Michael J. Mahometa

Michael J. Mahometa, Ph.D. – Lecturer and Senior Statistical Consultant for The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Statistics and Data Sciences.
Michael received his Ph.D. in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin in 2006. His major course work was completed in Behavioral Neuroscience, with a minor in Statistics. It was during that time he realized he had a love of answering questions using the statistical techniques he was learning. He also realized that he very much enjoyed teaching. After graduating he quickly turned his passion for both teaching and statistics into a position as a Statistical Consultant for The University of Texas. Since that time he’s helped develop new statistics courses to take advantage of new teaching techniques, he’s helped graduate students with their research questions, and he’s helped undergraduate students learn this amazing tool called data analysis.
More info: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljmahometa

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