Statistician Greg Ridgeway: New Deputy Director of National Institute of Justice

I have admired Greg's work for a long time. His career path was shaped by a field where little statistical work was being done, and he managed to address important questions using data in innovative ways. He made some great contributions to the field of criminal justice, and will now bring his insights and his unique perspective to the National Institute of Justice.  I remember seeing funding proposals on the NIJ web site back in 2005 when I was a graduate student in statistics. My research advisor was reluctant to submit for funding there, because of our lack of expertise in criminal justice. Greg's story seems to weigh against that inhibition - how interesting!

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Statistician Greg Ridgeway: New Deputy Director of National Institute of Justice