Tom Ten Have, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, passed away in 2011 at the age of 53 from complications of multiple myeloma. Tom made important contributions to causal inference in the areas of estimating the effect of receiving treatment in randomized trials with nonadherence and mediation analysis. Tom was also a tireless mentor and friend to many in the causal inference community. To honor Tom’s passionate encouragement of early career causal inference researchers, the Tom Ten Have poster award was established in 2012.
Award Eligibility Criteria
The Tom Ten Have Award is awarded at each ACIC to two early career researchers (student or 5 years or less since earning PhD) poster presenters for posters that exhibit exceptionally creative or skillful research on causal inference. Early career is defined as being a current student or within 5 years of receiving a doctorate degree.
To apply, individuals must submit an abstract and check “Yes” by the question “Would you like to participate in the Tom Ten Have Competition on February 8, 2027, 5:30pm?”. Submission will open July 7, 2026 and close October 9, 2026.
The Competition date will be on February 8, 2027, 5:30pm.
The Award Ceremony date will be announced. It is strongly encouraged that those entering the competition attend the ceremony.
Poster Judging Criteria
- Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree or be currently enrolled in a doctoral program and have successfully completed all required qualifying or comprehensive examinations (or equivalent milestone), with formal advancement to PhD candidacy by the time of application.
- Expertise in causal inference theory and methods
- Not entered in the Tom Ten Have Poster Competition
- The Competition will be announced. You must be present for the competition.
