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 first submit an abstract and be accepted as a poster presenter. Submissions will open after March 2, 2026 and are due by March 27, 2026.
The Competition will be held on Monday, May 11 from 5:30-6:30PM.
The Award Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 13 at 1:15PM. 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 held on Monday, May 11 from 5:30-6:30PM. You must be present for the competition.
