Faculty and Staff
Administration
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Sherrill Hayes
Sherrill Hayes Director of the School of Data Science and Analytics and Professor of Conflict ManagementPosition:
Director of the School of Data Science and Analytics and Professor of Conflict ManagementPhone: (470) 578-6499
Email: shayes32@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3005
Degree: PhD, Sociology & Social Policy, Newcastle University (UK)
Recent Classes Taught: DS 9000 Data Ethics; INCM 9900 Doctoral Research
Professional Experience: Program Evaluator
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Leann Levelsmier
Leann Levelsmier Office Manager -
Sherry Ni
Sherry Ni Director of the Data Science and Analytics PhD Program, Associate Director of the School of Data Science and Analytics and Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Director of the Data Science and Analytics PhD Program, Associate Director of the School of Data Science and Analytics and Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2251
Email: sni@kennesaw.edu
Location: TP 2403
Degree: PhD, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 8940 Applied Analysis Project; STAT 8240/HMI 7620 Data Mining; DS 9900 Dissertation Research
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Cara Reeve
Cara Reeve Program Coordinator
Full-Time Faculty
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Lythia Amoakon
Lythia Amoakon Limited Term Instructor of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Limited Term Instructor of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: lamoakon@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Ramazan Aygun
Ramazan Aygun Director of Research Computing and Associate Professor of Computer SciencePosition:
Director of Research Computing and Associate Professor of Computer SciencePhone: (470) 578-5606
Email: raygun@kennesaw.edu
Location: J 305A
Degree: PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo
Recent Classes Taught: CS 7265 Big Data Analytics; CS 7267 Machine Learning
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Marla Bell
Marla Bell Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-6566
Email: mbell@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3019
Degree: PhD, Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 3130 Statistical Methods II; STAT 4210/STAT 8210 Applied Regression Analysis
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Frederic Bien
Frederic Bien Limited Term Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Limited Term Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-5105
Email: fbien@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3020
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Austin Brown
Austin Brown Assistant Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Assistant Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-7827
Email: abrow708@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3021
Degree: PhD, Applied Statistics and Research Methods, University of Northern Colorado
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 3125 Biostatistics; STAT 8020 Advanced Programming in SAS; STAT 8030 Programming in R; STAT 8110 Quality Control and Process Improvement; STAT 8210 Applied Regression Analysis
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Nicole Carder
Nicole Carder Lecturer of StatisticsPosition:
Lecturer of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2819
Email: nmoutos@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3024
Degree: Masters of Science in Applied Statistics, Kennesaw State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 3010 Computer Applications of Statistics; STAT 3125 Biostatistics
Professional Experience: Data Scientist at Axis, Group; Data Analyst at Genuine Parts Company; Statistical Analyst at Kimberly Clark
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Joseph DeMaio
Joseph DeMaio Director of the Masters of Applied Statistics and Professor of Mathematics and Data SciencePosition:
Director of the Masters of Applied Statistics and Professor of Mathematics and Data SciencePhone: (470) 578-6568
Email: jdemaio@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3011
Degree: PhD, Mathematics, Emory University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 7010 Mathematical Statistics I; MATH 2332 Probability and Data Analysis; MATH 8020 Graph Theory
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Holly Deal
Holly Deal Lecturer of StatisticsPosition:
Lecturer of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2490
Email: hdeal2@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3022
Degree: Masters of Statistics and Analytical Sciences, Kennesaw State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 3125 Biostatistics; STAT 4210 Topics in Regression
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Bowen Eldridge
Bowen Eldridge Lecturer of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Lecturer of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-6241
Email: meldrid8@kennesaw.edu
Location: J 366
Degree: Masters of Statistics and Analytical Sciences, Kennesaw State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 2332 Probability and Data Analysis
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Nicole Ferguson
Nicole Ferguson Associate Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Associate Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-7624
Email: afergu10@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3017
Degree: PhD, Biostatistics, University of Louisville
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 3010 Computer Applications of Statistics; STAT 3125 Biostatistics; STAT 4125/STAT 7125 Design and Analysis of Human Studies; STAT 7100 Statistical Methods; STAT 7030 Programming in R; STAT 8940 Applied Analysis Project
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Michael Frankel
Michael Frankel Senior Lecturer of StatisticsPosition:
Senior Lecturer of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2389
Email: mfranke1@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3009
Degree: Masters of Statistics, Georgia Tech
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 3010 Computer Applications in Statistics; STAT 3120 Statistical Methods I; STAT 4330 Binary Classification
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Bill Franks
Bill Franks Director of the Center for Data Science and Analytics and Lecturer of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Director of the Center for Data Science and Analytics and Lecturer of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-2829
Email: wfranks3@kennesaw.edu
Location: TP 2404
Degree: Masters of Applied Statistics, North Carolina State University
Recent Classes Taught: DS 7900 Applied Analytics Project Course
Professional Experience: Chief Analytics Officer for Teradata (NYSE: TDC) and the International Institute for Analytics. Author of several books. Presentations at hundreds of public and private conferences and events.
