At BVU since 1993

Degrees Held

B.S., Rockhurst College
M.S., Northwestern University
M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Works published

Understanding Multiplicative Interaction Terms in Multiple Regression Models

Statistical Tests for 'Intervalness' and 'Collapsing' Involving Categorical Variables in Linear Models

Attitudinal Impact of International Travel Courses on Undergraduate Students

Impacts of Professor-Student Discipline Matches in an Undergraduate Introductory Statistics Course (With Dr. Stan Ullerich)

Honors

George Wythe Award for Teaching Excellence (BVU's highest faculty honor; 2005).
BVU Faculty Member of the Year (voted by students; 1996, 2006, and 2008).
Visiting Professor of Political Science -- Uppsala University (Sweden) (2007 and 2010).
Invited Faculty in Residence, ICPSR Summer Program, Univ. of Michigan (each summer since 1987).

International Experience

Traveled with students to Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, Iceland, Puerto Rico, and Turkey.

Visiting Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden (2007 and 2010).

Facts

Former BVU Men's and Women's tennis coach.

Winner of "The New Yorker Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest" (7/3/2006).

Have met Fidel Castro and Barack Obama.

Had a very small non-speaking "bit part" in a Singapore television program.

Intramural ping-pong champion in college.

Co-developer, producer, and host of the weekly "Uncle Ed Radio Show" on WCBN-FM.