COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Making an Impact on Public Health Through Statistical Leadership

Description: This webinar will feature insights from distinguished panelists who have leveraged their statistical expertise to drive meaningful change in public health. The discussion will explore how leaders in the field of biostatistics make critical decisions about impactful projects, navigate challenges in conducting impact-driven work, and adapt to emerging trends in the field. Panelists will share personal experiences, highlight key projects that shaped their careers, and provide advice for early- and mid-career statisticians aiming to make a societal impact. Attendees will gain practical guidance and inspiration for using their statistical training to advance population health.

Panelists

Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Public Health Data Science and Data Equity; Anna M.R Lauder Professor of Biostatistics; Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Statistics and Data Science at Yale School of Public Health

See full profile: https://ysph.yale.edu/profile/bhramar-mukherjee/

Thomas Fleming, PhD, Professor and former Chair, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington; Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Moderator

Jennifer Bobb, PhD, Associate Investigator at Kaiser Permanente, Washington Health Research Institute, and Affiliate Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Washington

About the Speakers

Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Public Health Data Science and Data Equity; Anna M.R Lauder Professor of Biostatistics; Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Statistics and Data Science at Yale School of Public Health

(Bio sketch coming soon!) See full profile: https://ysph.yale.edu/profile/bhramar-mukherjee/

Thomas Fleming, PhD, Professor and former Chair, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington; Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

(Bio sketch coming soon!) See full profile: https://www.biostat.washington.edu/people/thomas-fleming

About the Moderator

Jennifer Bobb, PhD, is an Associate Investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute and Affiliate Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on advancing statistical methods to address challenges in real-world data, such as electronic health records and administrative claims, to inform clinical practice and health policy. She provides statistical leadership for pragmatic trials addressing substance use disorders and has led large-scale epidemiological studies of the health effects of exposure to extreme heat and air pollution. Dr. Bobb serves as an Associate Editor for Biostatistics, is Past-Chair of the ASA Biometrics Section, and received a 2024 COPSS Emerging Leader Award. She completed her PhD in biostatistics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.