Celebrating Marcello Pagano in Honor of his Retirement

The Biostatistics Department would like to take the opportunity to honor Professor Marcello Pagano who will be retiring from the Department this year. It is difficult to know where to … Continue reading “Celebrating Marcello Pagano in Honor of his Retirement”

Recent Biostats Graduate Jemar Bather PhD’23 Profiled in Jamaica Loop News

Check out this recent article from Jamaica Loop News featuring Biostat’s alum Jemar Bather PhD ’23.  The article follows Bather’s path from Jamaica through his undergraduate education at Pennsylvania State University, to New York University’s applied … Continue reading “Recent Biostats Graduate Jemar Bather PhD’23 Profiled in Jamaica Loop News”

PhD Student Jemar Bather Publishes 3rd Paper in Series Related to Increasing Diversity in the Public Health Research Workforce

Congratulations to doctoral student Jemar Bather on publishing his paper, “Racial and Ethnic Composition of Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Environmental Health Sciences, 2011 to 2021”, which was an invited paper … Continue reading “PhD Student Jemar Bather Publishes 3rd Paper in Series Related to Increasing Diversity in the Public Health Research Workforce”

Recent Alumni Promotions!

Congratulations to alumna Dr. Melody Goodman, PhD ’06, who was recently promoted to Professor of Biostatistics at the New York University School of Public Health, where she is also Associate Dean for … Continue reading “Recent Alumni Promotions!”

Goodman, Sebro, Pagano, and Bather Publish Paper in Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Biostats and Epidemiology

Alumni Melody Goodman, PhD ’06 and Ronnie Sebro, PhD ’07, professor Marcello Pagano, and doctoral student Jemar Bather recently published a paper on “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2010-2020” in Public Health … Continue reading “Goodman, Sebro, Pagano, and Bather Publish Paper in Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Biostats and Epidemiology”

Biostats Community Featured in Amstat News

In celebration of Black History Month, the American Statistical Association has recognized a group of 12 Black/African American professors, researchers, volunteers, and health care professionals who have made tremendous contributions … Continue reading “Biostats Community Featured in Amstat News”

Eugenics and Statistics Discussion – Recording Now Available

A special discussion on “Eugenics and Statistics; Past, Present and Future” took place on Friday, February 26th with Alumnae Scarlett Bellamy and Melody Goodman, along with University of Pennsylvania professor Tukufu Zuberi and professor Marcello Pagano. Thank … Continue reading “Eugenics and Statistics Discussion – Recording Now Available”

Save the Date: Eugenics and Statistics; Past, Present and Future

Eugenics and Statistics; Past, Present and Future Friday, Feb 26th 1pm-2pm A panel discussion with: Scarlett Bellamy, Alumna, ScD ’01 Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Faculty Development, Drexel … Continue reading “Save the Date: Eugenics and Statistics; Past, Present and Future”

Melody Goodman Leads Quantitative Public Health Data Literacy Training

During the month of February, and in honor of Black History Month, alumna Melody Goodman, PhD ’06, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Biostatistics at New York University will help … Continue reading “Melody Goodman Leads Quantitative Public Health Data Literacy Training”

Summer Program Concludes with a Successful Pipelines into Biostatistics Program

The 2020 Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology concluded last week, after the annual “Pipelines into Biostatistics Symposium” was held virtually on Thursday, July 2nd. Research project presentations were given by seventeen … Continue reading “Summer Program Concludes with a Successful Pipelines into Biostatistics Program”