Jane Pendergast is an American biostatistician specializing in

multivariate statistics Multivariate statistics is a subdivision of statistics encompassing the simultaneous observation and analysis of more than one outcome variable. Multivariate statistics concerns understanding the different aims and background of each of the dif ...

and

longitudinal data In statistics and econometrics, panel data and longitudinal data are both multi-dimensional data involving measurements over time. Panel data is a subset of longitudinal data where observations are for the same subjects each time. Time series and ...

. She is a professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke University.

Education and career

Pendergast majored in mathematics at the

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The univ ...

, graduating in 1974, and went to the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 col ...

for graduate study, earning a master's degree in 1976 and completing her Ph.D. in 1979. Her dissertation was ''Robust Estimation in Growth Curve Models''. After working as research faculty at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

beginning in 1980, she moved to the University of Iowa as an associate professor in 1999, and was promoted to full professor there in 2005. She moved to her present position at Duke University in 2015. She was regional president for the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometric Society in 2006, and chair of the

Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) comprises the presidents, past presidents and presidents-elect of the following, primarily Northern American, professional societies of statisticians: * American Statistical Association * ...

for 2013–2015.

Recognition

Pendergast was named a

Fellow of the American Statistical Association Like many other academic professional societies, the American Statistical Association (ASA) uses the title of Fellow of the American Statistical Association as its highest honorary grade of membership. The number of new fellows per year is limited ...

in 1998, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2016 "for advancing statistics within public health and for her skilled, creative and dedicated service to the profession, including effectively advocating for improved recognition of AAAS Sections". She was a recipient of the Founders Award of the American Statistical Association in 2017, for her service to the association.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pendergast, Jane Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American statisticians Women statisticians University of Dayton alumni University of Iowa alumni University of Iowa faculty Duke University faculty Fellows of the American Statistical Association Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science