Date & Time: Dec 9 (Friday), 2pm (Seminar); 3pm (Reception)
Location: MPA 310 (Seminar); Rome 771 (Reception).
Title: One Community: Informing Decisions and Driving Discovery
Speaker: Dr. Dionne Price (FDA, ASA President)
Speaker Short Bio: Dionne Price is the Deputy Director of the Office of Biostatistics in the Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA. In this role, Dr. Price provides leadership to statisticians involved in the development and application of methodology used in the regulation of drug products. She currently leads cross-cutting, collaborative efforts across FDA to advance and facilitate the use of innovative trial designs in pharmaceutical drug development. Her research interests are focused on the design and analyses of clinical trials, and Dr. Price has co-authored papers in such journals as Statistics in Medicine, Clinical Trials, and Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research. She also has a passion for mentoring and for teaching, having taught courses for the FDA, Trinity University, and Georgetown University. Dr. Price received her MS in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a PhD in Biostatistics from Emory University. Dr. Price is an active member of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometrics Society. She is a Fellow of the ASA and President-Elect of the ASA.
Abstract: The vision of the American Statistical Association imagines a world that relies on data and statistical thinking to drive discovery and inform decisions. The challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic and our community’s significant response reinforced the importance of our innovation, collaboration, and leadership. In this talk, I will highlight our contributions and the activities of the American Statistical Association. I will also explore future opportunities for statisticians and data scientists.