I am an assistant professor of statistics at Penn State University. I joined Penn State in 2020 after receiving my PhD in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I was advised by Jun Zhu and Murray Clayton.
My research focuses on applications in spatial and spatial-temporal statistics, as well as on statistical computing problems, particularly related to Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC).
Email: sqb6128@psu.edu
Statistical computing
My current work revolves around variance estimation and variance reduction for MCMC simulations.
– Weighted shape-constrained estimation for the autocovariance sequence from a reversible Markov chain – Multivariate moment least-squares estimators for reversible Markov chains – Efficient shape-constrained inference for the autocovariance sequence from a reversible Markov chain
– Control variates and Rao-Blackwellization for deterministic sweep Markov chains
Spatial-temporal statistics
I have funding for motivated PhD students with an interest in statistical computing, spatial statistics, and/or nonparametric statistics problems. Please contact me by email to discuss potential research opportunities.