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Department of Biostatistics

Amanda L. Golbeck, M.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Amanda Golbeck

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,
College of Public Health

Professor, Biostatistics

Contact Information

Office: Rahn 2258
Phone: 501-526-6611
Email: agolbeck@uams.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Dr. Golbeck is a statistician, social scientist, and academic leader.
  • She is especially known for her work on diversity issues, leadership, health numeracy, demography, community intervention trials, and statistical narrative.

Awards

  • Elizabeth L. Scott Award, Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS), 2016
    “For her outstanding efforts in enhancing the status of women and minorities, fostering new leadership opportunities for women and men, promoting diversity at all levels, and advocating for a more inclusive, open and supportive atmosphere in statistical sciences.”
  • Fulbright Specialist Award, University of Latvia (Riga), 2016
  • Fellow Award, American Statistical Association, 2011
    “For highly influential leadership, especially for her significant organizational and system changes in several academic institutions; for her exemplary mentorship of junior faculty and students; for her pioneering work in health numeracy; and for important contributions to research in public health and medicine.”
  • Elected Member: International Statistical Institute, 2011
  • Outstanding Service Award, Kansas Board of Regents, 2004
  • Outstanding Alumni Award, Grinnell College, 1999

Education

  • Certificate in Negotiation, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School, 2006
  • Certificate in Leadership, American Association of State Colleges & Universities, 2001
  • Certificate in Educational Management, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, 1997
  • Ph.D. in Biostatistics (Chin Long Chiang), University of California – Berkeley, 1983
  • M.A. in Statistics (Elizabeth L. Scott), University of California – Berkeley, 1979
  • M.A. in Anthropology (Eugene A. Hammel), University of California – Berkeley, 1977
  • B.A. in Anthropology, Grinnell College, 1974

Current Research Projects

  • Book: Golbeck AL and Molgaard CA (in progress). Raconteur: The Science Stories of Florence Nightingale David.
  • Editorial Board: Royal Statistical Society and American Statistical Association. Significance Magazine. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Recent Books

  • Golbeck AL, Ed. Leadership in Statistics and Data Science: Planning for Inclusive Excellence. Springer Nature, 432 pages, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-60059-4.
  • Golbeck AL, Equivalence: Elizabeth L. Scott at Berkeley. Chapman and Hall / CRC Press, 608 pages, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1482249446.
  • Golbeck AL, Olkin I and Gel YR, Eds. Leadership and Women in Statistics. Chapman and Hall / CRC Press, 468 pages, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1482236446.

Current Grants

  • Co-Director, Investigator Development Core, Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD Center of Excellence (COE), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities ($7,046,544), 2017-2022
  • Start-Up Grant, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2016-Present.

Recent Publications

  • Golbeck AL. The road less travelled… How Elizabeth L. Scott and F. N. David made an impact, Significance Magazine. June 2021, pp. 36-38.
  • Golbeck AL and Molgaard CA. The changing culture of statistics and data science: A vision for the profession. IN Golbeck AL, ed. Leadership in Statistics and Data Science: Planning for Inclusive Excellence. Chapter 1, pp. 3-18, 2021.
  • Golbeck AL and Molgaard CA (invited paper). The Inimitable F. N. David: A Renaissance statistician. Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 68(3):321-330, 2021.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA (invited paper). Report on the 2017-2018 Employment Experiences of the New Doctoral Recipients, Notices of the American Mathematical Society 67(8):1207-1213, December 2020.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA (invited paper). Report on the 2017-2018 New Doctorate Recipients, Notices of the American Mathematical Society 67(8):1200-1213, September 2020.
  • Golbeck AL. (invited paper). Presidents of the Caucus for Women in Statistics, 1971-2021. Significance Magazine, 2020. Available at: https://www.significancemagazine.com/science/642-cws-presidents-1971-2021.
  • Golbeck AL. (invited paper). Supporting an inclusive community: A caucus for women in statistics. Significance Magazine, April 2020:42-44.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). 2018-2019 Faculty Salaries Report. Notices of the American Mathematical Society 67(2):1-12, February 2020.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA (invited paper). Report on 2017-2018 Academic Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition. Notices of the American Mathematical Society 67(2): 1-5, February 2020.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). Fall 2017 Departmental Profile Report. Notices of the American Mathematical Society 66(10):1721-1730, November 2019.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). Report on the 2016–2017 Employment Experiences of the New Doctoral Recipients, Notices of the American Mathematical Society (66): 1161 – 1165, August 2019.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). Report on the 2016-2017 New Doctorate Recipients. Notices of the American Mathematical Society 66(7):1151–1160, 2019.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). Doctoral Degrees Conferred, 2017–2018, Notices of the American Mathematical Society (66): 1118 – 1149, August 2019.
  • Golbeck AL. (invited paper) A “mover and shaker” for women in statistics. Significance Magazine, June 2019, pp. 36-38.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). Report on 2016-2017 Academic Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition. Notices of the AMS 64(11):1431-1435, 2018.
  • Leadership in Academe. Invited Webinar, Caucus for Women in Statistics, March 12, 2019. Available at: https://cwstat.org/
  • Golbeck, AL. (invited paper). “Scott, Elizabeth L.” In Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online. Davidian, M., Everitt, B., Kenett, RS., Longford, NT., Molenberghs, G., Piegorsch, WW., and Ruggeri, F., eds. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118445112.stat01381.pub2. 5 pp, 2018.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). Fall 2016 Departmental Profile Report. Notices of the AMS 65(8):952-962, 2018.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA. (invited paper). 2017-2018 Faculty Salaries Report. Notices of the AMS 65(7):829-835, August 2018.
  • Golbeck AL. (press release) Statistics Association Presidents Establish Elizabeth L. Scott and F.N. David Lectureships. AmStat News 492:39, June 2018.
  • Golbeck AL. (invited blog post). Amanda Golbeck on Why Choose Statistics. Statisticsview.com. April 3 2018. https://www.statisticsviews.com/article/amanda-golbeck-on-why-choose-statistics/
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, and Rose CA (invited paper). Report on the 2015-2016 new doctoral recipients. Notices of the AMS 65(3):771-785, 2018.

Editorial Boards

  • Significance Magazine: Royal Statistical Society and American Statistical Association. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. / Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics, Croatian Statistical Association and De Gruter Open.

Current National or International Committee Leadership

  • Chairperson, AMS-ASA-MAA-SIAM Data Committee
  • Management Committee Member and North America Representative, International Statistical Institute’s Committee on Women in Statistics

Teaching

  • COPH 5148 Health Numeracy