Nicholas P. Jewell has been honored with the ASA’s 2021 Nathan Mantel Award, given every two years to a researcher for lifetime contributions to the development and application of statistical science to problems and issues in epidemiology.

Nicholas is Chair of Biostatistics & Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, after a long career at the University of California, Berkeley, where he still holds an appointment as Professor of the Graduate School. He works on the statistical design and analysis of studies regarding the spread and control of infectious diseases.