Ruth Hummel
Senior Manager of Analytical Education, JMP
Ruth M. Hummel, PhD, is a Senior Manager of Analytical Education at JMP. She develops curricula, teaches, and consults to help researchers and practitioners apply statistical methods and analytics to solving problems, predominantly in health and life sciences. Prior to joining JMP in 2016, she worked at the Environmental Protection Agency as the statistical expert for the Risk Assessment Division of the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, and she taught and consulted at the Pennsylvania State University and at the University of Florida. Hummel is a co-author of “Business Statistics and Analytics in Practice,” 9th edition, a business statistics textbook that emphasizes introducing simple data mining techniques earlier in the standard curriculum. She has a PhD in statistics from the Pennsylvania State University.