Marianna Pensky

Marianna Pensky is a professor at the University of Central Florida.[1] Her research interests lie in the areas of theoretical and applied statistics.

In 1995, Pensky became the first woman faculty in UCF Department of Mathematics.[2] Her work at University of Central Florida serves as a role model for women in mathematics and STEM fields. She has served on numerous MSc and Doctoral committees. In 2023, she was designated as a Pegasus Professor, the highest university award by UCF.[2] Her work ranged in focus from computer science, statistical genetics and population biology.[3]

She is author of The Stress-strength Model and Its Generalizations: Theory and Applications (World Scientific Publishing, 2003).

She is a Member of the Steering Committee of the International Society for NonParametric Statistics (ISNPS)(? -2026).[4] In 2020, Pensky was inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.[5][3] Pensky serves as an executive editor of the Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference.[6]

Pensky was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2023.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Full Professor Archives - Mathematics". Mathematics. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  2. 1 2 Dudenhoefer '17, Nicole (2023-03-30). "Meet UCF's 4 Pegasus Professors for 2023". University of Central Florida News | UCF Today. Retrieved 2026-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 Martin, Kyle (2020-06-12). "Math Professor Inducted As Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics". College of Sciences News. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Institute of Mathematical Statistics | International Symposia on Nonparametric Statistics (ISNPS)". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  5. ↑ "Honored IMS Fellows". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Editorial board - Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Fellows 2023" (PDF). American Statistical Association. Retrieved 2023-06-14.


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