| Name: Su Chen | Department:Mathematical Sciences |
| DEGREES | DISCIPLINE | INSTITUTION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Statistics | Oklahoma State University | 2013 |
| M.S. | Quantitative Financial Economics | Oklahoma State University | 2012 |
| M.S. | Statistics | Oklahoma State University | 2009 |
| B.S. | Statistics | Wuhan University of Technology, China | 2007 |
| RANK/POSITION | DEPARTMENT/DIVISION | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Memphis | Sep. 2019-present |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Memphis | August 2013 - August 2019 |
| Affiliate Faculty | School of Public Health | University of Memphis | 2014 - Present |
| Affiliate Faculty | Institute for Intelligent Systems | University of Memphis | 2017 - Present |
| Graduate Teaching/Research Associate | Department of Statistics | Oklahoma State University | August 2007 - July 2013 |
| HONOR/AWARD | INSTITUTION/COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Innovations Awards on Eczema Study in African American Children | University of Memphis | 2017 |
| Travel Grant/Award for NISS/ASA/IMS Writing Workshop Junior Researchers | University of Washington | 2015 |
| Carl Marshall Award for the Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Statistics | Oklahoma State University | 2013 |
| Supplementary Scholarship | Oklahoma State University | 2013 |
| Graduate Teaching & Research Assistantship | Oklahoma State University | 2007 - 2013 |
| Travel Grant and Scholarship for Summer Institute | University of Washington | 2009 |
| American Statistical Association Outstanding Masters Student | Oklahoma State University | 2008 |
| Distinguished Bachelor Thesis Award | Hubei Province, China | 2007 |
| Outstanding Graduate Student Award | Wuhan University of Technology, China | 2007 |
| Excellent Student Scholarship | Wuhan University of Technology, China | 2003 - 2007 |
| Awarded the Third Prize of Mathematics Contest in Modeling | Wuhan University of Technology, China | 2005 |
| Awarded the Third Prize of China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling | Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, China | 2005 |
| Awarded the Third Prize of Level A in the National English Contest for College Students | Foreign Language Teaching and Research Association, China | 2005 |
| SUBJECT | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|
| MATH4/6614 Probability/Statistics | University of Memphis |
| MATH7/8660 Time Series Analysis | University of Memphis |
| MATH 7647: Nonparametric Statistical Methods | University of Memphis |
| MATH 7643: Least Square and Regression Analysis | University of Memphis |
| MATH 7607: Advanced SAS Programmming | University of Memphis |
| MATH 4/6607: Intro to SAS Programming | University of Memphis |
| MATH 4/6686: Statistical Learning II | University of Memphis |
| MATH 4/6685: Statistical Learning I | University of Memphis |
| MATH 4/6636: Introduction to Statistical Theory | University of Memphis |
| MATH 1530: Probability and Statistics | University of Memphis |
| STAT 4013: Statistical Methods I | Oklahoma State University |
| STAT 2023: Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics | Oklahoma State University |
| STAT 2013: Elementary Statistics | Oklahoma State University |
| CURRENT DEGREE | NAME | YEAR OF GRADUATION |
|---|---|---|
| Master | Genghu Shi | 2020 |
| PhD | Ngan Pham | In Progress |
Chen, S., Nonparametric ANOVA Using Kernel Methods, Ph.D. Dissertation in Statistics, Oklahoma State University, OK, July 2013.
Mallisetty, Y., Mukherjee, N., Jiang, Y., Chen, S., Ewart, S., Arshad, S. H., Holloway, J. W., Zhang, H., & Karmaus, W. (2020). Epigenome-Wide Association of Infant Feeding and Changes in DNA Methylation from Birth to 10 Years. Nutrients, 13(1), 99.
Chen, S. , Fang, Y., Shi, G., Sabatini, J., Greenberg, D., Frijters, J. and Graesser, A. (2021). Automated Disengagement Tracking Within an Intelligent Tutoring System. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, section AI for Human Learning and Behavior Change. doi: 10.3389/frai.2020.595627.
