Ph.D. Graduates

Dissertations from 2008 to the present are available in their entirety through the K-State Research Exchange Forum (K-Rex).

Graduate	Advisor	Dissertation Title	Year
Ren, Jie	C. Wu	High-dimensional variable selection for genomics data, from both frequentist and Bayesian perspectives	2020
Chen, Jianfeng	W. Hsu	Marginal cure rate models for long-term survivors	2019
Chitakasempornkul, Kessinee	N. Bello	Addressing Challenges of Hierarchical Structural Equation Modeling in Animal Agriculture	2019
Luo, Jianmei	M.Higgins	Threshold clustering for massive data	2019
McGowan, Yan	C. Vahl	Predicting drug residue depletion to establish a withdrawal period with data below the limit of quantitation (LOQ	2019
Moradijamei, Behnaz	M. Higgins	Detecting communities and performing statistical inferences on networks through renewal non-backtracking random walks	2019
Ofori, Francis	J. Du	The impact of weather change on Nitrous Oxide Emission with Spatial Pattern Detection and Large Data Approximation	2019
Wu, Mengjiao	S. Dubnicka C. Vahl	Equivalence testing for identity authentication using pulse waves from photoplethysmograph	2019
Yu, Suizhi	W. Hsu	A covariate-adjusted classification model for multiple biomarkers in disease-screening and diagnosis	2019
Zhang, Huaiyu	H.Wang	More pwerful two -sample tests for univariate and high-dimensional data	2019
Jia, Wejia	W. Song	Goodness-of-fit tests in measurement error models with replications	2018
Li, Xintong	J. Du	Modeling for spatial and spatio-temporal data with applications	2018
Li, Xiongya	W. Song	Robust Multivariate Mixture Regression Models	2018
Natarajan, Bala	W. Song	Asymptotic properties of Non-parametric Regression with Beta Kernels	2018
Mawella, Nadeesha	W. Hsu	A robust test of homogeneity in zero-inflated models for count data	2018
Mahmood, Sharif	M. Higgins	Finding common support and assessing matching methods for causal inference	2017
Opoku-Nsiah, Richard	H. Wang	A computationally efficient bootstrap-equivalent test for ANOVA in skewed populations with a large number of factor levels	2017
Tong, Bo	H. Wang	More Accurate Two-sample Comparisons for Skewed Populations	2016
Bai, Xiuquin	W. Yao	Robust Mixtures of Regression Models	2014
Chen, Yixin	W. Yao	Statistical Inference for Varying Coefficient Models	2014
Gharaibeh, Mohammed	H. Wang	Nonparametric Lack-of-Fit Tests in Presence of Heteroscedastic Variances	2014
Sahtout, Mohammad	H. Wang	Improving the Performance of the Prediction Analysis of Microarrays Algorithm Via Different Thresholding Methods and Heteroscedastic Modeling	2014
Xiang, Sijia	W. Yao	Semiparametric Mixture Models	2014
Yu, Chun	W. Yao	Robust Mixture Modeling	2014
Serasinghe, Roshan Niranjala	G. Gadbury	Individual Mediating Effects and the Concept of Terminal Measures Data	2013
Richardson, Troy E.	G. Gadbury	Treatment Heterogeneity and Potential Outcomes in Linear Mixed Effects Models	2013
Zheng, Lianqing	G. Gadbury	Statistical Identification of Metabolic Reactions Catalyzed by Gene Products of Unknown Function	2013
Ramirez, Girly Manguba	H. Wang	Prediction and Variable Selection in Sparse Ultrahigh Dimensional Additive Models	2013
Demel, Samuel Seth	J. Du	Modeling and Computations of Multivariate Datasets in Space and Time	2013
Keating, Karen	G. Gadbury	Statistical Analysis of Pyrosequence Data	2012
Magalla, Champa	J. Neill	Model Adequacy Tests for Exponential Family Regression Models	2012
Xie, Lin	P. Nelson	Statistical Inference For Rankings in the Presence of Panel Segmentation	2012
Paranagama, Dilan	G. Gadbury	Correlation and Variance Stabilization in the Two Group Comparison Case in High Dimensional Data Under Dependencies	2011
Samarakoon, Nishantha	W. Song	Conditional Variance Function Checking in Heteroscedastic Regression Models	2011
Dey, Rajarshi	P. Nelson	Inference For the K-Sample Problem Based on Precedence Probabilities	2011
