Danielle Sass

Danielle Sass is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2021). Her teaching philosophy emphasizes active learning to foster student engagement and confidence in applying statistical methods to real-world data.

Education:

• Ph.D., Statistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2021

Research Interests: Sass's work bridges statistical methodology and applied domains. She focuses on spatial statistics for environmental and public health challenges, including vector-borne disease modeling and HIV epidemiology prediction. Her financial research examines complex instruments like ABS CDOs and their roles in systemic crises.

Her recent publications span mosquito population dynamics, spatial risk modeling frameworks, and financial crisis analysis. She actively collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to advance data-driven solutions.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with Northwestern’s Department of Statistics and Data Science research groups focusing on spatial epidemiology and computational statistics.