Saturday, October 22

Sat, Oct 22, 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Pre Function

Registration
Other

Sat, Oct 22, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Carolina Ballroom

PS4 - Poster Session 4 and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Bank of America
Poster

Two Boomers and a Millennial: Lessons from an Intergenerational Collaboration
Jane Oppenlander, Clarkson University

Developing Data-Light Proxies for Reference Crop Evapotranspiration Estimates: A Sri Lankan Case Study
Thushara Gunda, Vanderbilt University

Optimizing TV Ad Buys with Individual-level Viewership Models
April Chen, Civis Analytics

Women and Minorities in Orthopedics
Hazel Oreluk, AAOS

The Win/Win of Part-Time Positions
Laura Ring Kapitula, Grand Valley State University

Women Forward Chicago: A Case Study in Program Evaluation for Latina Populations
Angela Fontes, NORC at the University of Chicago

Expanding Community through Continued Education
Elizabeth Ormson, NORC at the University of Chicago

Framework for Designing and Fielding Surveys Fit for Purpose
Vicki J Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago

Using the Proportional Odds Model to Evaluate State Legislators’ Use of Information Sources in the U.S. Policy Process
Hope Onyinye Akaeze, Michigan State University

Social Listening on Twitter: Understanding the Data Science Conversation
Adrianna Jelesnianska, Civis Analytics

A Framework for Unsupervised Outlier Ensemble Detection: A Case Study of the Nigerian Football Players’ Performance Statistics
Uduak Ernest Bassey, University of Lagos

Using Data Science to Support University Libraries
Amelia Kallaher, New College of Florida

Assessing Gender Equity at University Level: A Simulation-Based Approach
Francis Abreu, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Sat, Oct 22, 8:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Grand Ballroom Pre Function

Exhibits Open
Exhibits

Sat, Oct 22, 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Salon A&B

GS6 - Keynote Address: Big Data and Grand Challenges in the Federal Statistical Agencies Presented Fill out evaluation
General Session

Chair(s): Donna LaLonde, ASA

Big Data and Grand Challenges in the Federal Statistical Agencies

View Presentation Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sat, Oct 22, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Carolina Ballroom

PS5 - Poster Session 5
Poster

WITHDRAWN: Social Good, Meet Data Science
Aleksandra Mojsilovic, IBM Research

A Study of Determinants in CPS Mathematics Achievements: Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Shan Wang, Northeastern Illinois University

Training and early career work in Quantitative Psychology and Prevention Science
Milica Miocevic, Arizona State University

Pivoting from Novice to Expert: Statistical Consulting in the Sciences
Emily Hohmeister Griffith, North Carolina State University

Successful Experiences in Knowledge Transfer from a Biostatistician
Melanie Poulin-Costello, Amgen

Training In-Service High School Mathematics Teachers to Teach Introductory Statistics: A Case Study
Amy G Froelich, Iowa State University

WITHDRAWN: Determining the Causality Variables in Female Genital Mutilation: A Factor-Screening Approach

WITHDRAWN: Exploring How Women in Statistics and Data Science are Impacted by the Gender Wage Gap
Renita Canady, Solution Source

Dynamic Data in the Statistics Classroom
Johanna Hardin, Pomona College

Ignorance is … Costly, Not Bliss. So it’s Time to Work Together for Proper Statistical Interpretation
Nancy Kay Sundheim, St. Cloud State University

Transforming the Classroom to Teach Statistics and Data Science with Active Learning
Stephanie Hicks, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard

Inspiring a New Generation of Women Data Scientists in Austere Environments
Samantha Lee-Ming Chiu, Independent

Careers Involving Quantitative Skills- Miami University Model for Promoting STEM Fields to High School Girls
Lynette Hudiburgh, Miami University

Using Statistics to Carve Out a Place as a Woman in Environmental Consulting
Jenise Megan Brown, SWCA Environmental Consultants

The Porridge is Just Right: “Americanisms” and Enhanced Team Communication in a Professional Setting
Jane Brzozowski, Fresenius Medical Care North America

WITHDRAWN: Building Capacity for Statistics and Research in Context: Experiences from US (Ohio) and Ethiopian Colleges of Education
Ann O'Connell, Ohio State University

Sat, Oct 22, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon C

CS27 - Effective Leadership Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Panel Discussion: Leadership
Kim-Anh Do, MD Anderson; Jane Pendergast, Duke University; Nancy Reid, University of Toronto; Kathryn Roeder, Carnegie Mellon University

Sat, Oct 22, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon D

CS28 - Solving Implicit Bias in Gender or Ethnicity and STEM Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

