Saturday, October 5

Sat, Oct 5, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Evergreen Ballroom Prefunction

P4 - Continental Breakfast and Speed Poster 4 Fill out evaluation
Speed Poster

Random Forest Classification and Biomarker Discovering Model to Detect HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment
Hansapani S Rodrigo, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Modeling Growth Trajectories of Applied Statistics Fields: Public Interest, Degree Offerings, and Popular Sentiment

View Presentation Nana Amma Berko Asamoah, University of Arkansas

Using Dimension-Reduction Methods to Identify Interpretable Dietary Patterns Related to Body Mass Index (BMI) in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

View Presentation Natalie Gasca, University of Washington

On New Procedures of Estimation for Binary Data
Latia Rachelle Carraway, Arkansas State University

Estimation of High-Dimensional Dynamic Conditional Precision Matrices with an Application to Forecast Combination
Yi (Millie) Mao, University of California, Riverside

Sparse Groupwise Envelope Model for Response Variable Selection in Imaging Genetic Analysis
Yeonhee Park, Medical University of South Carolina

Spectral Measure of Color Variation of Black - Orange - Black (BOB) Pattern in Hymenoptera (Scelionidae): A Statistical Approach
Marcela Alfaro Córdoba, Universidad de Costa Rica

Bimodal Sentiment Analysis of Service Calls
YANAN JIA, Businessolver

Transformation in Occupational Task Content in the 21st Century
Thao Tran, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Machine Learning Methods for Modeling Animal Movement
Dhanushi A. Wijeyakulasuriya, The Pennsylvania State University

Exact Network Meta-Analysis for Rare Events
Brinley Zabriskie, Brigham Young University

Feature Selection for Support Vector Regression Using a Genetic Algorithm
Shannon B McKearnan, University of Minnesota

Identifying Spatio-Temporal Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence Among Different Age Cohorts Using Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling
Amy Hahn, University of Iowa

Multilevel Modeling Techniques for Standardized International Assessments
Noelia Nirza Pacheco-Diaz, University of Tennessee

Battery Wear Modeling for Predictive Maintenance
Anna Lake, Schneider Electric

A Random Forest Classification of Prehistoric Stone Tools in South Texas
Brandi Michelle Reger, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Welfare Analysis of Spatiotemporal Resource Allocation in the Car-Sharing Industry
Hee Jung Jung, University of Washington

Machine Learning vs. Transparent Linguistic Models for Contract Analysis
Diman Ghazi, IBM

Nonparametric Clustering Using Dirichlet Process Mixtures
Hend Aljobaily, University of Northern Colorado

A New Theoretical and Methodological Look at Gender Differences in Math Tests: Reasoning, Psychosocial Attitudes, and Multilevel Models
Eiliana Montero-Rojas, University of Costa Rica

Sat, Oct 5, 7:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Evergreen Ballroom Prefunction

Exhibits Open
Exhibitor

Sat, Oct 5, 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Evergreen Ballroom Prefunction

Registration
Other

Sat, Oct 5, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Evergreen EF

GS4 - Plenary Presentation III Fill out evaluation
General Session

I Wish I Could: Taking Charge of Your Future and Path
Gabriela de Queiroz, IBM

Sat, Oct 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evergreen A

CS19 - Concurrent Session - Building Professional Community Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

10:00 AM

Maximizing Your Potential with the ASA

View Presentation Erin Wiley, Westat

10:30 AM

Transition from Education to Profession: Experiences of Statisticians

View Presentation Layla Guyot, Texas State University

11:00 AM

Remote Employment: Feeling Like a Part of the Community Instead of Apart from the Community

View Presentation Katharine Marie Spain, Rho, Inc.

