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I recently completed my Ph.D. in Statistics at Simon Fraser University working on problems at the crossroads of machine learning and biostatistics. I have worked with BC Cancer and BC Children’s Hospital on various project, and now do freelance consulting with Berkowitz & Associates, working on a range of projects, centred on biomedical applications.
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Work Experience
Statistician at BC Children’s Hospital
January 1, 2022 - PresentUsed latent class modeling to predict trajectories of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients; performed statistical analyses for a randomized trial of ondansetron to reduce methotrexate side effects in JIA; developed growth curves for JIA patients using quantile random forests, constrained B-splines, and GAMLSS models; and performed multiple imputation for longitudinal JIA datasets.
Statistical Consultant at Berkowitz & Associates
January 1, 2020 - PresentPerformed statistical analyses on biomedical and other datasets to determine significance of findings; used R, SPSS and Excel; consulted literature and gathered data to answer evidence-based questions for clients.
Statistician at BC Cancer - Oral Cancer Prevention Program
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024Analyzed time-to-event data using Cox models to understand risk factors for oral cancer progression; manuscript in development/submitted.
Statistician at Impact Lab Amsterdam
January 1, 2025 - PresentOversees statistical design and methodological rigour for Impact Lab's research projects, which investigate the efficacy of charitable interventions.
Teaching Assistant / Marker at SFU & UBC
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021Lead TA for STAT 100, 203, 300, 302, 305 & 350; Statistics Workshop TA for undergraduate courses; course administrator for statistics and data modeling courses; numerous tutorials and markers; recognized with Graduate Fellowship for TA work.
Teaching Assistant / Marker at SFU
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018Lead TA for statistics courses; in-person tutorials; course administration for BABS 550 (Application of Statistics in Management) and related courses.
Statistical Consultant / RA at SFU Statistical Consulting Service (SCS)
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019RA on a variety of projects soliciting SCS assistance, including an acoustic tracking project with MERIDIAN.
Education
PhD in Statistics at Simon Fraser University
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025MSc in Statistics at Simon Fraser University
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020Bachelor of Commerce, Real Estate major at Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2009Post-Doctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University
October 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026Qualifications
Travel & Research Award (TARA)
May 1, 2024 - January 6, 2026Robin Insley Statistics Workshop Teaching Excellence Award
March 1, 2023 - January 6, 2026Graduate Fellowship (Half)
January 1, 2020 - January 6, 2026Graduate Fellowship (Full)
May 1, 2019 - January 6, 2026Case Study Competition, 2nd place
May 1, 2019 - January 6, 2026Alan G. Creer Scholarship
September 1, 2007 - January 6, 2026James A. Winton Memorial Award
September 1, 2007 - January 6, 2026Hugh M. Brock Education Abroad Scholarship
September 1, 2007 - January 6, 2026Industry Experience
Education, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services
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