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Linda Galloway
Linda Galloway Senior Lecturer of MathematicsPosition:
Senior Lecturer of MathematicsPhone: (470) 578-7678
Email: lgallow1@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3029
Degree: PhD, Secondary Mathematics Education, Auburn University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics
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Kimberly Gardner
Kimberly Gardner Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2401
Email: kgardne9@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3023
Degree: PhD, Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Georgia State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 3010 Computer Applications of Statistics; STAT 3120 Statistical Methods I; STAT 3130 Statistical Methods II; STAT 7100 Statistical Methods; STAT 8940 Applied Analysis Project; MATH 2332 Probability and Data Analysis; MATH 3332 Probability and Inference; MAED 9900 Mathematics Education Research Independent Study
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Daniel Giorgis
Daniel Giorgis Limited Term Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Limited Term Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: dgiorgis@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Kevin Gittner
Kevin Gittner Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and EpidemiologyPosition:
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and EpidemiologyPhone: (470) 578-7986
Email: kgittner@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3031
Degree: PhD, Applied Statistics and Research Methods, University of Northern Colorado
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 3125 Biostatistics; PHE 4350 Methods of Public Health Education Research
Professional Experience: Statistical and research methods consulting
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Susan Hardy
Susan Hardy Senior Lecturer of StatisticsPosition:
Senior Lecturer of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-6707
Email: shardy@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3018
Degree: Masters of Statistics, Brigham Young University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 3010 Computer Applications of Statistics; STAT 3120 Statistical Methods I; STAT 3130 Statistical Methods II; STAT 4400 Nonparametric Statistical Methods; STAT 4400 Research and Oral Presentation Excellence
Professional Experience: Wirthlin Worldwide (Harris Interactive) - trained project managers; performed marketing analyses for Marriott Corporation food chains
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Victor Kane
Victor Kane Associate Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Associate Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2132
Email: vkane@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3025
Degree: PhD, Statistics, Florida State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 3120 Statistical Methods I; STAT 4120/STAT 7220 Design of Experiments; STAT 7110 Quality Control; STAT 7140 Six Sigma Problem Solving
Professional Experience: Ford Motor Company, Engineering Analyses and Process Optimization
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Lauren Matheny
Lauren Matheny Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: lmathen1@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
Degree: PhD, Applied Statistics and Research Methods, University of Northern Colorado
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 3120 Statistical Methods I; STAT 7020 Statistical Computing Simulation; STAT 7225 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis
Professional Experience: 17 years directing lower extremity research program in orthopaedic and sports medicine health outcomes; lead biostatistician and research methodologist for collaborative research with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, independent statistical and research consultant in private sector.
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Steve Morris
Steve Morris Lecturer of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Lecturer of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: smorri43@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
Degree: Masters of Science, Statistics, University of Georgia
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 2332 Probability and Data Analysis; STAT 3125 Biostatistics
Professional Experience: Consultant at Demand Side Analytics
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Herman Ray
Herman Ray Associate Professor of Data Science and BiostatisticsPosition:
Associate Professor of Data Science and BiostatisticsPhone: (470) 578-3648
Email: hray8@kennesaw.edu
Location: TP 2405
Degree: PhD, Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Louisville School of Public Health
Recent classes taught: STAT 8310 Applied Categorical Data Analysis; STAT 8320 Applied Multivariate Data Analysis; STAT 8330 Applied Binary Classification; STAT 7130 Programming in R.
