Liberty Vittert

Liberty Vittert is an American statistician, political commentator,[1] and Host of Liberty’s Great American Cookbook, a cooking show on Scottish Television.[2][3][4][5]

Vittert currently serves as a Visiting As. Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.[6] Previously, Vittert served as the Mitchell Lecturer at the University of Glasgow’s School of Mathematics and Statistics.[7][8] She was also a visiting scholar at Columbia University.[9][10]

Experience

After graduating from the University of Glasgow’s School of Mathematics and Statistics in 2015, Vittert was named a Mitchell Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the university, specializing in facial recognition and probability.[11][12] Vittert and team have been credited with working on a project to revolutionize the care of children with facial deformities in developing countries.[13]

A frequent contributor on cable news networks, Vittert is an expert on election polling and the refugee crisis.[14][15] She has appeared on Fox News Channel, PBS, BBC Radio, and other news channels to discuss political issues.[16][17][18]

In 2015, Vittert joined the board of USA for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).[19] Vittert also serves on the board of UNHCR’s Project Hive.[20]

Her cooking show, Liberty’s Great American Cookbook, utilizes cooking from Le Cordon Bleu and has aired nationwide on STV since 2016.[21]

Education

Vittert earned her B.S. in Mathematics and a Concentration in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[22] She received her Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow’s School of Mathematics and Statistics, in addition to a Diplome de Patisserie et Cuisine de Base from Le Cordon Blue Paris.[23]

Personal life

Vittert was raised in St. Louis, Missouri.[24] Her brother, Leland Vittert, is the Emmy-nominated anchor of America’s News Headquarters on Fox News.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Cooking with 'Friends': Vittert family pumpkin French toast". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. ↑ Bowditch, Gillian (2017-09-03). "Miss American Pi: numbers don't need to be puzzling". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  3. ↑ "More Americans killed by LAWNMOWERS than Jihadi terrorists each year". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Liberty's Great American Cookbook - S1 - Episode 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  5. ↑ Editor, Tom Whipple, Science (2018-04-07). "Gender pay gap: Strange data suggests dozens of companies have cooked the books". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Washington University in St. Louis". wumath.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. ↑ "TEDxGlasgow | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Liberty Vittert - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  9. ↑ "TEDxGlasgow | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  10. ↑ Corner, Speakers. "Liberty Vittert | Speakers Corner". www.speakerscorner.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  11. ↑ Science Editor, Tom Whipple (2017-12-19). "The year in statistics? It had a mean streak". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  12. ↑ "Dr. Liberty Vittert - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  13. ↑ Horne, Marc (2018-05-29). "3D facial mapping helps Smile Train treat children with cleft lips". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  14. ↑ "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Mathematics & Statistics - About us - Information for current students and staff - Newsletter Archive - 2016-17 - December 16 - US election 2016". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  15. ↑ "Liberty Vittert - Mathematics - BBC Academy". BBC Academy. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  16. ↑ "Cooking with 'Friends': Vittert family pumpkin French toast". Fox News. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  17. ↑ "Prediction by the Numbers — NOVA | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  18. ↑ "Liberty Vittert - Mathematics - BBC Academy". BBC Academy. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  19. ↑ "Our Team | USA for UNHCR". www.unrefugees.org. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  20. ↑ "Our Team | USA for UNHCR". www.unrefugees.org. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  21. ↑ "The American Cook | TV Great American Cookbook". theamericancook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  22. ↑ "American Cooking on Scottish TV? Ask the Statistics Expert". Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  23. ↑ "American Cooking on Scottish TV? Ask the Statistics Expert". Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  24. ↑ Bowditch, Gillian (2017-09-03). "Miss American Pi: numbers don't need to be puzzling". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  25. ↑ "The failed suicide bomber who loved Leland Vittert". Fox News. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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