Ann Cohen Brandwein
Professor of Statistics
Ann.Brandwein@baruch.cuny.edu
http://stat.baruch.cuny.edu/~abrandwein
Education:
BS City College Mathematics 1971 MS Rutgers University Statistics 1973 PhD Rutgers University Statistics 1975
Areas of Expertise:
Multivariate Estimation, Decision Theory, Microsoft Excel
Selected Publications:
“Bayesian Estimation of Multivariate Location Parameters” (with W. E. Strawderman). Handbook of Statistics – Vol. 25: Bayesian Thinking, Modeling and Computation, pp 225 - 248, Fall 2005.
"Shrinkage Estimators of the Location Parameter for Certain Spherically Symmetric Distributions" (with S. Ralescu and W. E. Strawderman). Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 45 (3): 551-65, 1993.
"Stein Estimation for Non-Normally Spherically Symmetric Location Families in Three Dimensions" (with S. Ralescu and W. E. Strawderman). Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 42 (1): 35-50, July 1992.
"Improved Estimates of Location in the Presence of an Unknown Scale" (with W. E. Strawderman). Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 39 (2): 305-14, November 1991.
"Generalizations of James-Stein Estimators Under Spherical Symmetry" (with W. E. Strawderman). Annals of Statistics, 19 (3): 1639-50, September 1991.
"Stein Estimation: The Spherical Symmetric Case" (with W. E. Strawderman). Statistical Science, August 1990, pp. 356-69.
Academic Activities:
Co-Chair, Visibility Task Force (Baruch Strategic Plan), Spring 2005 - present
Chair of the ZSB MBA Committee for AACSB Learning Assessment Goals, Spring 2005 – present
Chair of the Zicklin School of Business Executive Committee, Fall 2002 - present.
Member of the ZSB Graduate Curriculum Committee, Fall 2003 -present
Active Member of Ph.D. faculty. Fall 1988 - present.
Member, Search Committee for the Dean of the Zicklin School of Business, 2002- present.
Member. College P&B Committee, 1992-95 and 1999-present.
Chair, Recruiting Committee in Statistics, 1997-98, 2000-present.
Full-Time Honors MBA Program, 1999-present.
Professional Activities:
Secretary , Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, 2005 - present
Associate Editor, Theory and Methods Section, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 4th term.
Referee, Annals of Statistics, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, American Statistician, Statistics and Probability Letters, Canadian Journal of Statistics, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, Communications in Statistics, Computational Statistics and ata Analysis, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and National Science Foundation.
Member, Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
Member, American Statistical Association.
Awards, Honors, etc.:
Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Service 2005
Honorary Faculty Member, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society 2004.
Honorary Membership Award from the Golden Key International Honor Society 2003.
Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching 2002.
School of Business Teaching Excellence Award 1993.
Nominated for Distinguished Teaching Award, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002.
Outstanding Young Women in America, 1982.
Internal Evaluation for Federal Title III Grants to Baruch College, 1981-84 and 1986-87.
National Science Foundation Grant, 1977-78.
