Beth Chance

Education

• Ph.D. Operations Research, Cornell
• M.S. Operations Research, Cornell
• B.S. Applied Mathematics, Harvey Mudd

Research Interests

• Curriculum development and assessment in statistics education
• Statistics education research

Selected Courses Taught

• STAT 217 - Intro to Statistical Concepts and Methods
• STAT 301 - Statistics I
• STAT 302 - Statistics II
• STAT 324 - Applied Regression Analysis
• STAT 414 - Multilevel and Mixed Models
• STAT 418 - Analysis of Cross-Classified Data

Professional Distinctions

• Waller Distinguished Teaching Career Award, American Statistical Association, 2020
• Distinguished Scholarship Award, California Polytechnic State University, 2019-2020
• Daniel Solow Author Award, Mathematical Association of America, 2018
•   Elected Member International Statistics Institute, 2018
• Chair - Section on Statistical Education, American Statistical Association, 2017-2019
• Fellow of the American Statistical Association, 2005
• MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching) Award for Exemplary Online Materials (with Allan Rossman), 2011
•   Waller Education Award, American Statistical Association, 2002

Personal Interests 

• Volleyball
• Jogging
• Amazing Race