Profiles in "Statistical Modeling" Expertise Area
- Data analyst focusing on Online course enrollment projections and enrollment management. Compiles and analyzes student focused data requests for special management, policy studies, and research activities.
- Dr. O'Rourke's research focuses on the assessment and development of statistical methods and models for application to social sciences.
- Castro's research interests include health promotion and relapse prevention in Hispanic populations, with focus on motivational aspects in HIV prevention, drug abuse, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
- Dr. Thompson’s research and teaching focus on the development and application of quantitative methods to advance research in human development, the social sciences, and education.
- Thomson's research focuses on the political economy of development, authoritarianism and transitions to democracy.
- Maricarmen Vizcaino uses interdisciplinary approaches to design and implement interventions promoting human and planetary health. Her newest research focuses on heat adaptation and mitigation within the Hispanic community.
- I develop and apply sophisticated statistical methods to behavioral data. Areas of interest are (a) clustered, longitudinal, and time-series data and (b) structural equation models, measurement models, and model fit.