Rod Little Lectureship Award
History of the Award
The award was established in 2016 to honor a distinguished alumnae and/or a statistician with outstanding contribution to the field of biostatistics. The award was created to celebrate the legacy and work of our dear colleague, mentor and friend Rod Little. The award recognizes Professor Little's extraordinary contribution to the department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan and to the broader profession of statistics. Professor Little is a pioneer and thought leader in the field of missing data, Bayesian inference, causal inference and survey research. He has provided superb leadership to the department for more than a decade.
Nomination and Selection Process
The award is given biennially in each even year. Biostatistics faculty nominate and vote on a slate of candidates. The process is completely internal to the department. The award comes with an honorarium of $1000, a plaque and a visit to Ann Arbor in early Fall to present the Lecture.
Contribute to this Endowed Lectureship
To support the Department of Biostatistics in honoring Rod Little's legacy and recognizing oustanding advancements in the field of biostatistics, please consider contributing to the Rod Little Lectureship fund.
Contribute to the Rod Little Lectureship Award Fund
2024: Professor Amy Herring
Sara and Charles Ayres Distinguished Professor Amy Herring from the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University has been selected as
the 2024 recipient of the Rod Little Lectureship award. Dr. Herring, who serves as
chair of her department, will visit and deliver a featured seminar on Thursday, October
24. Her lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET in the Rackham Graduate School Amphitheatre,
and will be followed by a reception in her honor. Only registered lecture attendees
are invited to the reception.
RSVP for the 2024 Rod Little Lectureship
Past Winners
2022: Professor Marie Davidian
Professor Marie Davidian from the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University presented at the Rod Little Lectureship Series on May 9, 2023.
Watch the recorded video lecture
View the lecture slides
2020: Professor Elizabeth Stuart
Professor Elizabeth Stuart from the Department of Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health presented the 2020 Rod Little Lectureship entitled "Learning what works in populations for public health and public policy: The role of statistics (and statisticians". The lecture was presented in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Watch the recorded video lecture.
2018: Professor Scott Zeger
Professor Scott Zeger from the Johns Hopkins University presented the 2018 Rod Little Lectureship entitled "Individualized Health Decisions; A Biostatistics Call to Arms".
Watch the recorded video lecture. View the lecture slides.
2016: Professor Joel Greenhouse
Professor Joel Greenhouse from the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University presented the 2016 Rod Little Lectureship entitled "Statistical Thinking and Public Health".