An Outlier Personified: How to Overcome Inferences Stemming from Implicit Bias in the Community
Emma Benn, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Maria M Garcia, U.S. Census Bureau; Meghan Kellam, Biogen; Kimberly Sellers, Georgetown University

Sat, Oct 22, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon E

CS29 - Some Practical Applications of Estimation and Inference with Shape Restrictions Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Some Practical Applications of Estimation and Inference with Shape Restrictions
Mary C Meyer, Colorado State University

Sat, Oct 22, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon 1

CS30 - Graduate Student Internships Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Chair(s): Alyson Wilson, North Carolina State University

Graduate Student Internships: Growth, Connections, and Experience
Jingchen Monika Hu, Vassar College; Amy Richardson, Google; Stephanie Zimmer, RTI International

Sat, Oct 22, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Salon 3

CS31 - A Bridge Between High-Dimensional and Functional Data Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

A Bridge Between High-Dimensional and Functional Data
Jane-Ling Wang, University of California, Davis

Sat, Oct 22, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Salon 2

S4 - Speed Session 4
Speed

Chair(s): Jenise Swall, Virginia Commonwealth University

11:03 AM

Two Boomers and a Millenial: Lessons from an Intergenerational Collaboration

View Presentation Jane Oppenlander, Clarkson University

11:09 AM

Developing data-light proxies for reference crop evapotranspiration estimates: A Sri Lankan case study

View Presentation Thushara Gunda, Vanderbilt University

11:12 AM

Optimizing TV Ad Buys with Individual-level Viewership Models

View Presentation April Chen, Civis Analytics

11:15 AM

Women and Minorities in Orthopaedics

View Presentation Hazel Oreluk, AAOS

11:18 AM

The Win/Win of Part-time Positions

View Presentation Laura Ring Kapitula, Grand Valley State University

11:21 AM

Women Forward Chicago: A case study in program evaluation for Latina populations
Angela Fontes, NORC at the University of Chicago

11:24 AM

Expanding Community through Continued Education
Elizabeth Ormson, NORC at the University of Chicago

11:27 AM

Framework for Designing and Fielding Surveys Fit for Purpose
Vicki J Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago

11:30 AM

Using the Proportional Odds Model to Evaluate State Legislators’ Use of Information Sources in the U.S. Policy Process

View Presentation Hope Onyinye Akaeze, Michigan State University

11:33 AM

Social Listening on Twitter: Understanding the Data Science Conversation

View Presentation Adrianna Jelesnianska, Civis Analytics

11:36 AM

A FRAMEWORK FOR UNSUPERVISED OUTLIER ENSEMBLE DETECTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS’ PERFORMANCE STATISTICS.
Uduak Ernest Bassey, University of Lagos

11:39 AM

Using Data Science to Support University Libraries

View Presentation Amelia Kallaher, New College of Florida

11:42 AM

Assesing gender equity at university level: a simulation-based approach

View Presentation Francis Abreu, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Sat, Oct 22, 11:50 AM - 1:30 PM

Lunch (on own)
Other

Sat, Oct 22, 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Salon A&B

GS7 - Keynote Address: A Holistic Approach to Interdisciplinary Research Fill out evaluation
General Session

Chair(s): Jiayang Sun, Case Western Reserve University

A holistic approach to interdisciplinary research

View Presentation Bin Yu, University of California, Berkeley

Sat, Oct 22, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon C

CS32 - Engaging Undergraduates in Research Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Developing and Sustaining Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Monica Christine Jackson, American University

Sat, Oct 22, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon D

CS33 - Mentoring … and Giving Back Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Mentoring . . . and Giving Back
Zhulin He, Iowa State University; Ya Mo, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Xia Wang, University of Cincinnati

Sat, Oct 22, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon E

CS34 - Early Power Prediction in Chip Design Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Early Power Prediction in Chip Design
Sushma Honnavara Prasad, Google

Sat, Oct 22, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon 1

CS35 - Opportunities and Statistical Challenges for Women in Genetic Research Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Opportunities and Statistical Challenges for Women in Genetic Research
Shili Lin, The Ohio State University

Sat, Oct 22, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Salon 3

CS36 - Post-Model Selection Inference and R Package Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Post model selection inference and R package
Linda Zhao, University of Pennsylvania

Sat, Oct 22, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Salon 2

S5 - Speed Session 5
Speed

Chair(s): Rebecca R. Carter, Case Western Reserve University

2:33 PM

WITHDRAWN: Social Good, Meet Data Science
Aleksandra Mojsilovic, IBM Research

2:36 PM

A Study of Determinants in CPS Mathematics Achievements: Structural Equation Modelling Approach

