coUncil oF cHAPtERS BoARd REPRESEntAtiVE 2009-2011
Dwight B. Brock David Marker
Present Position: Senior Statistician, Westat Present Position: Senior Statistician and Associate
Former Positions: Chief, Biometry Section, Laboratory of
Director, Westat
Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, National Institute Degrees: PhD, Biostatistics, University of Michigan
on Aging, NIH (1981–2002); Acting Chief, Statistical (1995); MA, Statistics, University of Michigan (1980); BS,
Research Branch, Office of Statistical Research, National Mathematics, University of Maryland (1978)
Center for Health Statistics (1978–1981); Mathematical
Fields of Major Statistical Activities: Survey design,
Statistician, OSR, National Center for Health Statistics
environmental statistics, small-area estimation, statistics
(1976–1978); Mathematical Statistician, Division of
dwight B. Brock
david Marker
and public policy
Analysis, National Center for Health Statistics (1974–1976);
Mathematical Statistician, Office of Statistical Methods, National Center for
Publications: Methodological review of “Mortality After the 2003 Invasion
Health Statistics (1971–1974)
of Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Cluster Sample Survey.” Public Opinion Quarterly
(in press); “Informed Consent: Interpretations and Practice on Social Surveys,”
Degrees: PhD, Statistics, Southern Methodist University (1971); MS, Statistics,
Social Science and Medicine (2007); “Sampling and Inference in Environmental
SMU (1969); BS, Mathematics, SMU (1967)
Surveys,” Sample Surveys: Theory, Methods, and Inference (in press); three other
Fields of Major Statistical Activities: Survey sampling, weighting, variance esti- book chapters; and publications in the Journal of Official Statistics, Survey
mation and quality control; applications of statistical methods to epidemiologic Methodology, Statistical Science, Environmetrics, Environmental Health Perspectives,
research on aging; studies of risk factors for nursing home placement among older and Statistics in Transition
persons
ASA Activities and Offices Held: Fellow (2004); Chair, Scientific and Public
Publications: “Sample Surveys in the Health Sciences,” Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, Affairs Advisory Committee (2005–2010); Organizer, Workshop on a Statistical
2nd ed. (2005); “Population-Based Studies of AD: Message and Methods: An Consensus on Climate Change (2007); Member, President’s Science Policy Task
Epidemiologic View,” Statistics in Medicine (2004); “Active Life Expectancy From Force (2006–2007); President-elect/President/Past President, Washington
Annual Follow-Up Data with Missing Responses,” Biometrics (2000); other publica- Statistical Society (2002–2005); WSS Board Member and Methodology
tions in JASA, The American Statistician, International Statistical Review, Bulletin of Chair (1997–1999, 1988–1989); Liaison Officer, Section on Statistics and the
the International Statistical Institute, Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Environment (1998–2004)
American Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, American Heart
Related Professional Activities: ISI Elected Member (2001); Member, National
Journal, American Journal of Cardiology, American Journal of Public Health, Archives
Academy of Sciences Panel on Research and Development Priorities for the
of Internal Medicine, Neurology; and other medical and aging-related journals, book
U.S. Census Bureau’s State and Local Government Statistics Program; Member,
chapters, and Proceedings of the American Statistical Association
organizing committee for the Third International Conference on Establishment
ASA Activities and Offices Held: Board Planning Committee (2001–2002); Surveys (ICES-III); Member, organizing committee for the International
Board Task Force on Membership (2001–2002); Council of Chapters Board Conference on Improving Surveys (Copenhagen, Denmark); Associate Editor,
Representative (2000–2002); Chapter Service Recognition Award, Council Journal of Official Statistics; Referee, JASA, JOS, JRSS, Statistical Science, POQ,
of Chapters (2001); Fellow (1998); Council of Chapters, District 2 Vice Chair and Metron
(1994–1996), Member (1993–1996), and Chair (1994–1995); Council of
Chapters Governing Board Nominating Committee; Chapter Representative for
WSS (1991–1993), Member (1989–1992), and Chair (1990); George W. Snedecor
Award Committee; Washington Statistical Society (WSS) Fellows Committee
(2003–2008); WSS Roger Herriot Award Committee (2007–2009); WSS
Science Fair Judge (1998–2007), Chief Judge (2005–2007); WSS President-elect,
President, and Past President (1997–2000); WSS President’s Award for Significant
Contributions to the Society; WSS Quantitative Literacy Activities Coordinator
(1993–1996); WSS Member-at-Large, Board of Directors (1989–1991); WSS Co-
Chair of Quantitative Literacy Committee (1989–1991)
Related Professional Activities: International Biometrics Society; ENAR Program
Committee (2005); ENAR Representative to JSM Local Area Committee (1989
and 1979); Member, Organizing Committee/Organizer, invited papers sessions,
First and Second Conferences on Statistical Methods in Alzheimer’s Disease
(1998 and 2002); World Health Organization Study Group on Epidemiology
and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly (1993); Technical Review
Panel, Prostate Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial,
National Cancer Institute (1991–1992); National Mortality Follow-Back Survey
Consulting Group (1984–1987); Census/National Death Index Working Group
(1981–1984); Editorial Board Member, Journal of Aging and Health (1995–2002);
reviewer for statistical, medical, and public health journals
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