PhD/Msc Alumni
1996
Thesis Title: The Not-So-Smoother: A Discontinuity Preserving Smoothing Method
Supervisor: Jean Meloche
First Position: Research Biometrician, Dept. of Fisheries, Nanaimo, B.C.
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Modeling Zero Inflated Count Data
Supervisor: Martin Puterman
First Position: Statistician, Canadian Pacific Railway, Calgary, Alberta
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Proficiency Testing in Clinical Chemistry
Supervisor: Harry Joe
First Position: Senior Consultant, Arthur Andersen LLP, Vancouver, BC
Current Position: Director, Strategic Services, /InterVISTAS Consulting Inc, Vancouver
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Local Linear Regression versus Backcalculation in Forecasting
Supervisor: Nancy E. Heckman
First Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, CRM (Centre de Recherches Mathematiques), ISM (Institute des Sciences Mathematiques), and UQAM (Universite du Quebec a Montreal)
Current Position: Associate Professor, Biostatistics, Indiana University, Dept of Medicine
Program: PhD
Thesis Title: Markov Generalized Linear Model and Modeling of Epileptic Seizure Data
Supervisor: Martin Puterman
First Position: Statistical and Programming Analyst, Glassco Park Inc. Surrey, B.C.
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: A Comparison Between Several One-Step M-Estimators of Location and Dispersion in the Presence of a Nuisance Parameter
Supervisor: Ruben H Zamar
First Position: Cryptyologic Group, Communications Security Establishment, Ottawa
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Some Statistical Models for the Multivariate Analysis of Longitudinal Data
Supervisor: Bent Jorgensen
First Position: Assistant Professor, York University
Current Position: Professor, University of Michigan
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Statistical Modelling and Inference for Multivariate and Longitudinal Discrete Response Data
Supervisor: Harry Joe
First Position: Statistical Consultant, Market Knowledge, Inc., Chicago
Current Position: Statistical Consultant, FICO, San Francisco
Program: PhD