Education
She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Oxford University and a Master’s degree in Statistics from the University College London before moving to the United States to study at Carnegie Mellon University, where received a Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics.
Career
In 2002, she was appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Iowa. Chaloner was a statistics researcher who developed methods in Bayesian experimental design, and well known for her work on Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, infectious diseases, and women"s health. She led an initiative in statistical sciences to broaden participation in doctoral-level studies in statistics and biostatistics.
Membership
She was a faculty member of the University of Minnesota School of Statistics from 1982-2002. She was a board member of the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences, a group of faculty working towards inclusion and diversity in the doctoral-level mathematical sciences.