Amanda Luby

aluby [at] carleton dot edu

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I am an Assistant Professor of Statistics at Carleton College and a researcher with the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence. I received my PhD from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019. Prior to Carleton, I taught at Swarthmore College for five years.

I primarily work on statistical methods for understanding complex decision-making, often using Bayesian tools. Right now, my work focuses on adapting and advocating for Item Response Theory-flavored models for forensic science, particularly in fingerprint analysis. I also study the scientific and statistical foundations of forensic methods.

I’m also interested in statistics pedagogy, particularly in trying to better understand (and fix!) misconceptions among introductory students, and better integrating computing, applications, and theory in upper-level courses.

I’m always seeking new collaborations in the social and criminal justice space. Please get in touch if you’d like to work together on a quantitative project in this realm!

I use she/her pronouns, and my last name is pronounced “loo-bee”.

Upcoming:

  • I’ll be presenting at the (virtual) International Conference of Forensic Inference and Statistics this fall.
  • This year, I’m teaching Data Science and Applied Regression Analysis in the fall term; Bayesian Statistics in the winter term; and Intro to Statistics and Statistical Inference in the spring term.

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