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Dr. Regina Nuzzo has been teaching math since 1985, when she started freelance tutoring in junior high. She went on to get a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of South Florida in 1996 and a Ph.D. in Statistics in 2003 from Stanford University, where she taught statistics to undergraduate, graduate and medical students. She is also a 2004 graduate of the Science Writing program at the University of California-Santa Cruz, where she learned to write about math, science, and health for a variety of audiences. 

 Dr. Nuzzo's writing has appeared in (links follow) the New York TimesLos Angeles TimesESPN the Magazine, Reader's DigestScientific AmericanNew ScientistScience News, and Nature, among others. She was a guest on NBC's Today show (video) in 2008 to discuss her popular LA Times article on evolutionary psychology and dating. Her feature article on p-values earned her the American Statistical Association's 2014 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award, and she facilitated the working group that produced the precedent-setting 2016 ASA P-Values Statement.</s

Currently Teaching

PSY-710 Introduction to Applied Statistics in the Social Sciences Credits: 3
MAT-314 Applied Statistics I Credits: 3
  • EDU-895 Special Topics (2012/01)(01)
  • HON-488 Honors Capstone Seminar (2010/01)(01)
  • HON-488 Honors Capstone Seminar (2011/01)(01)
  • HON-488 Honors Capstone Seminar (2012/01)(01)
  • HON-488 Honors Capstone Seminar (2013/01)(01)
  • HON-495 Special Topics (2009/02)(03)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2009/01)(01)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2011/01)(01)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2013/01)(01)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2014/01)(01)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2014/02)(01)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2009/01)(02)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2013/01)(02)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2014/01)(02)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2014/02)(02)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2011/02)(OL2)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2010/01)(SI1)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2009/02)(SI1)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2010/02)(SI1)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2010/01)(SI2)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2009/02)(SI2)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2010/02)(SI2)
  • MAT-295 Special Topics I (2009/02)(01)
  • MAT-313 Probability & Statistics I (2009/01)(01)
  • MAT-313 Probability & Statistics I (2012/01)(01)
  • MAT-313 Introduction to Probability (2013/02)(01)
  • MAT-451 Internship (2014/01)(03)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2010/01)(01)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2011/01)(01)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2012/01)(01)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2013/01)(01)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2014/01)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2010/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2011/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2013/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2014/02)(01)
  • PSY-795 Special Topics (2013/02)(02)
  • MAT-313 Introduction to Probability (2015/01)(01)
  • MAT-313 Introduction to Probability (2016/01)(01)
  • MAT-313 Introduction to Probability (2017/02)(01)
  • MAT-314 Applied Statistics I (2018/01)(01)
  • MAT-314 Applied Statistics I (2015/02)(01)
  • MAT-314 Applied Statistics I (2016/02)(01)
  • PEN-895 Special Topics (2017/01)(01)
  • PSY-710 Intro Applied Stats in SocSci (2018/01)(01)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2015/01)(01)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2016/01)(01)
  • PSY-711 Principles of Statistics (2017/01)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2015/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2016/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2017/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2018/02)(01)
  • PSY-795 Special Topics (2018/02)(02)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2020/02)(01)
  • PSY-710 Intro Applied Stats in SocSci (2021/01)(01)
  • MAT-313 Introduction to Probability (2022/01)(1)
  • PSY-710 Intro Applied Stats in SocSci (2022/01)(1)
  • MAT-314 Applied Statistics I (2021/02)(1)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2021/02)(1)
  • MAT-314 Applied Statistics I (2021/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2021/02)(01)
  • MAT-314 Applied Statistics I (2022/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2022/02)(01)
  • MAT-102 Intro Probability & Statistics (2023/01)(01)
  • PSY-710 Intro Applied Stats in SocSci (2023/01)(01)
  • MAT-313 Introduction to Probability (2023/02)(01)
  • PSY-713 Psychological Statistics II (2023/02)(01)
  • PSY-710 Intro Applied Stats in SocSci (2024/01)(01)
  • MAT-314 Applied Statistics I (2024/01)(01)
  • Statistical Consulting (2023/01)
  • Statistical Consulting (2022/02)
  • Statistical Consulting (2022/01)
  • Statistical Consulting (2021/02)
  • Advising Load 2023/01: Total:3 Undergraduate:3
  • Advising Load 2022/02: Total:3 Undergraduate:3
  • Advising Load 2021/02: Total:3 Undergraduate:3
  • Teaching with technology
  • Teaching statistics and research methods to English Language Learners
  • Teaching statistics and research methods to English Language Learners
  • Workshop for Emerging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Scientists: A White Paper
  • Workshop for Emerging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Scientists: A White Paper
  • Mosaic plots for displaying and exploring categorical data
  • Communicating measures of relative risk in plain English
  • How To Give Masterful Interviews With Print Journalists
  • Hacking the News Story
  • Asking Questions About Statistics In-Person Workshop
  • Making complex statistical ideas more understandable through comics: a case study
  • <p>Writing Hard Things: How to Get Started (and avoid the dreaded writer’s block)</p>
  • Journalists Communicating Statistical Information
  • Asking Questions about Statistics: In-Person Workshop
  • Shane Blau-Linguistics (doctoral) 2016/02-2022/02
  • Kiva Bennett-Linguistics (doctoral) 2018/02
  • Marguerite Wildermuth-Clinical Psychology (doctoral pre-dissertation (equivalent to masters)) 2022/01
  • Classroom Observation 2022/01-2022/01
  • Contact Me

    Regina Nuzzo

    202-651-5315

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