Xiaojing Wang
Treasurer
Dr. Xiaojing Wang is an Associate Professor in the
Department of Statistics at the University of
Connecticut. She received her Ph.D. degree in
Statistics along with a concurrent M.A. degree in
Economics from Duke University in 2012. Before that,
she finished her M.S. degree in Mathematics and
Statistics from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008.
Dr. Wang’s research centers on methodological aspects
of Bayesian statistics and their applications to
large-scale complex data. Her primary focus is in the
areas of latent variable models, nonparametric and
semiparametric methods, and subgroup analysis. Most of
her research is carried out through a broad range of
interdisciplinary collaborations including the fields
of accounting, ecology, education, engineering, and
medicine with researchers from both academia and
industry.
She is the receipt of National Science Foundation
(NSF) CAREER Award in 2019. Currently, she is the
Associate Editor of Sankhya A and International
Society of Bayesian Analysis Bulletin.
As for her teaching, she has been awarded Excellence
in Teaching Recognition by the Provost Office in the
University of Connecticut several times. She is also
an elected member of international statistical
institute (ISI) since 2017.
