Friday, October 21

Fri, Oct 21, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Pre Function

Registration
Other

Fri, Oct 21, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Carolina Ballroom

PS2 - Poster Session 2 and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Bank of America
Poster

Variable Selection Methods for Identifying Predictor and Predictor Interactions Associated with Repeatedly Measured Binary Outcomes
Bethany Lynn Wolf, Medical University of South Carolina

Robust Adaptive Group-Lasso for Functional Regression Model
Jasdeep Pannu, Lamar University

Model Selection Probabilities
Xin Lu Tan, The Wharton School

Accuracy Estimation of the High-Dimensional Variable Selection Methods
Yanjia Yu, University of Minnesota

Software User Log Analysis for a Web Application
Mary Feldkamp, John Carroll University

Developing Inferential Procedures by the Generalized Pivotal Quantity
Yanping Xia, Southeast Missouri State University

Variable Bandwidth Local Polynomial Smoothing Via Local Cross-Validation
Katherine Grzesik, University of Rochester

Detection of regional Differential Item Functioning (DIF) utilizing a geographically weighted approach to Item Response Theory (IRT)
Samantha Elizabeth Robinson, University of Arkansas

Evaluation of Some Statistical Techniques for Univariate Normality Test Using Monte Carlo Simulation
Awopeju Kabir Abidemi, Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Modeling Discrete Stock Price Changes using a Mixture of Poisson Distributions
Rasitha R Jayasekare, Butler University

WITHDRAWN: Multivariate Output Analysis for Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Dootika Vats, University of Minnesota

Varying-coefficient Regression Models with Application to Stress Test
Qiyi Lu, Wells Fargo

Kalman Filter and Interacting Multiple Model for Time Series Prediction
Yitong Zhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Boston University

WITHDRAWN: Sufficient Dimension Reduction for Big Data Analysis
Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University

Kernel Fusion-Refinement for Semi-supervised Nonlinear Dimension Reduction
Sherry Xuelei Ni, Kennesaw State University

Robust Estimation Techniques for Functional Regression Models
Melody Denhere, University of Mary Washington

Using Observed Outcomes to Design High-Dimensional Propensity Scores
Lo-Hua Yuan, Harvard University

Fri, Oct 21, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Grand Ballroom Pre Function

Exhibits Open
Exhibits

Fri, Oct 21, 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Salon A&B

GS4 - Keynote Address: Know Your Power Fill out evaluation
General Session

Chair(s): Dalene Stangl, Duke University

Know your Power
Stacy Lindborg, Biogen Idec

Fri, Oct 21, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Salon C

CS08 - Flexing Your Self-Confidence Muscles Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Flexing Your Self-Confidence Muscles
Emma Benn, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Megan Price, Human Rights Data Analysis Group

Fri, Oct 21, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Salon D

CS09 - Stories with Statistics Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Stories With Statistics: The Interplay Between Public Engagement and Statistical Reasoning

View Presentation Neda Afsarmanesh, Sense About Science USA; Rebecca Goldin, stats.org/George Mason University

Fri, Oct 21, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Salon E

CS10 - Forging Your Path: Turns and Detours Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

10:05 AM

Turns and Detours: Navigating Your Career
Michelle Dunn, NIH

10:15 AM

It's Ok to Fail
Donna LaLonde, ASA

10:25 AM

Knowing When to Leave
Nancy Flournoy, University of Missouri

Fri, Oct 21, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Salon 1

CS11 - Reproductive Decision Making and Your Career Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Reproductive Decision Making and Your Career: Embracing Biology, Debunking Myths, and Gaining Control

View Presentation Samantha F Butts, Perelman School of Medicine

Fri, Oct 21, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Salon 3

CS12 - Mentors and Mentees Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Mentors and Mentees: Responsibilities and Opportunities
Rebecca A. Betensky, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Josee Dupuis, Boston University School of Public Health; Judith Lok, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Sally Morton, University of Pittsburgh; Jiayang Sun, Case Western Reserve University

Fri, Oct 21, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Salon 2

S2 - Speed Session 2
Speed

Chair(s): Jessica Kolschmidt, Ohio State University

10:03 AM

Variable selection methods for identifying predictor and predictor interactions associated with repeatedly measured binary outcomes

View Presentation Bethany Lynn Wolf, Medical University of South Carolina

10:06 AM

Robust Adaptive Group-Lasso for Functional Regression Model
Jasdeep Pannu, Lamar University

10:09 AM

Model Selection Probabilities
Xin Lu Tan, The Wharton School

10:12 AM

Accuracy estimation of the high-dimensional variable selection methods

View Presentation Yanjia Yu, University of Minnesota

10:15 AM

Software User Log Analysis for a Web Application
Mary Feldkamp, John Carroll University

10:18 AM

Developing Inferential Procedures by the Generalized Pivotal Quantity
Yanping Xia, Southeast Missouri State University

10:21 AM

Variable Bandwidth Local Polynomial Smoothing Via Local Cross-Validation
Katherine Grzesik, University of Rochester

