Jan de Leeuw
Encyclopedia
Jan de Leeuw was born December 19, 1945, Voorburg
, The Netherlands; he currently resides in Cuddy Valley, California
.
He is the founding editor of the Journal of Statistical Software
, and editor of the Journal of Multivariate Analysis.
De Leeuw is the originator of the Albert Gifi team who wrote Nonlinear Multivariate Analysis. In Multidimensional Scaling, Volume 1, Cox and Cox write that "Albert Gifi is the nom de plume of members, past and present, of the Department of Data Theory at the University of Leiden who devised a system of nonlinear multivariate analysis that extends various techniques, such as principal components analysis and canonical correlation analysis." De Leeuw maintains the Albert Gifi page online via UCLA Department of Statistics.
De Leeuw is coauthor of Introducing Multilevel Modeling (1998). Preprints of De Leeuw's writings since 1987 are available to the public on the UCLA Department of Statistics website, as well as his homepage cuddyvalley.org.
A catalog of 557 of de Leeuw's writings in the field of Statistics from 1965-2006 is accessible through his 51-page Curriculum Vitae on his homepage cuddyvalley.org.
Education:
1957—1963: HBS-B, Voorburg
, Alphen a/d Rijn; 1963—1964: Propedeutic Examination Psychology, Leiden University
, Summa Cum Laude; 1964—1967: Candidate Examination Psychology, Leiden University
, Summa Cum Laude; 1967—1969: Doctoral Examination Psychology, Leiden University
, Summa Cum Laude; 1973: Doctoral Degree Social Sciences, Leiden University
, Summa Cum Laude.
Affiliations
1965—1969: Research Assistant in Psychometrics, Leiden University
1969—1977: Assistant Professor, Department of Data Theory, Leiden University
1973—1974: Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs
, Murray Hill, NJ
1977—1987: Professor of Data Theory, Leiden University
1987—1998: Professor of Psychology and Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
1987—1994: Director, Interdepartmental Program in Social Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
1993—1996: Acting Director, Interdivisional Program in Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
1993—1995: Senior Fellow, National Institute for Statistical Sciences
1995—1998: Director, Program in Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
1998— : Professor and Chair, Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
1999— : Member, Johnson Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles
Honors
Elected Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
(1984)
Trustee, Psychometric Society (1985–1986)
Elected Member, International Statistical Institute
(1986)
President Elect, Psychometric Society (1986)
President, Psychometric Society (1987)
Corresponding Member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
(1987)
Elected Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
(2001)
Elected Fellow, American Statistical Association
(2001)
Editorships
Associate Editor, Psychometrika (1982–1991)
Advisory Editor, Computational Statistics Quarterly (1983–1990)
Member Editorial Board, Journal of Classification (1984 - . . . )
Member Advisory Board, Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis (1985 - ....)
Associate Editor, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
(1989–1991)
Editor, Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences, (1989- ...)
Editor, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
(1991–1997)
Editor, Journal of Multivariate Analysis (1993–1997)
Founding Editor, Journal of Statistical Software
(1995 - ...)
Editor, Sage/SRM-Database of Social Research Methodology (1996 - ...)
Web Editor, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
(1996–1999)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Multivariate Analysis (1997 - . . . )
Voorburg
Voorburg is a Dutch town and former municipality in the western part of the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. As also Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has approximately 39,000 inhabitants....
, The Netherlands; he currently resides in Cuddy Valley, California
Cuddy Valley, California
Cuddy Valley is a valley in the San Andreas Rift Zone south of the San Emigdio Mountains west of Tejon Pass, and unincorporated community in Kern County, California, and part of the Mountain Communities. It lies at an elevation of 5,282 feet 1610 m).....
.
Background
Jan de Leeuw is Distinguished Professor of Statistics and Founding Chair of the Department of Statistics, University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
He is the founding editor of the Journal of Statistical Software
Journal of Statistical Software
The Journal of Statistical Software is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes papers related to statistical software...
