About Me
1 Education
2012, PhD in Crop Science, Washington State University
2006, MS in Crop Science, Washington State University
2001, BS in Microbiology, Biochem & Mol Biol, University of Idaho
2 Recent Appointments
Director of Statistical Programs
University of Idaho, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
March, 2023 - Present
Responsibilities
- All duties as previous Statistical Consultant appointment described in previous appointment.
- Additional duties as Director:
- Develop and implement program priorities and policies
- Oversee budgets
- Mentor staff in statistical consulting
- Train graduate students in data analysis
Statistical Consultant
University of Idaho, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
August, 2018 - February, 2023
Responsibilities
- Provide statistical consulting to members of the College of Agriculture Idaho and Life Sciences (CALS)
- Advise CALS students, faculty, staff, and other affiliates in data management, experimental design, statistical analysis and reporting of results
- Provide educational resources on statistics and programming to CALS colleagues through workshops, seminars, and online materials
- Conduct independent research and initiate projects that are oriented towards data and analysis
- Adjust and adapt analytical methods as needed to support researcher goals;
- Maintain and expand skill set based on client research needs.
Postdoctoral Associate in Research
Washington State University, Department of Horticulture
January, 2015 - July, 2018
Responsibilities
- Conduct quantitative genetic analysis
- Develop and deliver training resources on DNA-informed breeding for Rosaceous crops
- Co-maintain www.rosbreed.org
Postdoctoral Associate in Research
Washington State University, Department of Crop & Soil Science
August, 2014 - December, 2016
Responsibilities
- Assay pea, lentils and chickpea rhizobial strains for acid tolerance
Postdoctoral Associate in Research
Washington State University, Department of Horticulture
July, 2013 - July, 2014
Responsibilities
- Curate citrus genetic and genomic data for the Citrus Genomic Database
3 Recent Publications
A more complete list is on my CV and Google Scholar page.
4 Recent Talks
A more extensive list of talk can be found on the talks page.
5 Web Resources
I created and maintain these:
- Western Agriculture Variety Explorer
- Agricultural Statistics Guide
- Introduction to Scientific Programming in R
- Intermediate R
- Incorporating Spatial Analysis into Agricultural Field Experiments
I co-maintain these:
6 Professional Memberships
- American Statistical Association
- America Society of Agronomy
7 My Rabbit
