Panel, JMM, January 2023
At the Joint Math Meetings in Boston, in January 2023, the Joint Committee on Women held a Panel Discussion on the topic of Metacognition moderated by Jennifer Schultens. Leading expert Jo Boaler started off the discussion by talking about the conceptual chunks in which we think. She mentioned the importance of mental representations and the connections we make between mental representations and conceptual chunks. She described an exercise in which students were given sugar cubes to facilitate understanding of basic geometric concepts. Panelists Lakeshia Jones, Yvonne Lai, and John Nardo introduced other examples of manipulables and visuals that aid understanding. YouCubed, materials developed at Stanford University, provide food for thought and action. There was a wide acknowledgment of the role emotions play in the process of doing, teaching, and learning mathematics. No matter your level of achievement in mathematics, negative feelings such as self-doubt or memories of a bad math experience act as an obstruction to doing, learning, and teaching mathematics. Enthusiasm, on the other hand, will always help us do, learn, and teach mathematics.
Panel, JMM, April 2022 through ZOOM
For 50 years, the Joint Committee on Women has served as a forum for communication among member organizations to enhance opportunities for women in the mathematical sciences. At this point in time, mathematicians as individuals and member organizations as a whole are confronted with a more urgent call to examine privileges other than male privilege and how privilege impacts the development of mathematical talent. As an umbrella organization with representatives from the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC), American Mathematical Society (AMS), American Statistical Association (ASA), Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), Mathematical Association of America (MAA), National Association of Mathematics (NAM), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) the JCW has recently set up a website (https://jcwmath.wordpress.com/resources/welcoming-environment-and-issues-surrounding-harassment/) to highlight policies and practices of member organizations. This panel focused on intersectionality, the way in which multiple privileges, or lack thereof, advance or slow an individual’s mathematical trajectory
Panelists: Shelly Harvey; Pamela Harris; Puttipong Pongtanapaisan, and Jennifer Schultens
Moderator: Nancy Sattler
Panel, JMM, January 2019
Panel, August, 2016
Panel was organized by JCW members Janet Buckingham, Johanna Neslehova, Amber Puha and Paula Roberson.
From left to right are the panelists Nicholas Jewel, Nandini Kannan, Charmaine Dean, Michael Kosorok, Martha Gardner and the moderator Johanna Neslehova.
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Effective Self-Promotion to Advance Your Career in Statistics
Invited Panel
Monday, 8/1/2016, 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM CC-W192b
Panelists:
Charmaine Dean, University of Western Ontario Martha Gardner, General Electric Company Nicholas P. Jewell, University of California at Berkeley Nandini Kannan, National Science Foundation Michael R. Kosorok, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Moderator: Johanna G. Neslehova, McGill University
Abstract: This panel will focus on how those pursuing statistical careers in academia, government, or industry can – and should – effectively promote themselves: avoiding self-deprecation, actively applying for grants, pursuing opportunities for giving talks and getting nominated for prizes, and persisting in spite of possible past failures. The panelists will address strategies for success, team building, and developing as a leader; give advice on how to navigate the peer-review system for publishing and promotion, and how to persist and be proactive when applying for funding. The panelists will also highlight the importance of visibility of statistical efforts in the interdisciplinary environment of industrial research. Last but not least, the panel will describe strategies for setting priorities in professional development, maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and cultivating a supportive work environment. Panelists will include faculty, researchers, and administrators, representing industry, academic institutions, and government funding agencies.
There will be time set aside for questions and comments from those attending the session.
Sponsors: Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences, Caucus for Women in Statistics, Committee on Women in Statistics, IMS, Royal Statistical Society, International Chinese Statistical Association, Committee on Career Development, Statistics Without Borders
Panel Discussion at the 2015 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences Panel Discussion
Effective self-promotion to advance your career in mathematics.
Room 203A, Convention Center
Organizers:
Christine Guenther, Pacific University
Patricia Hale, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tanya Leise, Amherst College
Panelists:
Pam Cook, University of Delaware
Deborah Lockhart, National Science Foundation
Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology
Five rules to keep in mind, from Dana Randall (written for women, but good advice for everyone!):
Engage others in your decisions.
This informs them of your activities, and they will be more invested in your success.
It helps you create your own community of mentors.
Watch what works for other people’s careers.
Decide what works and what doesn’t for you: (teaching, talks, self-promotion, etc.)
This is another way to find mentors.
We all end up ahead if we all look out for each other.
If you see someone ignored in a meeting, suggest we return to their points and discuss more.
It is often easier to advocate for others than for ourselves to identify and address inequity.
Be ambitious, confident and strategic. Be smart about where you put your time.
Think about where you can make important and/or unique contributions
What contributions are going to help you along your chosen trajectory?
Ask for lots of advice, and then go for it!
Panel Discussion at the 2014 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Thursday January 16, 2014, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences Panel Discussion
Negotiating in mathematical careers.
Organizers:
Janet Best, Ohio State University
Christine Guenther, Pacific University
Amber Puha, California State University San Marcos
Panelists:
Rachelle DeCoste, Wheaton College
Peter March, Ohio State University
Tanya Moore, Building Diversity in Science
Catherine Roberts, College of the Holy Cross
Panel Discussion at the 2014 Joint Statistical Meeting
| Negotiating in Statistical Careers — Invited Panel | |||
| Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences , IMS , Caucus for Women in Statistics , Committee on Women in Statistics , Committee on Career Development , Committee on Applied Statisticians , Isolated Statisticians , Statistics Without Borders , International Indian Statistical Association , Conference on Statistical Practice Steering Committee | |||
| Organizer(s): Janet Buckingham, Southwest Research Institute, Amber Puha, California State University, San Marcos, Paula Roberson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Jane Ling Wang, University of California, Davis | |||
| Chair(s): Paula Roberson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | |||
| Abstract: | Negotiating in Statistical Careers | ||
| Panelists: | Nandini Kannan, University of Texas at San Antonio David Madigan, Columbia University Nancy Reid, University of Toronto Kelly Zou, Pfizer |
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Panel Discussion at the Women in Statistics Conference
Friday May 16, 2104
Congratulations You’ve Got Tenure: Now What?
Panelists: Paula Roberson, U of Arkansas; Jane Meza, U of Nebraska
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