Current Appointments & Affiliations
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistical Science
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2018 - Present
Statistical Science,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Statistical Science
·
2018 - Present
Statistical Science,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Zero-inflated multivariate tobit regression modeling
Journal Article Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference · May 1, 2025 A frequent challenge encountered in real-world applications is data having a high proportion of zeros. Focusing on ecological abundance data, much attention has been given to zero-inflated count data. Models for non-negative continuous abundance data with ... Full text CiteASSESSING MARINE MAMMAL ABUNDANCE: A NOVEL DATA FUSION
Journal Article Annals of Applied Statistics · December 1, 2024 Marine mammals are increasingly vulnerable to human disturbance and climate change. Their diving behavior leads to limited visual access during data collection, making studying the abundance and distribution of marine mammals challenging. In theory, using ... Full text CiteGood modelling practice in ecology, the hierarchical Bayesian perspective
Journal Article Ecological Modelling · October 1, 2024 Ecological modelling often involves addressing challenges such as dependence in responses, e.g., spatial and/or temporal correlation, heterogeneity of variance, and hierarchical structures inherent in ecological processes and data. A constant challenge is ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Process based data fusion for Marine mammal science
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2023 - 2025Double MOCHA: Phase II Multi-study Ocean acoustic Human effects Analysis
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by University of St. Andrews · 2018 - 2023EAGER-NEON: Probabilistic forecasting of biodiversity response to intensifying drought: A proposal to combine NEON with national climate, species, and trait data bases
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2015 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Stanford University ·
1969
Ph.D.
Stanford University ·
1967
M.S.
City College of New York ·
1965
B.S.