StatisticsCareerDay2023Report
Statistics Career Day 2023
The GVSU Statistics Department hosted Statistics Career Day on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 in the Grand River Room of the Kirkhof Center. The purpose was to promote the practice of statistics, and to encourage students to pursue statistics as a field of study by showcasing various individual careers. Click Career in Statistics? to read more...
Keynote Presentation
The keynote address, was delivered by Barry Nussbaum, the former Chief Statistician for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and president of the American Statistical Association (ASA). Barry's keynote talk was entitled "Say It Right ... and You Will Have a Fabulous Time as a Statistician"
Concurrent break-out sessions were held in 6 rooms between 12:30 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m.. The titles of the presentations are listed below. A brief Q&A session was held at the end of each talk. A copy of the career day program can be obtained by clicking here....Statistics Career Day Program.
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Speaker |
Affiliation |
Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|
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Chris Babbitt and David Steadman |
GVSU Career Center |
Handshake & Beyond: Exploring Networking Tools and Understanding the Importance of Networking |
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Viktoria Basso |
Ally |
Data Science, WFH, and Engagement: How to Exceed Expectations in Your First Year |
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Veronica Gonzalez |
Biogen, Inc. |
Statistics: The Analytical Cornerstone of Clinical Trials |
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Craig Johnson |
UM Cell and Developmental Biology Department |
A Career that Applies Biology, Statistics, and Computer Science to Solve Biological Problems and Discover New Knowledge |
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Patrick Karabon |
Avania Clinical |
Perspectives of a Biostatistician in Both Academia and Industry |
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Katie Latack, Courtney Rose and Kylie Springer, |
Henry Ford Health |
Public Health Sciences: Biostatistics at Henry Ford Health |
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Joe Lorenz and Isabelle Pokora |
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific |
Clinical Trials Through the Lens of Programming and Statistics |
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Matt Malloure |
The Dow Chemical Company |
Digital Materials Science: Statistics and Data Science in the Chemical Industry |
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Marie Richardson |
General Motors |
My Road to GM: From Detroit Public Schools Student to Statistician at General Motors |
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Levi Rosendall |
Steelcase, Inc. |
Personal Projects: Standing Out in Your Early Career |
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David Schlueter |
University of Toronto |
Careers in Biomedical Research and Data Science |
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Biz Stolz |
Disney |
Data Careers at Disney: A Sample - and recommendations for finding your dream job |
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Zack Weber |
Westat |
Kickin' it with Uncle Sam: consulting for the Federal government |
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Mackenzie Wicklund |
NielsenIQ |
How Retailers and Manufacturers use Big Data to understand the Full View of their Business |
Exhibitors Included
Ally, Auto-Owners Insurance, Avania Clinical, Henry Ford Health, IBH Analytics, National Heritage Academies, NielsenIQ, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Steelcase Inc., UM Cell and Developmental Biology Department, VA Center for Clinical Management and Research, Westat, GVSU Applied Statistics and Biostastics, GVSU Career Center, GVSU Data Science Masters, GVSU Statistics Majors/Minors, GVSU Consulting Center, GVSU Talent Link Program
Sponsors:
The GVSU Department of Statistics, American Statistical Association (ASA), GVSU Career Center, and ASA Southwest Michigan Chapter.