Welcome to the
Department of Statistical Sciences
at Wake Forest University
Mission Statement: The mission of the Department of Statistical Sciences is to educate students to become leaders and advocates for sound statistical reasoning, and to improve our society through innovative statistical and interdisciplinary research. To succeed in this mission, the Department will:
- Offer a premier undergraduate educational experience to Statistics, Applied Statistics and Decision Analytics majors, preparing each for successful careers as well as further graduate study.
- Offer a personalized Master’s program in Statistics, creating pathways into the field and opportunities for mentored research.
- Contribute to the advancement of the statistical sciences through peer-reviewed research and scientific collaborations across disciplines.
- Support the wider Wake Forest community with high quality general statistics education offerings.
- Congratulations Dr. LotspeichDr. Sarah Lotspeich has been selected to participate in the StatsForward Fellowship program. The StatsForward Fellowship program is an American Statistical Association (ASA) initiative for early-career statisticians and data scientists, providing mentoring, coaching, community building, leadership development, and “just-in-time” career support. The program aims to help these professionals grow, connect, and lead within the field, […]
- Colloquium: From Chatbots to GWAS: Enhancing Phenotyping for Genome-Wide Association Studies Using Large Language Models on EHR Clinical NotesPlease join us for our first colloquium of the semester this Thursday, Sept 11, at 11am in the ZSR Auditorium. Robert Langefeld, WFU alumni and graduate student at University of Michigan, will speak about: “From Chatbots to GWAS: Enhancing Phenotyping for Genome-Wide Association Studies Using Large Language Models on EHR Clinical Notes.”
- Distinguished Lecturer: Bhramar MukherjeeThe Importance of Statistical Thinking in an AI-augmented World Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, Yale School of Public Health When: Monday, Apr 14, 2025 at 4pm (light reception to follow in the atrium) Location: Wake Forest Biotech Place, 575 Patterson Ave, Winston-Salem (View map) Abstract: In this presentation, I will first delve into the obvious: AI […]
- Colloquium: Bayesian Learning of Clinically Meaningful Sepsis PhenotypesDr. Herring’s talk is entitled “Bayesian Learning of Clinically Meaningful Sepsis Phenotypes” presented next Tuesday, April 1 at 11 AM in Divinity 202 Abstract: Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Recently, researchers have hypothesized that sepsis consists of a heterogeneous spectrum of distinct subtypes, motivating several studies to identify clusters of […]
- Colloquium: What can a bloom date tell us about climate change?Dr. Jonathan Auerbach will present his talk “What can a bloom date tell us about climate change?” virtually at 11AM on Zoom on March 18, 2025. Abstract: The law of the flowering plants states that a plant blooms after being exposed to a predetermined quantity of heat. The law is among the oldest statistical discoveries […]