Mukherjee, N., Arathimos, R., Chen, S. , Kheirkhah Rahimabad, P.,Han, L., Zhang, H., Holloway, J., Relton, C., Henderson, AJ., Arshad, H., Ewart, S., Karmaus, W. (2020) DNA methylation at birth is associated with lung function development till age 26 years,European Respiratory Journal, accepted.
Chen, S. , Refaey, H., Mukherjee, N., Solatikia, F., Jiang, Y., Arshad, H., Ewart, S., Holloway, J., Zhang, H., Karmaus, W. (2020) Ages at onset of different pubertal signs in boys and girls and differential DNA methylation at age 10 and 18 years: an epigenome- wide follow-up study, Human Reproduction Open, pp.1-15, doi:10.1093/hropen/hoaa006.
Luo, R., Mukherjee, N., Chen, S. ., Jiang, Y., Arshad, S. H., Holloway, J. W., Hedman, A., Gruzieva, O., Andolf, E., Pershagen, G., Almqvist, C., & Karmaus, W. J. (2020). Paternal DNA Methylation May Be Associated With Gestational Age at Birth. Epigenetics insights, 13, 2516865720930701. https://doi.org/10.1177/2516865720930701
Kheirkhah Rahimabad, P., Arshad, S.H., Holloway, J.W., Mukherjee, N., Hedman, A., Gruzieva, O., Andolf, E., Kere, J., Pershagen, G., Almqvist, C., Jiang, Y., Chen, S. , Karmaus, W. (2020) Association of Maternal DNA Methylation and Offspring Birthweight. Reprod. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43032-020-00281-9
Chen, S. (2020) Generalized expected value of continuous random variables and its applications, Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2020.1725823
Chen, S. (2020), A new distribution-free k-sample test: Analysis of kernel density functionals. Canadian Journal of Statistics, 48: 167-186. doi:10.1002/cjs.11525
Gruzieva, O., Merid, S. K., Chen, S. , Mukherjee, N., Hedman, A. M., Almqvist, C., Andolf, E., Jiang, Y., Kere, J., Scheynius, A., Söderhäll, C., Ullemar, V., Karmaus, W., Melén, E., Arshad, S. H., & Pershagen, G. (2019). DNA Methylation Trajectories During Pregnancy. Epigenetics insights, 12, 2516865719867090. https://doi.org/10.1177/2516865719867090
Karmaus, W., Mukherjee, N., Janjanam, V., Chen, S. , Zhang, H., Roberts, G., Kurukulaaratchy, R. and Arshad, H.(2019), Distinctive lung function trajectories from age 10 to 26 years in men and women and associated early life risk factors a birth cohort study, Respiratory Research, 20(98), 1-13.
Imboden M, Wielscher M, Rezwan FI, Amaral AFS, Schaffner E, Jeong A, Beckmeyer-Borowko A, Harris SE, Starr JM, Deary IJ, Flexeder C, Waldenberger M, Peters A, Schulz H, Chen, S. , Sunny SK, Karmaus WJJ, Jiang Y, Erhart G, Kronenberg F, Arathimos R, Sharp GC, Henderson AJ, Fu Y, Piirilä P, Pietiläinen KH, Ollikainen M, Johansson A, Gyllensten U, de Vries M, van der Plaat DA, de Jong K, Boezen HM, Hall IP, Tobin MD, Jarvelin MR, Holloway JW, Jarvis D, Probst-Hensch NM. (2019) Epigenome-wide association study of lung function level and its change. Eur Respir J., Jul 4;54(1):1900457. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00457-2019. PMID: 31073081; PMCID: PMC6610463.
Li, W. and Chen, S. (2018), The Early Exercise Premium in American Put Option using Nonparametric Regressions, International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, 21(6), 29 pages.
Chen, S. and Pokojovy, M. (2018) Modern and Classical K-Sample Omnibus Tests, WIREs Computational Statistics, e1418:1-12.
