Long Bio
Robert McCulloch's research focuses on Bayesian statistics. In the Bayesian approach, you write down a full joint distribution for all quantities of interest and then condition on the knowns. The computational revolution has made this strategy feasible in complex, high dimensional problems. Much of McCulloch's recent research is on Bayesian approaches for tree-based ensemble models. Tree based methods have emerged as a basic tool in Machine Learning because they are a relatively simple way to uncover complex nonlinear relationships in high dimensional problems. Ensemble methods combine many tree models into one overall model which is far more powerful than any one tree model can be on its own.
Recent applications look at personalized medicine, selection of long term portfolios (pensions), and scale conversion for Marketing data.
Education
Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1985
Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 599 | Thesis |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 784 | Internship |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 592 | Research |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 493 | Honors Thesis |
| STP 540 | Computational Statistics |
| STP 550 | Statistical Machine Learning |
| STP 494 | Special Topics |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 599 | Thesis |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 784 | Internship |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 592 | Research |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 493 | Honors Thesis |
| STP 540 | Computational Statistics |
| STP 550 | Statistical Machine Learning |
| STP 494 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 784 | Internship |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 592 | Research |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 592 | Research |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 540 | Computational Statistics |
| STP 493 | Honors Thesis |
| STP 494 | Special Topics |
| STP 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| APM 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 792 | Research |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 592 | Research |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 540 | Computational Statistics |
| STP 598 | Special Topics |
| STP 493 | Honors Thesis |
| STP 494 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 593 | Applied Project |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| APM 792 | Research |
| STP 792 | Research |
| APM 799 | Dissertation |
| STP 799 | Dissertation |
| APM 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 584 | Internship |
| STP 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 784 | Internship |
| STP 795 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| STP 792 | Research |