More About Me?

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Whelp. I won't disappoint. One of the reasons I love teaching stats is that I have a ton of experience in the field. I know that some instructors teach statistics like a math class, but it’s really closer to a science (and at times an art) in how it is actually used.

As a student...

I received a B.A. in Mathematics from UCSD, mostly because I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I loved math. After a year off, I decided to go back to school for a Masters in Statistics at SDSU assuming that statistics was just applied math that someone would give me a job for. I was wrong, but I also loved statistics and after graduating with an M.S., I decided to apply for Ph.D. program in Computational Statistics that was a joint program with SDSU and Claremont Graduate University. I did 6 years of coursework and have someone stalled out on my dissertation because I can’t balance doing work for my students and my own student work!

As a practitioner...

Knowing that you can’t learn statistics completely out of a book, I worked for three years with a research study in the Department of Psychology at UCSD. During this time, I ran statistical analyses including mixed models, structural equation models, and factor analysis. I quit when I got an opportunity to work as a research assistant at SDSU working on assessing course designs – combining my passion for statistics and education! So I have four years of experience working as a Statistician and am an author on several papers.

As an instructor...

I have taught statistics at a ton of colleges in San Diego, including Grossmont, Cuyamaca, Miramar, SDSU. At SDSU, I taught both the Business Statistics (Stat 119) and the Statistical Principles and Practices (Stat 250) courses. I’ve taught statistics in classes from 5 to 150 students since 2010. I also go to a ton of conferences and workshops on teaching statistics every semester.