Category: Professional details (May 29, 2007). This category includes pages explaining new developments in my professional career. These articles are presented in alphabetical order. You can find the theme and closely related categories at the bottom of this page.
Stats: Why it's impossible to keep a resume current (June 5, 2008). I'm updating my resume and found an amusing coincidence. It serves as a cautionary statement to never make assumptions.
Stats: A short biography that can be used as an introduction (May 9, 2008). I'm giving a talk today, and I was asked to provide some material that could be used to introduce me.
Stats: Directions to my new office (April 25, 2008). I have moved to a new office. It is a modular building just north of Children's Mercy Hospital. It is between 23rd and 22nd street, just off of Kenwood Avenue (Kenwood is a small north/south street just west of Holmes). If you need to get from your office to mine, here are some directions written by my Administrative Assistant, Judy Champion.
Stats: Nomination for the Kreamer Award for Research Excellence (April 24, 2008). Every year, Children's Mercy Hospital offers the Kreamer Award for Research Excellence. I plan to apply this year. I wanted to outline the requirements for the award and offer an overview of why I would be a good candidate for this award.
Stats: No longer the sole statistician? (November 28, 2007). Children's Mercy Hospital is hiring a second statistician. Hooray! It's a great place to work and I'm hoping we can hire someone quickly.
Stats: Help for Statistics at UMKC and KUMC (October 1, 2007). I get lots of questions about where to go for help with Statistics for someone outside of Children's Mercy Hospital. If you are a student or work at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) or at Kansas University Medical Center (KUMC), there are a lot of resources you can investigate.
Stats: The latest word on my promotion (September 27, 2007). In previous weblog entries, I discussed the process that I was following to get a promotion from Associate Professor to Full Professor. Here are the most recent developments.
Stats: My promotion application (September 5, 2007). In previous weblog entries (see below), I discussed the process for applying for a promotion to Full Professor. Yesterday, I turned in a completed a promotion application. I printed PDFs of the application in six separate files and am including them here to offer additional information for the external scholars who will be evaluating me.
Stats: Extra information for the resume of Stephen D. Simon (September 4, 2007). This supplement includes information that is incomplete and less important. In many cases, I have lost the ability to track all relevant entries because I have worked with some many different researchers.
Stats: External scholars needed to review my promotion materials (August 31, 2007). Although I do all my work at Children's Mercy Hospital, I have a joint appointment as Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In a previous weblog entry, I described the process that I would have to follow to get a promotion from Associate Professor to Full Professor. One of the more difficult things that the promotion committee is asking for is five external scholars who would review my portfolio. Here's a description of the process from the UMKC promotion materials.
Stats: Conflict of interest list (July 18, 2007). I was asked to fill out a conflict of interest form for a talk I will be giving in December. While I have not gotten any money directly from drug companies recently, I do have some financial support outside the hospital that might be considered a conflict of interest in some contexts. These sources of support do not relate directly or indirectly to the topic I will be discussing in December (or any of the topics that I plan to discuss), but it it better to disclose too much rather than too little. I will try to update this page as new sources of support appear.
Stats: I deserve a promotion (June 22, 2007). I have a joint appointment as an associate professor with the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. I am looking to produce the paperwork to ask for a promotion to full professor. I thought that some of the material that I produce in this process might be interesting to others. Perhaps not, but storage space on the web is cheap. It will also allow me to organize my thoughts better and interact more efficiently with others who will be helping me in this process.
Stats: You won't have Steve Simon to kick around anymore (May 24, 2006). The results of the election of officers for the American Statistical Association came out today, and sad to say, I came in second in a two person race. I was running for Vice Chair of District 4, Region 2, of the Council of Chapters. The winner, Kathy Morrisey from Strategy 2 Market, Inc., had very good credentials, so I don't feel too bad about this.
Stats: Where to go, where to go (January 11, 2006). There are several interesting research conferences this year, and I have to decide quickly which one(s) to attend.
Stats: Vote for me (December 21, 2005). I am running for an elected office, the Vice-Chair of District 4, Region 2, of the Council of Chapters for the American Statistical Association. I could make some jokes about this, but in all honesty, it is flattering to be nominated for this position.
Stats: Contacting and working with me (August 15, 2005). If you would like to meet with me, send me an email or call me 816-234-3963. You can also talk to Judy Champion (816-983-6784) or Vicki Parker (816-234-3961) who both have the ability to check my schedule and make appointments.
Stats: Brief Biography for Steve Simon (January 14, 2004). Steve Simon earned a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Iowa in 1982. He currently works as a research biostatistician at Childrens Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, MO.
Stats: For CMH employees only: Consulting services that I provide (April 30, 2003). You can get free statistical consulting if you work for Children's Mercy Hospital. I provide a wide range of statistical consulting services to help you with your research projects. This help can start as early as the initial planning of your research. I also help with the analysis of your data, using SPSS or other statistical software. I can also provide assistance with the preparation of your presentations and publications.
Stats: Biography for Steve Simon (January 16, 2002). Steve Simon earned a PhD in Statistics from the University of Iowa in 1982. His training emphasized applied statistics and he served for two years as the student head of the University Statistical Consulting Service.
Stats: Resume for Steve Simon (December 26, 2000). Notice to headhunters: I am not looking for a job. I am posting this resume to help with my collaborative efforts with others outside Children's Mercy Hospital.
Stats: Information about Steve Simon (January 28, 2000). Here are all the details on how you can contact me: address, phone, fax, and email. I prefer email.
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