I am a Master's student in Applied Statistics with a concentration in Biostatistics
at Georgia State University, where I conduct research under the supervision of
Prof. Yichuan Zhao.
My research focuses on developing statistical and biostatistical methodologies
for survival analysis and lifetime data modeling, with particular emphasis on
improving inference for biomedical data arising in small-sample and complex settings.
My current research follows a five-stage methodological programme. It began with
the development of the Quadratic-Transformed Exponential-Gamma (QTEG) distribution
for flexible lifetime modeling, followed by the development of empirical likelihood
methods for likelihood-free inference. This work subsequently led to empirical
likelihood-based goodness-of-fit procedures for model validation and Bayesian
methodologies for flexible lifetime models. More recently, my research has expanded
to semiparametric survival analysis through the development of Profiled and Plug-in
Residual Empirical Likelihood (PROEL) methods for quantile difference estimation,
confidence intervals, and confidence bands under stratified Cox models.
I hold a Master of Professional Studies in Analytics (Statistical Modeling) from
Northeastern University, Toronto, Canada (2025), and an M.Sc. in Statistics from
Ekiti State University, Nigeria (2021). Prior to joining Georgia State University,
I served as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Statistics at Ekiti State
University, where I taught undergraduate courses and supervised more than 40 student
research projects. I also hold a B.Sc. in Statistics from the same institution (2016).
I am an ASA-accredited Graduate Statistician (GStat) and a Fellow of the Commonwealth
Academy of Leadership and Management (FCALM), UK.
My long-term research goal is to develop innovative statistical methodologies that
integrate flexible lifetime models, empirical likelihood methods, Bayesian inference,
and PROEL approaches for censored and time-to-event data to address methodological
challenges in biomedical and public health research.
Research Interests
Biostatistics
Survival Analysis
Lifetime Data Modeling
Empirical Likelihood
Goodness-of-Fit Testing
Bayesian Inference
Statistical Methodology
Biomedical Applications
Statistical Computing
