Stephanie Hicks, PhD

Dr. Stephanie Hicks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she specializes in developing statistical methods and software for the analysis of genomics data. Her research focuses on addressing computational challenges in areas such as single-cell genomics, epigenomics, and spatial transcriptomics, contributing to a better understanding of human health and disease. Dr. Hicks is also actively involved in education, teaching courses on data science and genomics analysis. She co-hosts The Corresponding Author podcast and is a co-founder of R-Ladies Baltimore, an initiative aimed at promoting gender diversity in the R programming community. Dr. Hicks holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Louisiana State University and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in Statistics from Rice University. Her work has earned her several prestigious awards, including the Teaching in the Health Sciences Young Investigator Award and the COPSS Emerging Leader Award from the American Statistical Association. As a dedicated advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in statistics and data science, Dr. Hicks continues to make significant contributions to both her field and the broader academic community.