Jingxuan "Cecilia" Yang

Postdoctoral Scholar She/her/hers

Summary

I completed my undergraduate and master's studies in Statistics at the University of California, Davis. After that, I pursued my Ph.D. in Statistics & Data Science under the guidance of Dr. Mihye Ahn and Dr. Yinghan Chen at the University of Nevada, Reno. My dissertation research focused on novel methodologies for variable selection in linear mixed effects and item response theory models. My current research interests lie in variable selection, linear models, graphical models, and modeling techniques for educational assessments.

Courses taught

  • STAT 152
  • MATH 181

Education

  • Ph.D. in Statistics & Data Science, University of Nevada, Reno, 2023
  • M.S in Statistics, University of California, Davis, 2018
  • B.S in Statistics, University of California, Davis, 2016