Judith D. Singer

Judith D. Singer, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty and James Bryant Conant Professor of Education at Harvard University.

As Senior Vice Provost, Singer works closely with the President and Provost on critical issues of faculty development across the University, with the goal of ensuring  excellence in faculty ranks. She serves as a key adviser in the ad hoc tenure process, chairs the Provost’s Review Committee on Faculty Appointments, and oversees the administration of funds designated to facilitate the appointment of outstanding scholars. Working closely with colleagues across the University, Singer oversees and guides institutional policies and practices in all areas of faculty affairs.

An internationally renowned statistician, Singer has written and co-written nearly 100 papers and three books primarily focused on the practice of multilevel modeling, survival analysis, and individual growth modeling in a broad array of disciplines including statistics, education, psychology, medicine, and public health. Among her numerous honors, Singer is the first woman to be elected as both a member of the National Academy of Education and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She served two terms on the National Board of Education Sciences, a Presidential appointment with U.S. Senate confirmation. In 2014, she received the Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences.

Singer received her B.A. in Mathematics, summa cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany in 1976. She has been at Harvard ever since, receiving her Ph.D. in Statistics in 1983. In 1984, she began her academic career as an Assistant Professor of Education and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1988 and Professor in 1993.  She was named the James Bryant Conant Professor of Education in 2001. From 1999 to 2004 Singer served as academic dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and acting dean from 2001 to 2002. For further information, you may visit Professor Singer's faculty website.

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