PhD
W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics
Professor of Statistics and Operations
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
Area of Interest
My current primary research area involves the development of novel clinical trial and data analysis methods that can be used to discover as well as test individualized treatment regimens for cancer and other diseases. The techniques involved include reinforcement learning, machine learning, other related techniques from computer science and statistics, as well as high dimensional data analysis techniques.
Awards and Honors
- Honorary Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 2007
- Honorary Fellow, American Statistical Association, 2006
- Honored Alumni, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Brigham Young University, 2004
- National Cancer Institute FIRST Award, 1997
