Professor of Statistics
About
Naisyin Wang received her PhD in Statistics from Cornell University in 1992. She joined the University of Michigan in 2009 after being a faculty member of Statistics and Toxicology at Texas A&M University since 1992. Her research interests cover longitudinal and functional data analysis, resolving issues regarding incomplete or measured with errors observations, semiparametric method developments, mixture modeling, and biological/genomic applications particularly in nutrition and toxicology studies.
Research Interests
- Model Based Clustering
- Mixed Effects Models
- Missing Data Issues
- Non- and Semiparametric Modeling
- Applications in Biological and Medical Fields
Education
- Ph.D. Statistics, Cornell University (1992)
- M.A., Statistics, Ohio State University (1987)
- B.S. Mathematics, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan (1986)
Honors and Awards
- College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award, Tshing-Hua University,
Taiwan (2012)
- Distinguished Achievement Award in Research, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University (2003)
- University Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University (2001-2005)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellow of the American Statistical Association
- Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute
- NIH First Award (1997-2002)
Professional Services
- Co-editor, Statistica Sinica (2011-2014)
- Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Medal Committee (2011-2013)
- President of the International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA, 2010)
- Regional Committee, ENAR, International Biometrics Society (2003-2005)
- Co-editor, Biometrics (2006-2008)
- International Biometric Society Editorial Committee (2006-2008)
- Fisher Lecture Selection Committee (2003-06, Chair 2006)
- Regional Committee, ENAR, International Biometrics Society (2003-2005)
- Chair of IMS program committee, WNAR/IMS conference (2003)
