About

Biography

Susan Vanderplas ( Find me on Mastodon!) is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Utah State University, researching the perception of statistical charts and graphs. Dr. Vanderplas also works on developing statistical methods for bullets and cartridge cases, and more broadly on statistics as applied to forensic science.

In any spare time (hah) she likes to sew, cross-stitch mildly off-color sayings, bake, and play with a 3D printer.

WarningDisclaimer

All opinions are my own and are not intended to speak for or represent my employer, friends, or anyone else.

Interests

  • Forensic Statistics
  • Statistical Graphics
  • Computational Reproducibility
  • Data Wrangling Pipelines
  • Computer Vision
  • Human Perception
  • Machine Learning
  • Statistical Computing

Education

PhD

Statistics, Iowa State University, 2015. Dissertation: Perception of Statistical Graphics

MS

Statistics, Iowa State University, 2011

BS

Psychology and Applied Mathematical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2009