People
Meet some current and former research group members! Our research focuses on questions at the interface of applied mathematics, statistics, & the biological sciences.
Postdocs
Danielle Salcido
they/them
Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology from UNR
Project: Modeling phytochemistry-mediated trophic and pathogen
interactions in the Baltimore Checkerspot
Co-advised with Angela Smilanich. Fall 2022 - present
Graduate Students
Md Mazharul ("Mazhar") Islam
Project: TBD
Statistics & Data Science Ph.D. (departmental profile), Fall 2023 - present
Lilly Peacor
she/they
Project: TBD
Statistics & Data Science M.S. (departmental profile), Fall 2023 - present
Madeleine Lohman
they/them
Project: Modeling waterfowl fecundity using multiple data sources
Statistics & Data Science M.S., Fall 2022 - present
websites:
www.mglohman.com (SDS M.S.
profile; EECB Ph.D.
profile)
Arturo Macias Franco
he/him
Project: Model and variable selection techniques in regression models
Statistics & Data Science M.S., Spring 2020 - present
Undergraduate Students
Former Group Members - Graduate
Ryan Gustafson
he/him
Project: Modelling sodium channel functional variation in garter snakes
with known tetrodotoxin resistance mutations.
Mathematics M.S. (Applied Mathematics emphasis) Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Postgrad Position: UNR School of Medicine
Robert Fisch
he/him
Project: Approximating SIR-type structured population models using
their homogeneous population analogs
Mathematics M.S. (Applied Mathematics emphasis) Spring 2021 - Fall 2022
Postgrad Position: UNR School of Medicine
Jillian Kiefer
Project: Risk-Based Transmission Dynamics & Reproduction Number Calculations in SEIR-type Models.
Mathematics M.S. (Applied Mathematics emphasis) August 2021
Postgrad Position: TMCC, Reno, NV (
TMCC profile)
Amy Robards
Project: Absolute Frequency Data for Statistical Computing: A Comparison With
Sample-Based Approaches and Guidelines for Improving Software Implementation.
Mathematics M.S. (Statistics Emphasis) September 2019
Postgrad Position: Scientific Games, Reno, NV
Former Group Members - Undergraduate
Jimson Huang
he/him
Project: Quantifying the Bird Watchers’ Notion of "Rarity". March 2021 - May 2023.
Computer Science B.S., Mathematics B.S. (Statistics & Big Data minors)
Herz Gold Medal for Outstanding Scholarship recipient (here's the
news article)
Postgrad position: Purdue University, Ph.D. program in Computer Science
Marcus Jeffrey
he/him
Project: Fitting phase-type distributions to data. December 2023 - June 2023.
Mathematics B.S. (Applied), Chemistry B.S., Education B.S.
Cameron Richards
Project: Applications of the the Generalized Linear Chain Trick.
Mathematics B.S. (Applied Mathematics specialization; Renewable Energy minor)
Wei Deng
Project: Statistical Computation of Phase-Type Distributions.
Mathematics B.S. (Statistics specialization; Big Data minor)
Postgrad Position: UC Berkely, M.S. Program in Statistics
Catalina Medina
Project: Host-pathogen dynamics: Insights from analyzing data with
Nonlinear Mixed Effect Dynamic Models
Mathematics B.S. (Specialization in Statistics; Biology minor) awarded May 2019
McNair Scholar
Co-advisor: Deena Schmidt (Secondary)
Postgrad Position: UC Irvine, Ph.D. Program in Statistics
Narae (Wadsworth) Scheuermann
Project: Constructing Continuous Time Markov Chains From Empirical Hitting Time Distributions
Mathematics B.S. (Specialization in Statistics) awarded May 2018
Economics B.A.
Co-advisor: Deena Schmidt (Secondary)
Postgrad Positions: UC Berkeley, M.A. Program in Statistics; Volvo IT, Data Science Analyst
Jace Gilbert
Project: Incorporating Bifurcation Information into Statistical Methods for Fitting Dynamic (ODE) Models
Mathematics B.S. (Specialization in Statistics; Economics minor) awarded December 2017
Postgrad Position: UNC Chapel Hill, Ph.D. Program in Biostatistics
Adam Kirosingh
Project: Generalizing the Linear Chain Trick for reducing integral equations to ODEs.
Molecular Microbiology & Immunology B.S. (Mathematics minor) awarded May 2017
Postgrad Position: Stanford University, Ph.D. Program in Microbiology & Immunology
Amanda Fredrickson
Honors Thesis: Analyzing and Comparing Choreographic Structure in Dance from Laban Notated Scores
Mathematics B.S. (Specialization in Statistics; Minors in Dance, Business Administration) May 2017
Graduated with Honors
Co-advisor: Deena Schmidt (Primary)
