Teaching Experience

At University of Melbourne:

1. 600-615: Thinking and Reasoning from Data (Toolkit Masters of Science subject, 1 contact hr. per week), in 2009.
2. 620-160: Experimental Design and Data Analysis (1st yr. undergraduate subject, 3 contact hrs. per week), in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
3. 620-298: Data Analysis II (Second-year undergraduate subject, 3 contact hrs. per week), in 2009.
4. 620-371: Linear Models (Final-year undergraduate subject, 4 contact hrs. per week), in 2008.
5. 620-372: Applied Statistical Inference (Final-year undergraduate subject, 4 contact hrs. per week), in 2006 and 2007.
6. 620-471: Analysis of Hierarchical Data (Honours subject, 2 contact hrs. per week), in 2006-2008.
7. 800-101: Critical Thinking with Data (University Breadth Subject, 4 contact hrs. per week), in 2008.
8. Tutoring, 1987.

At University of Idaho:

1. STAT/FOR 594: Analysis of Correlated Data (Graduate class, 3 cr. Fall 2003-2004, Spring 2005, 20 students)
2. FOR 504: Special Topics: Analysis of Spatial Data (Graduate class, 3 cr. Fall 2004, Spring 2005, 5-20 students)
3. FOR 504: Special Topics: Forest Biometrics (Graduate class, 3 cr. Spring 2000, 5 students)
4. FOR 501: Seminar (Graduate class, 1 cr. Fall 2001, 8 students)
5. FOR 474: Forest Inventory (Undergraduate class, 3 cr. Fall 1999-2003, 20-30 students)
6. FOR 394: Quantitative Resource Analysis (Undergraduate class, 3 cr. Spring 2001-2002, 20-30 students)
7. FOR 374: Forest Mensuration (Undergraduate class, 3 cr. Fall 1999, 25 students)
8. FOR 294: Quantitative Resource Analysis (Undergraduate class, 3 cr. Spring 1999 - 2000, 20-30 students)
9. FOR 274: Forest Measurements (Undergraduate class, 1 cr. Fall 1999 - 2002, 3 cr. 2003-2005, 15-30 students)

At University of Minnesota:

1. NRES 5210: Survey, measurement and modelling methods for natural resource analysis, I. (4 cr. 1997, 1998, 80-100 students), co-instruction
2. FR 5222: Forest resource inventory (2 cr. 1996), co-instruction
3. FR 3201: Field forest measurements (1 cr. 1995), co-instruction
4. NRES 5210: Survey, measurement and modelling methods (4 cr. 1995, 1996), teaching assistant

At Australian National University:

1. FSTY2101: Forest mensuration (4 cr. 1993)
2. FSTY3112: Field studies 2a (1 cr. 1994)
3. FSTY1101: Forest biometrics (4 cr. 1993)
4. FSTY3112: Field studies 2a (1 cr. 1993), co instruction
5. STAT1003: Statistical Techniques I (4 cr. 1994), tutoring
6. FSTY1101: Forest biometrics (4 cr. 1991 - 1993), co-instruction
7. FSTY3112: Field studies 2a (1 cr. 1992), co-instruction

Past and Present Postgraduate Supervision³:

1. Stephen Lane, PhD student in Applied Statistics and Forestry, University of Melbourne. (co-advising with Tom Baker and Yue Wang.)
2. Natalie Karavarsamis, PhD student in Applied Statistics, University of Melbourne. (co-advising with Andrew Hamilton and Graham Hepworth.)
3. David Lazaridis, PhD student in Applied Statistics, University of Melbourne.
4. Martin Shield, PhD student in Applied Statistics, University of Melbourne.
5. Ann Abbott, PhD candidate in Forestry, University of Idaho.
6. Laura Leites, PhD candidate in Forestry, University of Idaho. (co-advising with John Marshall.)
7. Tobah Gass, MS in Forestry. Graduated in 2006. Thesis topic: ``A test of time: burn patterns, stand structure, and composition as indicators of forest age in a subalpine wilderness''.
8. Huei-Jin Wang, MS in Forestry. Graduated in 2006. Thesis topic: ``Modeling branch mortality within the crown as related to crown competition between neighboring trees for three northern Idaho coniferous species in heterogeneous stands''.
9. Christian Salas, MS in Statistics. Graduated in 2006. Thesis topic: ``Modelling effects of overstory density and competing vegetation on tree height growth''.
10. Remko Duursma, PhD in Forestry. Graduated in 2004. Thesis topic: ``A simple process-based model of forest growth, and a test for the Priest River Experimental Forest''. (co-advised with John Marshall).
11. Robert Keefe, MS in Forestry. Graduated in 2004. Thesis topic: ``Two-stage and zero-inflated modelling of forest regeneration on the Pacific Northwest coast''.
12. Robert Froese, PhD in Forestry. Graduated in 2003. Thesis topic: ``Re-engineering the Prognosis basal area increment model for the inland empire''.
13. Laura Leites, MS in Forestry. Graduated in 2001. Thesis topic: ``Relationship between crown dimensions and stem form, and evaluation of taper equations for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations in Uruguay''.

Past and Present Honours Student Supervision

1. Hannah Capes, 2008
2. David Lazaridis, 2008 ``$L^q$-norm shrinkage regression and application.''
3. Stephen Lane, 2007, ``Generalized estimating equations for pedigree analysis.''
4. Martin Shield, 2006, ``Critical period analysis.''