Legend:
CC = Colorado Convention Center H = Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
* = applied session ! = JSM meeting theme
Activity Details
49 !
Sun, 7/28/2019,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
CC-207
Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Field One Student at a Time — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics and Data Science Education , ENAR, Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Brianna Heggeseth, Macalester College
Chair(s): Brittney Bailey, Amherst College
4:05 PM
Cultivating an Equitable and Inclusive Classroom Dynamic
Presentation
Brianna Heggeseth, Macalester College
4:25 PM
Cultivating Diversity by Encouraging Deeper Learning of Fundamental Concepts
Presentation
Gretchen Falk Martinet, University of Virginia ; Jeffrey J. Holt, University of Virginia
4:45 PM
Equity for Underprepared Intro Stat Students: Complex Instruction and Corequisite Design
Alana Unfried, California State University, Monterey Bay
5:05 PM
Breaking Down Barriers: a Cohort Model for Broadening Participation in STEM
Presentation
Jessica Chapman, St. Lawrence University
5:25 PM
Bridging the Gap: Increasing Underrepresented Minority Representation in the Statistical Sciences
Presentation
Felicia R Simpson, Winston-Salem State University
5:45 PM
Floor Discussion
57 * !
Sun, 7/28/2019,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
CC-205
Women Transitioning into Leadership — Invited Panel
Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Kathy Panageas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chair(s): Kathy Panageas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4:05 PM
Women Transitioning into Leadership
Panelists:
Janet Wittes, Statistics Collaborative, Inc
Marcey Abate Hoover, Sandia National Laboratories
Melissa Begg, Columbia University
Nancy Geller, National Institutes of Health, NHLBI
Stacy Lindborg, Biogen
5:45 PM
Floor Discussion
61 * !
Sun, 7/28/2019,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
CC-506
Advancing Career Development with Interdisciplinary Skills — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, Section on Statistics and Data Science Education, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Shuyan Wan, Merck & Co., Inc
Chair(s): Xiaofei Hu, Abbvie
4:05 PM
Persuade or Influence a Non-Statistician Collaborator
Presentation
Shuyan Wan, Merck & Co., Inc
4:25 PM
Practical Statistical Application and Communication in Financial Industry
Weijian Liang, Vanguard
4:45 PM
How to Talk Variable Selection to Investigators Without Mentioning LASSO
Presentation
Yixin Fang
5:05 PM
How to Talk Statistics to Clinicians
Christine Gause, Merck & Co., Inc
5:25 PM
Role of Biostatisticians in Transnational Researches in the Era of Big Data
Hua Zhong, New York University
5:45 PM
Floor Discussion
104 *
Mon, 7/29/2019,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-710
Communicating Teaching Through Peer-Reviewed Publication — Invited Papers
Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences , Section on Statistics and Data Science Education, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Laila Poisson
Chair(s): Laila Poisson
8:35 AM
Writing Statistics Tutorials for Biologists
Presentation
Martin Krzywinski, Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre; Naomi S Altman, Pennsylvania State University
8:55 AM
Statistics Education in the Health Sciences: Opportunities for Scholarship
Presentation
Matthew Jason Hayat, Georgia States University
9:15 AM
Creative Scholarly Works for the Statistical Educator: Teaching Resources
Presentation
Amy Sue Nowacki, Cleveland Clinic
9:35 AM
Opportunities to Publish in Statistics in Medicine
Joel B Greenhouse, Carnegie Mellon University
9:55 AM
Discussant: Felicity Enders, Mayo Clinic
10:15 AM
Floor Discussion
142 !
Mon, 7/29/2019,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-205
Memorial Session for Lawrence D. Brown — Invited Papers
Memorial , Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): T. Tony Cai, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Chair(s): T. Tony Cai, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
10:35 AM
Brown's Impact on the Foundations of Statistics: Conditioning and Unification
Presentation
James Berger, Duke University
11:05 AM
Linking Brown Identities to Variational Inequalities of Hardy and Kolmogorov
Anirban Dasgupta, Purdue University
11:35 AM
Model Selection Under Model Lean Framework
Linda Zhao, University of Pennsylvania
12:05 PM
Floor Discussion
224 * !