Shi, G., Lippert, A., Shubeck, K., Fang, Y., Chen, S., Pavlik, P., Greenberg, D. and Graesser, A.(2018) Diagnostic Assessment of Adult Literacy with Conversational Computer Agents, Behaviormetrika, 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41237-018-0065- 9.
Chen, S., Mukherjee, N., Janjanam, V., Arshad, H., Holloway, J. and Karmaus, W., Consistency and Variability of DNA Methylation in Women during Puberty, Young Adulthood and Pregnancy, Genetics & Epigenetics, 9: 1-9, 2017.
Karmaus, W. and Chen, S., Changes in Blood DNA Methylation and Incomplete Adjustment for Blood Cell Composition, International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(5): 1-3, 2017.
Okwumabua, T.,Dorn, A., Cogdal, P., Okwumabua, J. and Chen, S., Perception, Knowledge, and Confidence in Suicide Prevention on an Urban University Campus, Prevention and Health Promotion: Research, Social Action, Practice and Training, 10(1): 14-22, 2017.
Li, W. and Chen, S.(Corresponding Author), Pricing and Hedging of Arithmetic Asian Options via the Edgeworth Series Expansion Approach, Journal of Finance and Data Science, 2(1): 1-25, 2016.
Ma, E., Liu, Y., Li, J. and Chen, S., Anticipating Chinese Tourists Arrivals in Australia: A Time Series Analysis, Tourism Management Perspectives, Vol. 17, 50-58, 2016.
Chen, S., Optimal Bandwidth Selection for Kernel Density Functionals Estimation, Journal of Probability and Statistics, Vol. 2015, 21 pages, 2015.
Li, W. and Chen, S., Pricings and Hedgings of the Perpetual Russian Options, Journal of Financial Engineering, 22 pages, 2014.
Zhu, L., Chen, S., Jiang, Z., Zhang, Z., Ku, H-C.,...Todhunter, R., Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Canine Hip Dysplasia by Two Sequential Multipoint Linkage Analyses. Journal of Applied Statistics, 39(8):1719-1731. 2012.
Ma, J., Qu, H., Njiteb, D. and Chen, S., Western and Asian Customers’ Perception Towards Chinese Restaurants in the United States. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism, 12(2):121-139. 2011.
Chen, S, Lippert, A., Shi, G., Fang, Y and Graesser, A.C. Disengagement Detection Within an Intelligent Tutoring System, (2018) ITS 2018 Workshops proceedings (N. Guin & A. Kumar Eds), pp. 127-134.
Shi, G., Lippert, A., Hampton, A.J., Chen, S., Fang, Y. and Graesser, A. Diagnostic Assessment of Adults Reading Deficiencies in an Intelligent Tutoring System, in: Workshop on Exploring Opportunities for Caring Assessments, Montreal, Cananda, 2018. (Accepted)
Shi, G., Hampton, A., Chen, S., Fang, Y. and Graesser, A. Diagnosing Reading Deficiencies of Adults with Low Literacy Skills in an Intelligent Tutoring System, in: 14th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Montreal, Cananda, Jun. 2018. (Accepted).
Fang, Y., Shubeck, K.T., Lippert, A., Cheng,Q., Shi, G., Feng, S., Gatewood, J., Chen, S., Cai, Z., Pavlik, P. I., Frijters, J.C., Greenberg, D., Graesser, A. C. Clustering the Learning Patterns of Adults with Low Literacy Interacting with an Intelligent Tutoring System. In K.E. Boyer & M. Yudelson( Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (pp.348-354). Buffalo, NY: Educational Data Mining Society, 2018.
Pi, L., Lu,Z. , Sagduyu, Y. and Chen, S., Defending Active Learning Against Adversarial Inputs in Automated Document Classification. IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Washington DC, pp.257-261, Dec. 2016.
Ma, E., Liu, Y., Li, J. and Chen, S., Modeling Chinese Tourists Arrivals in Australia: An Time Series Analysis, APacCHRIE/APF Conference, Aukland, New Zealand, Jun. 2015.
