancy Geller, NHLBI/NIH
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

654 *
Thu, 8/2/2018, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-East 9
New Methodology Developments in Single Cell RNA-Seq — Topic Contributed Papers
International Chinese Statistical Association, Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Zhijin Wu, Brown University
Chair(s): Zhijin Wu, Brown University
10:35 AM Single-Cell ATAC-Seq Signal Extraction and Enhancement
Hongkai Ji, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Zhicheng Ji, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Weiqiang Zhou, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
10:55 AM Missing Data and Technical Variability in Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Experiments
Stephanie Hicks, Johns Hopkins SPH
11:15 AM Effects of Protocol Choices on Technical Artifacts in Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data Using a Data Generation Simulation Framework
Rhonda Bacher, University of Florida
11:35 AM Noise Modeling and Denoising of UMI-Based Single Cell RNA Sequencing Data
Nancy Zhang; Mo Huang, University of Pennsylvania; Mingyao Li, University of Pennsylvania; Jingshu Wang, University of Pennsylvania
11:55 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

655 *
Thu, 8/2/2018, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-West 116
Improving Power and Generalizability in Causal Effect Estimation Using Multicenter and Network Designs — Topic Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section, Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Mireille Schnitzer, University of Montreal
Chair(s): Lawrence McCandless, Simon Fraser University
10:35 AM Competing Effects of Indirect Protection and Clustering on the Power of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Vaccine Trial
Presentation
Matthew Hitchings, Harvard School of Public Health
10:55 AM Marginal Structural Models to Estimate the Effects of Time-Varying Treatments on Clustered Outcomes in the Presence of Interference
Alisa Stephens-Shields, University of Pennsylvania; Jiwei He, US Food and Drug Administration; Marshall Joffe, University of Pennsylvania
11:15 AM The Impact of PEPFAR PMTCT Funding on Reduced Infant Mortality and Improved ANC Care in Kenya: a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation
Donna Spiegelman, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Dale Barnhart, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health; Isaac Tsikhutsu , Walter Reed Program-Kericho, Kenya; U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Silver Spring, MD; Fredrick Sawe , Walter Reed Program-Kericho, Kenya; U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Silver Spring, MD ; Jane Muli, Walter Reed Program-Kericho, Kenya; U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Silver Spring, MD; Duncan Kirui, Walter Reed Program-Kericho, Kenya; U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Silver Spring, MD; William Sugut, Walter Reed Program-Kericho, Kenya; U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Silver Spring, MD; Nareen Abboud, Office of the U.S. Global AIDs Coordinator and Health Diplomacy; Tiffany Hamm, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Peter Coakley, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Patrick W. Hickey, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Vanessa Wolfman, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Elizabeth Lee, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
11:35 AM Methodological Considerations for the Analysis of Relative Treatment Effects in Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis from Fused Observational Studies
Presentation
Mireille Schnitzer, University of Montreal; Andrea Benedetti, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre; Guanbo Wang, McGill University; Arman Alam Siddique, McMaster University; Asma Bahamyirou, Université de Montréal
11:55 AM On the Parameter Estimation and Modeling of Clustered Survival Data with Delayed Entry and Missing Covariates
Presentation
Hua Shen, University of Calgary
12:15 PM Floor Discussion