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- I was a panelist on the future of Statistics in Sports at the
Future of Statistics Symposium
in Boston, MA, on Saturday, December 6, 2014.
The event was sponsored by the
Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association.
- I have been awarded two grants; one from the
National Heart, Lung
and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), and
one from the
Agency for Health Research and Quality
(AHRQ).
Both grants are funding studies on developing statistical models for
measuring the impact of anti-hypertensive medication adherence
on blood pressure levels.
The NHLBI grant is aimed more at population-based inferences,
whereas the AHRQ study is focused more on forecasting and the development
of a clinical decision tool.
- I presented "Rankings in games/sports:
Viewing educational institutions as tournament participants"
at An Inquiry into Rankings in Education: Current Landscapes
and Prospects for the Future, hosted by the
American Educational Research Association
(AERA).
The conference took place on November 5-6, 2014, at
George Washington University.
- The
Imposteriors,
the "house" band of the Valencia
International Meetings on Bayesian Statistics
and International
Society for Bayesian Analysis World Meetings,
performed
"Bayesian Believer" at the
2014
Joint Statistical Meetings.
The performance was accompanied by a
powerpoint lyrics presentation.
We are scheduled to be the dance band at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings
in Seattle, WA.
Have us play at your weddings and Bar Mitzvahs.
- I have been honored as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
The American Statistical Association
has issued a
press release announcing the 2014 honorees.
Boston University also
announced the news.
- I have been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports
for the 2015-2017 term.
The American Statistical Association
has issued a
press release announcing the appointment.
- I have a research contract with the
US Olympic Committee
to evaluate rating systems applied to sports outcomes of Olympic athletes.
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