University of Arizona Faculty/Staff with Statistical Interests

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Adelman, David

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor, Law
• Contact information:
  Office: Rogers College of Law, room 230, Phone: 520-626-3698, Adelman@law.arizona.edu -- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Quantitative methods as applied to law and decision-making generally; probability theory; econometrics.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Probability theory, linear models, Bayesian methods.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Some statistical methods taught in Law, Science & Public Policy and Environmental law.

Aldenderfer, Mark

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Anthropology
• Contact information:
  Office: 214 Haury, Phone: 520 626-7155, aldender@u.arizona.edu -- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Quantitative methods as applied to archaeological research; Spatial statistics Geographic Information Systems and visualization
• Statistical Methodologies used
  ''simple'' statistics; EDA, Spatial EDA
• Statistical courses taught
  • Anthropology 562a: Quantitative Methods for Archaeologists
  • Anthropology 562b: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Archaeology

Barnard, Kobus

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Computer Science; Cognitive Science IDP.
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-4237, kobus@cs.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Machine learning, statistical models for multi-modal data, statistical models for biological structure, density estimation.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Generative models, Bayesian methods, parameter estimation using EM and MCMC, support vector machine classification

Bayraksan, Guzin

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering Department
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-2605, guzinb@sie.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Statistics in stochastic optimization
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Developing novel point and confidence interval estimators for optimality gap in stochastic optimization problems
• Statistical courses taught
  • SIE 530: Statistics for Engineers

Bhattacharya, Rabi

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Mathematics, Member of BIO5 Faculty
• Contact information:
  Office: Math 603. Phone: 520 626-5647, rabi@math.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Mathematical statistics and applications, stochastic processes and stochastic differential equations
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Large sample methods, including asymptotic expansions and bootstrapping
• Statistical courses taught
  • Math 466/566: Theory of Statistics
  • Math 468/568: Applied Stochastic Processes
  • Math 561: Regression and Multivariate Analysis
  • Math 563: Probability Theory
  • Math 564: Theory of Probability
  • Math 565A,B&C: Stochastic Processes
  • Math 567A&B: Theoretical Statistics
  • Math 571: Design of Experiments

Bechtold, Jill

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-6533, jill@as.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Analysis of astronomical spectroscopy and imaging, and astronomical modeling. Parameter searches with small numbers of photons. Analysis of data sets with strong selection effects. Analysis of time series.
• Statistical courses taught
  Some statistical methods taught in of Astronomy 300B: Radiative Processes in Astrophysics, --- webpage

Breiger, Ronald

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Sociology
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-3297, Breiger@Arizona.Edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Statistical analysis of social networks; loglinear models for contingency tables,
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Statistical models for social network analysis; loglinear models for contingency tables

Brown, Sylvia

• University Affiliations
  College of Public Health
• Contact information:
  Office: 1242 Drachman Hall,. Phone: 520 - 626-3507 srbrown@u.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  As applied to epidemiology in general and spatial epidemiology in particular.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Regression (linear, logistic, poisson), cluster analysis (SATSCAN).
• Statistical courses taught
  • EPI 576D: Data mangement and the SAS programming language

Bulter, Emily

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor (starting Fall'06), Department of Family Studies and Human Development
• Contact information:
  eabutler@email.arizona.edu -
• Statistical Interests
  Statistical models for social interactions and emotional processes.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Multilevel models (a.k.a HLM), structural equation modeling (including dynamic factor analysis), Actor-Partner Interdependence Model.

Card, Noel

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Division of Family Studies and Human Development, Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Contact information:
  ncard@email.arizona.edu )
• Statistical Interests
  Quantitative methods as applied to social development (especially of child and adolescent peer relations and aggressive behavior).
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Structural equation modeling (especially multiple-group and means-structures models), longitudinal design and data analysis, meta-analysis, and various techniques of analyzing interdependent data (e.g., social relations modeling).

