Elizabeth Mannshardt (also published as Elizabeth C. Mannshardt-Shamseldin and Elizabeth Mannshardt-Hawk) is an American environmental statistician, professor, and government executive.[1] She is the Associate Director of the Information Access and Analytic Services Division at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and an adjunct associate professor in the department of statistics at North Carolina State University.[2][3] Her research focuses on climate change and extremes in climate and weather.[4]
Elizabeth Mannshardt | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Sonoma State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Known for | Chair of the Government Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Environmental statistics |
| Thesis | Asymptotic Multivariate Kriging Using Estimated Parameters with Bayesian Prediction Methods for Non-Linear Predictands |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard L. Smith |
Education and career edit
Mannshardt is from Yuba City, California,[5] and was the 1995 valedictorian of Yuba City High School.[6] She majored in mathematics at Sonoma State University,[5] and did graduate study in statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a master's degree in 2005 and completing her PhD in 2008. Her dissertation, Asymptotic Multivariate Kriging Using Estimated Parameters with Bayesian Prediction Methods for Non-Linear Predictands, was supervised by Richard L. Smith.[7]
While a doctoral student, Mannshardt was also a research fellow at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She became a postdoctoral researcher at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute,[7] working with Peter F. Craigmile,[8] and a visiting assistant professor at Duke University before becoming a government statistician at the EPA.[7][9]
Mannshardt chaired the Government Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2019.[10] She is the 2022 chair of the ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment.[11]
Recognition edit
Mannshardt was named as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2022.[12]
Personal life edit
Mannshardt is married to software architect James Hawk.[5] She is also a beach volleyball player, frequently playing in mixed doubles with her husband.[13]
References edit
- ^ "My ASA Story | Amstat News". December 1, 2020. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ US EPA, OEAEE. "Staff Details". cfpub.epa.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ "Advice on Applying for an Internship". STATtr@k. December 1, 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Home page at Duke University, retrieved 2022-07-21
- ^ a b c "Wedding: Mannshardt/Hawk", Appeal-Democrat, June 2, 2013
- ^ "Community", Appeal-Democrat, p. C3, June 20, 1995 – via Newspaper Archive
- ^ a b c Curriculum vitae (PDF), Duke University, 2010, retrieved 2022-07-21
- ^ Peter F. Craigmile curriculum vitae (PDF), retrieved 2022-07-21
- ^ Google Street View Air Quality Data: Oakland CA NO2 2015–2016, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, January 1, 2017, retrieved 2023-02-05
- ^ "My ASA Story", AmStat News, American Statistical Association, December 1, 2020, retrieved 2022-07-21
- ^ Section on Statistics and the Environment Officers, American Statistical Association, retrieved 2022-07-21
- ^ ASA 2022 Fellows (PDF), American Statistical Association, retrieved 2022-07-21
- ^ "Liz Mannshardt-Hawk", AVP America, retrieved 2022-07-21