Invited Talk,"A nonparametric test of variance heterogeneity in DNA methylation influenced by genetic variants", at the 2019 Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) Annual Meeting, May 2019
Invited Talk "A New Distribution-free K-Sample Test: Analysis of Kernel Density Functionals", University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, April 2018.
Invited Talk "Modeling Disengagement in Intelligent Tutoring Systems", Institute for Intelligent Systems(IIS) Speed Date, FedEx Institute of Technology, Memphis, TN, Dec. 2017.
Invited Talk "Hate Statistics? Need Statistics!", MATH Honors Seminar, University of Memphis, TN, Dec. 2017.
Invited Talk "Analysis of Density Functionals Estimation: A Nonparametric version of ANOVA", WTASA/MASUG Meeting, St. Jude’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, May 2015.
Invited Talk "Kernel Density Functional Estimation Based Nonparametric ANOVA", School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing, China, Jun. 2014.
Invited Talk "Analysis of Nonparametric Density Functional Estimation for Locations and Scales", Mississippi State University, MS, USA, Feb. 2014.
Invited Talk "Non-parametric ANOVA Using Kernel Methods", University of Memphis, Feb. 2013.
Invited Talk "Kernel Based Non-parametric Policy Analysis", Oregon State University, Jan. 2013.
Disengagement Detection within an Intelligent Tutoring System, ITS 2018 Workshop: Exploring Opportunities for Caring Assessments, 14th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Montreal, CA 2018.
Does Pregnancy Change the Effect of MethQTL on DNA Methylation and Alter the Risk of Eczema, AAAAI Conference, Orlando, FL, Mar. 2018.
A New Location Estimation and its Inference, ASA Nonparametric Statistics Section, The Joint Statistical Meetings, Baltimore, Aug. 2017.
Tensor Regression with Functionally Linked Parameters, Biometric Section, The Joint Statistical Meetings, Chicago, Aug. 2016.
A Non-parametric Test of Equality in Variability for Multiple Samples, ICSA Conference on Data Science, Dali, Yunnan, China, July 2016.
Optimal Bandwidth Selection for Kernel Functional Estimation of Location and Scale Parameters, ASA Non-parametric Statistics Section, The Joint Statistical Meetings, Seattle, WA, USA, Aug. 2015.
Early Exercise Premium Pricing in American Put Option Using Non-parametric Regression,17th Meeting of New Researchers in Statistics and Probability, Seattle, WA, USA, Aug. 2015.
American Put Option Pricing using Non-parametric Regression, 17th Meeting of New Researchers in Statistics and Probability, Seattle, WA, USA, Aug. 2015.
Analysis of Non-parametric Density Functionals Estimation (ANDFE): One-way Layout, ASA Non-parametric Statistics Section, The Joint Statistical Meetings, Boston, MA, USA, August 2014.
Detecting Quantitative Trait Loci for Canine Hip Dysplasia by the Bayesian MCMC Method, 21st Annual OSU Research Symposium and Research Scholar Conference, Stillwater, OK, USA, Feb. 2010.
