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In 2005 I graduate from Trinity University with a
BA Mathematics
and a BS Computer Science.
This led me directly to graduate school
in Statistics, with an interest in
Computation and Bayesian Analysis.
The Department of Statistical Science at Duke focusses
primarily on these topics and emphasizes
quickly acclimating students to research, which
is why Duke was the right place for me.
In 2008 I received my MA Statistics, for work modeling
birthweight and gestational age jointly using
mixture models. This led me to
Intermediate Variables (IVs),
Causal Inference,
and Principal Stratification (PS)
which adjusts for IVs without bias,
and Nonparametric modeling in these
contexts.
My current work extends PS to the observational setting
via umeasured confounding sensitivity analyses,
and models continuous principal strata using
Dirichlet processes and Copulas.
I will recieve my PhD in
May 2010.
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I have really begun to enjoy working hard in
my graduate studies.
The more you work, the better you get,
and people like what they're good at...
at least that's how it works for me.
Outside of school, I have a few favoriate activities.
Growing up Soccer was my main sport.
I ended up playing at Trinity and winning an NCAA championship
with the team.
I still play soccer, but
Tennis has replaced
soccer as my main physical outlet
since coming to graduate school,
and I have really come to
appreciate the constant focus it trains.
I have always liked music, and eventually settled
on guitar as my main instrument.
I like writing and playing my own Music.
Me and my brothers have a band called
For My Parents.
I like eating and living in a healthy way.
Each morning and evening you can find me Cooking Vegitarian
food from scratch. Finally, me and
Chappo the dog like Running
and Playing Fetch...
Okay, i like those too.
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| What's Next? I'm going to be a professor! Maybe at an awesome liberal arts school, or maybe I'll take a postdoc and prepare for a high-powered research. I've gotten used to the campus atmosphere and it has everything I want: TEACHING, RESEARCH, sport facilities, sports events, concerts, etc. Awesome campuses, mountains, forests, rivers, and convenient access to outdoor activities is what I'm looking for. When I find a great place I'm gonna bring my family along and we'll enjoy the outdoors and everything together. |