Expertise

Subject Area(s):

  • Foundations of Probability and Statistics
  • Probability and Stochastic Processes
  • Biomedical 
  • Finance

Research Areas: Applied probability, exact distribution theory, mathematical finance, mathematical statistics, operations research, optimal stopping, queueing systems, statistical inference for stochastic processes, and stochastic control.

My research interests include:

  • Theory and Methodology: Applied probability, exact distribution theory, mathematical finance, mathematical statistics, operations research, optimal stopping, queueing systems, statistical inference for stochastic processes, stochastic control, and time series analysis.
  • Applications: Actuarial science, agricultural economics, climate science, portfolio management, and quantitative economics.
Affiliations

Professor, Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science, Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama

Professor, Master of Science in Applied Statistics, Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science, Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama

Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University

Adjunct Professor, Department of Statistics, George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University

Past Affiliations

Ken Kennedy Institute, George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University (past)

Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University (past)
2019

Degrees
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Statistics, 2014
MA, University of Pennsylvania, Statistics, 2010
BA, Harvard University, Statistics, 2007