Distinguished Associate Professor of Instruction Matthew Bognar, who earned the PhD in Statistics from the University of Iowa, joined the faculty in 2006. A popular teacher, he is also receiving the Collegiate Teaching Award this year. His research interests include spatial statistics, Bayesian statistics, computational statistics, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and educational software. He has developed widely used educational software, including "Probability Distributions" for Android and iOS, as well as web-based probability, statistical inference, and non-parametric applets. Among other service to his department, he serves as Director of the Statistics Tutorial Lab.

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