Biographical Profile
College
University of SC Upstate
Department
UPS Mathematics & Computer Sci
Tenure Status
Tenured
International Activity
International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research
Countries
South Africa
Description
I was a Carnegie African Diaspora Program Fellow at the Department of Statistics, University of South Africa, during July 2017. I collaborated in modeling adverse advents in HIV/AIDS patients on HAART, using clinical data from the local hospitals. I also co-mentored doctoral students in statistics in the department.
Institution/Entity
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Institutional Focus Areas
Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
No
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes
(Kiswahili)
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Bayesian models; Cancer; Gene expression; Genetic association; Microarray; RNA
Institutional Focus Areas
Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Statistical Genomics, Genetics and Bioinformatics, Bayesian Methods, Biostatistics
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
07/2009 - 06/2011
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Postdoc
Biostatistics
09/1999 - 08/2004
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Ph. D
Mathematical Statistics
02/1992 - 05/1994
Egerton University
Njoro, Kenya
M.S.
Statistics
09/1987 - 10/1990
Egerton University
Njoro, Kenya
B.S.
Mathematics
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
01/2002 - Present
Membership
Member
American Statistical Association (ASA)
11/2002 - Present
Membership
Member
International Biometric Society (ENAR)
03/2003 - Present
Membership
Member
Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)
01/2012 - Present
Membership
Member
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
08/1994 - 02/1999
Assistant Lecturer
Egerton University
08/1999 - 08/2004
Lecturer
Egerton University
09/1999 - 08/2004
Graduate Part-time Instructor
Texas Tech University
08/2004 - 08/2010
Assistant Professor
USC Upstate
07/2009 - 06/2011
Postdoc
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
08/2010 - 08/2016
Associate Professor
USC Upstate
09/2011 - 12/2011
Visiting Research Fellow
Statistical and Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI)
06/2013 - Present
Visiting Faculty
Strathmore University
06/2016 - 08/2016
Visiting Scientist
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
08/2016 - Present
Professor
USC Upstate
07/2017 - 07/2017
Visiting Fellow
University of South Africa
10/2017 - Present
Visiting Associate Professor
University of the Witwatersrand
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
1993
Award
Graduate Scholarship
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2003
Award
Travel Award --- 7th Purdue International Symposium on Statistics
National Science Foundation (NSF)
2004
Award
Travel Award -- Workkshop for Junior Researchers in Biostatistics
NIH / NCI
2008
Award
SIPID Scholar
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2012
Award
Travel Ward--Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2013
Award
Travel Award- Visiting Scholar Programme
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
2009
Fellowship
Postdoctoral Training Fellowship
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2011
Fellowship
Visiting Research Fellow
SAMSI
1990
Honor
First Class Honors B.S (Mathematics)
Egerton University
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CV last updated on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 6:46 PM