About Mrs. Barker
I received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Wheeling Jesuit University and a master’s degree in Statistics from West Virginia University. I began my career as a mathematical statistician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where I worked for 5 years. In addition to providing statistical analysis for epidemiologists, one of my primary responsibilities was to offer training in statistics.
When I left CDC to be a full-time mom, I continued working on a contract basis for CDC and Emory University. During that time, I helped develop ActivEpi, an electronic textbook which is still used in the classroom for distance courses at Emory. I also co-authored two epidemiology textbooks. In 2009, I was honored to receive the “Outstanding Teaching & Mentoring Adjunct Faculty Award” from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory. I continue to teach in some short courses at Emory even now.
I am an experienced statistician with a passion for teaching. I am most excited to bring my experience as a statistician to the classroom! I began teaching at Milton High School in January of 2011. I am thrilled to be joining the faculty at Cambridge High School! Go Bears!
On a personal note, I am married to a wonderful man, Bud. We recently celebrated our 21st anniversary! We live in Alpharetta, and we have two children attending Cambridge High School this year. Matthew is a freshman and Rachel is a senior! We have a dog named Cheerio. She’s a mutt! She’s also an escape artist!
