Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World with Dr. Claire McKay Bowen

Dr. Claire McKay Bowen is a principal research associate in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population and leads the Statistical Methods Group at the Urban Institute. Her research focuses on developing and assessing the quality of differentially private data synthesis methods and science communication. She holds a BS in mathematics and physics from Idaho State University and an MS and PhD in statistics from the University of Notre Dame. After completing her PhD, she worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she investigated cosmic ray effects on supercomputers.In 2021, the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies identified her as an emerging leader in statistics for her “contributions to the development and broad dissemination of Statistics and Data Science methods and concepts, particularly in the emerging field of Data Privacy, and for leadership of technical initiatives, professional development activities, and educational programs.”Episode NotesClaire on TwitterClaire at the Urban InstituteClaire’s personal website: https://clairemckaybowen.com/Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven WorldBook page: https://clairemckaybowen.com/book/Data4KidsOverview of GDPROne Nation, Tracked. Story from the New York TimesNetFlix Cancels Recommendation Contest After Privacy LawsuitiTunesSpotifyStitcherTuneInGoogle Podcasts