Jo Wick, Ph.D.


Jo Wick
  • Professor
  • Department of Biostatistics & Data Science

Biography

Personal Mission Statement

My goal as a faculty member at the University of Kansas is to be an advocate for my profession within and beyond the scientific community.  Statistics is a notoriously unpopular topic for students and professionals alike, and a great part of the blame for that can be placed at the feet of statisticians.  We aren't glamorous, we often hide behind the scenes, and we just haven't done a very good job explaining the value (and beauty) of what we do to the outside world.  I enjoy speaking about the 'whats' and the 'whys' of our profession to others, including to the statistical novice, but in particular to anyone who would be interested in learning more about what we do. 

Education

B.S. in Mathematics, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX
M.S. in Statistics, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Ph.D. in Statistics, Baylor University, Waco, TX

Research

Research Focus

Statistical education; Clinical trials in cancer; Bayesian methods and applications to clinical trial design and analysis; Adaptive clinical trial designs; Benefit-risk assessment; Statistical methods for HTS

Awards & Honors

2011-2012, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, University of Kansas Department of Biostatistics

2012-2013, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, University of Kansas Department of Biostatistics

Member, University of Kansas Cancer Center Cancer Control and Population Health

Member, Curriculum Committee, University of Kansas Department of Biostatistics

Member, MPH Curriculum Committee, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Member, Women in Medicine and Science, University of Kansas Medical Center