Rhonda DeCook

Lecturer of Statistics and Actuarial Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lecturer, Dept. of Statistics & Actuarial Science, University of Iowa, July 2012 - Present
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Statistics & Actuarial Science, University of Iowa, January 2007 - July 2012
Post-Doctorate Researcher: Statistics Dept, Iowa State University, August 2006 - December 2006
Statistics Instructor: Statistics Dept, Iowa State University, January 2006 - May 2006
Research Assistant in Schnable Lab: Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University, June 2005 - December 2005
Statistical Consultant: Family and Consumer Sciences College, Iowa State University, August 2003 - May 2004
Statistical Consultant: Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State University, August 2002 - May 2003
VIGRE Summer Undergraduate Research Program Coordinator: Statistics Dept, Iowa State University, January 2002 - December 2005
Mathematics Instructor, Madison East High School, Madison, Wisconsin, August 1999 - June 2000
Mathematics Instructor, Middleton-Cross Plains High School, Middleton, Wisconsin, August 1997 - June 1999

Contact Information

Primary Office: 211 Schaeffer Hall (SH)
Iowa City, IA 52242
319-335-3249
rhonda-decook@uiowa.edu

Websites

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Biography

I received my Ph.D. in Statistics from Iowa State University in 2006, and came to the University of Iowa in 2007. Courses I teach range from probability for engineering undergraduates to design of experiments for graduate students, but I mainly focus on applied statistics. Most of my statistical interests revolve around data analysis and statistical consulting. I enjoy connecting with individuals from other disciplines who are looking for a statistician to help with their projects. I work mostly in R and SAS statistical software, and I've investigated some of the capabilities of the R shiny package.

Education

  • PhD in Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States, 2006
  • MS in Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States, 2002
  • Certificate in Secondary Math Ed, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 1997
  • BS in Math and Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States, 1993

Areas of Research Interest

  • Data Science: Incorporating data science tools into courses with R.
  • Statistical consulting: Working with researchers in analyzing observational and experimental data. Providing statistical consulting for research data and collection.

Selected Professional Development

  • Introduction to Big Data Analysis, ASA - Conference on Statistical Practice, Portland, Oregon, 2018

Selected Professional Memberships

  • American Statistical Association (ASA), 2006
  • American Statistical Association - Iowa Chapter, 2006

Selected Courses Taught

  • Statistical Consulting, STAT:6220, Spring 2018
  • Applied Statistics II, STAT:5201, Spring 2018
  • Probability & Stats for Engr & Phys Sci, STAT:2020, Fall 2018
  • Readings in Statistics, STAT:6990, Fall 2016
  • Applied Linear Regression, 22S:152, Fall 2010

Selected Publications

  • Gerber, L., Streeter, E. & DeCook, R. (2014). Review of gunshot injuries in cats and dogs, and utility of triage scoring systems in predicting outcome following injury: 37 cases, years 2003-2008. JAVMA, 245, 923-929. DOI: 10.2460/javma.245.8.923.
  • Hardy, J., DeCook, R. & Streeter, E. (2018). Plasma cholesterol levels in septic dogs and its association with morbidity and mortality: A retrospective study of 62 dogs (2005-2015). Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 28(2), 149-156.
  • Tang, J., Kopecky, B., Yi, Q., DeCook, R., Ding, D., Ou, H., Liu, D., Sun, Z. & Bao, J. (2015). Canertinib induces ototoxicity in three preclinical models. Hearing Research, 328, 59-66. DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.07.002.
  • Elliot, K., Houston, D., DeCook, R. & Fritzsch, B. (2015). Ear manipulations reveal a critical period for survival and dendritic development of a single cell. Development Neurobiology, 75, 1339-1351. DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22287.
  • Kopecky, B., DeCook, R. & Fritzsch, B. (2012). N-Myc and L-Myc are Essential for Hair Cell Formation but not Maintenance. Brain Research, 1484, 1-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.09.027.
  • Kopecky, B., DeCook, R. & Fritzsch, B. (2012). Mutational ataxia resulting from abnormal vestibular acquisition and processing is partially compensated for. Behavioral Neuroscience, 126(2), 301-313. DOI: 10.1037/a0026896.
  • Umbarger, M., DeCook, R. & Rautiainen, R. (2012). Medication use and agricultural injury.
  • Jenkins, C., DeCook, R. & Neiman, M. (2010). An experimental test of the densitydependent selection hypothesis for sex reveals complex relationships between population composition and fitness in asexual freshwater snails.
  • Chin, S., DeCook, R., Street, W. & Eichmann, D. (2010). Query-based text normalization selection models for enhanced retrieval accuracy. (Vols. W10-12). pp. 19-26. Los Angeles: Proceedings of the HLT-NAACL Workshop on Semantic Search.
  • Swanson, R., DeCook, R., Jia, Y., Bancroft, T., Ji, T., Nettleton, D. & Schnable, P. (2009). Paternal Dominance of Trans-eQTL Influences Gene Expression Patterns in Maize Hybrids. Science, 326, 1118-1120. DOI: 10.1126/science.1178294.
Last Modified Date: May 15, 2021