I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University. I have research interests in Bayesian statistics as well as multivariate and spatiotemporal statistics. My work is motivated by problems in environmental science, ecology, and sports.
I am also a Research Associate at Duke University.
Outside of work, I enjoy running, biking, hiking, and playing golf with family and friends.
5216 SAS Hall
Raleigh, NC 27511
(919) 513-7675
emschliep [at] ncsu [dot] edu
June 2026: New pre-print led by Kevin Collins titled ``Analyzing spatial point processes degraded by displacement and imperfect detection".
June 2026: New publication in Ecology led by Kevin Collins titled "Accounting for variable detection functions in temporal abundance modeling via transfer learning".
April 2026: Check out the new Shiny App made by undergraduate research assistant Jake Riehle to explore seasonal variation in streamflow across the US!
April 2026: Our work on modeling deer health using camera trap data was featured by the College of Science. Check out this video!
April 2026: New publication in AOAS led by Dongjae Son titled "Spatial Causal Inference in the Presence of Preferential Sampling to Study the Impacts of Marine Protected Areas."
March 2026: New pre-print led by Bok Kang titled "Modeling Animal Communication Using Multivariate Hawkes Processes with Additive Excitation and Multiplicative Inhibition"
January 2026: Elena Shipp successfully defended her Masters thesis titled "Data Fusion for Spatial Point Processes".
December 2026: New pre-print led by Adira Cohen titled "Improving Ecological Inference and Uncertainty Quantification from Camera Trap Data Through the Fusion of AI Confidences and Manual Annotations".
October 2025: New publication in Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Ecological Statistics led by Matt Shisler! "Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Surface Plant Phenology."
September 2025: New publication in Water Resource Research led by Kevin Collins! "Model-Based Decomposition of Spatially Varying Temporal Shifts in Seasonal Streamflow Across North Temperate US Rivers"
August 2025: New publication in JRSSC led by Bok Kang! "Joint Spatiotemporal Modeling of Zooplankton and Whale Abundance in a Dynamic Marine Environment."
July 2025: New pre-print led by Kevin Collins titled "Efficient Bayesian Inference for Spatial Point Patterns Using the Palm Likelihood."
May 2025: New publication in JASA, led by Bok Kang! "Analyzing whale calling through Hawkes process modeling"
February 2025: New publication in PNAS from the ContLimno team: "Abrupt changes in algal biomass of thousands of US lakes are related to climate and are more likely in low-disturbance watersheds."
January 2025: Kevin Collins wins the ASA ENVR 2025 Student Paper Competition for his paper "Model-based decomposition of spatially varying temporal shifts in seasonal streamflow profiles across north temperate US Rivers."