Joy Jordan joined the mathematics department in 1999 as assistant professor of statistics, the first to hold such a position at Lawrence. She teaches an introductory course in probability and statistics, as well as elementary statistics, probability theory, and mathematical statistics.
A graduate of Indiana University, with a B.A. in mathematics, Jordan earned the Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in statistics from the University of Iowa. Although her training has been at major public universities, she is no stranger to the liberal arts college. Her sister Jenny, '86, is a Lawrence alumna, and her father, Truman, is a chemistry professor at Cornell College in Iowa.
Her research and professional interests include the study of order-restricted inference, categorical data, duality, and statistical education.
She participated in the summer Joint Statistical Meetings in Indianapolis and attended the Symposium on Undergraduate Statistics Education. Last fall, she took part in the annual meeting of the Isolated Teachers of Statistics in Rochester, Minnesota.
Jordan's appointment reflects the college's commitment to strengthening its cross- and interdisciplinary offerings in statistics. In the summer of 2000 she taught a two-day biostatistics workshop for Lawrence biology faculty members.
When she is not pondering statistical permutations, Jordan finds time to serve as a volunteer coach for the women's volleyball team.
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