Abigail  Jager, Ph.D.

Abigail Jager, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer in Statistics & Data Science

Office: Jolley Hall, Room 514

Department of Statistics and Data Science

Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1281
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Education:

  • Ph.D. in University of Chicago

Research Interests:

  • Statistics
  • Causal Inference
  • Instrumental Variables
  • Likelihood Methods
  • Structural Equation Models

Abigail Jager joined the Washington University Department of Mathematics and Statistics in fall 2020. From 2006–20, she taught courses in the Department of Statistics at Kansas State University, most recently as a teaching associate professor. Jager has done substantial consulting work for clients in the agricultural industry, manufacturing, and other business sectors. In fall 2020, her courses include “Elementary Probability and Statistics” and “Mathematical Statistics.”