10  People

The most current list of who is who in the department can always be found at https://stat.duke.edu/people/appointed-faculty/primary-faculty.

In the 2026 - 2027 academic year:

• Chair: Merlise Clyde - https://www2.stat.duke.edu/~clyde

• Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS): Maria Tackett - https://maria-tackett.netlify.app

• Associate DUS: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel - https://mine-cr.com

• Director of Graduate Studies (DGS): Alex Volfovsky - https://volfovsky.github.io

• Master’s Program Director (MSD): Dawn Strickland - https://scholars.duke.edu/person/dawn.strickland

• Undergraduate Coordinator: Joan Durso - https://scholars.duke.edu/person/joan.combs.durso, joan.durso@duke.edu

• Business Manager: Nicole Scott - https://stat.duke.edu/nicole-scott, nicole.scott@duke.edu