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Julia Sharp (Fed)
Mathematical Statistician / Acting Division Chief
Julia Sharp is a Mathematical Statistician at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Statistical Engineering Division (SED).
Julia earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Evansville in 1998 and then served as an AmeriCorps volunteer for one year. She earned her M.S. (2001) and Ph.D. in Statistics (2007) from Montana State University. Julia was on the faculty at Clemson University for more than nine years before moving to Colorado State University where she was a Full Professor and Director of the Graybill Statistics & Data Science Laboratory. Julia joined NIST SED in 2023.
Julia is a widely recognized expert in applied statistics and statistical collaboration. Julia has expertise in experimental design, mixed effects modeling, uncertainty analysis, and longitudinal data analyses across many scientific domains, and training the next generation of applied statisticians. Her extensive collaborations include understanding –omics interactions, assessing feasibility of alternative therapies for individuals with chronic pain or brain injuries, connections between phishing awareness training programs and human responses, among many others.
Dr. Sharp received the Outstanding Mentor Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Statistical Consulting in 2021. She was selected as a Fellow of the ASA in 2022 and was awarded ASA’s top honor for distinguished service, the Founder’s Award, in 2024. She has served as chair of the ASA Nominations Committee, Task Force on Meetings, many roles on the ASA Council of Chapter Governing Board, and will join the ASA Board of Directors as Vice President in 2026.
Professional Interests
- Experiment design
- Mixed effects models
- Uncertainty analysis
- Statistical modeling and simulation
- Statistical collaboration
- Descriptive and graphical analysis
Professional Activities and Societies
- American Statistical Association
- Fellow and Member
- Publications Committee, Member 2024-2026
- Meetings Task Force, Chair 2022-2023
- Nominations Committee, Chair 2023, Member 2022
- Conference on Statistical Practice, Chair 2023-2024, Member 2022-2023
- Founder's Award Committee, Member 2022, 2023
- Council of Chapters Governing Board
- Chair, 2021
- Representative to the Board of Directors, 2017-2019
- Chapter Status Committee Chair, 2018-2019
- District 5 Vice Chair, 2014-2016
- Traveling Course Committee Chair, 2014-2016
- South Carolina Chapter President, 2011-2013
Awards
- American Statistical Association Founders Award (2024)
- American Statistical Association Fellow (2022)
- American Society of Agronomy Presidential Award (2021)
- American Statistical Association Section on Statistical Consulting Mentoring Award (2021)
- Outstanding Chapter Service Award, ASA (2016)
- Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Distinguished Service Award (2015)
- American Statistical Association Statistical Consulting Section Best Topic Contributed Session (2014)