The following individuals have been approved in December 2019:

For A. Stat.:

Matthew Pietrosanu

I am currently a PhD student in statistics at the University of Alberta with research interests in robust methods for high-dimensional data, Bayesian hierarchical models, and neurogenetic data analysis. My doctoral work so far focuses on incorporating highly correlated modes of neuroimaging and genetic data into statistical models to identify genes and brain regions associated with neurodegenerative diseases and in identifying genetic and neurological differences between population subgroups.

While my academic background lies purely in applied mathematics and statistics, I am passionately interested in interdisciplinary work and collaborations, especially in health sciences. Outside of my own research, I have major commitments to statistical research consulting through my work as a private consultant and member of my department’s graduate student-run consulting group. Out of a personal interest in scientific writing and communicating the value of statistics across all disciplines, I have enjoyed collaborations with researchers from diverse backgrounds. I have significant work experience as a data analyst working with healthcare survey data, financial records, and 3D imaging data in applied fields. 

Sarah Roy-Molgat

I am a bilingual student, recently graduated from the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Science. My time as an undergraduate student was spent specializing in the fields of statistics, mathematics, economics, and physics. I will begin a professional Master of Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 2019. My objective is to become a certified actuary in the UK, the US, and Canada, with intention for my profession to take me across the globe. My interests include economics of conflicts, finance, probability and statistics, game theory and behavioural economics.

I have worked as a science mentor for the past four years; leading study groups for first year physics courses at the University of Ottawa. I have also taken part in a summer research internship in Lyon, France on behavioural and cognitive science. I have held the position of customer service specialist at the Ottawa-based financial planning firm RocheBanyan Inc. and as of recently, actuarial assistant for its parent company, Welton Parent Inc.  

For P. Stat.:

Feng Ye

I joined the Kidney Health Research Group at the University of Alberta in 2010 where I have worked closely with the nephrologists and other health scientists. My role is to obtain and review literature to determine appropriate statistical techniques, design and implement statistical procedure, and input to manuscripts, reports, and presentations. My expertise includes prediction risk modelling, survival analysis, and cost effectiveness evaluation.