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Who we are?

CSCU offers a pool of consultants with a vast array of statistical background, talent and expertise.

There are three pools, or tiers, of consultants:

  • Department of Statistical Sciences (DSS) /Biological Statistics and Computational Biology (BSCB) faculty
  • Staff statisticians
  • DSS graduate students

Professional Staff

  • James Booth, PhD, Chair BSCB and Professor BSCB/DSS
  • Simona Despa, M.S., Statistical Consultant
  • Giles Hooker, PhD, Professor Assist. BSCB/DSS
  • Freedom King, PhD, Teaching Support Specialist, BSCB
  • Beatrix Johnson, Administrative Assistant
  • Steve Schwager, PhD, Professor Assoc. BSCB/DSS
  • Robert Strawderman, PhD, Professor BSCB/DSS
  • Francoise Vermeylen, M.S., Director and Statistical Consultant
  • Martin Wells, PhD, Chair DSS and Professor DSS/BSCB
  • Xin Zhao, M.S., Statistical Consultant

Additional statistics faculty may elect to be associated to the CSCU ocassionally volunteering their expertise to researchers and/or making themselves available for collaboration.