Timothy E. O'Brien

 

Professor of Applied and Environmental Statistics

Loyola University Chicago

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and

Institute of Environmental Sustainability

 

 

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Mailing Address: Loyola University Chicago, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 1032 W. Sheridan Road,

Chicago, IL 60660-1537 USA

Office: Room 405, BVM Hall - Institute for Environmental Sustainability IES Building (6349 N. Kenmore Avenue, Chicago)

e: tobrie1 AT luc DOT edu

p: 773.508.2129 (office)

f: 773.508.2123 (office)

curriculum vitae

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Noteworthy:

 

July 11 to August 9, 2015: Fulbright Specialist in Global and Public Health at UGM and UII in Indonesia photos

June 2 to June 16, 2015: Fulbright Specialist in Global and Public Health at Kathmandu University in Nepal photos

Jefferson Science Fellowship during the 2011-12 academic year at Department of State / USAID: Read bio-sketch

May 23 to July 3, 2010: Fulbright Specialist in Global and Public Health at the CMU Faculty of Medicine: Press Release

In 2006-07: Fulbright Scholar (Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program) at Chiang Mai University, Dept. of Statistics link

In 1980-1982: completed Peace Corps service in Benin, French West Africa (enseignant Maths dans le CEMG de Savalou) photos

 

Teaching: Course Information

 

Research (click here to download PDF copies) My current research focus involves environmental and spatial statistics and toxicology concentrating primarily on assessing interactions and their effects on the environment and systems. Methods include likelihood methods, curvature and differential geometry; statistical modelling and simulation; sampling and optimal/experimental design; bioassay, relative potency and synergy (interaction); and general biostatistics, epidemiology, and bioinformatics. I also work in statistics education and medical/statistical ethics.

 

Other Places I have worked and/or given courses/workshops

 

China 2010

Finland 2014

Hanoi 2015

Japan, HCMC, Philippines since 2008

Thailand since 2007

 

Some Forthcoming and Previous Seminars and Short Courses

 

February 16, 2018

Invited Presentation, Flexible Modelling and Experimental Design Strategies, American Statistical Association Conference on Statistical Practice, abstract

January 12, 2018

Invited Seminar, Fundamentals of Modelling in Epidemiology and Biomedical Research, University of Phayao, Thailand photos

January 8, 2018

All-day Short Course, Biostatistics for Clinical Research: Using Modern Regression Methods and R Software, Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai, Thailand photos

January 4-5, 2018

Two-day Short Course, Applied Nonlinear Statistical Methods, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia photos

December 28, 2017

Invited Seminar, Practical Biostatistics Concepts and Methods, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand photos and photos

December 18-22, 2017

Short Course, Statistical Methods in Early-Phase Clinical Development, Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda photos

October 9, 2017

Invited Seminar, Serendipitous Benefits of Statistical Consulting and Collaborative Research, St. Michaels College, Burlington, Vermont flyer

August 10-11, 2017

Presenter, flyer EMBRACE (Empowering Research for Better Healthcare) Workshop, Manila, Philippines workshop program, and Invited Seminar Speaker (Statistical Methods in Precision Medicine), U. Philippines Manila Dept. Clinical Epidemiology photos

August 7, 2017

Invited Seminar, Optimal Design in Quantitative High Throughput Screening, Chung Ang University, Seoul, South Korea photos

June 26, 2017

Organizer, Chair, and Invited Speaker, Applied Statistics Symposium, Chicago IL Conference Booklet Our Optimal Design Session

May 9-20, 2017

Thesis Mentor and Visitor, mentored 6 MSc. Students at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences AIMS (Ghana visit) photos

March 10, 2017

Invited Seminar, Loyola Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Statistical Modelling and Methods in Bioinformatics my talk

March 8, 2017

Invited Seminar, University of Chicago, Dept. of Public Health Sciences, Hyde Park advert

January 12, 2017

Invited Seminar, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda supported by Burroughs Wellcome Foundation travel/research grant abstract and photos

September 13, 2016

Invited Seminar, Loyola University Health Science Center Neuroscience Program, Maywood IL flyer

