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Joseph Antonelli

Assistant Professor
206 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-4638
Email: jantonelli@ufl.edu
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Bayesian inference, High-dimensional modeling, Causal inference, Environmental statistics

Education

  • Ph.D. (2015) Harvard University, Biostatistics
  • M.A.  (2013) Harvard University, Biostatistics
  • B.S.    (2011) University of Florida, Statistics

 

Demetris Athienitis

Associate Instructional Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
116B Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2972
Email: athienit
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Nonparametric and distribution free statistics; Missing Data; Linear Models.

Education

    • Ph.D.     (2011) University of Florida, Statistics
    • M.Stat. (2008) University of Florida, Statistics
    • B.A.        (2005) Rutgers University, Mathematics & Statistics

 

Satarupa Bhattacharjee

Assistant Professor
203 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-XXXX
Email: bhattacharjee.sa
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Statistics on non-Euclidean object-valued data; Functional and longitudinal data analysis; Causal inference; Machine learning; Nonparametric statistics.

Education

  • Ph.D. (2022) University of California, Davis, Statistics
  • Master of Statistics (2017) Indian Institute of Technology
  • Bachelor of Statistics (2015) St. Xavier’s College

 

Sohom Bhattacharya

Assistant Professor
202 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2979
Email: bhattacharya.s
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Research interest: High-dimensional statistics, network models, applied probability, causal inference.

Education

  • Ph.D. (2022) Stanford University
  • Master of Statistics (2017) Indian Statistical Institute
  • Bachelor of Statistics (2015) Indian Statistical Institute

 

Michael Daniels

Professor and Andrew Banks Family Endowed Chair
102C Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2966
Email: daniels
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Bayesian Methodology; Biostatistics; Missing Data; Causal Inference

Education

  • Sc.D. (1995) Harvard University, Biostatistics
  • A.B.   (1991) Brown University, Applied Mathematics

 

DossHani Doss

Professor
222 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2991
Email: doss
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Markov chain Monte Carlo; Bayesian methods, including non/semi-parametric Bayesian methods, and Bayesian methods in biostatistics and in machine learning; survival analysis

Education

  • Ph.D. (1982) Stanford University, Statistics
  • M.S.   (1978) Stanford University, Mathematics
  • B.S.    (1976) SUNY at Stony Brook, Mathematics

 

Leo Li Duan

Assistant Professor
101C Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 294-1827
Email: li.duan
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Bayesian Pseudo-Likelihood, Robust Statistics, Bayesian Machine Learning, Constrained Models, Biomedical and Neuroscience Applications

Education

  • Ph.D. (2015) University of Cincinnati, Statistics
  • B.S.    (2009) Chengdu, Biology

 

Karl Oskar Ekvall

Assistant Professor
103A Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-3001
Email: k.ekvall
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

Multivariate analysis; Mixed and latent variable models; Large-sample theory; Statistical Computing; Applications in economics and biomedical sciences

Education

  • Ph.D.   (2019) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Statistics
  • M.S     (2017)  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Statistics
  • M.Sc.  (2012)  University of Gothenburg, Finance
  • B.Sc.   (2010)  University of Gothenburg, Economics

 

Malay Ghosh

Distinguished Professor
223 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2992
Email: ghoshm
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Small area estimation; case-control studies; Bayesian inference; empirical Bayes analysis

Education

  • Ph.D. (1969) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Statistics
  • M.A.  (1964) Calcutta University, Statistics
  • B.A.   (1962) Calcutta University, Statistics

 

photo of HobertJames Hobert

Professor and Graduate Coordinator
204 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2990
Email: jhobert
Personal Webpage
Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

  • Convergence rates of Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms; Perfect sampling algorithms; Connections between Markov chain theory and decision theory

Education

  • Ph.D. (1994) Cornell University, Statistics
  • M.S.   (1992) Cornell University, Statistics
  • B.S.   (1989) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Chemistry

 

Thomas Ippolito

Lecturer
103 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-XXXX
Email: ippolitot
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Financial statistics; Time series analysis; Event study methods; Causal inference

Education

  • Ph.D. (2023) Northwestern University, Statistics and Data Science
  • M.S. (2018) University of Pennsylvania, Organizational Dynamics
  • MBA (2008) University of Miami, Business Administration
  • B.A. (2005) Campbell University, Business Administration

 

Elizabeth Johnson

Lecturer
115B Griffin-Floyd Hall, PO Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-1897
Email: bethjohnson

