Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, 1972
  • B.S., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1965
Academic Appointments
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Northwestern University 1972-1974
  • Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Florida 1974-1975
  • Lecturer in Statistics, University of California, Berkeley 1986 - 1987
Professional Honors
  • Sigma Xi
  • Evelyn Fix Award for Biostatistics
Professional Affiliations
  • American Statistical Association (Risk Analysis Nominating Committee)
  • American Statistical Association (member; President San Francisco Bay Chapter, 1994-1995)
  • Society for Risk Analysis (past member)
  • Biometric Society (past member)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (past member)
  • National Fire Protection Association (past member)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (past member)

Dr. Ray has extensive experience in data analysis and the application of statistical epidemiological methods to business environments. Her work covers issues related to the evaluation of passenger vehicle field performance, demographic analysis of labor markets, analysis of survey data, development of stochastic models, multivariate analysis, survival analysis, nonparametric statistics, design of experiments, and risk assessment.

Dr. Ray has an extensive background in academics, research, and consulting. She has been on staff at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Florida, and Northwestern University and has performed analyses for a variety of industrial and commercial companies. Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Ray was responsible for statistical labor force planning for Pacific Gas and Electric Company.