I just graduated as the first Black Ph.D. in my field!

Both my mother and father were mathematicians. My mom played math games with my sisters and me, sang us math lullabies, and sent us to overnight math camps,” Dr. Maze said. “Thinking back on how a mother instilling the love of math in her daughter turned into that daughter becoming the first Black person to earn a degree in a math-centered field-I just feel grateful to get a chance to be a part of a legacy.”
Dr. Maze first became interested in the field of survey methodology while interning at the Centers for Disease Control. She became intrigued with how mathematicians used data to solve health problems. With the encouragement of her colleagues, she enrolled in an initial sampling theory course in the Joint Program in Survey Methodology in BSOS as a non-degree seeking student. She quickly found that she liked the program.
“The program was small and the professors were always available and able to help. My job was right down the street from the college, so I even took classes during my work hours. That spring semester, I applied to the fall program and got in,” Maze said.
Dr. Maze’s dissertation, “Using Commercial List Information in Screening Eligible Housing Units,” addresses the general problem of allocating a household survey based on information from error-prone lists of addresses that are sold commercially.
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