DR. Letetia Addison

Dr. Letetia Addison holds the Ph.D. Mathematics and M.Phil. Statistics from the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus. She is currently a Project Officer involved in Statistical Consulting at the University Office of Planning at the UWI, St. Augustine Campus. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer at various UWI campuses, with over 10 years’ experience lecturing tertiary level courses in Mathematics, Probability, Statistics, as well as active involvement in statistical consulting, research and outreach. In addition to this, she builds data-driven models for Higher Education data based on Student Retention and Tuition Cost. Her research interests include multidisciplinary applications of mathematical and statistical models for sustainability in STEAM fields.

She has worked on a number of projects including building climate change and data science, statistics and mathematics education. She was part of a cross campus team with the UWI, Five Islands and St.Augustine Campuses, achieving first place in the Growth & Resilience Dialogue (GRD) 2022 Climate Resilience Data Challenge, involving the development of AI application prototypes on key climate data issues in the OECS region. Dr. Addison also participated in the WiDS Datathon 2022 Challenge and her team placed in the top 40% globally. She is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), current member of the

American Statistical Association (ASA) and ASA GivesBack Leadership Team, using outreach to promote the importance of Statistics and Data Science in various fields. Dr. Addison is the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador. Her team has organized independent events as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference by tanford University, featuring outstanding women in the field of Data Science.