About Me
I am an Assistant Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University
of North Florida.
I also serve as the director of
The Group for Research and Consulting in Statistics.
I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics (Statistics) from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, under
the supervision of
Yanqing Sun.
Research Interest
Survival and event history analysis, Vaccine clinical trials, Biostatistics, Missing data, Machine learning
Education
| 2015-2019 |
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (Statistics) |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 2013-2015 |
Coursework (31 credit hours) in Master of Finance |
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
| 2007-2010 |
B.E. in Economics |
Xiamen University |
| 2006-2010 |
B.S. in Information and Computational Sciences |
Xiamen University |
Employment
| 2021-present |
Researcher |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 2019-present |
Assistant Professor of Statistics |
University of North Florida |
| 2019 |
Visiting statistician |
University of Virginia School of Medicine |
| 2015-2019 |
Research and Teaching Assistant |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 2012-2013 |
Senior Data Scientist |
People's Insurance Company of China |
| 2010-2012 |
Data Scientist |
People's Insurance Company of China |
Grant Support
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2021-2025
Natural History Component of the CKD Surveillance, Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Program
Role: Subcontract PI
Funding source: IAA-CDC agreement (Site PI: Dr. Devasmita Dev, Salem VAMC)
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2021-2022
Sieve Analysis in COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Trials, by Cox Modeling
Role: PI
Funding source: UNF 2021-2022 Research Enhancement Plan
Certifications
| 2012 |
Associate of the China Association of Actuaries |
China Association of Actuaries (CAA) |
