The Campbell Collaboration is pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Frederick Mosteller Award. The Frederick Mosteller Award honours an individual who has made an important contribution to the theory, method or practice of systematic reviewing in areas within the ambit of the Campbell Collaboration. This year Dr. Michael Borenstein has been selected as the recipient of this award. Dr. Borenstein has had a distinctive career, devoted to the development, application, and dissemination of rigorous statistical methods for research and systematic reviews.
Dr. Borenstein’s work has contributed to the advancement of the use of statistical power in the design of primary studies and meta-analyses, as well as techniques for meta-analysis. His writing and software development have made power analysis and meta-analysis more widely available for randomized controlled trials and observational studies. He has also contributed to the advancement of meta-analysis, through his work on effect size calculations, random effect and fixed effects models, Forest plots, meta-analysis of diagnostic tests, meta-regression, and related topics.
Dr. Borenstein’s work has contributed to the advancement of the use of statistical power in the design of primary studies and meta-analyses, as well as techniques for meta-analysis. His writing and software development have made power analysis and meta-analysis more widely available for randomized controlled trials and observational studies. He has also contributed to the advancement of meta-analysis, through his work on effect size calculations, random effect and fixed effects models, Forest plots, meta-analysis of diagnostic tests, meta-regression, and related topics.
Congratulations Michael on your well-deserved award!