View Presentation Shan Wang, Northeastern Illinois University

2:39 PM

Training and Early Career Work in Quantitative Psychology and Prevention Science
Milica Miocevic, Arizona State University

2:42 PM

Pivoting from Novice to Expert: Statistical Consulting in the Sciences
Emily Hohmeister Griffith, North Carolina State University

2:45 PM

Successful Experiences in Knowledge Transfer from a Biostatistician

View Presentation Melanie Poulin-Costello, Amgen

2:48 PM

Training In-Service High School Mathematics Teachers to Teach Introductory Statistics: A Case Study

View Presentation Amy G Froelich, Iowa State University

2:51 PM

WITHDRAWN: Determining the Causality Variables in Female Genital Mutliation: A Factor-Screening Approach

2:54 PM

WITHDRAWN: Exploring How Women in Statistics and Data Science are Impacted by the Gender Wage Gap
Renita Canady, Solution Source

2:57 PM

Dynamic Data in the Statistics Classroom

View Presentation Johanna Hardin, Pomona College

3:00 PM

Ignorance is … Costly, Not Bliss. So It’s Time to Work Together for Proper Statistical Interpretation
Nancy Kay Sundheim, St. Cloud State University

3:03 PM

Transforming the Classroom to Teach Statistics and Data Science with Active Learning
Stephanie Hicks, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard

3:06 PM

Inspiring a New Generation of Women Data Scientists in Austere Environments
Samantha Lee-Ming Chiu, Independent

3:09 PM

Careers Involving Quantitative Skills- Miami University Model for Promoting STEM Fields to High School Girls

View Presentation Lynette Hudiburgh, Miami University

3:12 PM

Using statistics to carve out a place as a woman in environmental consulting

View Presentation Jenise Megan Brown, SWCA Environmental Consultants

3:15 PM

The Porridge is Just Right: “Americanisms” and Enhanced Team Communication in a Professional Setting

View Presentation Jane Brzozowski, Fresenius Medical Care North America

3:18 PM

WITHDRAWN: Building Capacity for Statistics and Research in Context: Experiences from US (Ohio) and Ethiopian Colleges of Education
Ann O'Connell, Ohio State University

Sat, Oct 22, 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon A&B

CS37 - Using R Workshop Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Empowering Women with Self-defense Skills using R
Heike Hoffman, Iowa State University; Samantha Tyner, Iowa State University

Sat, Oct 22, 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
Grand Ballroom Pre Function

Refreshment Break
Other

Sat, Oct 22, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon C

CS38 - Career Development Panel Women in Statistics and Data Science Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Career Development Panel Women in Statistics and Data Science
Valerie Hines, Google

Sat, Oct 22, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon D

CS39 - Navigating up from Rejection and Disappointment Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Navigating up from Rejection and Disappointment
Nancy Geller, Office of Biostatistics Research; Karen Bandeen-Roche, The Johns Hopkins University

Sat, Oct 22, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon E

CS40 - Successfully Navigating the Promotion and Tenure Process Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

Successfully Navigating the Promotion and Tenure Process
Merlise Clyde, Duke University

Sat, Oct 22, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon 1

CS41 - Advancing 'Omics Data Analysis Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

3:30 PM

It is Good to be Wanted!
Susmita Datta, University of Florida

3:40 PM

The Next Generation of Genomic Data: Big Data and Single Cells
RW Doerge, Carnegie Mellon University

4:00 PM

A Geometric Perspective on the Power of Principal Component Association Tests in Multiple Phenotype Studies
Xihong Lin, Harvard University

Sat, Oct 22, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Salon 3

CS42 - Classification with Unstructured Predictors Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

3:30 PM

Cluster Analysis of Longitudinal Profiles with Subgroups
Xiaolu Zhu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3:55 PM

Defining and Estimating Causal Direct and Indirect Effects when Setting the Mediator to Specific Values is not Feasible

View Presentation Judith Lok, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Sat, Oct 22, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Carolina Ballroom

PS6 - Poster Session 6
Poster

A Comparison of Multilevel Mediation Modeling Methods
Christina Kelsey Zigler, University of Pittsburgh

B2M2 Tree: A Decision Tree Method for Modeling Correlated Binary Outcomes
Jaime Lynn Speiser, Medical University of South Carolina

Testing Parallelism in Correlated Setup
Meenakshi Mahanta, Cytel Statistical Software & Services Private Limited

Computational Analysis of Inferential Methods on Social Network Diffusion
Jessica Lynn Burow, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Improvements in Random Forests and Detecting Interactions
Anna Quach, Utah State University