Carriere, Yves

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor, Department of Entomology
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-626-8329, ycarrier@ag.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Applied Quantitative Ecology.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Generalized Linear Models; Max. Likelihood Estimation.
• Statistical courses taught
  • RNR/Ent 613: Applied Biostatistics --- Course webpage

Chen, Zhao

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor of Public Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistic Division) and Chair, Graduate Program in Public Health, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
• Contact information:
  office: A230 Drachman. Phone: 520-626-9011, zchen@u.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Multivariate analysis methods. Longitudinal data analysis methods. Structure equation modeling.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Linear regression analysis. Logistic regression analysis. Mix effect models. Structure equation modeling. Cox proportional hazards models.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Advanced (quantitative) Epidemiology

Cheslock, John

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Higher Education
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-621-3083, cheslock@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  The application of econometrics to the study of higher education.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Applied econometrics; panel data methods; instrumental variables; natural experiments..
• Statistical courses taught
  • H ED 696C: Statistical Analysis in Higher Education Research

Chesson, Peter

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Member of Applied Mathematics GIDP
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 626-1451 pchesson@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Stochastic processes in ecology and ecological statistics.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Probability theory and distribution theory, likelihood, linear models
• Statistical courses taught
  Spatio-temporal ecology (new EEB graduate course in development).

Christensen, Thomas

• University Affiliations
  ARL Neurobiology, Center for Insect Science, Cognition & Neuroimaging Lab
• Contact information:
  Office: 621 Gould-Simpson, Phone: 520 621-8618, tc@neurobio.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Analysis of multivariate electrophysiology and imaging data.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Cluster analysis, PCA, ICA, ANOVA, MANOVA, t-test, z-test.

Comrie, Andrew

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Geography, and Atmospheric Sciences, Assoc. VP for Research
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-3512, office: Admin 601, comrie@arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  statistics of climate data, incl. data reduction & spatial modeling
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Multivariate techniques, PCA, time-series
• Statistical courses taught
  Parts of Geog 696C Climate seminars, incl. Applied Climate Toolbox

Dall'erba, Sandy

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography and Regional Development
• Contact information:
  Harvill 435 B, Phone: 626-8054, dallerba@email.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Spatial statistics and spatial econometric.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Spatial statistics and spatial econometrics
• Statistical courses taught
  Introduction to spatial statistics and spatial econometrics (Spring 2007)

Davis, Melinda (Mende)

• University Affiliations
  Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Joint Appointment in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Member Institute for Collaborative Bioresearch (Bio5)
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 626 -7820, mfd@u.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Measuring change, latent variable models, health outcomes research
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Confirmatory factor analysis, Rasch modeling, Hierarchical linear models
• Statistical courses taught
  • Epidemiology 576A: Biostatistics in Public Health

Eisenstein, Daniel

• University Affiliations
  Department of Astronomy
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-5904, deisenstein@as.arizona.edu< /a> -- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  I use statistics to study the clustering of galaxies and matter in the Universe and to study the environments and properties of galaxies. More generally, we use statistics in our data analysis and hypothesis testing in large astronomical data sets.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  I tend to use correlation and power spectral analyses for measurement, backed by Monte Carlo simulations for errors. For calculations, I use random field methods.

Enquist, Brian

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Ecology; Institute for the Study of Planet Earth.
• Contact information:
  Office: BSW 422, Phone: 520- 626-3336 benquist@u.arizona.edu --- webpag e
• Statistical Interests
  Null models, Ecoinformatics, Comparative biology, morphometrics
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Multivariate statistics, resampling methods, regression models, spatial statistics, likelihood approaches

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research; Geosciences (joint appt.); Atmospheric Sciences (joint appt.); Institute for the Study of Planet Earth (member).
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-626-2897, mevans@ltrr.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Robust multivariate linear regression techniques; inverse methods; paleoclimate reconstruction; paleoclimate data assimilation; dynamical systems.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  CEOF analysis; optimal interpolation; time series analysis.
• Statistical courses taught
  • GEOS597e, Spatiotemporal Data Analysis --- Course webpage

Faris, William (GIDP Executive Committee)

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Mathematics. Member Applied Mathematics GIDP.
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-6877, faris@math.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Mathematical statistics
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Applications of probability, especially to physics.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Math 466-566 Theory of Statistics (wrote text for the course)

Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor of Economics
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-626-3165 , alfonso@eller.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Spatial statistics; causal inference; simulation methods; econometrics
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Spatial econometrics; limited dependent variable models; instrumental variables models
• Statistical courses taught
  • Economics 276: Statistics for Business
  • Economics 520: Theory of Quantitative Methods
  • Economics 522A: Econometrics

Green, Sylvan B.

