She is a Professor of Statistics and Computer Information Systems at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center.
Friedman holds a PhD in Operations Research from New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering and a B.A degree in Statistics / Biology from Baruch College.
Her research and teaching interests are varied and include business statistics, object-oriented programming, humor studies, Jewish studies, online education, social media, and all things technology.
Her most recent book is God Laughed: Sources of Jewish Humor (ISBN 9781412853767), which Publishers Weekly called a "lighthearted but thoughtful study".
[1] She also writes fiction and poetry, and lives in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.