Tiffany A. Timbers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Statistics, UBC

Published

November 27, 2025

Bio

Dr. Tiffany Timbers is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Statistics and Instructor in the Master of Data Science program at the University of British Columbia. She holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UBC and completed postdoctoral research in behavioral and neural genomics at Simon Fraser University, as well as a teaching Postdoctoral fellowship in Data Science at UBC. Dr. Timbers is co-author of three open educational resource textbooks, Data Science: A First Introduction (versions in R and Python) and Python Packages, all published through CRC Press. She is an internationally recognized leader in statistics and data science education, known for creating broadly accessible learning environments that welcome students from diverse backgrounds. In 2023, she received the Statistical Society of Canada’s Early Career Educator Award for her innovative contributions to data science education.

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