Felicia Simpson

Felicia R. Simpson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Statistics and chair of the Department of Mathematics at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU).  Dr. Simpson received her BA in Mathematics from Albany State University and her Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Florida State University. Prior to joining Winston-Salem State University, Dr. Simpson worked as a Mathematical Statistician at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at FDA, Division of Biometrics IV. Dr. Simpson’s current research focus include design and analysis of clinical trials, and metrics of aging, with a on interfaces among aging, diabetes, and lifestyle. She is also interested in pipeline initiatives to increase diversity in statistics and biostatistics. Dr. Simpson has publications in various journals including Journal of Gerontology A Biological Science Medical Science, Innovation aging, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Journal of Statistics Education, Journal of Diabetes and its Complications,  PLoS ONE. She also serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education. In addition, Dr. Simpson is a Research Faculty Fellow for the Center for Applied Data Science (CADS) at WSSU.

Dr. Simpson is an active member of the ASA and International Biometric Society. She currently serves on ENAR’s regional committee. She is passionate about increasing the exposure of statistics and biostatistics among students in underrepresented populations. Dr. Simpson is a member of ASA’s Committee on Minorities in Statistics and served as co-chair for the ENAR Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop. She serves as a co-advisor of the Mathematics and Statistics Club at WSSU.