StatFest 2018 Organizing Committee
- Brittney Bailey (Amherst College)
- Jemar Bather (Harvard University)
- Jesse Chittams (University of Pennsylvania)
- Adrian Coles (Duke Clinical Research Institute)
- Vladimir Geneus (Eli Lilly)
- Nancy Griesinger (Texas Southern University)
- Felicia Griffin (Winston-Salem State University)
- Nicholas Horton (Amherst College)
- Elvis Martinez (Travelers Insurance)
- Reneé Moore (Emory University), chair
- Adriana Pérez (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
- Nagambal Shah (Spelman College, emerita)
- Dionne Swift (Procter and Gamble)
- Michael Thomas (Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities)
- Therri Usher (Food and Drug Administration)
StatFest 2018 Local Organizing Committee
- Jenny Baglivo (Boston College)
- Laura Balzer (University of Massachusetts)
- Brittney Bailey (Amherst College), co-chair
- Emma Benn (Mount Sinai)
- Ajanae Bennett (Prudential Insurance)
- Joe Blitzstein (Harvard University)
- Marcel Carcea (Western New England University)
- Rick Cleary (Babson College)
- Allen Downey (Olin College)
- Randi Garcia (Smith College)
- Bob Goldman (Simmons College)
- Roee Gutman (Brown University)
- Ofer Harel (University of Connecticut)
- Jacqui Hicks (Boston University)
- Nicholas Horton (Amherst College), co-chair
- Manolis Kaparakis (Wesleyan University)
- Albert Kim (Smith College)
- Shu-Min Liao (Amherst College)
- Robin Lock (St. Lawrence University)
- Elvis Martinez (Travelers Insurance)
- Katherine Merrill (University of Vermont)
- Ethan Meyers (Hampshire College)
- Grace Montoya (Amherst College)
- Son Nguyen (Bryant University)
- Liam O’Brien (Colby College)
- Evan Ray (Mount Holyoke College)
- Megan Scott (Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health)
- Amy Wagaman (Amherst College)
- Susan Wang (Yale University)
- Ting Zhang (Boston University)
Amherst College
Amherst College prepares students to use ideas to make a difference in the world. Since its 1821 founding in Western Massachusetts, Amherst has demonstrated steadfast confidence in the value of the liberal arts and the importance of critical thinking. Today, its financial aid program is among the most substantial in the nation, and its student body is among the most diverse. Small classes, an open curriculum and a singular focus on undergraduate education ensure that leading scholars engage daily with talented, curious students, equipping them for leadership in an increasingly global and complex world.
Special thanks
Special thanks to Caroline Hanna, Rachael Hanley, Roberta Diehl, Sandy Genelius, Suzanne Auerbach, and the Amherst College Office of Communications; Allen Hart, Angie Tissi-Gassoway, Bulaong Ramiz-Hall, Dina Levi, Laura Gomez, Marisa Parham, Norm Jones, and the Amherst College Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Emily Griffen, Robert Siudzinski, and the Amherst College Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning; Ralph Johnson; Catherine Epstein and the Amherst College Dean’s Office; Biddy Martin, Sue Englehardt, and the Amherst College President’s Office; Anne Torrey, Tanya Leise, Tracie Rubeck, and the Amherst College Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Young Moo “Daniel” Yoo, Emory University.
authored by Nicholas Horton, Amherst College.