Consortium for InterdisciplinaryStatistical Education and Research

C I S E RStructure – Goals – Benefits

Dave Brown, Nairanjana Dasgupta, Marc Evans

Meeting WSU needs

Administrative Structure

Relationships with existing centers

Funding Structure

Benefits

Future Plans

Overview

Meeting WSU Needs

CollaborativeResearch

Community Education

proposals

short coursesseminars

expertisedirectory

graduatetraining

publications

CISER

professionaldevelopment

workshops

statisticscourse

reviews

engagedlearning

projects

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Proposed Administrative Structure

Leader

Assoc. LeaderStatistician

AffiliatedFaculty

Statistician

Grad. Assts.

CISER Organizational Chart

CurriculumCommittee

Tim NeumannProgram Coord.

Relationships with other centers(current & planned)

facilities|staffprogramsCEREO SWWRC

Topical

environment water

collaborativeresearch

WA Stateservice

facilities|staffexpertise SESRCCSDC CISER

cyberscience statistics surveys

expertise

Methodological

Funding Structure

CISER funding

Schools Depts. P.I.s

Annual Membership Subscriptions

Core Support

grant support

short courses

CAHNRS CASProvost VPR

Subscriptions depend upon the size/needs of units Incentive for other colleges to “buy in”

Subscription Model

CollaborativeResearch

Community Education

proposals

short coursesseminars

expertisedirectory

graduatetraining

publications

CISER

professionaldevelopment

workshops

statisticscourse

reviews

projects

Estimated Annual Subscription Fees

School Dept. PI Group

CAS/CAHNRS $3,000 $1,500 $500

Others $15,000 $10,000 $3,000

Interdisciplinary, collaborative research through CISER-facilitated projects and proposals

Expand statistical toolkit through interaction with CISER statisticians, Affiliated Faculty, and speakers

Compensation for short course delivery

Professional development opportunities supported by discretionary CISER funds

Faculty Benefits

Access to professional statisticians for research-relevant statistical learning

Academic/professional development for CISER RAs

Short courses for targeted training

CISER-facilitated internships

Student Benefits

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Institution-wide coordination of statistics courses

Improved graduate student training in statistics

More competitive grant proposals resulting in greater extramural research funding

More and higher quality publications

Optimize existing statistical expertise

University Benefits

Proposal to establish a WSU CenterHire two clinical statisticians • First to start this fall, second in the spring

Hire CISER RAs (subscription funds)

Interdisciplinary grant proposals

Liaise with industry, develop internship opportunities

Suggestions?

Future Plans