She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics from the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and is working on both theoretical and applied statistical problems. She has been involved in multidisciplinary research projects during her doctoral work and as a pos-tdoctoral research associate at the University of Chicago. Her research interests include inference for dependent data (including non-stationary processes), quantile modeling, smoothing techniques, space-time processes, applications in atmospheric sciences, demography, environmental science and management, epidemiology, finance, mathematics education, medicine, and psychology. Open Consultation Hours: Thursdays, 1pm - 3pm