Cathy Furlong
Cathy Ann Furlong is an American statistician active in volunteer work for statistical organizations.[1] She is the former president of Statistics Without Borders,[2] and represents the US in the International Statistical Institute Committee on Women in Statistics.[3]
Education and career[edit]
Furlong earned a master's degree in statistics from American University, under the mentorship of Mary W. Gray, who also later encouraged her in her volunteer work.[2][4] She worked in the public school system as a mathematics and statistics teacher until retiring in 2008,[4] and continues to work as a Medicare and Medicaid fraud investigator[2][4] for Integrity Management Services, Inc.[3]
Volunteer work[edit]
Furlong was the chair of Statistics Without Borders from 2014 to 2018,[1] and continues to serve as its past chair.[2] The organization provides statistical consulting on a volunteer basis, particularly to organizations and countries in the developing world; as of 2015, it had approximately 1400 members.[4]
She is one of three US representatives on the International Statistical Institute Committee on Women in Statistics,[3] and has also been active in the Caucus for Women in Statistics,[2] including serving as its membership coordinator.[5]
Recognition[edit]
In 2017 the American Statistical Association elected Furlong as a fellow.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Furlong, Cathy (April 2017), "Leadership development through volunteer activities", Chance, 30 (2): 19–21, doi:10.1080/09332480.2017.1320473, S2CID 195971817
- ^ a b c d e Executive committee, Statistics Without Borders, retrieved 2020-01-18
- ^ a b c Country representatives, International Statistical Institute Committee on Women in Statistics, 17 September 2018, retrieved 2020-01-18
- ^ a b c d "Conversation on statistics without borders (17 May 2015) between Cathy Furlong (Chair) and Katherine Condon and Kirsten West", Statistical Journal of the IAOS, 31 (3): 337–340, August 2015, doi:10.3233/SJI-150921. Excerpted in "Interview with Cathy Furlong", Official Statistics, October 17, 2019
- ^ Officers, Caucus for Women in Statistics, 2011, retrieved 2020-01-18
- ^ ASA Fellows, Caucus for Women in Statistics, 29 March 2016, retrieved 2020-01-18