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Amy Nussbaum joined the University of Chicago in Fall 2022. She holds a PhD in Statistical Sciences from Southern Methodist University, where she researched latent variables—concepts that cannot be measured directly, such as happiness and stress. Her specific focus is on the assessment of personality traits. Prior to her current role, she was a Visiting Lecturer in Statistics at Mount Holyoke College. Alongside her academic pursuits, Amy is passionate about promoting the understanding and use of statistics in government and industry. Upon graduation, she served as the inaugural Science Policy Fellow for the American Statistical Association, where she worked to advocate for the practice and profession of statistics, promoting evidence-based policymaking within federal statistical agencies. In addition to her advocacy work, she also served as the lead statistician for a medical device company that developed a novel imager capable of detecting diseased human tissue using artificial intelligence.
Department of Philosophy