Lessons from a twisted career path

I reflect upon my academic career path that ultimately led to receiving the COPSS Presidents’ Award, with the hopes of providing lessons and insights for younger researchers.On a chilly Toronto evening in February, 2007, my wife and I returned home from a restaurant. My wife went into the kitchen to...

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Published inPast, Present, and Future of Statistical Science pp. 141 - 152
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Chapman and Hall/CRC 2014
Subjects
Quantum Field Theories
Compact Lie Group
Analyze Polling Data
Persona
Top Level Journal
JASA
MCMC Methodology
Decent University
Alternative Teaching Arrangements
Holding
Advanced Mathematical Concepts
Odd
Group Representation Values
RCMP
Research Papers
Follow
Pdf
Worthwhile
Canadian Journal Of Statistics
Smooth
Laptop Computer
Long Road Ahead
Academic Career Path
PhD Student
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DOI10.1201/b16720-16

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Summary:I reflect upon my academic career path that ultimately led to receiving the COPSS Presidents’ Award, with the hopes of providing lessons and insights for younger researchers.On a chilly Toronto evening in February, 2007, my wife and I returned home from a restaurant. My wife went into the kitchen to put some leftovers in the fridge, while I flopped onto the couch and absent-mindedly picked up a laptop computer to check my email. A minute later my wife heard a dazed and confused “Oh my god!” and rushed back in to see what was wrong. I was barely able to mutter that, to my amazement, I had just been selected to receive that year’s COPSS Presidents’ Award.
DOI:10.1201/b16720-16