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A podcast to inspire listeners with compelling stories from statistics and data science and to propel data-driven careers forward with learning opportunities for all

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Building partnerships is at the heart of this month’s Practical Significance podcast, as cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein welcome American Statistical Association colleagues Amanda Malloy, director of development, and Amy Farris, director of... more

What happens when you combine statistical expertise, cross-cultural collaboration, and a mission to build statistical capacity internationally? You get the ASA’s Educational Ambassador Program—and one inspiring episode of Practical Significance! Coho... more

In this forward-looking episode of Practical Significance, co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein sit down with a powerhouse panel to explore where statistics is headed over the next decade. Kathy Ensor (Rice University), Lance Waller (Emory Univ... more

Practical Significance focuses on the passion and commitment members bring to advancing the ASA’s mission of promoting the practice and profession of statistics. Cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein chat with two guests—Susan Paddock, executive ... more

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Recent Guests

Andrzej Kosinski
Professor of Biostatistics at Duke University Medical School and former chair of the Committee on International Relations and Statistics
Duke University Medical School
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 56: Amplifying Global Impact Through the ASA’s Educational Ambassador Program
Paulo Canas Rodrigues
Professor of Statistics and Data Science at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil and president of the International Society for Business and Industrial Statistics.
Federal University of Bahia
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 56: Amplifying Global Impact Through the ASA’s Educational Ambassador Program
Lance Waller
Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Emory University
Emory University
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 55: Forward Stats—Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond
Kathy Williams
Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics at Rice University
Rice University
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 55: Forward Stats—Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond
Brittney Deal
Director at the National Research Council, overseeing CATS
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 55: Forward Stats—Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond
Susan Paddock
Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President at NORC
NORC at the University of Chicago
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 54: The Power of Saying, “Yes”— Volunteering & Service in the ASA
Bo Li
Professor in statistics and data science at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 54: The Power of Saying, “Yes”— Volunteering & Service in the ASA
Claire Bowen
Senior Fellow and leader of the Data Governance and Privacy Practice area at the Urban Institute
Urban Institute
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 52: Celebrating MSAM with Claire Bowen, the Inaugural Dionne Price Public Lecture Presenter
Sastry Pantula
Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and past ASA president
Cal State San Bernardino
Episode: Practical Significance | Episode 51: Celebrating the Launch of ASA Career Connect: Strategies from Those Who’ve Been There

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Donna LaLonde
Co-host of the Practical Significance podcast; leads educational initiatives and works at the American Statistical Association as the Associate Executive Director.
Ron Wasserstein
Co-host of the Practical Significance podcast; serves as Executive Director and is involved in various statistical initiatives at the American Statistical Association.

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Practical Significance | Episode 56: Amplifying Global Impact Through the ASA’s Educational Ambassador Program
Q: Andrzej, could you talk a little bit about what qualities you look for in a candidate for the Educational Ambassador Program beyond the academic and professional credentials?
Andrzej mentioned the importance of candidates being involved in teaching and dissemination of statistical methods and knowledge, and that they should have a postgraduate degree, even though a PhD is preferred.
Practical Significance | Episode 56: Amplifying Global Impact Through the ASA’s Educational Ambassador Program
Q: Paulo, I want to come back to you for a moment to follow up on your experiences as the educational ambassador. Can you talk a little bit about some things that you did or things that you might follow up on back home?
Paulo shared that he launched a new master and PhD level course called Large Language Models, Foundations and Inference and organized seminars on generative artificial intelligence following his experiences at the JSM 2024.
Practical Significance | Episode 56: Amplifying Global Impact Through the ASA’s Educational Ambassador Program
Q: Carolina, as a member of this committee, the Committee on International Relations and Statistics, describe for us, please, your perspective on what the Educational Ambassador Program is.
Carolina describes the Educational Ambassador Program as a wonderful ASA initiative where scholars from various countries are sponsored to attend the joint statistical meetings and take continuing education courses on emerging topics in statistics.
Practical Significance | Episode 55: Forward Stats—Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond
Q: How do you hope the study will influence research directions and funding priorities in statistics?
Demonstrate the significance of statistics to science and engineering while laying a foundation for future funding and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Practical Significance | Episode 55: Forward Stats—Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond
Q: What's your perspective on the opportunities and challenges for statistics with regards to AI?
Opportunity to innovate through AI tools while also asserting the importance of understanding uncertainty and new data sources.

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