Student Research
PhD Dissertation Chair/Co-Chair
1. Samridhi Mehta (2010 -2013): University of Delhi, India; Co-Chair* - Stochastic Scrambling and Descrambling of Sensitive Data Using Randomized Response Models. Completed in August 2013
2 Rita Sousa (2009 - 2013): New University of Lisbon, Portugal; Chair – Parameter Estimation in the Presence of Auxiliary Information. Completed in November 2013
3. Geeta Kalucha (2012- 2016): University of Delhi, India; Co-Chair* - Mean Estimation with Optional RRT Models Using Auxiliary Information. Completed in January 2016
4. Mazhar Yaqub (2011 - 2016): Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan; Co-Chair.– Treatment of Non-Response in Survey Sampling. Completed in June 2016
5. Tanja Zatezalo (2012 - 2016): The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Chair - Generalized Mixture Estimators of the Finite Population Mean. Completed in October 2016
6. Anu Chhabra (2011 - 2016): University of Delhi, India; Co-Chair*. Newer Families of Optional Unrelated Question RRT Models. Completed in March 2017
7. Jeong Sihm (2012-2017): The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Chair - Modified Binary Randomized Response Technique Models. Completed in March 2017
8. Sadia Khalil (2018): NCBA&E Lahore, Pakistan; Co-Chair - Generalized Mean Estimators for Sensitive and Non-Sensitive Variables in the Presence of Measurement Errors. Completed in January 2018
9. Shakeel Ahmed (2017 -): Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan; Co-Chair -. Model-Based Estimation of Population parameters with Applications. Completed in Summer 2020.
10. Qi Zhang (2016 - ): The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Chair. Completed in Summer 2020
11. Badr Aloraini (2017 - ): The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Chair. Completed in Summer 2021.
12. Pujita Sapra (2019- ): The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Chair. Expected to graduate in summer 2023.
13. Wenhao (Wendy) Shou (2019- ): The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Chair. Expected to graduate in Summer 2024.
14. Monika Goel (2022 - ): The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
*Co-Chair designation for technical reasons. All work completed under my direct supervision
Dissertation Committee Member
(All at UNC Greensboro)
1. Amit Verma – Public Health Education, Completed in 2012
2. Deirdre Dingman – Public Health Education, Completed in 2013
3. Xiao Luo – Education Research Methodology, Completed in 2013
4. Fu Liu - Education Research Methodology, Completed in 2015
5. Aleksandra Babić – Public Health Education, Completed in 2016
6. Chris Vanlangenberg – Mathematics and Statistics, Completed in 2016
7. Wei (Vivian) Chen - Mathematics and Statistics, Completed in Spring 2018
8. Bin Luo - Mathematics and Statistics, Completed in summer 2020
9. Romesh Thanuja - Mathematics and Statistics. Completed in summer 2021
10. Sarangan Balasubramaniam - Mathematics and Statistics. Completed in summer 2022.
Master's Theses/Projects Supervised
1. Sharma, Ashish (1991): Fitting Fractionally Differenced ARMA Processes to Time Series Data, Master’s Thesis, University of Southern Maine
2. Ji, Xiaoyan (1991): Time Domain Estimation in ARIMA (o ,d, o) Processes, Master’s Thesis, University of Southern Maine
3. Herald, Rachel (1992): Time Series Modeling for Selected Central Maine Power Data, Master’s Project, University of Southern Maine
4. Yu, Chang (1993): Estimating Fractionally Differenced ARIMA Models in the Time Domain, Master’s Thesis, University of Southern Maine
5. Jain, Pradeep (1993): On the Estimation of Fractionally Integrated ARMA Models in the Frequency Domain, Master’s Thesis, University of Southern Maine
6. Gupta, Sharat (1995): Estimating Long Memory Time Series Models in Time Domain, Master’s Thesis, University of Southern Maine
7. Liberatore, Peter (1996): Forecasting Percentage of Weekly Catalog Sales, Master’s Project, University of Southern Maine
8. Iannuzzi, Jacqueline (2000): Statistical Methods to Evaluate Sensitivity of Diagnostic Test Kits, Master’s Thesis, University of Southern Maine
9. Sunil Singhal (2004): Use of Randomized Response Techniques in Circumventing Social Desirability Response Bias In Personal Interview Surveys, Master’s Thesis, University of Southern Maine
10. Sundar Thapa (2008): Changes in heart rate variability due to increased pressure while scuba diving, Master’s Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
11. Supriti Sehra (2008): An additive two-stage RRT model for estimating the sensitivity of personal interview survey questions, Master’s Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
12. Norbert Kadima (2009): A Comparison of first and second order approximations of the sensitivity estimators in Optional Randomized Response Models, Master’s Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
13. Guanghui Lei (2012): Comparison of Pre and Post Clinical Pathway Data for Nurses in the Moses Cone Health System, Master’s Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
