About

Positions

• Full Professor of Statistics, School of Mathematics & Statistics, University College Dublin, Ireland (2015–Present).
• Professor of Statistics, School of Mathematics & Statistics, University College Dublin, Ireland (2007–2015).
• Lecturer in Statistics, Department of Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (1999–2007).
• Fellow, Collegium – Institut d’Études Avancées de Lyon, France (2021–2022).
• Visiting Scholar, Center for Statistics and Social Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle (2005–2005).

Education

• C.Stat., Royal Statistical Society, 2014.
• M.A. (Jure Officii), University of Dublin, 2004.
• Ph.D. in Statistics, Yale University, 1999.
• M.A. in Statistics, Yale University, 1996.
• M.Sc. in Mathematics, National University of Ireland, 1995.
• B.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics, National University of Ireland, 1994.

Roles

Scientific Societies

• Honorary Officer for Journals for the Royal Statistical Society (2026–)
• Statistical and Methodological Review Committee for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024–Present).
• Organising Committee for the International Prize in Statistics (2024–Present)
• Associate Editor for the Annals of Applied Statistics (2007–2013, 2025–Present).
• Editor for Social Sciences and Government for the Annals of Applied Statistics (2013–2024).
• Council of the Royal Statistical Society (2021–2024)
• Associate Editor for Statistical Analysis and Data Mining (2019–2023)
• Associate Editor for Statistics and Computing (2006–2022).
• Special Articles Editor for Statistical Analysis and Data Mining (2010–2019)
• President of the Irish Statistical Association (2014–2016)

University

• Co-chair of School of Mathematics & Statistics, Athena Swan Self Assessment Team (2022–2023).
• Head of School, School of Mathematics & Statistics, University College Dublin (2017–2020)
• Head of Statistics & Actuarial Science, School of Mathematics & Statistics, University College Dublin (2008–2010, 2013–2016).