Contact
petersen@stat.byu.edu
2170 WVB
801-422-7049
Education
University of California Davis, Ph.D., Statistics (2016)
University of California Davis, M.S., Statistics (2016)
Arizona State University, B.S., Mathematics, Statistics (2010)
Research Interests
My research interest centers on Functional Data Analysis, or samples of curve- or surface-valued data. Specific areas of interest include density-valued data, where the curves are constrained to represent probability distributions, and graphical models for functional data. More generally, I also work on extending statistical models to incorporate random objects, defined as random elements of nonlinear metric spaces, as part of a subfield known as Object-Oriented Data Analysis.
In addition to these methodological developments, I maintain collaborations with applied scientists, mostly neuroscientists and neurologists. The projects have focused on modeling and quantifying functional connectivity in the brain, and using functional data analysis to incorporate complex radiological and clinical variables in assessing the treatment of patients following an intracranial cerebral hemorrhage. hemmorhage.