Sat, Oct 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evergreen EF

CS20 - Equity, Success, and Leadership in Interdisciplinary Research Fill out evaluation
Panel Session

10:00 AM

Equity, Success, and Leadership in Interdisciplinary Research
Bonnie Ghosh Dastidar, RAND Corporation; Amy H. Herring, Duke University; Sally C Morton, Virginia Tech; Aleksandra Slavkovic, Eberly College of Science, Penn State; Teri Utlaut, Intel Corporation

Sat, Oct 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evergreen B

CS21 - Concurrent Session - Promoting Learning in Data Science and Statistics Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

10:00 AM

Engaging Students in Real-World Statistical Analysis: A Description of Statistics Hell’s Kitchen

View Presentation Jennifer Ann Morrow, University of Tennessee

10:30 AM

Using GitHub and RStudio to Facilitate Authentic Learning Experiences in a Regression Analysis Course
Maria Tackett, Duke University

11:00 AM

Fluid Intelligence as a Predictor of Academic Performance in the Initial Courses of University Mathematics
Arguedas Méndez Silvia, University of Costa Rica

Sat, Oct 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evergreen G

CS22 - Concurrent Session - Pathways to Career Success Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

10:00 AM

Navigating Relationships in Multicenter Collaborations

View Presentation Jessica Flynn, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

10:45 AM

Reproducibility Is Key: Tools Learned from the Graduate School – Industry Transition
Lauren Holt Lenz, Myriad Genetics

Sat, Oct 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evergreen Ballroom H

CS23 - Concurrent Session - Contributions in Public Health Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

10:00 AM

Cluster Analysis to Identify Predictors of Change in Activities of Daily Living Among Bladder Cancer Patients

View Presentation Mojgan Golzy, University of Missouri-Columbia

10:45 AM

Nonparametric Methods for Complex Multivariate Data: Asymptotics and Small-Sample Approximations

View Presentation Yue Cui, University of Kentucky

Sat, Oct 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evergreen I

CS29 - Health Disparities: Women in Statistics Making a Difference Fill out evaluation
Panel Session

10:00 AM

Health Disparities: Women in Statistics Making a Difference
Yates Coley, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

Sat, Oct 5, 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Evergreen Ballroom Prefunction

Refreshment Break
Other

Sat, Oct 5, 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Evergreen EF

CS24 - CANCELLED
Panel Session

Sat, Oct 5, 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Evergreen A

CS25 - Concurrent Session - Innovations in Biostatistics Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

11:45 AM

Accounting for Informative Sampling in Estimation of Associations Between Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hormonal Contraceptive Methods

View Presentation Anu Mishra, University of Washington

12:15 PM

Using Technology to Assess the Impact of Alcohol Use on HIV Medication Adherence

View Presentation Daphne Lew, Saint Louis University

12:45 PM

Space-Time Modeling of Under-Five Mortality in India: A Small-Area Analysis of the National Family Health Survey
Miranda Fix, University of Washington

Sat, Oct 5, 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Evergreen B

CS26 - Concurrent Session - Celebrating Our Science Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

11:45 AM

Nonparametric Estimation for Event-Free Survival with Component-Wise Censoring
Anne Eaton, University of Minnesota

12:15 PM

Analysis Approaches for Estimating Probability of Detection from Multiple Data Sources

View Presentation Aimee Elizabeth Holmes, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

12:45 PM

Comparing Random and Spurious Baselines as Control Events in Naturalistic Driving Studies
Susan Soccolich, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Sat, Oct 5, 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Evergreen G

CS27 - Concurrent Session - Growing Our Knowledge Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

11:45 AM

Revisiting the Gelman-Rubin Diagnostic

View Presentation Christina Phan Knudson, University of St. Thomas

12:15 PM

Modeling Vector Random Fields on a Sphere: Application on Geomagnetic Field

View Presentation Amy Kim, University of California, Davis

12:45 PM

Multiplicative Effect Modeling: The General Case

View Presentation Jiaqi Yin, University of Washington

Sat, Oct 5, 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Evergreen Ballroom H

CS28 - Concurrent Session - Making an Impact Fill out evaluation
Concurrent Session

11:45 AM

Feature Decorrelation for Variable Selection Using a Constrained Whitening Approach
Ana Maria Kenney, The Pennsylvania State University

12:30 PM

Computational Model for Detecting DNA Gene Types
Zerena Angelica Lupo, Manhattan College

Online Program

American Statistical Association