ELIZABETH C. SHAMSELDIN                        shamseld@email.unc.edu

 

407-B5 Gooseneck Dr. * Cary, NC 27513 * (919) 468-0829

 

OBJECTIVE      Development of statistical methods and consulting skills

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, Statistics                                     UNC Chapel Hill                2001-present

M.S., Statistics                                                        UNC Chapel Hill                             2005

B.S., Mathematics, emphasis in Statistics               Sonoma State University         May 2000

      Minors:         Computer Science; Chemistry

      Honors:         Graduation with Distinction; Summa Cum Laude                                              

     

WORK EXPERIENCE

Researcher          National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO Jan – May 2006

·      Development of statistical models for project in extreme preciptation

·       Presentation for Advisory Board and Extreme Values Reading Group

Consultant                   Constella Group, LLC Durham, NC            Jan – Sept 2005

·      Development and implementation of statistical models

·       Produce deliverables for client reports

·       Background research of topics and methods for Research Fund Proposals

Instructor                     Statistics Department UNC Chapel Hill 2003-2004, Fall 2005

·      Develop and grade exams; Construct and lead lectures; Assign course grades

Technical Student                                                  SAS Institute Inc.              Cary, NC      2002-2003

·       Development and editing documentation examples

Instructional Assistant  Statistics Department UNC Chapel Hill              2001-2002

Analytics Consultant Fair, Isaac & Company San Rafael, CA                2000-2001

·       Development of decision scoring models for credit industry; Client consultation

·       Design and presentation of two-part series of instructional courses for programming group

 

CONSULTING PROJECTS

Record Linkage – Development of Bayesian methods for linking records for maternal siblings

Percutaneous Injuries Estimation – Analysis of PI occurrences in hospital workers nationally

Survey Analysis – Development and analysis suggestions for survey concerning autistic children

Nurses Study – Analysis of 20^th century London data concerning registration of child nurses

Tadpole Development – Explored hypothesis mating call is correlated with size using MANOVA

 

SKILLS

Statistical Methods:     Regression, ANOVA, Spatial Models, Time Series, Bayesian Applications

Programming Languages: R, S-PLUS, LaTeX, C/C++

 

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

“Extreme Precipitation: An Application Modeling N-Year Return Levels at the Station Level”

Presentation for NCAR Advisory Board, Boulder, CO; Publication Pending                      Apr 2006

“Prediction Gaussian Fields with Unknown Covariance Structure” - Spatial Prediction Simulation

Presentation for Joint Statistical Meetings 2004, Toronto                                    Aug, 2004

“How’s Your Credit?” - Developed & presented colloquium lecture on building credit models

      Mathematics Department Colloquium Lectures Series, SSU                          May, 2001

“Analysis of the Understanding of ‘Everyday’ Statistical Concepts Before & After an

      Elementary Statistics Course” - Presentation and publication for JSM              Aug 2000

 

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND UNIVERSITY HONORS

Invitee, Panel Dinner for PhD Candidates UNC, Dean’s Office                         2006

Invitee, Focus Group on PhD Candidates UNC, Dean’s Office                          2005

Graduate Student Teacher of the Year  University of North Carolina, Statistics 2004

Pre-Doctoral Scholarship                 California State University           1999-2000

Presidential Scholarship                   Sonoma State University               1995-1998

Nominee, Woman Student Leader of the Year Sonoma State University                     2000