| ACTIVITY | AGENCY/SOURCE | AMOUNT | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Research Grant R21 (Role: MPI with Dr. Susan Ewart) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $382,561.55 | 2020-2022 |
| Standard Research Grant R01 (Role: Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Wilfried Karmaus) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $3,183,776 | 2016 - 2021 |
| Standard Research Grant R03 (Role: Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Wilfried Karmaus) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $133,550 | 2017 - 2019 |
| Standard Research Grant (Role: Co-investigator, PI: Dr. Art Graesser) | Institute of Education Sciences (IES) | $2,600,000 | 2012 - 2018 |
| Equipping and Empowering a Healthy Campus and Community (E2HC2) (Role: Statistical Consultant (subcontract)) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), SAMHSA | $300,000 | 2014 - 2017 |
| Magicians STEPS (Suicide Training, Education, Prevention Services) (Role: Statistical Consultant (subcontract)) | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | $300,000 | 2013 - 2016 |
| ACTIVITY | AGENCY/SOURCE | AMOUNT | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eczema Prevention in Children (EPIC) | University of Memphis | $350,000 | 2017 - 2019 |
| Faculty Research Grant | University of Memphis | $4,900 | 2015 - 2016 |
| Cluster to Advanced Cyber-security & Testing (CAST) Research Grant | FedEx Institute of Technology/University of Memphis | $12,000 | 2015 - 2016 |
| Start-Up Fund Grant | University of Memphis | $20,000 | 2013 - 2016 |
| PROJECT | PARTICIPANTS | PERIOD | SPONSORSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse Prevention Services for Vulnerable Youth | Department of Health and Sport Sciences, Drs Jebose Okwumabua and Su Chen | 2013 - present | University of Memphis |
| The Magicians STEPS (Suicide Training, Education, Prevention Services) II | LeMonye Owen College, Drs. Theresa Okwumabua and Su Chen | 2014 - 2018 | SAMHSA |
| Equipping and Empowering a Healthy Campus and Community (E2HC2) | LeMonye Owen College, Drs. Theresa Okwumabua and Su Chen | 2014 - 2017 | SAMHSA |
| UNIVERSITY | COMMITTEE/ACTIVITY | PERIOD |
|---|---|---|
| University of Memphis | co-Chair of Colloquium and Seminars in Department of Mathmatical Sciences | 2019-Present |
| University of Memphis | Organizing Committee and Session Chair of International Conference on Mathematics and Statistics (ICOMAS) | 2018 |
| University of Memphis | Chair a session in Nonparametric Statistics Section in Joint Statistical Meeting 2016, Chicago, IL | 2016 |
| University of Memphis | Chair a session in Biometric Section, (Session Title: Longitudinal Biometrics Data) in Joint Statistical Meeting 2017, Baltimore, MD | 2017 |
| University of Memphis | Chair a session in Mental Health Statistics Section, 2015 Joint Statistical Meeting, Seattle | 2015 |
| University of Memphis | Editorial Team, Journal of Lifestyle Diseases and Management | 2015 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Editorial Board, JSM Mathematics and Statistics | 2014 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Editorial Board, Austin Mathematics | 2014 - Present |
| University of Memphis and Oklahoma State University | Referee for the Journal of Applied Statistics | 2012 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Referee for Sankhya: The Indian Journal of Statistics | 2016 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Referee for Biometrika | 2016 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Referee for International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance | 2017 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Referee for Education Sciences | 2017 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Statistics Advisory Committee | 2013 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Association for Women in Mathematics Committee | 2013 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Departmental graduate committee on Master’s program | 08.2018 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Faculty Research Grant Committee in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, The University of Memphis | 2016 - 2017 |
