▁Ellen ▁Le urg ans ▁is ▁a ▁bi ost at istic ian ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁dis orders ▁of ▁human ▁movement , ▁including ▁those ▁caused ▁by ▁occup ational ▁injury ▁and ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁ne uro log ical ▁sciences ▁at ▁the ▁R ush ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Le urg ans ▁major ed ▁in ▁statistics ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁and ▁earned ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁statistics ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University . ▁Her ▁dis sert ation , ▁As ym pt otic ▁Distribution ▁Theory ▁in ▁General ized ▁Is ot onic ▁Reg ression , ▁was ▁super vised ▁by ▁Thomas ▁W . ▁S ager . ▁She ▁was ▁ ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington . ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁currently ▁working ▁ ▁on ▁bi ost at istics . ▁▁ ▁Le urg ans ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁Un ified ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease ▁rating ▁scale . ▁She ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁C au cus ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁Statistics ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁statist icians ▁Category : W omen ▁statist icians ▁Category : Bi ost at ist icians ▁Category : Pr inc eton ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : St an ford ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category :