Poulson, Robert	G. Gadbury	Treatment Heterogeneity and Individual Qualitative Interaction	2011
Shrestha, Tej	W. Song	Algevraic Deformation of a Momoidal Category	2010
Tolos, Siti	H. Wang	NonParametric Tests to Detect Relationship between Variables in the Presence of Heteroscedastic Treatment Effects	2010
Anderson, Michael	S. Dubnicka	Bayesian Classification of DNA Barcodes	2009
Jung, Yoonsung	D. Johnson	Tests for Unequal Treatment Variances In Crossover Design	2009
Ling, Yan	P. Nelson	Inference for the Intrinsic Separation Among Distributions Which May Differ in Location and Scale	2009
Munasinghe, Wijith	J. Neill	Cluster Based Lack of Fit Tests for NonLinear Regression Models	2009
Ndum, Edwin	G. Gadbury	Individual Treatment Effect Heterogeneity In Multiple Time Points Trials	2009
Tang, Zhongwen	S. Yang	Lof of Logistic Gee Models and Cost Efficient Bayesian Optimal Designs for Nonlinear Combinations of Parameters in Nonlinear Regression Models	2008
Von Borries, George Freitas	H. Wang	Partition Clustering of High Dimensional Low Sample Size Data Based on P-Values	2008
Zhang , Ke (Kurt)	H. Wang	Inference of Non-Parametric Hypothesis Testing on High Dimensional Longitudinal Data at its Application in DN Copy Number Variation and Microarray Data Analysis	2008
Liu, Ying	S. Yang	On Goodness-Of-Fit Of Logistic Regression Model	2007
Bsharat, Rebhi S.	J. Higgins	Evaluation of nCk Estimators	2007
Fang, Liang	D. Johnson	An Intra-Class Correlation Model For Under-Replicated Split-Split-Plot Experiments	2005
Kang, Qing	P. Nelson	Nonparametric Tests for a Size-Biased Sample	2005
Vahl, Chris	G. Milliken	Algorithms for Constructing D-Optimal Designs for Multilevel Experiments	2005
Lee, Eun-Joo	D. Johnson	Statistical Analysis Software for Multiplicative Interaction Models	2004
Perrett, Jamis	J. Higgins	Using Information on the Intra-class Correlation Coefficient for Hypothesis Testing in Unreplicated and Under-replicated Experiments.	2004
Sy, Oumar	G. Milliken	Multilevel Mediation Analysis: Applications and Estimation	2004
Al-Haj Ebrahem, Mohammed Hassan	J. Higgins	Nonparametric Accelerated Degradation Models in Life-Testing	2003
McGaughey, Karen J.	G. Milliken	Variance Testing with Data Depth	2003
Shanga, Gilbert	D. Johnson	Analysis of Crossover Designs When Treatments Have Unequal Variances	2003
Su, Zhaohui	S. Yang	Inference on Some Linear Mixed-Effect Models and Testing Lack-of-Fit for Experiments Without Replication	2003
Taylor, Veronica	G. Milliken	The Use of Three Partial Areas for Establishing Bioequivalence and Estimation of Sample Size for Equivalence Studies	2003
Malone, Chris	T. Loughin	The Analysis of Location and Dispersion Effects in Unreplicated 2k Factorial Experiments	2002
Zhang, Ying	P. Nelson	Parameter Estimation in Continuous and Discrete Time Queues Using Queue Length and Waiting Time Data	2001
Bilder, Chris	T. Loughin	Testing for Marginal Independence with Pick Any/c Variables	2000
Perera, Subashan	P. Nelson	Autoregressive Time Series Models with Exponential Marginal Distributions	2000
Brown, Duane David	J. Neill	Multiresponse Lack-of-fit Tests for Non-replicated Data	1999
Chen, Yih-Fen	S. Yang	Significance Tests for Unreplicated Experiments	1999
McCarter, Kevin	P. Nelson	Estimation and Prediction for the Birnbaum-saunders Distribution Using Type-ii Censored Samples, with a Comparison to the Inverse Gaussian Distribution	1999
Wang, Yuhua	D. Johnson	The Analysis of Count Data in a One-way Layout and a New Bivariate Negative Binomial Distribution	1999
Yu, Qifeng	S. Yang	Fitting Linear Mixed Effects Model with Heterogeneous Correlated Data via Ecm Algorithm	1999
Alhadeed, Abdulla Ahmed	S. Yang	Models for Step-stress Accelerated Life Testing	1998
Ballou, Lynda	D. Johnson	Prediction Intervals and Lack-of-fit Tests for Neural Networks	1998
Moore, Terri Lynne	G. Milliken	Lack-of-fit Tests and Goodness-of-fit Measures for Mixed Models	1998