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Public Health; ÊDirector of Biometry, Arizona Cancer Center.
• Contact information:
  Phone 520-626-2456, sgreen@azcc.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Design and analysis of clinical trials, prevention trials, and epidemiologic studies; applications of biostatistical and computer techniques to medicine; randomized trials for research in treatment, prevention, and behavioral interventions.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Logistic regression, contingency tables, survival analysis, sample size calculation.
• Statistical courses taught
  • EPID 675 Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies

Harwood, Jake

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Department of Communication Chair, Gerontology Graduate Program
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-626-8681, jharwood@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Univariate and multivariate techniques in the behavioral sciences; Measurement and prediction of perceived group variability, mediation and moderation in regression, Power and hypothesis testing.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Regression, ANOVA, Analysis of contingency tables.
• Statistical courses taught
  • COMM 228: Introduction to research methods and Statistics
  • COMM 671: Introduction to Graduate Level Statistics in Communication

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor of Economics
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-621-6065, hirano@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Statistical decision theory; applications to economics, especially analysis of microeconomic data; biostatistics.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Asymptotic statistical decision theory; semiparametric estimation; Bayesian inference.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Economics 520: Theory of Quantitative Methods --- Course webpage
  • Economics 696E: Topics in Econometrics --- Course webpage
  • Economics 696F: Causal Inference and Program Evaluation ( Course webpage)

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor Physiology; Arizona Research Laboratories; BIO5 Institute
• Contact information:
  Office: Life Sciences North 356 Phone: 520-626-5273, jhoying@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Modeling complex data sets such as microarray expression data.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  ANOVA modeling.

• University Affiliations
  Professor and Head, Geography and Regional Development; Director, Planning Degree Program; Member, Global Change IDP
• Contact information: Office: 409 Harvill,
  Phone: 520-621-1652, jpjones@email.arizona.edu , webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Social science methodology and research design, spatial statistics, spatially varying parameter methodologies
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Regression, Expansion Method, Generalized Weighted Regression, spatial statistics
• Statistical courses taught
  • GEOG 457/557: Statistical Techniques in Geography, Regional Development, and Planning

Kennedy, Tom

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Mathematics
• Contact information:
  Office: Math 607. Phone: 520 621-6696, tgk@math.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Stochastic processes arising in physics.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Monte Carlo simulation.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Math 466/566: Theory of Statistics
  • Math 468/568: Applied Stochastic Processes
  • Math 563: Probability Theory
  • Math 464/564: Theory of Probability
  • Math 565A,B&C: Stochastic Processes

Kenworthy, Lane

• University Affiliations
  Department of Sociology
• Contact information:
  Office: Social Sciences Building 439-A. Phone: 520-626-8005 lane.kenworthy@arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Methods for macro-comparative analysis.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Mainly regression.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Sociology 569: Basic Quantitative Methods

Levin, Joel R.

