2026 Fall Speaker

Tuesday, October 27, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

OSU Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Room 400, Columbus 43210 (in-person) and Zoom (link will be distributed to registered participants)

City BBQ catering and networking will be available for in-person attendees starting at 5:30 pm

Jeri Mulrow

ASA President

Promoting the Practice and Profession of Statistics: 

Community as Our Common Ground

Abstract: 

The American Statistical Association’s mission to promote the practice and profession of statistics comes alive through community. In this talk, I will consider our common ground where that mission is lived out: through the Communities in Action initiative, which is strengthening connections among ASA members and their local community by elevating the value of statistical thinking in the places where we live and work, and through the ASA Strategic Plan's broader vision for the profession. Drawing on my own path through the profession, I will talk about what it means to belong to a community centered on statistics. Chapters like the Columbus chapter are where our mission takes root locally, and this talk is a celebration of your work and a look ahead 

Bio: 

Jeri Mulrow has spent nearly 40 years working on data and public decision-making. Her path took her from NIST in Boulder to the IRS Statistics of Income Division, NORC, Ernst & Young, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Statistics as Principal Deputy Director, and most recently Westat, where she served as Vice President and Sector Lead for Data Solutions until her recent retirement. She has a bachelor’s in mathematics from Montana State University and a Master's in Statistics from Colorado State University. She joined the ASA as a graduate student at Colorado State, later serving on the Council of Sections Governing Board, and on the ASA Board of Directors as Vice President, and now as the 121st President. Her presidential initiative, Communities in Action, reflects her focus on collaboration between statisticians, data scientists, and the communities they serve. She was named an ASA Fellow in 2010 and received the ASA Founders Award in 2013.

Registration:

 https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6EcFaEK4tU3LTbE

Agenda: 

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm: City BBQ Catering and Networking

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Talk and Q&A