Guides

Guides (formerly ombudspeople) act as trusted intermediaries between individuals and various departmental constituencies or administrations. When approached, they will attempt to investigate, mediate, and resolve conflicts and inter-personnel issues that may arise in a course of job-related interactions among students, staff, and faculty in order to improve the working atmosphere in the department.

While guides will protect the individuals' privacy, they abide by the university policies such as mandatory reporting (harassment, crimes, etc.).

Learn more about the Eberly College of Science Guide program.

Our proud Guides are:

Bing

Verne M. Willaman Professor of Statistics

Email:

bxl9@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-1952

Interests:

Dimension Reduction, Machine Learning, Graphical Models, Estimating equations and quasilikelihood, Semiparametric Estimation, Asymptotic Theories and Methods, Longitudinal Data Analysis

Ephraim

Hanks

Associate Professor; Chair of Graduate Admissions

Email:

emh30@psu.edu

Phone:

(814) 865-2956

Interests:

Spatio-Temporal Statistics, Applications to Ecology and Epidemiology

If an individual prefers to talk to someone outside of the department, they may also choose to talk to any of the Eberly College of Science guides.