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Saturday, October 20
Community
Sat, Oct 20, 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Rosewood
Navigating Math Departments

Navigating Math Departments (304879)

*Marian Frazier, College of Wooster 
*Billie Marget, John Carroll University 
*Brianna Heggeseth, Williams College 
*Alicia Johnson, Macalester College 
*Christina Knudson, University of St. Thomas 

Keywords: statistics education, math departments

Many academic statisticians work within departments that are primarily composed of mathematicians. In fact, they may be the only statistician on campus, or be joined by just one or two stats colleagues. We feel that the issues of the “isolated statistician”, combined with the possible gender dynamics (especially within departments with older male mathematicians), lead to interesting interactions that may be unique to being a woman in these positions. This panel will feature a cross-section of statisticians with a variety of experiences in such departments, including women from bigger institutions, small colleges with strong stats cohorts, and small colleges with only one or two statisticians. We will discuss our experiences (in both teaching and research) and ways to advocate for ourselves and our discipline in such environments.