The Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society will be hosting the 2025 Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop. The workshop will focus on connecting underrepresented minority students interested in biostatistics with professional (bio)statisticians in academia, government, and industry. The target audience will include high school, undergraduate, as well as graduate students.

As part of the 25th Anniversary Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop, we will feature:

• Hands-on computing activities for high school and undergraduate students.
• Roundtable discussions on preparing for graduate degrees and transitioning to the workforce.
• Roundtable discussions for professionals on supporting and retaining students.
• Panel discussions focused on career opportunities and mentorship between students and professionals.
• A career and graduate school expo open to students of all levels.

This workshop is designed to enhance diversity and provide valuable insights for participants at various stages of their educational and professional journeys.

Keynote Speaker: Scarlett Bellamy, ScD

Dr. Scarlett Bellamy is Chair and Professor of Biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health. Previously, she was a Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health. Dr. Bellamy's research focuses on evaluating interventions in longitudinal behavioral modification trials, particularly in cluster- and group-randomized trials aimed at addressing health disparities in HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, and more.

An elected ASA Fellow, Dr. Bellamy has served in various leadership capacities for large, multisite studies including RCTs and cohort studies, in addition to serving as a member of numerous Data Safety and Monitoring Committees, including service as chair. She was also the PI of the R13 grant supporting the Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop.

SPONSORING: If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring the FDBW, please complete the form here or email enar@enar.org.

Kay See Tan, PhD
Diversity Workshop Co-chair
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ana Maria Ortega-Villa, PhD
Diversity Workshop Co-chair
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

For more information or questions, please email us at enar@enar.org.

Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop (FDBW) Registration Form

**Due to overwhelming registration response, all registrations received after 12/13/24, will be added to a FDBW waitlist. Registration will officially close 1/15/25. Please note the last day to apply for a travel award is 12/13/24. You’ll be contacted by 2/3/25, if we are able to accommodate your attendance. Please send an email to enar@enar.org, if you have questions.

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Do you identify with any of the Underrepresented Populations as defined by the National Institutes of Health. Select all that apply:

Individuals from racial and ethnic groups (Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.)

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds

Have you participated in the ENAR Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop before?

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If available, are you interested in receiving travel compensation to attend?

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If yes, please fill out the form here (estimated time to complete: 5 minutes) (click here)

In addition to attending this workshop on March 23rd, are you planning to attend ENAR conference March 23-26, 2025?

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The ENAR Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop will consist of a series of informative speakers and panelists from various sectors (i.e., academia, industry, and government) at both professional and pre-professional levels that will provide participants with important insight into the field of Biostatistics. We also intend to engage participants in smaller, more intimate, roundtable discussions with professionals and students in the field. From the list below, please select up to two roundtable discussion topics that would be of the most interest to you.

Please select up to two of the following roundtable discussion topics:

Supporting and advocating for graduate students from underrepresented groups in biostatistics

How to recruit more professionals from underrepresented groups in biostatistics to government and industry

How to best prepare for pursuing a graduate degree in biostatistics

What's next? How to prepare for the transition from graduate school to a professional career

How to make the most of your graduate school experience

Other, please provide any suggested topics:

[High school and undergraduate students] Will you have a laptop for a computing activity during the workshop? (This will not impact whether or not you will be selected to participate in the workshop.)

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2025 FDBW Planning Committee Members

• Kay See Tan (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
• Ana Ortega-Villa (NIH/NIAID Biostatistics Research Branch)
• Danisha Baker (Microsoft)
• Lorin Crawford (Microsoft Research)
• Jarcy Zee (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
• HarLeigh Haynie (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
• Alana Willis (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
• Lydia Owens (UNC Biostatistics)
• Jesus Vazquez (UNC Biostatistics)
• Raphiel Murden (Emory University)
• Prince Allotey (University of South Carolina)
• Samuel Anyaso-Samuel (NIH/Division of Cancer Epi and Genetics Biostatistics Branch)
• Dominique McDaniel (Merck)
• Rebecca Wilson (Johnson & Johnson)
• Clemontina Davenport (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)

 

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