EDUCATION
Ph.D. in
Statistics
(Minor: Educational Psychology),
University of Arizona (anticipated 2016)
Dissertation:
“A Randomization Test for the
Detection of Differential Item Functioning”
Advisor: Nicole Kersting
M.S.
in Statistics,
Iowa State University (2010)
Creative
Component: “How Good is your Eyeballing?”, an analysis of
accuracy on
elementary geometric
tasks as they relate to the
perception of statistical graphics.
Major
Professor: Heike Hofmann
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Graduate
Teaching Associate (Instructor),
University
of Arizona
Department of Mathematics
- Introduction
to
to Statistics and Biostatistics (Fall
2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014,
Summer 2014, Fall 2015)
- Basic
Statistics (Spring
2015, Spring 2016)
- College
Algebra
(Fall 2010, Spring 2011,
Summer 2013)
; New
Start program (Summer 2011, Summer 2012)
- Applied
College Algebra with
Data Analysis (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
Teaching
Assistant/Lab Instructor, Iowa State University Department of
Statistics
- Statistics
for Social Sciences (Spring
2010)
- Introduction
to
Business Statistics II (Fall
2009)
PUBLICATIONS
Rockoff,
David M. and
Hofmann, Heike. (2011) “How Good is your Eyeballing?” CHANCE 24(2). [URL]
Hofmann,
Heike;
Cook, Dianne; et al
(2011) “Delayed,
Canceled, on Time, Boarding… Flying in
the USA,”
Journal
of Computational and Graphical Statistics 20(2). [URL]
[pdf]
Rockoff,
David M. and
Yates, Philip A. (2011) “Joe DiMaggio Done It Again...and Again
and Again and
Again?”
CHANCE 24(1).
[URL]
Hobbs,
Jon; Fostvedt,
Luke; Pintar, Adam; Rockoff, David M.; Kim, Eunice; and Griffiths,
Randy.
(2010)
“Fixed-Cost Versus
Fixed-Risk Post-Election
Audits in
Iowa,” CHANCE 23(3). [URL]
[pdf]
Kahn, Ari
B.,
Zeeberg, Barry R., Liu, Hongfang; Ryan, Michael C., Jamison, D. Curtis;
Rockoff
David M., Pommier,Yves; and Weinstein, John N. (2010)
“Ontogenomic
Study of the
Relationship
between Number of Gene Splice Variants and GO Categorization,” Bioinformatics
26(16). [URL]
[pdf]
Rockoff,
David M. and Yates, Philip A. (2009)
"Chasing DiMaggio: Streaks in Simulated Seasons Using Non-Constant
At-Bats,"
Journal
of Quantitative
Analysis in Sports 5(2). [URL]
[pdf]
AWARDS
Outstanding
first-year student,
Statistics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program,
University of Arizona (2011)
First place, $5000 award,
Design
for America challenge,
for visualization
of the spending data from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
Iowa State Statistical
Graphics Working Group (2010)
Second
place, American Statistical Association Data Expo,
for
poster “Delayed, Cancelled,
On-Time, Boarding ... Flying in the USA.”
Iowa State
Statistical Graphics Working Group
(2009)
PRESENTATIONS
“Statistics
in the Community: Present and
Future” (Topic contributed panel)
Joint
Statistical Meetings (2010)
“How
good is your eyeballing?” (Contributed
paper)
Joint
Statistical Meetings (2009)
"The
Pros of Pro Bono Statistical Consulting” (Invited
panel)
Joint
Statistical Meetings (2009)
“The Statistics of
Election
Auditing” (Topic contributed paper)
Joint
Statistical Meetings (2009)
PRESENTED
POSTERS
“A
Randomization Test for the Detection of Differential Item Functioning”
University
of Arizona Graduate
Interdisciplinary Programs Annual Student Research Showcase (2015)
“Hitting
Streaks in Seasons Using
Non-Constant Batting Averages”
New England Symposium on
Statistics
in Sports (2009)
“Statisticians
Speak Out!”
(Topic contributed
poster)
Joint
Statistical Meetings (2009)
“How
good is your eyeballing?”
Iowa State
University Department of
Statistics 75th Anniversary conference (2009)
“Statisticians
Speak Out!”
Iowa State
University Department of
Statistics 75th Anniversary conference (2009)
“Chasing
DiMaggio: Hitting Streaks in Seasons Using Non-Constant At-Bats”
Northern California Symposium
on
Statistics and Operations Research in Sports (2008)
“StatCom
at Iowa State: Experiences and
Projects in the First Year”
Joint
Statistical Meetings (2008)
SERVICE
AND PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Group
Leader, Math 392, Undergraduate Directed Research in Sports
Analytics
(2016)
Presenter,
“This is Statistics”. Outreach
effort to K-12 students in the Tucson area (2016)
Narrator,
“Geometry
in Context” (Joseph Thomas). Video for
graduate fellowship to create
Common-Core-themed
instructional films for high school geometry courses (2014)
Research
Mentor, “The
Early Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball:
A Comparative Analysis”
(Joseph Catallini), Honors College
Undergraduate Thesis
(2013)
Executive
Director, StatCom at Arizona, Student-run
statistical consulting group that
provides pro bono services to local
organizations
(2010-present)
ASA
Committee on Pro
Bono Statistics (2010-2011)
Co-founder/Executive
Committee member, StatCom at Iowa State (2007-2010)
Student/Faculty Committee
on Instruction, Iowa State University Dept. of Statistics
(2007-2009)
International
Committee, Iowa State University Dept. of Statistics (2008-2009)
RESEARCH
ASSISTANTSHIPS
Institute for Mathematics and Education,
University of Arizona Department of Mathematics (2013)
Iowa
Workforce Development (2010)
Iowa
Department of Human
Services (2006-2009)
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
- American
Statistical Association
- Institute
for Mathematical Statistics
- American Educational Research
Association
- Society
for American Baseball Research
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
- Statistics
education
- Measurement
- Data
visualization
- Survey
methodology
- Statistical
applications in sports
EMPLOYMENT
Monitoring
and Evaluation Analyst,
Alexandria (VA) City Public Schools
(2004-2006)
Statistical
Consultant/Tutor,
Self-employed (2004-2006)
Statistician,
Aspen
Systems
Corporation (2000-2003)