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About Me
About Me
Now
Now
💼 Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University in the Department of Statistical Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
🤝 Conduct and supervise student research tackling real-world data quality challenges in electronic health records (EHR) and health disparities research, primarily.
👩🔬 Co-lead the Spatial and Environmental Statistics in Health (SESH) Lab at Wake Forest and the Methods for INcomplete Data (MIND) Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
👋 Co-organize Florence Nightingale Day, welcoming local middle and high schools to explore statistics and data science at Wake Forest
Then
Then
🐏 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the supervision of Dr. Tanya Garcia
⚓️ Ph.D. in Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University under the mentorship of Drs. Bryan Shepherd and Ran Tao
🐊 B.S. in Statistics (summa cum laude) from the University of Florida
🚀 Originally from Florida, having grown up in a family of rocket scientists minutes from Kennedy Space Center
The Fast Facts
The Fast Facts
I love data and people; I especially love data about people.
Email: lotspes AT wfu DOT edu
Latest Hoorays
Latest Hoorays
Milestones, Announcements, and Other Matters Sarah Is Excited About
(See the Hall of Hoorays for Archived Excitement)
August 2026
I was presented the lab's ongoing research on "Strategically validating error-prone food access measures using map-based software with efficient, equity-focused analyses in mind" at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston, MA. [Slides]
May 2026
Grayson, Cassi, and Jessica officially graduated and are off to their next adventures soon!
May 2026
Grayson, Cassi, and Jessica officially graduated and are off to their next adventures soon!
April 2026
I was invited to give a seminar on my ongoing research on "Overcoming data challenges through enriched validation and targeted sampling to measure whole-person health in electronic health records" at Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute. [Slides]
March 2026
I was immensely honored to receive the Dionne Price Early Career PIONEER Award at the ENAR Spring Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
April 2026
My article "Interweaving probability and crochet: A stat-stichin's guide" from the Early Career Writing Competition was published in Significance Magazine online. [Article]
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