Biography
I am a Visiting Assistant Professor of Statistics at Reed College.
My research interests are in small area estimation, survey statistics, hierarchical Bayesian modeling, statistical software, and computing. I am broadly interested in statistical problems motivated by applications to forestry and forest inventory, and have strong ongoing collaborations with the USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program, who have funded many of my research projects and student research mentorship.
I have a passion for teaching data science and statistics, and for mentoring undergraduate students on research projects. During the summer, I co-direct the Undergraduate Forestry Data Science Lab, a program funded by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the U.S. Forest Service where undergraduate students get unique and enriching research experiences in statistics, data science, and forestry. Further, I wholeheartedly believe in the benefits and impact of statistical software for teaching, learning, and research. I’ve developed R packages for teaching statistics, as a result of research with undergraduates and for implementing methodological research. I also maintain an R package with my collaborators from the U.S. Forest Service, FIESTA, which is used for both internally and externally for forest inventory estimation projects and research.
Education
Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI, USA
Ph.D. in Forestry | 2025
M.S. in Statistics | 2025
Reed College | Portland, OR, USA
B.A. in Mathematics (concentration Statistics) | 2021