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Department of Educational Psychology. Affiliated Faculty, Department of Psychology
• Contact information:
  Office: 623 Education. Phone: 520-621-4045, jrlevin@u.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Analysis of variance and experimental design; design and analysis of single-case (time-series) experiments; improving the teaching of statistics.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Classical experimental designs and statistical techniques; cluster randomization and analysis; nonparametric randomization tests.
• Statistical courses taught
  • EDP 541: Introductory Educational Statistics
  • EDP 640: Analysis of Variance/Experimental Design
  • EDP 646a: Multivariate Analysis
  • EDP 667: Design and Analysis of Educational Research

Lin, Ying

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor of Linguistics. Cognitive Science GIDP. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching GIDP
• Contact information:
  Office: Douglass 305. Phone: 626-0678. yinglin@email.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Representations for speech and language. Learning and higher level models of cognition.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Stochastic generative models of sequences. Bayesian inference. Non-parametric methods.
• Statistical courses taught
  • LING 539: Statistical Methods in Speech and Natural Language Processing

Maggiora, Gerry

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, BIO5 Institute
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 626-5905, maggiora@pharmacy.a rizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Applications in drug discovery.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Clustering (crisp and fuzzy), nearest-neighbor predictions, rule induction using decision trees and rough set methods, (molecular) similarity analysis, support vector machines, and information- theoretic analysis.

Maier, Robert

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Mathematics, Professor of Physics
• Contact information:
  Office: Math 609B, Phone: 520 621-2617, rsm@math.arizona.edu -- - webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Mathematical statistics, Limit laws and large deviation theory, Bioinformatics
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Applications of probability, primarily to physics and engineering.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Math 464-564: Theory of Probability
  • Math 563a: Probability Theory
  • Math 577-1: Software Tools for Bioinformatics

Masel, Joanna

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
• Contact information:
  Office: BSW508, Phone 520 626 9888, masel@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Applications in theoretical population genetics
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Finite Markov chains

Meko, David

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-3457, dmeko@LTRR.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Time series analysis
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Regression, ARMA modeling, spectral analysis
• Statistical courses taught
  • GEOS 585A: Applied time series analysis -- course webpage

Mendoza-Denton, Norma

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor, Anthropology
• Contact information:
  Office: 310-c Haury, Phone: 520 621-2585, nmd@email.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Quantitative and probabilistic approaches to language.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Loglinear models, Classification and regression trees
• Statistical courses taught
  • Some statistics in ANTH 583: Sociolinguistics

• University Affiliations
  Director Biotechnology Computing Arizona Research Laboratories.
• Contact information:
  Office: Gould Simpson 410. Phone 520 621 8379 nirav@arl.arizona.edu --- webpa ge
• Statistical Interests
  Data Mining, Classification and Quality Control
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Machine Learning methods, Cluster analysis
• Statistical courses taught
  • ECOL 553L : Computational Concepts for BioInformatics. Covers machine learning environment (WEKA) and rudimentary use of R among other things. --- webpage

Meyer, Michael R.

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor/Astronomer, Department of Astronomy/Steward Observatory
• Contact information:
  Office: N324 Steward Observatory, Phone: 520 626-9199 mmeyer@as.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  1) model fitting (parameter estimation) in data-poor regimes using both frequentist and baysian analyses; and 2) non-parametric hypothesis testing in the comparison of distribution functions from large datasets.

Myers, Don

• University Affiliations
  Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus Joint Professor of Hydrology, Member, Committee on Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, Affiliate Member,Applied Mathematics
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-621-6859, myers@math.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Spatial/temporal statistics with applications in various fields.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Kriging, multivariate methods such a PCA and Correspondence Analysis.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Math 561: Regression analysis --- webpage
  • Math 574: Geostatistics --- webpage
  • Geography and Reg. Dev. 657--- webpage

Mount, David

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochem. and Biophysics, Ecol. and Evol. Biol., Bio5
• Contact information:
  Office: Arizona Cancer Center, room 2956, Phone: 520 626- 0390, mount@email.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Statistical analysis and modeling of biological sequences such as hidden Markov models. Analysis and modeling of gene expression, gene copy number, and population genetic data
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Linear and nonlinear models, Bayesian methods, R statistical programming and BioConductor for analysis of molecular data.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Bioinformatics: sequence and genome analysis

