(Coursework, Training, and Honors)

Education and Career

Education

BA Mathematics and Computer Science, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH, May 1997.
Thesis Advisor: Carl T. Brezovec.
Richmond College, Kensington, London, England, Fal 1995.
(Both Majors G.P.A.: 4.00; summa cum laude) (math, cs)

MS Applied Statistics.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, Dec 2003 . (diploma)
Thesis Advisor: Balgobin Nandram.

PhD, with distinction, Statistics. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, August 2009.
Dissertation Advisor: Edward J Bedrick.
HHMI Interfaces Scholar at the University of New Mexico (PIBBS).
Computational Science and Engineering Certificate.

Career

Jan 2002 — May 2004.
Teaching Assistant for Statistics and Probability.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609.

Sum 2003.
Statistical Assistant.
National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Internship in Office of Research and Methodology (ORM) group conducting research on presenting variation in maps (see master’s thesis), missing data, and imputation.

Spr 2004 — Spr 2008.
Visiting Scholar.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609.
Advisor: Balgobin Nandram.

Fal 2004 — Sum 2006.
Teaching Assistant for Statistics.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Teaching assistant for every TA-able statistics course, both undergraduate and graduate, and a graduate course outside statistics department.
Awarded UNM Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award by CASTL, (2005–2006).

Fal 2005 — Spr 2008.
Research Assistant.
UNM PI: Seymour Grufferman, MD, Dr PH and Deirdre A Hill, PhD, MPH
Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico.
Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.

Spr 2008.
Graduate Assistant.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Mexico.
Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Lecture for and set and grade homework/exams for two statistics graduate courses.

Fal 2008.
UNM Statistical Consultant. Statistics Clinic.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Mexico.
Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Provide statistical expertise to the UNM academic community.

Spr 2009 — Sum 2009.
Research Assistant.
PI: Vince Calhoun, PhD.
The Mind Research Network, Medical Image Analysis Laboratory (MIALab).
Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.

Aug 2009 –
Postdoctoral Fellow in Image Signal Processing.
PI: Vince Calhoun, PhD.
The Mind Research Network, Medical Image Analysis Laboratory (MIALab).
Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.