Professional experience:
- Senior Director of Biostatistics and Programming, ConcertAI
- Associate Professor of Statistics, Kennesaw State University
- Director, Center for Statistics and Analytical Research, Kennesaw State University
- Research Scientist, Thomson Reuters
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Gita Taasoobshirazi
Gita Taasoobshirazi Associate Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Associate Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2491
Email: gtaasoob@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3013
Degree: PhD, Educational Psychology: Cognition and Development, University of Georgia
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 7020 Statistical Computing and Simulation; STAT 7900 Structural Equation Modeling; STAT 8020 Advanced Programming in SAS; STAT 8210 Applied Regression Analysis
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Lewis VanBrackle
Lewis VanBrackle Professor Emeritus of StatisticsPosition:
Professor Emeritus of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: lvanbrac@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
Degree: PhD, Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics
Professional Experience: Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (now AT&T) - Associate Staff Manager, Demographics and Marketing Research; Bell Telephone Laboratories (now Avaya) - Member of the Technical Staff, Local Service Model Development
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MinJae Woo
MinJae Woo Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data SciencePosition:
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data SciencePhone: (470) 578-6505
Email: mwoo1@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3007
Degree: PhD, Biomedical Data Science and Informatics, Clemson University-Medical University of South Carolina (joint)
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics; STAT 4210 Applied Regression Analysis
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Xinyan Zhang
Xinyan Zhang Assistant Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Assistant Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-6313
Email: xzhang47@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3015
Degree: PhD, Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 3125 Biostatistics; STAT 8225 Applied Longitudinal Analysis
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Yifan Zhang
Yifan Zhang Assistant Professor of Quantitative AnalysisPosition:
Assistant Professor of Quantitative AnalysisPhone: (470) 578-3913
Email: yzhang60@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 358
Degree: PhD in Business Administration (Marketing), Penn State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 8240 Data Mining I; STAT 8250 Data Mining II; ECON 2300 Business Statistics
Part-Time Faculty
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James Baggs
James Baggs Part-Time Assistant Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: jbaggs3@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
Degree: PhD, Epidemiology, Emory University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics
Professional Experience: Senior Epidemiologist and Team Lead, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Meredith Bonanni
Meredith Bonanni Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: msh7069@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Caye Clack
Caye Clack Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2490
Email: cclack1@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3038
Degree: Masters of Applied Statistics, Kennesaw State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1170 Introduction to Statistics; STAT 3125 Biostatistics; STAT 3130 Statistical Methods II
Professional Experience: Twenty five years experience in computer software design, development, testing, and project management
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Monica Doriney
Monica Doriney Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: mdoriney@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Robert Goodman
Robert Goodman Part-Time Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: rgoodm13@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Damarkus Green
Damarkus Green Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: dgreen62@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
Degree: Masters of Applied Statistics, Kennesaw State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics
Professional Experience: Data Analyst at Stillman College
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Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson Part-Time Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: pjohn181@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Karin Kolb
Karin Kolb Part-Time Instructor of Data Science and AnalyticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of Data Science and AnalyticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: kkolb1@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Gilbert Lepadatu
Gilbert Lepadatu Part-Time Assistant Professor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Assistant Professor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: glepadat@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Travis Long
Travis Long Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: tlong20@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
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Steve Orrock
Steve Orrock Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: sorrock@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 275
Degree: Masters of Applied Statistics, Kennesaw State University
Recent Classes Taught: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics
Professional Experience: Business Analyst and Pricing/Inventory Analyst in retail analytics
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Melony Parkhurst
Melony Parkhurst Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-6682
Email: mparkhur@kennesaw.edu
Location: CL 3038
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Claudia Roper
Claudia Roper Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPosition:
Part-Time Instructor of StatisticsPhone: (470) 578-2409
Email: croper12@kennesaw.edu
Location: MS 012
Affiliated Faculty
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Jing (Selena) He
Jing (Selena) He Interim Assistant Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Computer SciencePosition:
Interim Assistant Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Computer SciencePhone: (470) 578-6039
Email: she4@kennesaw.edu
Location: J 338
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Xiao Huang
Xiao Huang Professor of Economics & FinancePosition:
Professor of Economics & FinancePhone: (470) 578-6318
Email: xhuang3@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 343
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Chih-Cheng Hung
Chih-Cheng Hung Professor of Computer SciencePosition:
Professor of Computer SciencePhone: (470) 578-3793
Email: chung1@kennesaw.edu
Location: J 384
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Stefano Mazzotta
Stefano Mazzotta Professor of Economics & FinancePosition:
Professor of Economics & FinancePhone: (470) 578-6341
Email: smazzott@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 350
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Ying Xie
Ying Xie Professor of Computer SciencePosition:
Professor of Computer SciencePhone: (470) 578-2143
Email: yxie2@kennesaw.edu
Location: J 360
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Bo Yang
Bo Yang Professor of Mathematics