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Dr. Han Yu
Assistant Professor
Education
Course Taught
Current Courses
- General
Statistics I
- El Stat Concepts
- Probability and
Statistics
Previous Courses Taught at
The University of
Toledo, OH
- Applications of
Statistics I and II (graduate level, two-semester course)
- Statistical
Computing (graduate level, one-semester course)
- Linear Statistical
Models (graduate level, one-semester course)
- Statistical
Methods I and II (advanced undergraduate level, two-semester course)
- Introduction to
Statistics (undergraduate, one-semester course)
- Statistical
Research Seminar (For PhD students. every semester)
Academic Interests
- Bayesian Nonparametric
and Semiparametric (smoothing) Models: Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMM),
Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM), Bayesian Generalized Hierarchical Linear
Models (GHLM) for Longitudinal, Spatial, Event History Data with Missing and
Censored Data;
- Statistical
Computing: Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Bootstrap;
- Asymptotic
Statistics: Empirical Processes, Penalized
Maximum Likelihood, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Large Deviation Theory and
Minimax Theory in Nonparametric Inference.
Scholarly Activity
Presentations at an international/national
meeting
- Han Yu and Shanhe Jiang
(2012) Bayesian Semiparametric Spatio –Temporal Analysis with Application in
Criminal Data. American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting,
Chicago, IL.
- Han Yu and Kai-Sheng Song
(2012) Generalized Likelihood Ratio Tests for Nonparametric Alternatives. Joint
Statistical Meetings (JSM), San Diego, CA.
- Han Yu, Shanhe Jiang and
Kenneth C. Land (2010) The Effects of Collinearity on Hierarchical
Models. American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting, San Francisco,
CA.
- Shanhe Jiang and Han Yu
(2010) The Effects of Formal and Informal Controls on Violence, Drug Use and
Public Disorder: A Joint Multi-Response Nonlinear Model. American
Statistical Association (ASA)/Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Washington D.
C.
- Shanhe Jiang and Han Yu
(2010) Predictors of Violence, Drug Use and Public Disorder: A Joint Nonlinear
Model. The Academic of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) 2010 Annual
Conference, San Diego, CA.
Grants
- Shanhe Jiang (PI) and Han Yu
(Co-PI) (July 2009 – August 2010) The
ASA/BJS Small Grants Research Program for Analysis of Crime and Justice Data. Awarded
by American Statistics Association/Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Han Yu (PI) (November 2009 – December
2012) Faculty Research Grant, Northwest
Missouri State University.
Other Professional Experiences
- Member, American Statistical
Association
- Member, Association of Chinese
Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Member, Council on
Undergraduate Research (CUR)
Other
Professional Software Used
- SAS
- R
- WinBUGS
- Latex
- Xelatex
- Sweave
