Statistics Faculty

Research Interests: Bayesian statistics, statistical computing, data integration, network modeling, small-area estimation, interdisciplinary work

Research Interests: Bayesian inference, deep learning, deep generative models, high-dimensional statistics, scalable algorithms, causal inference, survival analysis

Statistics PhD candidate Shenghao Ye is the first author on a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), a prestigious journal, revealing how Tibetan women have adapted to thrive and reproduce successfully in high-altitude environments.

Research Interests: Big Data Analytics, probability distributions, Risk Management, and Insurance

Statistics students and faculty can find Associate Chair Brett Hunter in his office with the door open most every day of the week, and this year, his dedication and many contributions to the department earned him the college’s Outstanding Service Award. 

William Rosenberger, distinguished university professor in Mason's Statistics Department, has been named the 41st Fisher Memorial Lecturer.

At the 2023 Joint Statistics Meeting, one of the largest statistics events in the world, George Mason’s statistics department teamed up with Georgetown’s data science department and George Washington’s statistics department to co-host the first Georges Reception. Students, alumni, faculty, and friends gathered to network with fellow DC area locals.

Research Interests: Network modeling, high-dimensional statistics, spatio-temporal models, unsupervised learning (change point detection, clustering), random forest.

Research Interests: Functional data analysis, computational statistics, Gaussian process modeling, models for compositional data analysis.

Research Interests: Orthogonal arrays, crossover designs, optimal design of experiments, and subdata selection methods.