PhD/MSc Alumni
2001
Thesis Title: A Comparison of Methods for Multivariate Familial Binary Responses
Supervisor: Harry Joe
First Position: Ph.D. student Dept. of Statistics, UBC
Current Position: Assistant professor, Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Program: M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Priors for Bayesian Neural Networks
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Statistician, Best Institute, University of Toronto
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich
Program: M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm Comparisons
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Statistical Analyst, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre, USA
Program: M.Sc.
2000
Thesis Title: Contribution to the Theory of Robust Inference
Supervisor: Ruben H. Zamar
First Position: Post-doctoral Teaching Fellow, UBC
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, UBC
Program: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Small Sample Improvement over Bayes Prediction under Model Uncertainty
Supervisor: Bertrand Clarke
First Position: Senior Statistician, Canadian HIV Trials Network, St. Paul's Hospital
Current Position: Associate Professor, Health Care and Epidemiology, UBC
Program: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Statistical Methods for Assessing Habitat Preferences
Supervisor: James V. Zidek FRSC, O.C.
First Position: Consultant, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George
Current Position: Surveillance Biostatistician, Population and Publish Health, Provincial Health Services Authority
Program: M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Models for Two-state Disease Processes with Applications to Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Supervisor: John Petkau
First Position: Statistical Consultant, SCARL, UBC
Current Position: Statistician in Early Clinical Development, Roche in Basel, Switzerland
Program: M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Expanding the Capabilities of Bayesian Regression with Interactions and Smooth Effects
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Statistician, Canadian HIV Trials Network, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Program: M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Case-control Studies with Misclassified Exposure: A Bayesian Approach
Supervisor: Paul Gustafson
First Position: Biostatistican, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Program: M.Sc.