, and editor of the Journal of Multivariate Analysis.
De Leeuw is the originator of the Albert Gifi team who wrote Nonlinear Multivariate Analysis. In Multidimensional Scaling, Volume 1, Cox and Cox write that "Albert Gifi is the nom de plume of members, past and present, of the Department of Data Theory at the University of Leiden who devised a system of nonlinear multivariate analysis that extends various techniques, such as principal components analysis and canonical correlation analysis." De Leeuw maintains the Albert Gifi page online via UCLA Department of Statistics.
De Leeuw is coauthor of Introducing Multilevel Modeling (1998). Preprints of De Leeuw's writings since 1987 are available to the public on the UCLA Department of Statistics website, as well as his homepage cuddyvalley.org.
A catalog of 557 of de Leeuw's writings in the field of Statistics from 1965-2006 is accessible through his 51-page Curriculum Vitae on his homepage cuddyvalley.org.
Education:
1957—1963: HBS-B, Voorburg
Voorburg
Voorburg is a Dutch town and former municipality in the western part of the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. As also Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has approximately 39,000 inhabitants....
, Alphen a/d Rijn; 1963—1964: Propedeutic Examination Psychology, Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
, Summa Cum Laude; 1964—1967: Candidate Examination Psychology, Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
, Summa Cum Laude; 1967—1969: Doctoral Examination Psychology, Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
, Summa Cum Laude; 1973: Doctoral Degree Social Sciences, Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
, Summa Cum Laude.
Affiliations
1965—1969: Research Assistant in Psychometrics, Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
1969—1977: Assistant Professor, Department of Data Theory, Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
1973—1974: Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
, Murray Hill, NJ
1977—1987: Professor of Data Theory, Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
1987—1998: Professor of Psychology and Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
1987—1994: Director, Interdepartmental Program in Social Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
1993—1996: Acting Director, Interdivisional Program in Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
1993—1995: Senior Fellow, National Institute for Statistical Sciences
1995—1998: Director, Program in Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
1998— : Professor and Chair, Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
1999— : Member, Johnson Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
Honors
Elected Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
Royal Statistical Society
The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
(1984)
Trustee, Psychometric Society (1985–1986)
Elected Member, International Statistical Institute
International Statistical Institute
The International Statistical Institute is a professional association of statisticians. The Institut International de Statistique or International Statistical Institute was founded in 1885 although there had been international congresses from 1853.. The Institute publishes a variety of books and...
(1986)
President Elect, Psychometric Society (1986)
President, Psychometric Society (1987)
Corresponding Member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organisation dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands...
(1987)
Elected Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
(2001)
Elected Fellow, American Statistical Association
American Statistical Association
The American Statistical Association , is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States...
(2001)
Editorships
Associate Editor, Psychometrika (1982–1991)
Advisory Editor, Computational Statistics Quarterly (1983–1990)
Member Editorial Board, Journal of Classification (1984 - . . . )
Member Advisory Board, Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis (1985 - ....)
Associate Editor, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics is a scientific journal sponsored jointly by the American Educational Research Association and the American Statistical Association. Since its founding in 1976, JEBS has published papers on statistical methods and applied statistics in the...
(1989–1991)
Editor, Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences, (1989- ...)
Editor, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics is a scientific journal sponsored jointly by the American Educational Research Association and the American Statistical Association. Since its founding in 1976, JEBS has published papers on statistical methods and applied statistics in the...
(1991–1997)
Editor, Journal of Multivariate Analysis (1993–1997)
Founding Editor, Journal of Statistical Software
Journal of Statistical Software
The Journal of Statistical Software is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes papers related to statistical software...
(1995 - ...)
Editor, Sage/SRM-Database of Social Research Methodology (1996 - ...)
Web Editor, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
(1996–1999)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Multivariate Analysis (1997 - . . . )