The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the School of Public Health, along with the Department of Biostatistics and the Section on Statistical Genetics, invite you to honor this year's recipient of the Janet L. Norwood Award For Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences.
L. Adrienne Cupples, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics and of Epidemiology,
Boston University’s School of Public Health
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Ceremony at 9:30 AM
Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall – Main Level
Reception at 11:00 AM
Abroms Patrons Lounge – Lower Level
Alys Stephens Center - 1200 10th Ave S
Please R.S.V.P. at (205) 975-9193 by September 3
http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/norwoodaward/aboutaward
L. Adrienne Cupples, Ph.D.
Dr. L. Adrienne Cupples, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Boston University's School of Public Health, is the recipient of the Ninth Annual Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences. She will accept the award at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Cupples received her BA from the Raymond College, University of the Pacific, and her MA and PhD in Mathematical Statistics from Boston University. She began a lifelong career in academe at her Alma Mater, Boston University, in the School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in 1981, moving through the faculty ranks, acting in such pivotal roles as research program development and department chair. Her research areas focus on biostatistical methods for epidemiologic studies, survival data analysis, and increasingly focused on statistical methods and analyses for genetic epidemiology. Most notably, she has made significant contributions to the ongoing efforts to find solutions for Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease. Dr. Cupples is a long-standing member of the American Statistical Association, the Biometrics Society, the Society for Epidemiologic Research, the American Society of Human Genetics and the International Genetic Epidemiology Society.