10:24 AM

Detection of Regional Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Utilizing a Geographically Weighted Approach to Item Response Theory (IRT)

View Presentation Samantha Elizabeth Robinson, University of Arkansas

10:27 AM

EVALUATION OF SOME STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR UNIVARIATE NORMALITY TEST USING MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
Awopeju Kabir Abidemi, Nnamdi Azikiwe University

10:30 AM

Modeling Discrete Stock Price Changes Using a Mixture of Poisson Distributions

View Presentation Rasitha R Jayasekare, Butler University

10:33 AM

WITHDRAWN: Multivariate Output Analysis for Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Dootika Vats, University of Minnesota

10:36 AM

Varying-Coefficient Regression Models with Application to Stress Test

View Presentation Qiyi Lu, Wells Fargo

10:39 AM

Kalman Filter and Interacting Multiple Model for Time Series Prediction

View Presentation Yitong Zhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Boston University

10:42 AM

WITHDRAWN: Sufficient dimension reduction for big data analysis
Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University

10:45 AM

Kernel Fusion-Refinement for Semi-supervised Nonlinear Dimension Reduction
Sherry Xuelei Ni, Kennesaw State University

10:48 AM

Robust Estimation Techniques for Functional Regression Models
Melody Denhere, University of Mary Washington

10:51 AM

Using observed outcomes to design high-dimensional propensity scores
Lo-Hua Yuan, Harvard University

Fri, Oct 21, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon C

CS13 - Student Women in Stats Panel Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Student Women in Stats Panel
Purvasha Chakravarti, Carnegie Mellon University; Shannon K Gallagher, Carnegie Mellon University; Lan Huong Nguyen, Stanford Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering; Xiaotong Suo, Stanford Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering

Fri, Oct 21, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon D

CS14 - Funding for Statistical Science Research Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Funding for Statistical Science Research

View Presentation Ming-Wen An, Vassar College; Donna LaLonde, ASA

Fri, Oct 21, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon E

CS15 - Career and Kids: Some Pros and Cons on Timing Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Career and Kids: Some Pros and Cons on Timing

View Presentation Scarlett Bellamy, University of Pennsylvania; Julie Legler, St. Olaf College; Mary Dupuis Sammel, University of Pennsylvania; Kimberly Sellers, Georgetown University; Jing Zhao, Merck

Fri, Oct 21, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon 3

CS16 - Scaling Up to Address Data Science Challenges Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Scaling Up to Address Data Science Challenges

View Presentation Joanne R. Wendelberger, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Fri, Oct 21, 11:50 AM - 1:30 PM

Lunch (on own)
Other

Fri, Oct 21, 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Salon A&B

GS5 - Past, Current, and Future: ASA Presidents' Perspectives Fill out evaluation
General Session

Panel of Past, Present, and Future ASA Presidents
Lynne Billard, University of Georgia; Mary Ellen Bock, Purdue University; Marie Davidian, North Carolina State University; Nancy Geller, Office of Biostatistics Research; Sally Morton, University of Pittsburgh; Dalene Stangl, Duke University; Jessica Utts, University of California

Fri, Oct 21, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon C

CS17 - Communicating for Impact and Influence Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Communicating for Impact and Influence

View Presentation Arlene Sandra Ash, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Fri, Oct 21, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon D

CS18 - Career Success in the Federal Government Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Career Success in the Federal Government

View Presentation Erica Brittain, NIH; Kary Myers, Los Alamos; Dionne L Price, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Fri, Oct 21, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon E

CS19 - Legal Perspectives for Women in Statistics Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Legal Perspectives for Women in Statistics

View Presentation Mary W. Gray, American University

Fri, Oct 21, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon 1

CS20 - Big Data Research at AT&T Labs Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

2:30 PM

Visualizing the Customer Experience: Shiny and RCleaflet in RCloud
Emily Dodwell, AT&T Labs

2:50 PM

Traffic Anomaly Detection

View Presentation Zhengyi Zhou, AT&T Labs

3:05 PM

Deconstructing Domain Names to Reveal Latent Topics

View Presentation Cheryl Flynn, AT&T Labs

Fri, Oct 21, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon 3

CS21 - Statistical Fusion Learning Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Statistical Fusion Learning: Combining Inferences from Multiple Sources for More Powerful Findings
Regina Y Liu, Rutgers University

Fri, Oct 21, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Salon 2

S3 - Speed Session 3
Speed

Chair(s): Dong-Yun Kim, National Institutes of Health

2:33 PM

A cohort study of air-pollution and childhood obesity incidence
Xiaoyi Zhou, University of Southern California

2:36 PM

Statistical Modeling of Infectious Diseases: The Flu and the “Next” Disease

View Presentation Shannon K Gallagher, Carnegie Mellon University

2:39 PM

A Latent Class Modeling Approach to Characterize Neonatal Sepsis Etiology
Tracy Pondo, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2:42 PM

An examination of the relationship between air pollution, physical activity, and respiratory response in adolescents
Emilia Sigrid Pasalic, Georgia State University

