Convergence rates of Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms
Perfect sampling algorithms
Connections between Markov chain theory and decision theory
Selected Publications
Honest exploration of intractable probability distributions via
Markov chain Monte Carlo, Statistical Science, 16
(2001), 312-334 (with Galin L. Jones).
Maximizing generalized linear mixed model likelihoods with an
automated Monte Carlo EM algorithm, Journal of the Royal
Statistical Society, Series B, 61 (1999), 265-285 (with
James G. Booth).
The effect of improper priors on Gibbs sampling in hierarchical
linear mixed models, Journal of the American Statistical Association,
91 (1996), 1461-1473 (with George Casella).
Degrees
B.S. (1989) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Chemistry