Strand, Matthew Joseph	J. Higgins	Extensions in Inference for Lattice-ordered Means: Isotonic Regression and Hypothesis Tests	1998
Butine, Michael David	G. Milliken	A Comparison of Methods for Analyzing Binomial Data in a Mixed Models Setting	1997
Chartier, Kevin K.	G. Milliken & J. Boyer	Robust Analysis of Scale	1997
Chen, Shaohsin	S. Keller-McNulty	Adaptive Local Smoothing Methods for Turbulent Reactive Flow Models	1997
Gibson, Eric William Barnes	J. Higgins	Goodness of Fit Tests for Composite Hypotheses with Left or Right Censored Data	1997
Lancaster, Vicki	S. Keller-McNulty	The Use of Inverse Theory on Ill-posed Composite Sampling Problems	1997
Xiong, Chengjie	G. Milliken	Wavelet Nonparametric Regression and Chaotic Time Series	1997
Al-Zaid, Munther	S. Yang	Iterative Two-stage Procedures for Fitting Mixed Effects Models	1996
Bond, Marjorie	J. Higgins	Using Prior Knowledge of the Intraclass Correlation to Increase the Power of Hypothesis Tests for Treatment Means	1996
Curriero, Frank C.	P. Nelson	The Use of Non-euclidean Distances in Geostatistics	1996
Khamis, Imad	J. Higgins	A New Model for Step Stress Testing	1996
Sherfey, Brian W.	J. Neill	Near Replicate Clustering Criteria for Nonreplicated Regression Lack of Fit Tests	1996
Al-Shiha, Abdullah	S. Yang	Inference for Unreplicated Two-level Factorials and Two-way Classification Experiments	1995
Fergen, Brian James	G. Milliken	On the Mixed Model Estimator	1995
Mustofa,	S. Perng	Testing Hypotheses in a Split Plot Design When Some Observations Are Missing	1995
Njuho, Peter	G. Milliken	Using Mixed Models to Analyze Data from On-farm Trials	1995
Wickremasinghe, Nimal	D. Johnson	Testing Subhypotheses in the Nonreplicated Three-way Multiplicative Interaction Model	1995
Bain, Patrick Timothy	J. Higgins	Tests of Hypotheses and Measures of Concordance for Lattice Ordered Means	1994
Chen, Guang	S. Keller-McNulty	Estimation of Identification Disclosure Risk in Microdata	1994
Fernando, Indrasiri	G. Milliken	Combined Estimability	1994
Goad, Carla Lynn	D. Johnson	Multivariate and Mixed Models Analyses of Crossover Designs with More than Two Periods	1994
Choi, Jaesung	G. Milliken	A Generalized Mixed-effects Model for Categorical Data	1993
Dong, Jian	G. Milliken	Simultaneous Optimization of Multiple-response Linear Models by Using the Stationary Point Procedure	1993
Chang, Kuo-Hsing	J. Higgins	A Power Study for One-sided Multivariate Tests	1992
Remmenga, Marta Dee	D. Johnson	On Inference Procedures in Unbalanced Split-plot Designs	1992
Gan, Gaoxiong	J. Neill & G. Milliken	A Generalized Moment Generating Function with Application to Extreme Value Distribution Theory	1991
Jayawardene, Uditha Sumedha	S. Yang	Some Nonparametric Test Procedures for Comparing Two Distribution Functions	1991
Mannan, Muhammad Abdul	R. Nassar	Test Statistics for Contingency Tables	1991
Tashtoush, Suleiman Mohammed	J. Higgins	The Small Sample Power of Aligned Rank Transform Tests in Factorial Experimental Designs	1991
Harris, Theodore Robert	D. Johnson	Prediction of Plant Canopy Temperature Through Remote Sensing in the Presence of Spatial Trend and Spatial Correlation	1990
Hwang, Ching-Chang	S. Perng	Hypothesis Testing in Linear Models Having a Nested Error Structure	1990
Neogi, Debashis	R. Nassar	Stochastic, Fractal and Chaotic Modeling of Multiphase Flow Systems	1990
Ogunyemi, Theophilus Olabode	P. Nelson	Simplified, Two-stage Estimators and a Bayes Type Modification of Maximum Quasi-likelihood Estimators	1990
Tafour, Aly Awad	R. Nassar	Maximum Likelihood Estimators of Regression Parameters with Randomly Censored Lifetime Data	1990
Chiou, Yow Yeu	S. Perng	Statistical Procedures for Sampling Inspection Problem	1988
Weerakkody, Govinda Jayanath	D. Johnson	Multiple Regression Models Having a Nested Error Structure	1988