2:45 PM

Testing of Prediction Models for End Stage Kidney Disease Patient Nonadherence to Renal Replacement Treatment Regimens

View Presentation Yue Jiao, Fresenius Medical Care North America

2:48 PM

Statistical Analysis of the Chikungunya Fever

View Presentation Purvasha Chakravarti, Carnegie Mellon University

2:51 PM

Nonresponse Bias Study for the Large Pelagics Telephone Survey
Clarissa Sellers, NOAA

2:54 PM

Utilizing Healthcare Data to Drive Operational Changes Among Post-acute Care Services

View Presentation Andréa L Maslow, Carolinas HealthCare System

2:57 PM

Development of a neuroimaging biomarker for lesion recovery in multiple sclerosis

View Presentation Elizabeth Sweeney, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

3:00 PM

Mentoring through Sharing: A Journey as an Applied Biostatistician in Academia
Laura H. Gunn, Stetson University

3:03 PM

Disparities of cervical cancer Incidence and mortality rates in US between 2000-2012
Wonsuk Yoo, Augusta University

3:06 PM

Predicting risk of hospitalization among primary care patients

View Presentation Hongmei Yang, Carolinas HealthCare System

3:09 PM

Measuring Quality of Life in Rare Pediatric Disease Using Anchoring Vignettes

View Presentation Christina Kelsey Zigler, University of Pittsburgh

3:12 PM

Comparing Safety Performance of American, European, and Asian Vehicles in Fatal Accidents
Xiaoyi Zhou, University of Southern California

3:15 PM

Tell Me A Story: Using Advanced Statistical Techniques to Inform Practical Business Decisions

View Presentation Kalifa Oliver, Walmart Global People Analytics

Fri, Oct 21, 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
Grand Ballroom Pre Function

Refreshment Break
Other

Fri, Oct 21, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon C

CS22 - Challenging Sex Discrimination Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Challenging Sex Discrimination: Personal Reflections over Seven Decades
Donna J. Brogan, Emory University

Fri, Oct 21, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon D

CS23 - Making Sense of the Transition to Faculty Life Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Making Sense of the Transition to Faculty Life: Advice for First-Year or Early Career Faculty Member
Wilmina Marget, John Carroll University

Fri, Oct 21, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon E

CS24 - Research Perspectives from the Stanford Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

3:30 PM

An Ordered Lasso and Sparse Time-lagged Regression
Xiaotong Suo, Stanford Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering

3:55 PM

Detecting Gradients in the Microbiome Data Using Indirect Ordination Methods
Lan Huong Nguyen, Stanford Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering

Fri, Oct 21, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon 1

CS25 - Leadership Development Through Volunteer Activities Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Leadership Development Through Volunteer Activities

View Presentation Cathy Furlong, Statistics without Borders

Fri, Oct 21, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon 3

CS26 - Statistical Interface with Computer Science for Data Science Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Statistical Interface with Computer Science for Data Science: Some Recent Development
Jiayang Sun, Case Western Reserve University

Fri, Oct 21, 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM
Carolina Ballroom

PS3 - Poster Session 3 and Refreshments
Poster

A Cohort Study of Air-Pollution and Childhood Obesity Incidence
Xiaoyi Zhou, University of Southern California

Statistical Modeling of Infectious Diseases: The Flu and the “Next” Disease
Shannon K Gallagher, Carnegie Mellon University

A Latent Class Modeling Approach to Characterize Neonatal Sepsis Etiology
Tracy Pondo, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

An Examination of the Relationship between Air Pollution, Physical Activity, and Respiratory Response in Adolescents
Emilia Sigrid Pasalic, Georgia State University

Testing of Prediction Models for End Stage Kidney Disease Patient Nonadherence to Renal Replacement Treatment Regimens
Yue Jiao, Fresenius Medical Care North America

Statistical Analysis of the Chikungunya Fever
Purvasha Chakravarti, Carnegie Mellon University

Nonresponse Bias Study for the Large Pelagics Telephone Survey
Clarissa Sellers, NOAA

Utilizing Healthcare Data to Drive Operational Changes among Post-acute Care Services
Andréa L Maslow, Carolinas HealthCare System

Development of a Neuroimaging Biomarker for Lesion Recovery in Multiple Sclerosis
Elizabeth Sweeney, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Mentoring through Sharing: A Journey as an Applied Biostatistician in Academia
Laura H. Gunn, Stetson University

Disparities of Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in US between 2000-2012
Wonsuk Yoo, Augusta University

Predicting Risk of Hospitalization among Primary Care Patients
Hongmei Yang, Carolinas HealthCare System

Measuring Quality of Life in Rare Pediatric Disease Using Anchoring Vignettes
Christina Kelsey Zigler, University of Pittsburgh

Comparing Safety Performance of American, European, and Asian Vehicles in Fatal Accidents
Xiaoyi Zhou, University of Southern California

Tell Me a Story: Using Advanced Statistical Techniques to Inform Practical Business Decisions
Kalifa Oliver, Walmart Global People Analytics

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