Joni Ricks-Oddie, Ph.D. is also the ICTS Director of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Unit (BERD). Dr. Ricks-Oddie oversees general operations and strategic planning for both the Center and the BERD Unit. She facilitates connections between campus researchers as well as community and business entities in need of consulting services and the Statistics faculty with the expertise to assist them. Anyone contacting us has the opportunity to work with consultants from the Center for Statistical Consulting as well as the ICTS BERD Unit depending on the needs and scope of their project.