Teaching & education

Teaching

Statistical methods and computational thinking for scientific discovery — courses, short courses, and hands-on workshops.

6Courses
10Offerings
5Years teaching

Results

AST424 · Introduction to Astrophysical Research

Fall 2025 · Full Year 2023-2024

Research methods and project-based learning in astrophysics

UndergraduateAstronomy

STA437 · Methods for Multivariate Data

Winter 2026

Practical techniques for multivariate data analysis including dimensionality reduction, classification, and inference

UndergraduateStatistics

STA130 · Introduction to Statistical Reasoning and Data Science

Winter 2024 · Winter 2023

Foundational course in statistical thinking and data analysis

UndergraduateStatistics

AST3101 · Module: Ethics and Practice in Astronomy

Winter 2024 · Winter 2022

Research ethics and professional practice in astronomy

GraduateAstronomy

JAS1101 · Introduction to Astrostatistics

Fall 2022 · Winter 2022 (partial)

Statistical methods for astronomical research

GraduateAstronomyStatistics

AST3101 · Module: Introduction to Sampling

Fall 2021

Advanced sampling techniques in astronomical data analysis

GraduateAstronomy

Bayesian Inference

Jun 2026

University of Toronto Statistical Sciences Research Program (UTSSRP) · Toronto, ON

Workshop

A Conceptual Introduction to Deep Learning

Jun 2025

Penn State: Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers · Virtual

Workshop

Nested Sampling: Past, Present, and Future

Jun 2025 · Jun 2024

Penn State: Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers · Virtual

Workshop

Machine Learning for Star Cluster Science (with Steffani Grondin)

Sep 2023

2023 ESO Conference: Two in a million · Garching, Germany

Workshop

Dimensionality Reduction: Applications to Star Cluster Science (with Steffani Grondin)

Aug 2023

University of Michigan: 2023 Clusters & Streams Workshop · Ann Arbor, MI

Workshop

Uncertainty and Interpretability in Machine Learning Models (with Alex Gagliano)

Aug 2023

NSF IAIFI Summer School · Boston, MA

Workshop

A Tutorial of (Dynamic) Nested Sampling

Jun 2023

Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy VIII · State College, PA

Workshop

Introduction to Bayesian Inference with Linear Regression

Aug 2020

Astro Hack Week 2020 · Virtual

Workshop