Education
Presidency College, 1994, BS, Statistics; Indian Statistical Institute, 1996, MStat, Applied Statistics & Data Analysis; Purdue University, 1999, MS, Mathematical Statistics, 2001, PhD, Statistics
Professional Areas
Statistical methods for studies of gene-environment interaction, environmental mixtures and integration of biobank and electronic health record data, and recently COVID-19 epidemic modeling. Methods she developed integrate information across multiple diseases, exposures, and genes to propose targeted intervention strategies and policy recommendations. An award-winning educator, mentor, and an inspiring leader.
Citation
For seminal contributions to statistical methods in public health and biomedical sciences; pioneering methods for the integration of genes, environment, and disease phenotypes across health conditions. Efforts to model the COVID-19 pandemic have informed policies in India. Leadership of nationally recognized initiatives to diversify the data and statistical science workforce.