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”

Alumna Melody Goodman: The Unequal Burden of Asthma

Summer Program external advisory board member and department alumna Melody Goodman, PhD ’06, contributes to a recent Self video on “The Unequal Burden of Asthma – how race, environment, and … Continue reading “Alumna Melody Goodman: The Unequal Burden of Asthma”