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On August 2, statisticians from Vanderbilt University and three major Taiwanese research institutions—Academia Sinica, National Cheng Kung University, and National Tsing Hua University—convened at Vanderbilt’s Carmichael College for “Next-Generation Statistics: From Theory to Practice in a Data-Rich Era,” a half-day symposium. The event, which was free and open to the… Read More

It is our very great pleasure to bring together leading statisticians from our graduate program, Academia Sinica, National Cheng Kung University, and National Tsing Hua University to the Vanderbilt University campus on Saturday, August 2. The detailed agenda for the morning can be viewed on our symposium page. Read More

We are delighted to announce that the American Statistical Association (ASA) has named Dr. Bob Johnson as a 2025 recipient of its Outstanding Chapter Service Award. His contributions to the Middle Tennessee chapter include serving as secretary since 2022, development of an online election ballot, and assistance in local arrangements… Read More

The 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings are taking place in Nashville, from August 2 through August 7. They are expected to bring together more than five thousand attendees from fifty-two countries (including more than a thousand students). This year’s theme is “Statistics, Data Science, and AI Enriching Society.” We are… Read More

Congratulations to PhD candidate Megan Taylor Jones on the June 4 publication of “Symptom Provocation and Clinical Response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” in JAMA Psychiatry, one of the top peer-reviewed journals in the field of psychiatry. Jones shares first-author credit for this paper with… Read More

Congratulations to associate professor Chris Slaughter on his election to the Academy for Excellence in Education. Dr. Slaughter has been teaching at Vanderbilt University since 2007, after earning his doctorate in public health (DrPH) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Initially serving as an instructor in… Read More

Congratulations to associate professor Andrew Spieker on his election to the board of the Society for Causal Inference (SCI). His methodological research focus is on causal inference methods, with special emphasis on sensitivity analysis, instrumental variable approaches, and longitudinal treatment regimes. Recognition for his methodological research in causal… Read More

PhD candidate Yan Yan will present her dissertation work on Monday, May 19, at 10 a.m. Central Time. Her advisor is Hakmook Kang. All are invited and encouraged to attend. The defense will take place in person at 2525 West End Avenue, in the 10th floor conference room… Read More

PhD candidate Siwei Zhang will present her dissertation work on Monday, May 12, at 12:30 p.m. Central Time. Her advisor is Yaomin Xu. All are invited and encouraged to attend. The defense will take place in person at 2525 West End Avenue, in the 11th floor large conference… Read More

We are thrilled to celebrate the graduations of three students in our program this week, with Commencement taking place on May 9. Click each individual’s name for more information at their websites. Kaidi Kang, PhD, completed a dissertation titled A unified effect size index and its application… Read More