Bio

Douglas G. Simpson
Department of Statistics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
101 Illini Hall, MC-374
725 South Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 265-6725
dgs@illinois.edu

Current Appointments

Previous Appointments

  • Associate Director, Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes (2020-2022)
  • Chair, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000-2019)
  • Director, Illinois Statistics Office, Statistical Consulting Service, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1995-2000)
  • Research Fellow, National Institute of Statistical Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. (1993-1999)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1990-1997)
  • Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Science Foundation (1987-1990)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1985-1990)
  • Mathematical Statistician, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. (1982-1985)

Education

  • BA, Mathematics, Carleton College, 1980
  • MS, Statistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983
  • PhD, Statistics University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985

Professional Societies

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
  • American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • International Biometric Society (ENAR)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

Honors and National Committees

Professor, Department of Statistics