Mon, 7/29/2019,
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-Four Seasons 1
Sexual Harassment and Assault – Confronting the Threat to Our Statistical Community — Invited Panel
ASA Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Assault , Committee on Women in Statistics, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Leslie McClure, Drexel University
Chair(s): Robert Santos, The Urban Institute
2:05 PM
Sexual Harassment and Assault: Confronting the Threat to Our Statistical Community
Presentation
Panelists:
Donna E LaLonde, ASA Committee on Women in Statistics
Emma Benn, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Leslie McClure, Drexel University
Sally C. Morton, Virginia Tech
3:45 PM
Floor Discussion
279 * !
Tue, 7/30/2019,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-207
Bioinformatics: Accomplishments and Challenges — Invited Papers
Caucus for Women in Statistics , Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science
Organizer(s): Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University
Chair(s): Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University
8:35 AM
Optimal Permutation Recovery and Estimation of Bacterial Growth Dynamics
Presentation
Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania
9:00 AM
Estimating Somatic Variant Richness in the Cancer Genome
Ronglai Shen, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ; Saptarshi Chakraborty, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Colin Begg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
9:25 AM
Integrative Network Modeling Approaches to Precision Cancer Medicine
Kim-Anh Do, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
9:50 AM
Statistical Inference of Chromatin 3D Structures from DNA Methylation Data
Shili Lin, The Ohio State University
10:15 AM
Floor Discussion
314 * !
Tue, 7/30/2019,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-605
They Never Die: a Historical Overview of the Many Uses of Famous Historic Data Sets — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Graphics , Journal of Statistics Education, History of Statistics Interest Group, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:35 AM
The Unsinkable Titanic Data
Presentation
Juergen Symanzik, Utah State University ; Michael Friendly, York University; Ortac Onder, York University
11:05 AM
Give Your Statistician Colleague Iris Bulbs for Their House Warming!
Dianne Cook, Monash University
11:35 AM
Do Data Have a Limited Shelf Life?
Stephen Stigler, University of Chicago
12:05 PM
Floor Discussion
330 !
Tue, 7/30/2019,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-603
Snapshots in History: Statisticians Making an Impact — Topic Contributed Papers
History of Statistics Interest Group , Section on Statistics and Data Science Education, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Jeffrey Smith, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
10:35 AM
Abraham DeMoivre: Progenitor of Statistics
Presentation
Herbert Weisberg
10:55 AM
Two Chapters in the Development of Human Population Sampling (1895/1934)
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Dominic Lusinchi
11:15 AM
Brewing up Statistics: a Look at Gosset’s Contributions
Martha McRoy, Pew Research Center
11:35 AM
Using Primary Historical Sources to Teach Statistics
Beverly Wood, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
11:55 AM
A One-Credit History of Statistics Course Using “The Lady Tasting Tea” by David Salsburg with Supplementary Readings
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Presentation 3
Phyllis Curtiss, Grand Valley State University ; Kirk Anderson, Grand Valley State Univ
12:15 PM
Floor Discussion
445 * !
Wed, 7/31/2019,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-707
Communicating to the Masses: Sharing Statistics and Data Science in a World of Sound Bites, Social Media, and Popular Press — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics and Data Science Education , Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Jennifer L Green, Montana State University
Chair(s): Erin E Blankenship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8:35 AM
Writing for Newspapers, Magazines, Comics and More: Making a Real Impact on the Broadest Audience
Presentation
Regina Nuzzo, American Statistical Association
9:00 AM
The Art of Storytelling: Engaging Audiences with Podcasts and Curiosity Cafes
Jennifer L Green, Montana State University ; Shannon Willoughby, Montana State University; Brock LaMeres, Montana State University; Bryce Hughes, Montana State University; Leila Sterman, Montana State University; Christopher Organ, Montana State University; Kent Davis, Montana State University
9:25 AM
Statistics and Data Science Outreach Using Twitter: Communicating the Power of Statistics in 280 Characters
Presentation
Nicholas J. Horton, Amherst College
9:50 AM
Fake News Sells
Liberty Vittert, University of Glasgow
10:15 AM
Floor Discussion
448 * !
