Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel

Dr. Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, a leading voice in data science education and a passionate advocate for making data and statistics more accessible, engaging, and reproducible. Mine is Professor of the Practice at Duke University in the Department of Statistical Science and Senior Developer Advocate at Posit, PBC, where she’s part of the tidyverse team.

Her work has transformed how data science is taught, emphasizing openness, reproducibility, and hands-on learning. She’s a co-author of influential open textbooks like R for Data Science and OpenIntro Statistics, which have guided countless learners on their journey into statistics and data science.

Mine’s contributions to education and open science have earned her several accolades, including the Waller Education Award by the American Statistical Association, the Robert V. Hogg Award by the Mathematical Association of America, and the Pickard Award by Harvard University's Department of Statistics, honoring her innovative teaching and dedication to expanding access to statistics and data science education.

Through her teaching, open-source work, and advocacy, Mine continues to inspire new generations of data scientists to not only analyze data—but to do so with curiosity, creativity, and purpose.

I'm a data science educator and community builder who wants to help you cultivate a community of practice for yourself. I talk a lot about the benefits of making genuine human connections, the power of vulnerability, and why we all benefit when we show up as our whole selves. I'm also the host of the Data Humans podcast where my motto is: data science is not one thing.

I love connecting people across the data science community to share what they're accomplishing with data and help others do the same through community discussions, industry meetups, and more.