Piegorsch, Walt

• University Affiliations
  Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, BIO5 Institute.
• Contact information:
  Office: Math 509, Phone: 520 621-2357, wpiegors@email.arizona.ed u --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  linear and nonlinear regression, generalized linear models, mathematical statistics, environmental statistics/environmetrics, biometry, simultaneous inference, hierarchical modeling, model assessment, quantitative risk assessment, history of statistics
• Statistical Methodologies used
  probability models, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals/confidence bands, maximum likelihood estimation, asymptotic inferences, semi-parametric inference, experiment design, sample size determination, multiple comparisons, linear regression, trend testing, nonparametric tests, dose-response modeling, nonlinear regression, inverse regression/calibration, potency estimation, ANOVA, ANCOVA, growth curve analysis, longitudinal analysis, generalized estimating equations, generalized linear models/logistic regression/log-linear models, contingency tables, Bayesian analysis/hierarchical models, survival analysis, risk analysis, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, harmonic regression, autocorrelated regression analysis, spatial analysis, kriging, meta-analysis/combining information, effect size estimation, finite population sampling, composite sampling, ranked set sampling, quadrat sampling, bootstrap resampling
• Statistical courses taught
  • North Carolina State University
    • STAT 511, Experimental Statistics for the Biological Sciences I
  • University of South Carolina
    • SCCC 312A, Proseminar in Statistics
    • STAT 201, Elementary Statistics
    • STAT 205, Elementary Statistics for the Biol. and Life Sciences
    • STAT 511/MATH 511, Probability
    • STAT 512, Mathematical Statistics
    • STAT 513, Theory of Statistical Inference
    • STAT 519, Sampling
    • STAT 700, Applied Statistics I
    • STAT 701, Applied Statistics II
    • STAT 708/BIOS 808, Environmetrics
    • STAT 712, Mathematical Statistics I
    • STAT 713, Mathematical Statistics II
    • STAT 714, Linear Statistical Models
    • STAT 715, Analysis of Variance
    • STAT 775/BIOS 815, Generalized Linear Models
    • BIOS 794, Topics in Biostatistics

Pettygrove, Sydney

• University Affiliations
  College of Public Health Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Contact information:
  Office: A244 Drachman Hall, Phone: 620-626-3704, sydneyp@u.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Spatial statistics.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Mostly basic stuff lately, descriptive and regression.

Oaxaca, Ronald

• University Affiliations
  McCelland Professor of Economics
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-621-4135, rlo@email.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Switching models, panel data methods, limited dependent variable models
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Applied econometrics, econometrics of labor market discrimination and decomposition analysis
• Statistical courses taught
  • Economics 522a: Econometrics
  • Economics 522b: Econometrics

Ranger-Moore, James

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor of Public Health
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 626-3118, jrangerm@azcc.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Statistical Issues surrounding clinical trials
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Cross-sectional and longitudinal data analysis, including linear and logistic regression methods (often in context of mixed models or GEE), simulations.
• Statistical courses taught
  • CPH 576a - Biostatistics for Public Health

Segrin, Chris

• University Affiliations
  Professor and Head, Department of Communication. Joint appointments with Depts. of Psychology, Family Studies and Human Development
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-621-1366 segrin@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Multiple regression, Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, longitudinal data analysis
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Correlation, regression (OLS, logistic, individual), ANOVA, SEM, APIM, multiple correspondence analysis
• Statistical courses taught
  • COMM 671 (graduate level intro to statistical analysis)

Shahar, Eyal

• University Affiliations
  Until June 2006: University of Minnesota, School of Public Health. Later: University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
• Contact information:
  shahar@epi.umn.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  The role of statistics in causal inquiry
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Tabular methods, classical regression models, spline regression, directed acyclic graphs

Shaked, Moshe

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Mathematics
• Contact information:
  Office: Math 617, Phone 520 621-6858, shaked@math.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Reliability theory; stochastic modeling; stochastic orders.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Reliability theory; stochastic modeling; stochastic orders.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Math 263 -- Introduction to Statistics and Biostatistics
  • Math 464 -- Theory of Probability
  • Math 466 -- Theory of Statistics
  • Math 468 -- Applied Stochastic Processes
  • Math 509C -- Statistics for Research
  • Math 561 -- Regression and Multivariate Analysis

