Sally C. Morton: Lunch with Undergraduate Students

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
12:00 - 1:30 PM
2006 Sheridan Road, Room B02

Come have lunch with Sally C. Morton whose distinguished career in both industry and academia has lead to a wealth of knowledge and experience. The moderated discussion will revolve around undergraduate research, what opportunities exist in and out of academia for womxn in STEM, mentorship, and community.

This event is open to all undergraduate students. Lunch will be served.

Event co-sponsored by the Association of Women in Mathmetatics

About Sally C. Morton

Sally C. Morton is Dean of the College of Science, Interim Director of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, and Professor of Statistics at Virginia Tech. Her methodological work focuses on evidence synthesis, particularly meta-analysis, and patient-centered comparative effectiveness research. Previously, she was chair of the Biostatistics Department at the University of Pittsburgh, vice president for statistics and epidemiology at RTI International, and head of the RAND Corporation Statistics Group. She is currently a member of the National Center for Health Statistics Board of Scientific Counselors, the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research Advisory Committee, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Methodology Committee. Dr. Morton served as the 2009 president of the American Statistical Association and received a PhD in statistics from Stanford University.