Chou, Song-Tien	R. Nassar	Stochastic Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Deep-bed and Semifluidized-bed Filtration	1987
Clason, Dennis Leon	G. Milliken	Using Moving Averages to Detrend Linear Models	1987
Siepman, Howard R.	S. Yang	Estimation for the Multiple Response Model Complete and Incomplete Data Arrays	1987
Wasserstein, Ronald L.	J. Boyer	Robust Permutation Tests for Scale Parameters	1987
Ageli, Ali Husein	G. Milliken	Residuals and Residual Diagnostics in Non-linear Regression Models	1986
Elamaari, Ali A.	S. Yang	Two Sample Nonparametric Procedures for Censored and Uncensored Data	1986
Fermin, Jose Simon	G. Milliken	Noninteractive Mathematical Models for Quantal Responses to Mixtures of Compounds	1986
Bugaighis, Mohamed M.	J. Higgins	Small Sample Properties of Estimates of Weibull Regression Parameters	1985
Juico (Samaranayake), Yolanda T.	D. Johnson	Methods of Estimating the Parameters of the Gamma-poisson Marginal Distribution	1985
Johnston, Denise Ann Farha	S. Perng	Likelihood Ratio and Optimal Rank Test Procedures for Populations with Linearly Related Parameters	1984
Ordonez, Jr., Alfred Abelard		Applications of Sequential Methods in Observational Studies	1984
Palacio, June R.		Managerial Work in Hospital Dietetic Services: the Effect of Organizational Level and Practice Area	1984
Albohali, Mohamed	G. Milliken	A Time Series Approach to the Analysis of Repeated Measures Designs	1983
Larson, Linda L.		The Effects of Age and Sex on the Perceptions of Student Services by Students in a Community College	1983
Samaranayake, Vanniarachchige Amarasiri	D. Johnson	Asymptotic Properties of Sample Autocorrelations, Least Squares Estimators and Predictors of Non-stationary Multivariate Time Series	1983
Ash, Katherine		Use of Interblock Information in Analysis of Covariance, and Some Repeated Measures Covariance Models	1982
Levy, Martin Stuart	S. Perng	On Prediction Functions	1982
Neill, James William	D. Johnson	Testing Regression Function Adequacy Without Replication	1982
Schwenke, James	G. Milliken	Using a Hold-out Data Set in a Cross-validation Scheme to Test for Instability of Regression Estimates	1982
Khojasteh-Marzlarani, Morteza			1981
McGuire, Stephen A.	R. Rubison	Discrimination Using Multivariate Bernoulli Random Variables with Applications in Physical Anthropology	1981
Marasinghe, Mervyn G.	D. Johnson	Testing Subhypotheses in the Multiplicative Interaction Model	1980
Mira, Seham Ismail	D. Johnson	Interaction in Two-way Covariance Models with One Observation per Cell	1980
Gironella, Ann Inez Nolasco		On Some Robust Procedures in the Analysis of Linear Models	1978
Hamito, Desta	R. Massar	Linkage Disequilibrium: Distributions and Hypotheses Testing	1978
Applebaugh, Gwendolyn Neul	A. Dayton	Statistical Application to Flavor Profile Analysis and an Iterative Procedure for Analyzing a Two-way Classification	1977
Applebaugh, William		Methods of Estimating Parameters of the Distribution of the Diameters of Circles on a Plane Using Random Chord Lengths	1977
Culp, David B.	K. Kemp	Estimation of Genetic Parameters	1977
Gill, Dhanwant Singh	M. Siotani	The Doubly Noncentral Distribution of Wilks’ a Statistic and its Application to Multivariate Analysis of Variance	1977
Johnson, Paulette Mae	G. Milliken	A Two-step Procedure for Analyzing Fixed and Random Effects Nonlinear Models and Nonlinear Errors-in-variable Models	1977
Loschcke, Christian	M. Siotani	On the Distribution of a Coefficient of Multiple Association	1977
Sebaugh, Jeanne L.	G. Milliken	The Threshold Point Model	1977
Hussein, Mohammed Taib	G. Milliken	Analysis of Unbalanced Models Involving Random Effects with Unequal Variances	1976
McGee, Robert Irvin	M. Siotani	Comparison of the W* and the Z* Procedures in Covariate Discriminant Analysis	1976
Bell, Graydon Willis	R. Waller	Parameter Estimation in Functional Relationships	1974
