- Graduate Study Interrupted by Military Service
- 1971
MS - Department of Statistics University of Chicago - 1966
BS - Department of Statistics University of Chicago - 1965
Research Areas
Research Interests
Novel Applications of Statistics
Time Series Analysis of Non-Stationary Series
Time Series Analysis of Growth Curves
Applications of Statistics in Computer Science
Linear Models and Experimental Design
Biostatistics
Publications
Some One Parameter Continuous Distributions on a Finite Range with Potential Applications to Risk, Reliability and Pert-CPM Analysis. Forthcoming. forthcoming - Publication
An Empirical Real-Time Test for Takeoff with Applications to Cellular Telephony. With Victoria A. Gylys. Review of Marketing Science. Volume 4.1 (2006). 2006 - Publication
"An Empirical Real-Time Test for Takeoff with Applications to Cellular Telephony", Review of Marketing Science, Vol 4, Article 1 , 2006 (with V. Gylys). Available at: http://www.bepress.comlroms journaVvol4/artl 2006 - Publication
Local Asymptotic Normality for Multivariate Nonlinear AR Processes. With D. Lai and X. Wang. Stochastics and Stochastics Reports. 72.3-4. (2002): 277-287. 2002 - Publication
"Local Asymptotic Normality for Multivariate Nonlinear AR Processes.", Stochastics and Stochastics Reports, 72,No. 3-4/2002, pp.277-287, (with D. Lai [my PhD student] and X. Wang) 2002 - Publication
"Auditory evoked responses in control subjects and in patients with problem-tinnitus." Hearing Research, 157, 2001, pp. 52-64, (with G.Gerken and P. S. Hesse) 2001 - Publication
"Needle placement with trans tympanic electrocochleography." Referred Letter to the Editor, The Laryngoscope, 109, 1999, pp. 1356-1357, (with G. Gerken) 1999 - Publication
"Fitting of growth curves over time when the data are obtained from a single realization." Journal of Forecasting, 7, 1988, pp. 259-272. "Fooling the DB2 optimizer." Info DB, Winter 1988/1989, pp. 27-34, (with G. K. Wiorkowski) 1988/1989 - Publication
Appointments
Vice Provost University of Texas at Dallas [2001–Present]
Concurrent Appointment as Program Head University of Texas at Dallas [1996–1998]
Associate Provost University of Texas at Dallas [1991–2001]
Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs University of Texas at Dallas [1984–1991]
Professor of Statistics University of Texas at Dallas [1982–Present]
Concurrent Appointment as an American Council of Education Fellow Academic Administration [1981–1982]
Assistant for Policy, Planning and Analysis, to the Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Texas at Dallas [1980–1984]
Program Head University of Texas at Dallas [1979–1980]
Associate Professor of Statistics University of Texas at Dallas [1975–1982]
Assistant Professor of Statistics Pennsylvania State University [1973–1975]
Additional Information
National Professional Service
1982-1984: National Academy of Sciences, Panel studying the costs and benefits of the 55 mph speed limit in the US
1980-1981: American Statistical Association, Committee on Chapter Activities
1977-1978: Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Local Arrangements Chairman, Special Meeting on "The Analysis of Large Data Sets"
1976-1977: American Statistical Association, Advisory Committee to the Physical and Engineering Sciences Section
Regional Professional Service
1978-1979:President, Dallas Chapter, American Statistical Association
1977-1978: Vice President, Dallas Chapter, American Statistical Association
1976-1977: Program Chairman, Dallas Chapter, American Statistical Association
1974-1975: President, State College (Pa.) Chapter, American Statistical Association
1973-1974: Program Chairman, State College (Pa.) Chapter, American Statistical Association
Editorial Service
1989: Associate Editor, Special Sesquicentennial Issue of the American Statistician
1979: Co-Editor, Communications in Statistics, Theory and Methods, Volume A8, 11, 1979 Issue entitled "Statistical Analysis of Weather Modification Experiments".
Ongoing:
Manuscript review for:
Marketing Science
Journal of the American Statistical Association
SCIENCE
Annals of Statistics
Affiliations
American Statistical Association (1967 - )
Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1967 -)
Biometric Society (1967 -)
Sigma Xi (1972 -)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (1972-)
Funding
Co-principal investigator on various grants in Statistical and Computer Science
- National Science Foundation [1975–1980]
Co-prinicipal investigator on grant to study the Safety Effect of the Uniform Highway Speed Limit
- Federal Highway Administration [1975–2018]
Section-Leader, Statistical Modeling Section
- National Transportaion Institute Technical Assistance [1974–2018]