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110 * !
Mon, 8/3/2020, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM Virtual
Data Science for the Public Good — Invited Papers
Caucus for Women in Statistics, Statistics Without Borders, Social Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, University of Edinburgh, Duke University, RStudio
Chair(s): Suzanne Thornton, Swarthmore College
1:05 PM Data Journalism as a Public Service Part I Presentation
Christine Zhang, Financial Times
1:25 PM Data Journalism as a Public Service Part II
Aleksandra Wisniewska, Financial Times
1:45 PM Statistical Challenges in Casualty Estimation
Kristian Lum, HRDAG
2:05 PM Using Multilevel Modeling to Explore Social Determinates of Injurious IPV Among Sexual Minorities
Sharon S. Caslin, Evaluation Fellow at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2:25 PM Data Science in the Courtroom: How Statistics Can Inform Litigation and Public Policy
Brooke Watson Madubuonwu, American Civil Liberties Union
2:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

128 * !
Mon, 8/3/2020, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM Virtual
Modeling for the Masses: Tackling Infectious Disease for the Public Good — Topic Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section, Health Policy Statistics Section, Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Marie V Ozanne, Mount Holyoke College
Chair(s): Jacob J Oleson, University of Iowa, Department of Biostatistics
1:05 PM Strategies for Modeling Dynamics of Emerging Epidemics
Ali Arab, Georgetown University
1:25 PM A Bayesian Latent Class Model for Identifying Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Absence of a Gold Standard
Marie V Ozanne, Mount Holyoke College
2:05 PM Adaptively Stacked Ensembles for Influenza Forecasting with Incomplete Data
Thomas McAndrew, University of Massachusetts; Nicholas G Reich, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
2:25 PM Type-Specific Forecasts of Influenza-Like Illness Using Hierarchical Splines
Evan Ray, Mount Holyoke College; Isabelle Beaudry, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Graham C Gibson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Nicholas G Reich, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
2:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

132 * !
Mon, 8/3/2020, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM Virtual
Statistics and Data Science for Vulnerable Populations in the US — Topic Contributed Panel
Royal Statistical Society, Business and Economic Statistics Section, Statistics Without Borders, Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Susana E Marquez Renteria, The Rockefeller Foundation
Chair(s): Susana E Marquez Renteria, The Rockefeller Foundation
1:05 PM Data Science to Assist Vulnerable Population in the United States
Panelists: Katherine Townsend, data.org
Caitlin Augustin, DataKind
Aras Jizan, Community Solutions
Matthew Lindsay, Mastercard
Matthew Wakeman, Benefits Data Trust
2:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

220166
Mon, 8/3/2020, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Virtual
Statistics Without Borders Annual Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Jean Opsomer, Westat
SWB 2020 Annual Business Meeting (virtual)

RSVP required at https://swb.wildapricot.org/event-3889685

Location: TBA (information to join the online meeting will be sent out to all registrants closer to the event date).

During the meeting, we will give an overview of our membership, review our activities over the past year, highlight interesting projects we worked on, and discuss plans for next year. Due to the large number of participants expected, we will not be able to allow attendees to speak or share video, but encourage questions and comments via the chat feature, which we will address time permitting.
 
 

289 * !
Wed, 8/5/2020, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM Virtual
Data for the Public Good: Statistical Humanitarian Groups Making a Difference for Their Clients/Partners — Invited Papers
Statistics Without Borders, Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights
Organizer(s): Michelle Vanchu-Orosco, Independent Consultant
Chair(s): Michelle Vanchu-Orosco, Independent Consultant
10:05 AM Red Cross Fire Risk
William D Ratcliff, DataKind; Kelson Shilling-Scrivo, DataKind; Cara A Crawford, DataKind; Richard Carder, DataKind
10:25 AM Assessing Risk Assessment in San Francisco
Megan Price, Human Rights Data Analysis Group
10:45 AM Age Is No Protection: Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence Among Men and Women Over 49 Years of Age in Five Situations of Protracted Displacement
Theresa Harris, AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program
11:05 AM SWB Partners on a COVID-19 Project Presentation
Michael Espero, Claremont Graduate University
11:25 AM Discussant: David J Corliss, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) / Founder and Director, Peace-Work
11:45 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

550 * !
Thu, 8/6/2020, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM Virtual
Looking for a Nail to Hammer? Come Find Data Sets from the Largest Clinical Trials Groups — Topic Contributed Panel
Health Policy Statistics Section, Biopharmaceutical Section, Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Yunda Huang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Chair(s): Chris Barker, Statistical Planning and Analysis Services, Inc.
1:05 PM Looking for a Nail to Hammer? Come Find Data Sets from the Largest Clinical Trials Groups Presentation
Panelists: Yunda Huang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Nick Williams, National Library of Medicine
Michael LeBlanc, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Garnet Anderson , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2:40 PM Floor Discussion