Education
  • Ph.D. in Statistics, Iowa State University, 2014
  • Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Iowa State University, 2010
  • B.Sc. in Computational Mathematics, Chongqing University, 2003
Editorial Service
  • Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, 2023 - present
  • Associate editor, Statistica Sinica, 2023 - present
  • Associate editor, Biometrics, 2021 - present
  • Associate editor, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 2021 - present
  • Editorial advsiory board, New Phytologist, 2017 - present
  • Panel of reviewers, AMS: Mathematical Reviews, 2021 - present
  • Guest editor, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, special issue on Recent Advancements on Quantitative Methods for Genomics and Genetics, 2018-2020
Honors & Awards
  • Elected Member of International Statistical Institute (ISI), since 2020
  • Los Alamos Statistical Sciences Conference Grant, 2014
  • Top 5 Finish in the 14th Data Mining Cup Competition, Prudsys AG, 2013
  • Chair's Award on Academic Excellence, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, 2012
  • Graduate Teaching Excellent Awards, Iowa State University, 2010
  • Robert J. Lambert Award for Excellecne in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, 2008
  • Professional Advancement Grant, Iowa State University, 2007
Professional Experience
  • WNAR program coordinator, 01/2024- Present
  • Affiliate Faculty Member, Data Science Research Institute (DSRI), Colorado State University, 09/2021 - Present
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, 12/2020 - Present
  • Affiliate Faculty Member, Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (MCIN), Colorado State University, 10/2020 - Present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Colorado State University, 07/2020 - Present
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Colorado State University, 08/2014 - 06/2020
  • Core Faculty Member, GAUSSI Program, Colorado State University, 04/2015 - 05/2016
  • Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, 06/2012 - 06/2014. Mentor: Professor Peng Liu
  • TFS Statistics Intern, Monsanto Co. Chesterfield, MO, 05-08/2013
  • Visiting Scholar in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, 01/2011 - 05/2013. Mentor: Professor Zhijun Wu