PhD/Msc Alumni
2008
Thesis Title: Composite Likelihood for a Stochastic Volatility Model for Financial Time Series
Supervisor: Harry Joe
First Position: Senior Research Analyst at WorkSafeBC
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Evaluating the performance of stimulation extrapolation and Bayesian Adjustments for Measurement Error
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Statistician, BC Provincial Renal Agency
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Efficient cross validation for model assessment and comparison
Supervisor: William J. Welch
First Position: Data Analyst, School of Population and Public Health, UBC
Program: PhD
Thesis Title: Linear Clustering with application to single nucleotide plymorphism genotyping
Supervisor: William J. Welch, Ruben H Zamar
First Position: Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick
Program: PhD
2007
Thesis Title: Bayesian Adjustment for Exposure Misclassification in Case-Control Studies
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Asst. Biostatistics Manager, Agensys.
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Comparing the Validity and Performance of Four Analysis Methods for Small Cluster Randomized Studies with Small Intra-Class Correlations.
Supervisor: John Petkau
First Position: Biostatistician, Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St.Paul's Hospital, Vancouver
Program: MSc
Thesis Title: Dealing with Measurement Error in Covariates with Special Reference to Logistic Regression Model: A Flexible Parametric Approach
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Post-doctoral Fellow at BC Cancer Agency
Current Position: Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates University
Program: PhD
Thesis Title: Average Effects for Regression Models with Misspecifications and Diffuse Interaction Models
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Saskatchewan
Program: PhD
Thesis Title: Combining Deterministic and Statistical Methods in Modeling Environmental Processes
Supervisor: James V. Zidek FRSC, O.C.
First Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Statistics, UBC
Current Position: Senior Consultant at TransUnion, Hong Kong
Program: PhD
Thesis Title: Bayesian Propensity Score Analysis for Observational Data
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Research Associate in Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College, London UK
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University
Program: PhD