Faculty Activity

Congratulations to PhD candidate Xinyu Zhang, alumnus Kenneth Liao (MS 2024), and associate professor Simon Vandekar on the publication of “Semiparametric confidence sets for cross-sectional and longitudinal neuroimaging” in Imaging Neuroscience last month. The peer-reviewed paper was co-authored by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Colorado Anschutz,… Read More

Congratulations to alumna Cara Lwin (MS 2024) on the publication of “Leveraging a Bayesian Approach in a Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events” in Clinical Epidemiology on November 7. The peer-reviewed paper was co-authored by professor Robert Alan Greevy Jr., principal application developer Cole Beck,… Read More

Associate professor of biostatistics Dandan Liu, who was named Outstanding Faculty Mentor by the biostatistics student body in 2022, recently chaired the Applied Biostatistics track at REDCapCon 2025, which convened in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, from September 14 to 17. The annual conference brings together REDCap administrators from around… Read More

Congratulations to professor Bryan Shepherd and PhD candidate Zhuohui “Jeffrey” Liang on the publication of “Temporal trends in tuberculosis and time from enrolment in care to antiretroviral therapy initiation: A multicountry cohort study from Latin America,” published in the October print issue of the International Journal of Infectious… Read More

Congratulations to PhD student Ashley Mullan on capturing the WSDS (Women in Statistics and Data Science) Conference Travel Award, sponsored by the Biopharmaceutical Section (BIOP) of the American Statistical Association. Her outstanding achievements and leadership in the field of biostatistics truly impressed the Travel Award Committee. In addition… Read More

The Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science is hosting a free virtual conference this week, from 7:00 pm Central Time (00:00 UTC) on Monday, October 13, to 7:00 pm Central Time on October 14, in observance of International Day of Women in… Read More

At the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings, which brought more than five thousand quantitative scientists from around the world to Nashville in early August, Department of Biostatistics faculty, students, alumni, and colleagues were recognized as winners of the American Statistical Association’s Statistical Partnerships Among Academe,… 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