I am an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at the University of Missouri. My research interests are in spatial statistics and Bayesian statistics, in particular for applications in ecology and environmental science.
New paper published in The Annals of Applied Statistics:
New Methodology Discussion paper published in Biometrics:
WJ Wright and MB Hooten (2025) Continuous-space occupancy models. Biometrics, 81(2): ujaf055.
Be sure to read the discussion papers and our rejoinder:
WJ Wright and MB Hooten (2025) Rejoinder to the discussion on “Continuous-space occupancy models.” Biometrics, 81(2): ujaf058.