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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 biography, 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
    • (ten each year across all classes) “We say that a liberal arts degree is a strong foundation for shaping a wide variety of life experiences… The same approach to mental challenges that gives her an edge in field studies contributes to her success as an administrator… The record shows that she energizes her colleagues to initiate creative programming. The strategic planning skills, fact-finding, probing and analysis demanded for successful research, have aided her in the development of academic innovations… We recognize today the wisdom and style of Amanda Golbeck, class of 1974.”

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

  • Conversations with statisticians around the world

Recent Books

  • Golbeck AL. Florence Nightingale David: A Passionate Probabilist Statistician, Historian, and Leader. Springer, 201 pages, 2025. ISBN 978-3-031-77767-7.
  • Golbeck AL, Ed. Leadership in Statistics and Data Science: Planning for Inclusive Excellence. Springer, 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

  • Book projects, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2016-Present.
  • Co-Investigator, Chancellor’s Circle Grant, Artificial Intelligence Conference, UAMS, 2024

Recent Publications

  • (under revision) Deshpande R, Tomalin R, Hutson Y, Enders F, Golbeck AL, Heyliger S, Lawrence S, Zhong X, Porras C, Ozbeck U, and Benn EKT. The CREiGS Short Course: A hybrid educational initiative for increasing research capacity in clinical genome science. BMC Medical Education.
  • Mazumdar M. and Golbeck AL. Six essential leadership skills for statisticians and data scientists. Significance Magazine.
  • Golbeck AL. Why I write biographies. Significance Magazine.
  • Golbeck AL and Mazumdar M. Reimagining retirement to benefit the statistical Sciences. Significance Magazine 22(1):14-17, January 2025
  • Golbeck AL and Mazumdar M. Mary Wheat Gray: “I Never Give Up.” Notices of the American Mathematical Society 70(3):390-399, 2023.
  • Golbeck AL. Big telescopes: The story behind a story of discrimination in science. Significance Magazine 19(3):36-39, May 2022.
  • Golbeck AL, Barr TH, Rose CA, and Macias VP. 2019-2020 Faculty Salaries Report. Notices of the American Mathematical Society 69(6): 1043-1056.
  • Brogan D, Dasgupta N, Golbeck AL, Lou W, and Mori M. The JEDI Corner: Caucus for Women in Statistics Celebrates 50 Years, AmStat News, December 2021, pp. 22-23
  • Golbeck AL. Discussion: Celebrating the 50-Year History of the Caucus for Women in Statistics. Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings, 2021.
  • 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 and Advisory Boards

  • Royal Statistical Society; American Statistical Association; and Statistical Society of Australia. Significance Magazine. Oxford University Press.
  • Clinical Research Education in Genome Science Advisory Board, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sainai, New York City, New York
  • Merck External Scientific Review Board, Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC, Merck & Co., Rahway, New Jersey.

Current National or International Committee Leadership

  • Management Committee Chairperson (October 2025 – ) and North America Representative, International Statistical Institute’s Committee on Women in Statistics
  • Chairperson, Committee on Nominations, American Statistical Association

Teaching

  • PBHL 66203, Leadership in Public Health