Automatic Constrained Tree: An Approach to Accommodate Nested Data
Rebecca R. Carter, Case Western Reserve University

Bayesian Inference in Nonparanormal Graphical Models
Jami Jackson Mulgrave, North Carolina State University

Visual Inference for Networks
Samantha Tyner, Iowa State University

Structural Equation Mixed Models in the context of Small Area Estimation
Jyothsna Sainath, University of Utah

Parameter Inference for Coupled Stochastic Differential Equations
R. W. M. A Madushani, University of California, Merced

Variable Selection for Functional Clustering
Tanzy Love, University of Rochester

An Adaptive Mechanism for Multiple Queries in Differentially Private Data Synthesis
Evercita Cuevas Eugenio, University of Notre Dame

Differentially Private Data Synthesis Partitioning for Big Data
Claire McKay Bowen, University of Notre Dame

Generalized R-Squared for Detecting Non-Independence
Xufei Wang, Harvard University

Generalized Extreme Value Regression for Binary Response Data: A Latent Factor Model for Spatial Data with Non-Random Missingness
Xiaoyue Zhao, University of Minnesota

Approximate Confidence Distribution (ACC) Computing Method
Suzanne Thornton, Rutgers University

A General Unimodal Null Distribution with Applications to Cluster Significance Testing
Erika S. Helgeson, University of North Carolina

Markov Switching ARCH model of Stock Market Volatility in Nigeria

Sat, Oct 22, 5:20 PM - 6:20 PM
Salon 2

S6 - Speed Session 6
Speed

Chair(s): Jessica Kolschmidt, Ohio State University

5:23 PM

A Comparison of Multilevel Mediation Modeling Methods

View Presentation Christina Kelsey Zigler, University of Pittsburgh

5:26 PM

B2M2 tree: A decision tree method for modeling correlated binary outcomes

View Presentation Jaime Lynn Speiser, Medical University of South Carolina

5:29 PM

Testing Parallelism in Correlated Setup

View Presentation Meenakshi Mahanta, Cytel Statistical Software & Services Private Limited

5:32 PM

Computational Analysis of Inferential Methods on Social Network Diffusion

View Presentation Jessica Lynn Burow, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

5:35 PM

Improvements in Random Forests and Detecting Interactions

View Presentation Anna Quach, Utah State University

5:38 PM

Automatic Constrained Tree: An Approach to Accomodate Nested Data
Rebecca R. Carter, Case Western Reserve University

5:41 PM

Bayesian inference in nonparanormal graphical models

View Presentation Jami Jackson Mulgrave, North Carolina State University

5:44 PM

Visual Inference for Networks
Samantha Tyner, Iowa State University

5:47 PM

Structural Equation Mixed Models in the context of Small Area Estimation
Jyothsna Sainath, University of Utah

5:50 PM

Parameter Inference for Coupled Stochastic Differential Equations

View Presentation R. W. M. A Madushani, University of California, Merced

5:53 PM

Variable Selection for Functional Clustering
Tanzy Love, University of Rochester

5:56 PM

An Adaptive Mechanism for Multiple Queries in Differentially Private Data Synthesis
Evercita Cuevas Eugenio, University of Notre Dame

5:59 PM

Differentially Private Data Synthesis Partitioning for Big Data
Claire McKay Bowen, University of Notre Dame

6:02 PM

Generalized R-squared for Detecting Non-independence

View Presentation Xufei Wang, Harvard University

6:05 PM

Generalized extreme value regression for binary response data: a latent factor model for spatial data with non-random missingness

View Presentation Xiaoyue Zhao, University of Minnesota

6:08 PM

Approximate Confidence Distribution (ACC) Computing Method

View Presentation Suzanne Thornton, Rutgers University

6:11 PM

A General Unimodal Null Distribution with Applications to Cluster Significance Testing

View Presentation Erika S. Helgeson, University of North Carolina

6:14 PM

Markov Switching ARCH model of Stock Market Volatility in Nigeria
Idowu Eunice Olushola, Yaba College of Technology

Sat, Oct 22, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Grand Ballroom

GS8 - Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science Reception and Awards Dinner
Sponsored by Google & Duke University, Department of Statistics
General Session

Enjoy an evening filled with networking and sharing opportunities as we recognize our travel award recipients and celebrate women in our field. Listen to others reflect on the conference, the contributions of extraordinary women, and the hopes for an ever-widening community so that women and men alike can experience what it means to Know Your Power.

A Celebratory Finale
Dalene Stangl, Duke University

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