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ASA Science Policy

ASA Science Policy

Following the recommendation of the ASA Science Policy Task Force, ASA created the position Director of Science Policy to promote the inclusion of statistics in policy making and the funding of statistics research. Steve Pierson started the position on March 17, 2008.

Steve’s AMSTAT News columns:
  • Competetiveness Through Basic Research Investments, August, 2008

  • Speaking Out and Reaching Out on Global Health Policy — The Case of HIV/AIDS, July, 2008

  • Getting Congress' Attention: From the Washington Noise Barrier to the Main Street Barrier, June, 2008

  • Connecting ASA members to Policy Makers, May, 2008


  • ASA Science Policy Task Force Report: recommends the creation of the Director of Science Policy position.

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    Letters signed/sent:

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    Contact: Steve Pierson, Director of Science Policy; pierson@amstat.org or 703.302.1841.

     
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