August 22, 2016

Invited Talk, International Conference on Trends and Perspectives in Linear Statistical Inference (LinStat), Istanbul Turkey brochure

http://www.linstat2016.com/en/ - photos

June 14-15, 2016

Invited Talk and Invited Discussion, ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium in Atlanta GA photo of Finite Mixtures presenters

February 10, 2016

Invited Seminar, Northwestern University Department of Statistics, Evanston, IL USA title/abstract

December 28, 2015

Invited Seminar, Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Phnom Penh, Cambodia slides

October 18-20, 2015

Invited Talk, Midwest SAS Users Group (MWSUG) Conference, Omaha, NE USA slides

http://www.mwsug.org/2015/papers.html#CD-02

June 8, 2015

Invited Seminar, Tribhuvan University Department of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal title/abstract

May 25-28, 2015

Invited Talk, 24th International Workshop on Matrices and Statistics, Haikou, China title/abstract

http://iwms2015.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1

May 8, 2015

Invited Talk, Statistics Day: Mathematical Statistics in Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, VN program

September 26, 2014

Invited Talk, Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Cartagena, Colombia photo

September 6 to October 4, 2012

Introduction to R (Weekly Seminars in 5 parts), Loyola University Chicago

July 10, 2012

Invited Seminar: Biostatistics and International Development: Experiences as a Jefferson Science Fellow, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD

February 6-10, 2012

Short Course: Using R Software in Biomedical Research, Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala, Uganda

December 17-19, 2011

Invited Talk, International Conference on Mathematics and Applications at Mahidol University (Bangkok, TH)

July 29, 2011

Invited Seminar: Applications of Bioinformatics in Tropical Disease Modeling Mahidol University Faculty of Tropical Medicine

May 26-27, 2011

Invited Seminar: Nonlinear Modeling with Applications in Biomedicine, at Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine

May 18-20, 2011

Invited Speaker at 2011 National Statistics and Applied Statistics Conference, Hat Yai, Thailand

March 7-11, 2011

Professor in Residence, Infectious Disease Institute of Makerere University (Kampala Uganda) photo

December 21-23, 2010

Short Course: Practical Aspects of Statistical Modelling at Zhejiang Wanli University (China) photos

November 21-26, 2010

Visiting Professor, Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine (Kuwait City, Kuwait)

November 16, 2010

Invited Seminar: Peace Corps Meet Biostatistics: Challenges of Cross-Culturalism and Internationalization in Public Health Chicago Chapter Luncheon Talk, American Statistical Association (Chicago USA)

October 12, 2010

Invited Talk: Novel Use of SAS Software in Industrial and Biomedical Consulting, Research MWSUG (Milwaukee, USA)

September 29, 2010

Invited Seminar: Curvature, Robustness & Optimal Design in Applied Generalized Nonlinear Models at UIC (Chicago, USA)

July 26, 2010

Short Course: Essentials of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Bioinformatics at University of the Philippines (Diliman, PH)

July 5-23, 2010

3-week Ph.D. Course: Nonlinear Statistical Theory and Methods at Thammasat University (Bangkok, Thailand)

May 28, 2010

Keynote Speech: Teaching Statistics to Non-Statisticians at the 11th Annual Thai Statistics Conference (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

March 11, 2010

Invited Seminar: Recent Developments in Optimal Design and Modelling, United Arab Emirates University (Al Ain, UAE)

March 8-10, 2010

Invited Seminar: Applied Econometrics and Time Series Workshop in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

December 25, 2009

Invited Seminar: Overview of Current Optimal Design Research and Applications at Kasetsart University (Bangkok, TH)

December 17-19, 2009

Invited Talk at International Conference on Mathematics & Applications at Mahidol University (Bangkok, TH)

September 11-12, 2009

Invited Seminar: Advanced Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Workshop at Kurume University, Dept. of Biostatistics (Fukuoka, Japan)

July 27-28, 2009

Invited Workshop on Applied Nonlinear Modelling at Radiation Effects Research Foundation (Hiroshima, Japan)

July 13-17, 2009

Short Course: Statistical Methods in Medical Research at Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

June 8-12, 2009

Short Course: Experimental and Optimal Design at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMC, Vietnam)