Molly Walsh

Molly Walsh is a Teaching Professor at the University of Notre Dame, specifically within the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Science. She has over thirty years of experience in education and research, focusing on Biostatistics and Applied Statistics. Since joining Notre Dame in 2016, she has taught and mentored over 500 graduate and undergraduate students annually. Her roles include Chair of the Quantitative Reasoning Subcommittee of the Core Curriculum Committee, member of the University Well-Being Committee, and mentor for ACMS PhD students.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Statistics, Northwestern University
  • M.S., Applied Probability and Statistics, Northern Illinois University
  • B.S., Mathematics, University of Notre Dame
• Prior Affiliations:
  • Taught at Loyola University Chicago and Northwestern University
  • Collaborated with Northwestern University Medical School and Argonne National Laboratory
  • Headed the Biostatistics Department at the College of American Pathologists

Her research interests emphasize Biostatistics and Epidemiology, with a focus on applying statistical methods to medical and health-related studies. She has co-authored 36 peer-reviewed publications in these fields, advancing interdisciplinary collaboration between statistics, medicine, and computational sciences.

Dr. Walsh is actively involved in university-wide initiatives, including the ESTEEM graduate program and the Spring 2019 Leadership in Science and Medicine Course. Beyond academia, she values family and is a proud alumna of Notre Dame, with her children also graduating from the university.