David D. Smith

EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Statistics (2001)

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Dissertation: “Minimum Hellinger Distance Estimation for the Exponential Distribution”

Under the direction of Professor T.N. Sriram, and

“Hierarchical Bayesian Approaches in Small Area Estimation”

Under the direction of Associate Professor Gauri S. Datta

Research Interest: Minimum distance estimation in parametric models

Small Area Estimation

Mixed Linear Models and Variance Components Analysis

Hierarchical Bayesian Data Analysis

Master of Science, 1997

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Major: Applied Statistics

Bachelor of Business Administration, 1986

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Major: Accounting

EXPERIENCE: Assistant Professor, August 1, 2002 – present

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN

Research Mathematical Statistician, September 2001 – July 2002

U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.

Assisted in the research of the estimation of income and poverty for U.S. states, counties, and

school districts based on Census 2000 results and information from the Current Population

Survey.

Statistical Consultant, January 1998 – July 2001

Veterinary Medicine

Department of Statistics, University of Georgia

Worked directly with the research faculty at the School of Veterinary Medicine to design

experiments, analyze data, and assisted in the subsequent reporting of statistical methods and

results for publication.

Instructor, Spring 1997

Department of Statistics, University of Georgia

Taught a 1-quarter course on introductory statistics to undergraduate seniors. Responsible for

planning and delivery of weekly lectures, and designing homework and tests problems.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1995 – 1997

Conducted homework problem solving sessions, graded homework, and taught a computer

based statistics lab.

Accounting Supervisor, 12/90 – 9/95

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA

Managed the accounting processes for the mobile equipment division. Responsible for

performance evaluations, coaching, and promotion of two professional accountants and three

accounting clerks. Implemented a process improvement methodology to streamline

accounting processes resulting in greater efficiency to the accounting department and

more value to management reporting.

Senior Accountant, 12/88 to 12/90

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA

Responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual closings of the general ledger and the

associated account reconciliation and reporting to division and corporate management.

Staff Accountant, 8/86 to 11/88

Jones & Kolb, Atlanta, GA

Fieldwork for real estate and S&L audits and compilations. Prepared corporate,

partnership, and individual tax returns.

AWARDS &

CERTIFICATES: TTU – Internal Research Grant 2004.

University Wide Assistantship, 2000, University of Georgia

Outstanding Teaching Assistant, 2000, University of Georgia

Certified Public Accountant, 1986 - 2001

SKILLS:

Computer: Languages: C++, HTML

Productivity Packages: MS Office, LaTex

Statistical Packages: SAS, R, StatExact, nQuery

Course Work: Statistical Inference, time series, empirical likelihood methods, Bayesian data analysis,

numerical methods for statistics, design of experiments, multivariate methods, categorical

data analysis, generalized linear models, bootstrapping, regression analysis.

HOBBIES &

ACTIVITIES: Hiking, biking, swimming, photography, calligraphy, and baking bread.

PUBLICATIONS:

Datta, G.S., Ghosh, M, Smith, D. D., and Lahiri, P, On an Asymptotic Theory of Conditional and

Unconditional Probabilities of Empirical Bayes Confidence Intervals, Scandinavian Journal of

Statistics, Volume 29, Number 1, March 2002.

Datta, G.S. and Smith, D. D., On Propriety of Non-informative Posterior Distribution in Variance

Components Models with Applications to Small Area Estimation, Journal of Statistical Planning

and Inference, Volume 112, Number 1-2, 2003.

Datta, G.S., Rao, J.N.K., and Smith, D.D., On Measuring the Variability of Small Area Estimators Under

a Basic Area Level Model, Biometrika, Volume 92, Number 1, 2005.

Datta, G.S., and Smith, D.D., Interval Estimation for Small Area Means, Technical Report, Department

of Mathematics, TTU, August 2005 - 1.

Smith, D.D. and Wiseniewski, J., Algae Diet Calibration in the Cultivation of Freshwater Mussels,

Journal of Statistical Education (under revision).

Layzer, J.B, Simmons, J.W., and Smith, D.D., Age-Class and Stability of the Bluemask Darter,

Etheostoma (Doration)}, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Not submitted by co-authors as of October

15, 2006}.

INVITED TALKS:

“Second Order Asymptotics in Small Area Estimation”, WNAR part of the International Biometric

Society, Vancouver, BC, June 2001.

“Power Analysis in Experimental Design”, colloquium, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of

Georgia, February 2000.

SUBMITTED TALKS:

“Measures of Uncertainty in Small Area for the Fay-Herriot Model,” U.S. Postal Service Conference on

Small Area Estimation, Potomac, MD, April 2001.

“Interval Estimation of Small Area Means,” Fifth Biennial International Conference of the Indian

Statistical Institute, May 2004.

“Interval Estimation of Small Area Means,” Tennessee Academy of Science, November 2004.