B. Wright Neustatishan	
196 Pearson Terrace	neustatishan@stat.gauss.edu
Fisher, CO 80871	www.stat.gauss.edu/neustatishan
970.519.7983 (home)	970.519.1828 (office)
Education
	December 2000	PhD (expected), Dept of Statistics, Gauss University, Fisher, Colorado
•	GPA: 3.8/4.0; full transcript attached
•	Dissertation: “Power analysis for Jamkat’s test using Bayesian scenarios;”
abstract attached; Advisor: Guy Wellknown, PhD
	1998	MStat, Dept of Statistics, Gauss University
	1992	BA (magna cum laude), Libarts College, Charmingtown, MA
•	Double major: Mathematics and History
•	GPA: 3.5/4.0 overall, 3.7 Mathematics, 3.5 History
Experience
	1998–present	Graduate Assistant, Technical Support Group, Gauss U. Data Services Center
•	Answers questions about SPSS, SAS, Minitab, and other software; teaches shortcourses; consults on data analysis. Supervisor: Will Ingtohelp, MS
	1996-1998	Teaching Assistant, Gauss U. Dept of Statistics
•	Intro. to Statistics, recitation session instructor (1997-98)
•	Statistical Modeling, one-on-one tutoring and grading (1996-1997)
	1992-1996	Statistical programmer, Hytek Bioinformatics, Hytek, NJ
•	Performed data analyses under the direction of experienced masters and doctoral-level biostatisticians
•	Programmed, validated, and documented SAS macros and Splus functions for in-house use
Technical Skills
General skills in statistics and computing. Specific expertise and interests in:
•	Statistics: models for categorical longitudinal data; bringing Bayesian thinking and methods into mainstream data analysis.
•	Computing platforms: UNIX, Windows 2000/NT; some Macintosh.
•	Programming languages: C and using SAS as a programming language—its data step, PROC IML, macro language; a little C++, FORTRAN, and HTML.
•	Statistical software: SAS, including some PROC SQL. Extensive experience with Splus; moderate experience with BUGS (Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling); a little experience with Minitab, SPSS, and Stata.
•	Text formatting and office computing: LaTeX, Word, FrameMaker, Illustrator, Excel, PowerPoint
Honors and Awards
	2000	Graduate student travel award and $500 prize. (See “Presentations” below.)
	1998	“Extreme Value” award for top performance on MStat comprehensive exam (plaque, plus dinner for two at The Greasy Spoon)
Presentations and Invited Lectures
Using Bayesian thinking when performing power analyses for classical hypothesis testing. Society of Bayesians, Posterior, FL, May 2000.
Getting technical support from GU’s Data Services Center. Psychology Department “brownbag lunch” research seminar, Gauss University, January 2000.
Performing power analyses for Jamkat’s test. Statistics Department Seminar Series, Gauss University, November 1999.
Publications
Wellknown G, Neustatishan BW, Tribephan IM (in press). An Akaike-type index for modeling categorical longitudinal data. Journal of the World Statistical Society.
Haevyor B, Neustatishan BW. (1999). Serbian children’s perception of war and peace. Children and Society 94, 19-49.
Papers Under Review
Neustatishan BW, Wellknown G. A method to compute power for Jamkat’s test. Submitted to Developments in Statistical Theory and Practice.
Haevyor B, Neustatishan BW. Treating children for post-traumatic stress syndrome. Being revised for resubmission to Adolescent Mental Health.
Committees
	1999-2000	Search committee for department head, Dept of Statistics, Gauss University
	1997-1998	Graduate Student Council, College of Arts and Sciences, Gauss University
Professional Memberships
American Statistical Association, Society of Bayesians
Non-Work Special lnterests
Competitive swimmer (now U.S. Masters) and triathlete. All-American, 1650Y freestyle, 1991 and 1992. Now training for 2001 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii. Other special interests include playing piano in a local jazz trio and watching movies produced by independent and foreign filmmakers.
References
Prof. Guy Wellknown	Prof. Lynn Niermodels
Dept of Statistics, Gauss University	Dept of Statistics, Gauss University
Fisher, CO 80871	Fisher, CO 80871
970.519.2314	970.519.3415
wellknown@stat.gauss.edu	niermodels@stat.gauss.edu

Prof. Bea Haevyor	Will Ingtohelp
Dept of Psychology, Gauss University	Data Services Center, Gauss University
Fisher, CO 80871	Fisher, CO 80871
970.519.2555	970.519.9987
bea_haevyor@gauss.edu	will_ingtohelp@gauss.edu