14. Jeong Sihm (2012): A Two-Stage Binary Optional Randomized Response Model", Master’s Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
15. Robert Stoesen (2013): Predictors of Bariatric Surgery Success, Master’s Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
16. Qi Zhang (2016): Ratio Estimation under RRT Models, Master’s Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
17. Nicholas Stewart (2016): Modeling Charitable Donations over Time at Data Management Inc., Master’s Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
18. Monika Goel (2017): Impact of Skin to Skin in the Operating Room for Cesarean Deliveries on Utilization of Narcotics, Master’s Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
19. Ping Wang (2017): Nurse’s knowledge and Competency of Coudé Catheter Insertion and Implementation of a Core Team to Insert Coudé Catheters on the Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Campus, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
20. David Suarez (2018): Variations of the Greenberg Unrelated Question Binary Model, Master's Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Undergraduate Student Research Projects Supervised
1. Soo Kim (2009): Estimating Sensitivity Level of Binary Response Survey Questions. Student was supported by a UNCG Undergraduate Research Assistantship. She went to Cornell for graduate work
2. Anna Tuck (2011-2013): Optional Unrelated-Question Randomized Response Models. Worked with me from January 2011- December 2012 under a NSF Fellowship. She has presented her research at several national and international conferences and co-authored two papers with me. Went to University of Washington, Seattle for doctoral work
3. Jennifer Figueroa (2011): Non-Medical Use of Stimulant Medication among College Students: An Optional Randomized Response Technique. The student worked with me during 2011 on a NSF Fellowship, presented her work at several national conferences, and co-authored a paper with me.
4. Tracy Spears (2012-2013): The student worked with me on a NSF Fellowship from January 2012 – December 2012, on Quantitative Optional Unrelated Question Randomized Response Models. She presented her work at several national and international conferences and co-authored two papers with me. Went to UNC Chapel Hill for graduate work
5. Qi Zhang (2013-2014): The student worked with me under two UNCG scholarships and continued further the work of two previous undergrad students Tracy and Anna. She explored the relationship between STD prevalence and its various predictors. The work resulted in a journal article. Joined doctoral program at UNC Greensboro
6. Emily Nance (2015-16): Analysis of Perceptions of an Emergency Nursing Academy at Cone Health, Honors Thesis Work, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Joined our master’s program.
7. David Suarez (2015-16): Worked on some variations of the Greenberg Unrelated Question RRT Model. Published one paper in Involve, and joined our accelerated BS to MA program in statistics. Joined PhD program in Statistics at University of Virginia.
8. Amber Young (2018): Amber was a student from Purdue University and was part of our ASA/NSF REU program in Summer 2018. Her work on Binary Unrelated Question RRT Model Accounting for Untruthful Responding has been published in Involve – a Journal of Mathematics
9. Ryan Parks (2018): Ryan is a UNCG student and was part of our ASA/NSF REU program in Summer 2018. He worked with Amber Young as a team and their work on Binary Unrelated Question RRT Model Accounting for Untruthful Responding has been published in Involve – a Journal of Mathematics
10. Maxwell Lovig (2020): Max was a student from the University of Louisiana Lafayette, and was my mentee during the Summer 2020 program at UNC Greensboro. His work on "Mixture Binary RRT Models with A Unified Measure of Privacy and Efficiency" appeared in Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation. Max is going to Yale for Doctoral work.
11. Sumaita Rahman (2020): Sumaita was my mentee during the Summer 2020 REU program at UNC Greensboro. Her work on "Mixture Binary RRT Models with A Unified Measure of Privacy and Efficiency", jointly with Maxwell Lovig, appeared in Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation. Sumaita went to NC State University for graduate work
12. Joia Zhang (2021): Joia was a student form the University of Washington, Seattle, and was my mentee during the Summer 2021 program at UNC Greensboro. Her work on "Mitigating Lack of Trust in Quantitative Randomized Response Techniques Models " appeared in Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation. Joia was the winner of the Best Presentation by an Undergraduate Student at the AISC 2021 conference.
13. William McCance (2022): William was a student from UC Santa Barbara, and was my mentee during the Summer 2022 REU program at UNC Greensboro