About Us

Created in 2008 from the Statistical Consulting Center, the mission of LISA (Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis) is to provide service, research, and education to the University.

• Service LISA is dedicated to supporting the research mission of Virginia Tech. This includes collaborating with faculty, staff, and students on their research, assisting graduate students with theses and dissertations, and improving the statistical literacy of all University members.
• Research Statistical research topics often arise from practical applications. LISA seeks to nourish these research opportunities for the growth of statistical research in the Department of Statistics.
• Education Interdisciplinary collaboration and statistical consulting are essential components of the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in the Department of Statistics. Many projects are supervised by faculty but led by the students themselves, thus fostering learning through engagement.
  LISA offers Short Courses designed to help graduate students use statistics in their research.

The LISA collaborators are faculty and graduate students in the Department of Statistics. LISA has a full-time director and assistant director who meet with faculty clients and oversee a team of full and part-time graduate student collaborators. In addition, the entire Statistics faculty may be available for collaboration. The research interests of the faculty, including the Director and Assistant Director of LISA, can be found on the Department of Statistics faculty page. The research interests and experience of our graduate student statistical collaborators can be found under Meet the Collaborators.

Statistical assistance is free for Virginia Tech faculty, staff, and students. Please review our policies. LISA is jointly funded by the Graduate School, the Provost Office, the Office of Research, the College of Science, and from six additional colleges. The Department of Statistics also provides substantial funding for most of the LISA statistical collaborators and provides other support for LISA's activities. We do provide statistical consultation and collaboration on projects outside of Virgina Tech for a fee. Students in the Department of Statistics also provide pro-bono statistical consultation and collaboration for local community non-profits and governmental organizations through StatCom.

Do you have any questions? Check the Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us.