His areas of research are categorical data analysis, group testing, and sports analytics in which he has several publications. His most recent article, “The Advantage of the Coin Toss for the New Overtime System in the National Football League,” was accepted for publication by the College Mathematics Journal and has an anticipated print date of 2016. In addition, he has collaborated with faculty from the College of Education which led to a publication in the Journal of Research in Education. He earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Freed Hardeman University in 2002, a master’s degree in statistics from Mississippi State University in 2004, and a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of South Carolina in 2008. In his spare time, Pritchard enjoys reading books about World War II, watching football, cooking and spending time with his wife and two children.