| University of Memphis | MATH Honors seminar presentation (Title: Hate Statistics? Need Statistics) | Dec. 2017 |
| University of Memphis | Contribute to undergraduate research database sponsored by Helen Hardin Honors College | Aug. 2017 |
| University of Memphis | MATH Representatives, NCUR Graduate School Fair | Apr. 2017 |
| University of Memphis | Member of Council on Undergraduate Research | 2013 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Local Organizing Committee of International Conference on Design of Experiments (ICODOE) | 2016 |
| University of Memphis | Student Research Forum Judger | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| University of Memphis | Hiring Committee in Statistics: data science position | 2016 - 2018 |
| University of Memphis | MATH Faculty Representatives, Commencement ceremony | 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| University of Memphis | Evaluate graduate students' teaching (Akwasi Kusi-Appiah, S2015; Camden Harrell, F2015; Peter Ngutu, F2016) | 2015-2016 |
| University of Memphis | Served on committee and developed new undergraduate data science program/ helped initialize a draft of a 4-year course plan | 2015 |
| University of Memphis | MATH Dept Representatives at UoM Campus Day/Discover Your Major Day | 2014 - 2015 |
| University of Memphis | Help prepare documents for department external review | 2014 |
| University of Memphis | Wrote recommendation letters for Matthew Bradley (Dec 2014), Clayton(Sep2015), Diem-Trang Pham(Sep2015) Jacob Walpole(Nov2016), Kazi Zaman(Jun2016), Kevin Russell (Sep 2017) | 2014 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Prepares questions, proctored and graded qualifying and comprehensive exams | 2013 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Help prepare refreshments for colloquiums | 2016 |
| University of Memphis | Member of Memphis Area SAS Users Group, | 2013 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Member of Council on Undergraduate Research | 2013 - Present |
| University of Memphis | Member of Computational Research in Materials Institute at the University of Memphis (CROMIUM) | 2015 - Present |
| ORGANIZATION/COMPANY | PERIOD |
| LeMonye Owen College | 2014 - 2018 |
| Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps | 2014 - 2017 |
| Academic Year (please indicate year) | Course # | Course Name | Credit Hours | Percent Taught | Enroll | Labratory Supervised(S)/Instructed(I) | New Preparation (Y) /(N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2020 | MATH7/8660 | Time Series Analysis | 3 | 100 | 13 | Yes | |
| Fall 2020 | MATH4/6614 | Probability/Statistics | 3 | 100 | 57 | Yes | |
| Spring 2020 | MATH7643 | Least Sq reg | 3 | 100 | No | ||
| Spring 2019 | MATH46607 | Intro to SAS | 3 | 100 | No | ||
| Spring 2019 | MATH4/6636 | Intro Stat Inf | 3 | 100 | No | ||
| Fall 2018 | MATH4/6685 | Stat Learning I | |||||
| Fall 2018 | MATH7643 | Least Square Regression | 3 | 100 | 10 | No | |
| Fall 2018 | MATH7607 | Advanced SAS | 3 | 100 | 8 | No | |
| Spring2018 | MATH4-6636 | Intro to Statistical Inference | 3 | 100 | 19 | No | |
| Spring 2018 | MATH4-6607 | Intro to SAS | 3 | 100 | 16 | No | |
| Spring 2018 | STAT4/6686 | Stat Learning II | |||||
| Fall 2017 | MATH7647 | Nonparametric Statistics | 3 | 100 | 7 | No | |
| Fall 2017 | MATH7643 | Least Square regression | 3 | 100 | 11 | No | |
| Spring 2017 | MATH4-6636 | Intro to Statistical Inference | 3 | 100 | 15 | No | |
| Spring2016 | MATH4/6636 | Intro Statistical Theory | 3 | 100 | 10 | N | |
| Spring2016 | MATH7643 | Lease Square and Regression Analysis | 3 | 100 | 21 | N | |
| Fall2015 | MATH7647 | Nonparametric Statistical Methods | 3 | 100 | 8 | N | |
| Fall2015 | MATH6607 | Intro to SAS programming | 3 | 100 | 12 | Y | |
| Spring2015 | MATH 7643 | Lease Square and Regression Analysis | 3 | 100 | 13 | Y | |
| Spring2015 | MATH4/6636 | Introduction to Statistical Theory | 3 | 100 | 10 | N | |
| Fall2014 | MATH7647 | Nonparametric Statistical Methods | 3 | 100 | 12 | N | |
| Fall2014 | MATH4/6636 | Introduction to Statistical Theory | 3 | 100 | 11 | N | |
| Spring2014 | MATH4/6636 | Introduction to Statistical Theory | 3 | 100 | 13 | Y | |
