Service per year
Personal profile
Biography
John Holcomb has been a part of the Cleveland State University community for over 25 years. He received tenure and promotion to full professor as an applied statistician in the Department of Mathematics. His administrative career began with his appointment as chair in 2010. Since 2017, he served as associate dean for two years and for the last 5 years served as Vice Provost for Academic Programs. He has published over forty articles on topics that include stroke rehabilitation (with researchers at Cleveland’s Veteran’s Hospital), nutrition, bank expansion, and food security. He has also been an innovator in statistics education with international invited presentations to make statistics more meaningful for students.
As an administrator, he has been committed to student success and been intimately involved with many strategic initiatives at the university that include Operation STEM, Cleveland State Global, and Integrated Degrees, to name a few. In the greater Cleveland community, he serves as an officer for the Cleveland Chapter of the American Statistical Association and serves on the Board of Directors for Global Cleveland.
Research interests
Applied Statistics in stroke rehabilitation, nutrition, food security, student learning
Teaching interests
Introductory Statistics, Regression, Time Series
Education/Academic qualification
Statistics, Ph.D., The University at Albany (SUNY)
… → 1995
Mathematics, M.A., The University at Albany (SUNY)
… → 1991
Mathematics, B.S., St. Bonaventure University
… → 1989
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Teaching
Service
- 10 Professional Service
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Promotion of Statistical Careers
Holcomb, J. P. (Participant)
2015 → 2016Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Chair, Data Committee of Ohio Math Initiative
Holcomb, J. P. (Participant)
2015 → …Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Site visitor Academic Program Review
Holcomb, J. P. (Participant)
2015Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Best Journal of Statistics Education Award
Holcomb, J. P. (Participant)
2014Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Field Notes:* Household Food Security and Gardening of Mothers with Young Children Living in Prince Edward Island
Sandha, P., Holcomb, J. P. & Holben, D. H., Jan 1 2021, In: Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. 16, 4, p. 548-552 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Closing the Achievement Gap for Underrepresented Minority Students in STEM.
van Sickle, J., Schuler, K., Holcomb, J. P., Resnick, A. H., Jackson, D. K., Duffy, S. F. & Sridhar, N., 2020, In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research.. 21, 2, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Long-Dose Intensive Therapy Is Necessary for Strong, Clinically Significant, Upper Limb Functional Gains and Retained Gains in Severe/Moderate Chronic Stroke
Daly, J. J., McCabe, J. P., Holcomb, J., Monkiewicz, M., Gansen, J. & Pundik, S., Jul 1 2019, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 33, 7, p. 523-537 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access104 Scopus citations -
Music as math waves: exploring trigonometry through sound
Quinn, C. M., Smith, D. K., Chappell, M. F., Carver, S. D., Duffy, S. F., Holcomb, J. P., Jackson, D. K. & Resnick, A. H., Apr 3 2019, In: Journal of Mathematics and the Arts. 13, 1-2, p. 173-184 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Short Stories”: Reflections on Tom Short’s Impact on Statistics Education
Ashley, C., Bradstreet, T., Carver, R., Chen, P., Fesq, J., Franklin, C., Gould, R., Haberstroh, J., Hartlaub, B., Holcomb, J., Joyce, D., Lesser, L. M., Miller, J., Moore, T., Moreno, J., Peck, R., Rossman, A., Tabor, J., Tyson, D. & Witmer, J., Sep 2 2019, In: Journal of Statistics Education. 27, 3, p. 138-146 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Operation STEM
Holcomb, J. P. (PI), Duffy, S. F. (CoPI), Resnick, A. H. (CoPI) & Jackson, D. K. (CoPI)
08/31/12 → 04/30/17
Project: Research