ABOUT THE DSPG PROGRAM

The Oregon State University DSPG leadership team includes:

• Brett Tyler, Director of the Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing (CGRB) and Director of the Graduate Minor in Biological Data Sciences
  
  
• Lindsey Shirley, Associate Vice-Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, and Associate Director of the OSU Extension Service
  
  
• Jeffrey Chang, Professor, and Director of OSU’s Undergraduate Major in Biological Data Sciences
  
  
• Melissa Haendel, CGRB Director of Translational Data Science
  
  
• Pankaj Jaiswal, Professor, Comparative Plant Genomics
  
  
• Deborah John, Extension Specialist, Extension Family and Community Health Program
  
  
• James Molyneux, Assistant Professor, Statistics Department
  
  
• Javier Nieto, Dean, College of Public Health and Human Sciences
  
  
• Shawn O’Neil, CGRB Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Teaching Facility Manager, Bioinformatics Trainer

The OSU leadership team will also be advised by an OSU Advisory group consisting of the Chair of the Statistics department and the head of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, plus the Program Leaders for the ASNR, FNR, FCH and OSG Extension programs. 

• Lisa Ganio, Professor, Chair of Statistics Department
  
  
• Tom Weller, Professor and Head Michael and Judith Gaulke Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  
  
• Sam Angima, Assistant Dean in the College of Agricultural Sciences, Program Leader for Extension Agricultural and Natural Resources Program
  
  
• Jim Johnson, Program Leader for Extension Forestry and Natural Resources Program
  
  
• Roberta Riportella, Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement, Program Leader for Extension Family and Community Health Program
  
  
• David Hansen, Program Leader for Extension Oregon Sea Grant Program

3-STATE COALITION UNIVERSITIES

DSPG is a coalition of five public universities across three states: Oregon State University, Iowa State University, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, and Virginia State University. 

LINKS TO PARTNER DSPG PROGRAMS

University of Virginia, Data Science for the Public Good Young Scholars program