Sherrill, Duane

• University Affiliations
  Professor in Public Health, Associate Dean for Research COPH, Director Arizona Clinical Research Training Program.
• Contact information:
  A317C Drachman Hall, Phone: 520-626-7513 duane@arc.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Analytical methods related to assessing the natural history of respiratory diseases, in particular asthma, and assessment of risk factors for development of respiratory diseases. I’m also interested in genetic association studies in relation to respiratory diseases and addiction to smoking
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Segregation analyses, longitudinal and mixed effects models, and general estimating equations
• Statistical courses taught
  • CPH 576A Statistics for Public Health
  • CPH 576C Applied Statistical Analysis
  • CPH 684 General Linear and Mixed Effects Models

Steidl, Robert

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor, Wildlife Conservation Program, School of Natural Resources
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-626-3164, steidl@ag.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Quantitative ecology; parameter estimation; demography; environmental monitoring.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Generalized Linear Models; Matrix models; Max. Likelihood Estimation.
• Statistical courses taught
  • RNR/Ent 613: Applied Biostatistics --- Course webpage
  • WFSc 578: Wildlife Population Dynamics --- Course webpage

Walsh, Bruce (GIDP Chair)

• University Affiliations
  Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Adjunct Professor of Animal Science, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Plant Sciences. Member, Insect Science GIDP, Applied Mathematics GIDP, Genetics GIDP, Institute for Collaborative Bioresearch (Bio5), Center for Insect Science, Life and Planets Astrobiology Center (LAPLACE)
• Contact information:
  Office: BioSci West 322. Phone: 520 621 -1915, jbwalsh@u.arizona.edu -- - webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Applications in the life sciences, esp. population and quantitative genetics, genomics.
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Stochastic Processes, linear models, Likelihood, Bayesian modeling, resampling methods, multiple compairson approaches, meta-analysis.
• Statistical courses taught
  • ECOL 581 Advanced Topics in biostatistics ( Course webpage)

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Program in Applied Mathematics
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-5245, jwatkins@math.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Stochastic models in the life sciences
• Statistical Methodologies used
  linear models, likelihood, Bayesian techniques
• Statistical courses taught
  Mathematics 160, 263, 197a - Introductory Statistics (course coordinator)
  • Mathematics 563 - Probability Theory
  • Mathematics 565ab - Stochastic Processes
  • Mathematics 567ab - Theoretical Statistics
  • Mathematics 565c - Stochastic Differential Equations

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor of Linguistics, East Asian Studies. Cognitive Science GIDP, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching GIDP
• Contact information:
  Office: Douglass 320. Phone: 520 626-5591, nwarner@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Applications to language-related research, power, designs with multiple random factors
• Statistical Methodologies used
  ANOVA, correlation, signal detection analysis.
• Statistical courses taught
  • Linguistics 507: Statistical analysis for linguists ( Course webpage)

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Political Science
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621 9780, cwesterl@email.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Bayesian modeling, latent variable models, hierarchical linear models, time series analysis
• Statistical courses taught
  • Political Science 582: Data Analysis I

• University Affiliations
  Mathematics Department, Applied Mathematics GIDP
• Contact information:
  office: Mathematics 615, Phone: 520 621-6872 lwright@math.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Mathematical statistics, financial applications of statistics

• University Affiliations
  Associate Professor, Geography and Regional Development
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520 621-8549 yools@email.arizona.edu
• Statistical Interests
  Geostatistics in remote sensing and spatial modeling
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Geographically Weighted Regression, Genetic Algorithms for Rule Production, Stochastic Conditional Simulation
• Statistical courses taught
  • GEOG424/524: Integrated GIS

Zhang, Zhu

• University Affiliations
  Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
• Contact information:
  Phone: 520-626-2961 zhuzhang@u.arizona.edu --- webpage
• Statistical Interests
  Machine learning
• Statistical Methodologies used
  Support Vector Machines, active learning, bootstrapping