About The Hosts
John Bailer
John Bailer is “the stats guy” and co-creator of Stats+Stories. He is also a Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Statistics at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
He is the former President of the International Statistical Institute and previously served on the previously on the ASA Board of Directors.
His scholarly interests include the design and analysis of environmental toxicology experiments and occupational health studies, quantitative risk estimation, gerontological data analysis, promoting quantitative literacy and enhancing connections between statistics and journalism.
Rosemary Pennington
Rosemary Pennington is “the moderator” of Stats + Stories. She is an Associate professor of journalism in Miami University’s Department of Media, Journalism & Film. Her research interests include new media and society, media and identity, and the representation of minorities in media.
Before joining academia, Pennington was a broadcast journalist, working in the WOUB and WBHM newsrooms. At WBHM, Pennington covered science and medical stories for the station, reporting on everything from the AIDS epidemic to home brewing beer.
Her work on that beat earned her the Best Specialized Reporter award from the Alabama Associated Press two years in a row as well as a Michael E. DeBakey Radio Journalism award for her story about Babec, the first silverback gorilla to ever receive a pacemaker.
Other Contributors
Charles Blades, podcast engineer
Kim Gilliam, podcast producer