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Diverse Voices: Laura Mather
Laura Mather
CEO, Founder
Abstract: Laura Mather is a CEO and entreprenuer who has started two companies. Her talk is titled "5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Company." Food will be provided. Register at https://undergrad.soe.ucsc.edu/diverse-speaker-series. Bio: Laura Mather, Ph.D.’s career has included starting... Read More
Diverse Voices: Cornell Verdeja-Woodson
Cornell Verdeja-Woodson
Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Abstract: Cornell Verdeja-Woodson is the Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Looker. His talk is titled, "The Best Thing I Almost Never Had." Food will be provided. Register at https://undergrad.soe.ucsc.edu/diverse-speaker-series Bio: In 2015 Cornell founded Brave Trainings LLC, a... Read More
Defense: Bayesian Models for Multivariate Count Data
Kurtis Shuler
PhD Candidate
Abstract: This dissertation focuses on the development of methodology for the analysis of multivariate count responses. Such contexts present a number of unique modeling challenges that are not well handled by standard models for count data which have restrictive mean-variance and correlation... Read More