Wed, 7/31/2019,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-702
Statistics Impacting Challenges Within Academia, Industry, and Government — Invited Papers
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences , Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Claire McKay Bowen, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Chair(s): Claire McKay Bowen, Los Alamos National Laboratory
8:35 AM
Statistical Approaches to Tackling Data Privacy
Evercita Cuevas Eugenio, Sandia National Laboratory ; Fang Liu, University of Notre Dame
9:00 AM
How Simple Statistics Are Implemented and Control Molecular Dynamic Simulations
Suzanne Marie Neidhart, Northwestern University
9:25 AM
How to Change an Industry with Statistics
Lois Keller Smith, Facebook
9:50 AM
Hierarchical Bayesian Change-Point Models for Chemical Properties Inference
Amanda Koepke, National Institute of Standards and Technology ; Felix Jimenez, University of Colorado, NIST; Kenneth Kroenlein, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Chris Muzny, National Institute of Standards and Technology
10:15 AM
Floor Discussion
475
Wed, 7/31/2019,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-706
Understanding Threats to People, Data, and Privacy — Contributed Papers
Social Statistics Section , Caucus for Women in Statistics
Chair(s): Lynda Laughlin, U.S. Census Bureau
8:35 AM
US Mass Shootings as a Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process
Yew-Meng Koh, Hope College
8:50 AM
Classification of US Mass Shooting Incidents
Tyler Gast ; Yew-Meng Koh, Hope College
9:05 AM
A Study of Spatial Misalignment with an Application to Urban Crime
Claire Kelling ; Murali Haran, Penn State University; Corina Graif, Penn State; Aleksandra Slavkovic, Penn State University; Gizem Korkmaz, Social & Decision Analytics Division, BII, UVA
9:20 AM
Mapping Opioid Use Trajectories in Vetrans Undergoing Thoracic Surgery via Latent Classes
Michael Bishop, University of Iowa, College of Public Health ; Emine Bayman, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
9:35 AM
Do Economists Experience the Sense of Justice?
Guillermina Jasso, New York University
9:50 AM
Protecting Privacy of Household Panel Data
Shaobo Li, University of Kansas ; Matthew Schneider, Drexel University; Yan Yu, University of Cincinnati; Sachin Gupta, Cornell University
10:05 AM
A Curious Variation on the Warner Device for Use in Randomized Response
Stephen Sedory, Texas A & M University-Kingsville ; Zakry Zapata, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
490
Wed, 7/31/2019,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-201
Professor David Blackwell’s 100th Birthday Celebration: Impact on Diversity and Statistics — Invited Papers
Committee on Minorities in Statistics , Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Sastry G. Pantula, California State University- San Bernardino
Chair(s): Nandini Kannan, National Science Foundation
10:35 AM
Diversity in Our Profession
Jacqueline Hughes-Oliver, North Carolina State University
11:00 AM
An Overview of David Blackwell’s Search for 'Understanding' in Statistics
Presentation
Peter J Bickel, University of California, Berkeley
11:25 AM
David Blackwell's Student Looks at David Blackwell's Work
Presentation
Richard Lockhart, Simon Fraser University
11:50 AM
Discussant: Sastry G. Pantula, California State University- San Bernardino
12:15 PM
Floor Discussion
638
Thu, 8/1/2019,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-504
Celebrating the New COPSS Florence Nightingale David Lecture — Invited Papers
Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies , History of Statistics Interest Group, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Craig A. Molgaard, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chair(s): Wendy Lou, University of Toronto
10:35 AM
Professor David in the World’s First University Statistics Department
Presentation
Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11:05 AM
On the Ramparts: F. N. David Goes to War
Presentation
Craig A. Molgaard, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11:35 AM
Games, Gods and Gambling: In the Classroom with F.N. David
Presentation
Roxy Peck, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
12:05 PM
Floor Discussion
639 * !
Thu, 8/1/2019,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-503
Women in Data Science: a Small N Sample — Invited Panel
Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts , Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Maria A Terres, Waymo
Chair(s): Maria A Terres, Waymo
10:35 AM
Women in Data Science: a Small N Sample
Presentation
Panelists:
Moorea Brega, Pattern Ag
Molly Davies, Stitch Fix
Mary Beth Broadbent, Google/YouTube
Cheryl Flynn, AT&T Research Labs
Clara Yuan, Convoy Inc.
12:05 PM
Floor Discussion