| FALL2013 | MATH7647 | Nonparametric Statistical Methods | 3 | 100 | 9 | Y |
| PhD committee, Robert Vaughn, 2020 |
| PhD committee, Ying Fang, 2019 |
| Farnaz Solatikia (Master Student, financially support from the R03 (10 hours tuition+stipend) in Spring 2018) |
| PhD committee, Peter O. Ngutu, 2018 |
| PhD Committee, Latia Carraway, 2017 |
| PhD committee, Akwasi Kusi-Appiah, 2016 |
| PhD committee, Nana A. Boateng, 2016 |
| PhD Committee, Behrouz Madahian, 2015 |
| PhD Committee, Bryan Winters, 2014 |
| Master Committee, Trish Goedecke, 2017 |
| Master committee, Diem-Trang Pham (Bioinformatics), 2016 |
| Master committee, Katy Coleman, 2015 |
| Master committee, William Terry, 2015 |
| Multivariate KWA Estimate of Location and its Inferences (with Dr. Pokojovy, M.). -- In progress |
| Multivariate Locally Adaptive Bandwidth Selection (with Dr. Pokojovy, M.). -- In progress |
| Does pregnancy change the effect of methQTL on DNA methy- lation in STAT6 gene and alter the risk of eczema (with Dr. Wilfried Karmaus) -- in progress |
| Ages at onset of different pubertal signs in boys and girls and differential DNAm: a genome-wide follow-up investigation (with Dr. Wilfried Karmaus, Dr. Yu Jiang) -- in progress |
| Ages of pubertal events are associated with blood pressures at age 26 via DNA methylation (advising student Farnaz Solatikia) --in progress |
| Ages of pubertal events of females influence BMI at age 26 via DNA methylation (advising student Hala Refaey)--in progress |
| Genomewide study of the effect of methQTL on DNA methylation before and during pregnancy. (with Dr. Faisal Rezman and Dr. John Holloway) -- in progress |
| Combing genetics and epigenetics - the common future of statistics in biology, NIH, R15, $413,173, 2019-2022. (Role: PI, Pending) Unfunded |
| Suicide prevention grant, SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration), Amount: $635,372, 2018-2021 (Role: Co-Investigator, Unfunded) |
| Is the health status of the 2nd generation of children after the nuclear accident in the Ukraine related to their own, their parental contamination, or their parental health status?, NIH, R21, Amount: $363,775, 2018-2020 (Role: Co-Investigator, Unfunded) |
| West tennessee consortium and community planning group: transportation needs assessment data analysis, West Tennessee Legal Services, Amount: $10,000, 2017.10-2017.12. (Role: Co-PI, Unfunded) |
| Combining Genetics and Epigenetics - the Common Future of Statistics in Biology, NIH, R15, Amount: $407,489, 2018-2020, Discussed (resubmit in June 2018) (Role: Principal Investigator) |
| A new comprehensive measure of central tendency: nonparametric estimation and inference, NSF, Amount: $158,531, 2017-2020 (Role: PI, Unfunded) |
| The power of combined genetics & epigenetics -a novel Bayesian- integrative model, NIH/NIAID, Amount: $143,500, 2017-2019 (Role: PI, Unfunded) |
| Defining the Role of the Early Microbiome in Inducing or Preventing Allergic Outcomes in Children, NIH R01, Amount: $3,444,041, 2016- 2021 (Role: Co-PI, Unfunded) |
| Parametric Tensor Regression Modeling and Efficient Parallel Processing Algorithm for Implementation, NSF, Amount: $1,744,458, 2016-2019 (Role: Co-PI, Unfunded) |
| A new nonparametric estimator of A location shift, NSF, 2016-2019, Amount: $150,773 (Role: PI, Unfunded) |
| Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of allergy in a multigenerational cohort, NIH R01, 2015-2020, $1,829,852 (Role: Co-PI, Unfunded) |
| Kernel Estimation and Non-parametric Test of Distributional Shifts in Location, NSF, 2015-2018, Amount: $131,610 (Role: PI, Unfunded ) |
| Simon Travel Grant, 2014-2016, Amount:$2,000 per year used for research- related travel (Role: PI, Unfunded ) |
| Faculty Research Grant 2014, Title: Kernel-based Nonparametric Multi-factor ANOVA, Amount: $4,850 (Role: PI, Unfunded ) |
| Statistical Analysis and Programming Consultant to Dr. Lloyd McCall, Plant Breeder, Americot, Inc., Memphis, TN, USA Aug. 2017 |
| Statistical Consultant to Dr. Jeremy Bock in Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA, Apr. 2014. |
| Statistical Consultant to Dr. Emily Ma in Hospitality & Tourism and Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA 2008 to present |