Elizabeth Tipton

Elizabeth (Beth) Tipton is Professor of Statistics and Data Science at Northwestern University, where she is also holds an appointment in the School of Education and Social Policy and as a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research She is an elected fellow of both the American Statistical Association and the American Educational Research Association. Her research has been recognized with early career awards from the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Society for Research Synthesis Methods. In 2021, she received the Frederick Mosteller award for Distinguished Contributions to Research Synthesis from the Campbell Collaboration. In 2025, she will serve as both the President of the Board of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness and the Chair of the Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association. She has previously served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics and is a member of the editorial board at several other journals, including Psychological Bulletin. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Education Sciences, the Spencer Foundation, and the Raikes Foundation. Her research focuses on the development of methods for experimental design, meta-analysis, and the translation of evidence. She has also co-directed a research training institute funded by the National Science Foundation on research design for STEM education researchers.