Welcome! I am Assistant Professor in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Portland State University. My research focuses on advancing Bayesian methodology for large scale spatio-temporal problems with emphasis on ecological applications. I am also interested in the methodological aspects of Bayesian testing procedures.
I love the outdoors and spending time with my wife, family and friends. I also enjoy running, biking, hiking, watching movies, reading, cooking, etc...
In our latest contribution (see in arxiv), we develop from first principles a prior over the model space for Bayesian variable selection that enables for strong controls for test multiplicity.
Together with A. Crisp and A. Finley, we proposed an approach to make the scale the computational efficiency of the Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process for Bayesian spatial regression (see in arxiv).