Research Interests

  • Statistics Education and Curriculum and Assessment in Statistics

Education

  • Ph.D.   (2009) University of South Carolina, Educational Research and Measurement
  • M.S.     (2002) University of South Carolina, Statistics
  • M.A.T. (1992) University of South Carolina, Mathematics
  • B.S.      (1986) University of South Carolina, Business Administration, Management

 

Bikram Karmakar

Assistant Professor
226 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-273-2994
Email: bkarmakar
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Causal inference; design and analysis of observational studies; applications of statistics to social sciences, public policy and health

Education

  • Ph.D. (2019) University of Pennsylvania, Statistics
  • Master of Statistics     (2013) Indian Statistical Institute
  • Bachelor of Statistics (2011) Indian Statistical Institute

 

Sayar Karmakar

Assistant Professor
101B Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-1839
Email: sayarkarmakar
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Time Series, High-Dimensional Statistics, Econometrics, Forecasting, Change-point, Network analysis, Robust statistics

Education

  • Ph.D. (2018) University of Chicago, Statistics
  • Master of Statistics    (2013) Indian Statistical Institute
  • Bachelor of Statistics (2011) Indian Statistical Institute

 

photo of KhareKshitij Khare

Professor
208 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2985
Email: kdkhare
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Statistical methodology for graphical models and high dimensional inference
  • Convergence rates of Markov chains arising from Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)
  • Construction of Gaussian fields from Markov chains and connections to Bayesian methodology
  • Semi-supervised learning

Education

  • Ph.D. (2009) Stanford University, Statistics
  • Masters in Financial Mathematics (2009) Stanford University
  • Master of Statistics     (2004) Indian Statistical Institute
  • Bachelor of Statistics (2002) Indian Statistical Institute

 

photo of DavidDavid Lindberg

Assistant Instructional Professor
115B Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-1897
Email: dlindberg
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

Bayesian Nonparametric Methods, Missing Data

Education

  • Ph.D. (2024) University of Florida, Statistics
  • M.S (2017) University of Florida, Statistics
  • M.S. (2014) Ohio State University, Mathematics
  • M.S (2008) Georgia Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering
  • B.S (2006) Georgia Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics

 

Georgia Papadogeorgou

Assistant Professor
103 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-4908
Email: gpapadogeorgou@ufl.edu
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Causal inference; spatial statistics; structured data; Bayesian methods; applications in environmental research, political science

Education

  • Ph.D. (2018) Harvard University, Biostatistics
  • M.A.  (2015) Harvard University, Biostatistics
  • B.Sc. (2013) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mathematics

 

Maria Ripol

Senior Lecturer
117C Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2976
Email: mripol
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

Statistical education

Education

  • M.S. (1994) Cornell University, Statistics
  • M.S. (1990) University of Puerto Rico, Applied Mathematics
  • B.A. (1987) University of Puerto Rico, Mathematics

Benjamin Roycraft

Assistant Professor
103 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-XXXX
Email: broycraft
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

Topological Data Analysis, Graphical Models, High-Dimensional Correlation Systems, Network Analysis, Nonparametric and Distribution-Free Statistics

Education

  • Ph.D. (2021) University of California, Davis, Statistics
  • M.S. (2015) South Dakota State University, Mathematics
  • B.S. (2013) South Dakota State University, Mathematics

 

Stephanie Stine

Senior Lecturer
117B Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2975
Email: s.stine

Research Interests

  • Statistical education

Education

  • M.S. (2017) Texas A&M University, Statistics
  • B.S. (Hons) (2003) The Open University, Computing and Mathematical Sciences

 

Zhihua Su

Associate Professor
207 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2993
Email: zhihuasu
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Multivariate Analysis; Dimension Reduction

Education

  • Ph.D. (2012) University of Minnesota, Statistics
  • M.S.   (2011) University of Minnesota, Statistics
  • B.S.    (2006) Fudan University, Mathematics

 

photo of WinnerLarry Winner

Senior Lecturer
228 Griffin-Floyd Hall, P.O. Box 118545
Gainesville, FL 32611-8545
(352) 273-2995
Email: winner
Personal Webpage

Research Interests

  • Statistical education

Education

  • Ph.D. (1994) North Carolina State University, Statistics
  • M.S.   (1986) Ohio State University, Statistics
  • B.S.    (1985) University of Florida, Statistics