Bird, Howard Alan	G. Milliken	Estimable Functions in the Nonlinear Model	1974
Khorasani, Fariborz	G. Milliken	Simultaneous Confidence Bands for Non-linear Regression Models	1974
Meier, Robert		Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Selection in a Stationary Distribution of Gene Frequencies	1974
Rock, Glenn William	R. Waller	Maximum Likelihood Estimator for Time Dependent Availability	1974
Wang, Miin-Nan	S. Perng	Fixed-width Interval Estimation after Preliminary Test	1974
Yamashita, Donald Kenji		Hypothesis Testing in Nonlinear Models Using Linear Analysis	1974
Asrabadi, Badiollah Rostami	R. Waller	Development of a Bivariate Double Exponential Model and Discrimination among Bivariate Probability Models	1973
Bowser, Robert Dwight	S. Perng	On the Equality of Means of Two Normal Distributions with Equal Coefficients of Variation	1973
Campbell, Robert Allen	G. Milliken	Analysis of a Class of Nonlinear Mixed Models	1973
Chase, Ronald Gene	R. Waller	Inference Techniques for Truncated Binomial Distributions of the Lower Type	1973
Heltshe, James F.	R. Waller	A Modified Birth-death Model for Population Growth and Regulation	1973
Higa, Isamu	A. Feyerherm	Waiting Times for the (S-1,s) Inventory Model	1973
Hobbs, Jr., Gerald R.	W. Conover	Some Results on the Theory of Rank Tests for Two or More Samples from Categorical Populations	1973
Iman, Ronald L.	W. Conover	On the Distribution Functions of Rank Statistics under the Null and Alternative Hypotheses for the One- and Two-sample Problems, and the Two-way Classification Model with Interaction	1973
Rodriguez, Luis Hernan C.	L. McDonald	Moment Generating Function and Moments of a Wishart Matrix with Related Problems in Manova	1973
Bement, Thomas Robert	G. Milliken	Estimation in an Incomplete Block Design When Block Effects Are Random and Correlated	1972
Chou, Charissa Jar-Rong Ka	M. Siotani	An Asymptotic Expansion of the Non-null Distribution of the Ratio of Two Hotelling’s Generalized FUNC {T _o ^2 } - Statistics	1972
Coyne, Lolafaye	A. Feyerherm	A Relationship Between Hierarchical Factor Structure and Patterned Matrices of the Compound Symmetric Type	1972
Duncan, Janet Lee	R. Waller	The Poisson Process Applied to the Study of Leukemia in Time and Space	1972
Geng, Shu	M. Siotani	Distributions with a Finite Number of Maximum Latent Roots of Manova Matrices	1972
Groves, John Edward	S. Perng	On Partitioning a Set of Populations with Respect to a Control	1972
Machado, Arlette Lourdes	A. Feyerherm	Some Probability Distributions for Customer Mailing Times	1972
Machado, Leopoldo Alberto	G. Milliken	Non-linear Treatment by Treatment Interaction Models	1972
Scott, Larry	R. Nassar	The Effect of Variable Migration and Variable Selection Intensity on the Decrease of Genetic Correlation with Distance	1972
Debruin, Robert Lee	G. Milliken	Testing Hypotheses for Nonlinear Models	1971
Eklund, Darrel Lee	R. Waller	On Cluster Sampling	1971
Ison, Marietta M.	G. Milliken	Extensions of the Linear Model for Categorical Data	1971
Bandes, Stephan	W. Conover	Average Error Probabilities in Composite Hypothesis Testing Situations	1970
Ison, Norberto T.	A. Feyerherm	A Distribution Function for Amount of Precipitation During a Wet Spell	1970
Keith, Lonnie Williams	W. Conover	Nearly Distribution-free Tests for Equal Variances in Two Populations When the Means Are Unknown	1970
Knowles, Walter Eaton	A Feyerherm	Optimal Equally-spaced Designs for Polynomial Models	1970
Cook, Dennis Leon			1970
Beckman, Richard Joseph	U. Banujic	Randomized Spring Balance Weighing Designs	1969
Carr, Raymond N.	R. Nassar	Effects of Selection and Random Sampling on the Probability of and the Expected Time to Fixation of a Favorable Allele	1969
Chiang, Chi-Yung	S. Zacks	Bayes Sequential Control Procedures Against a Possible Shift in the Mean of a Normal Distribution at Unknown Time Points	1969
Grosh, Doris Lloyd	S. Zacks	Bayes One- and Two-stage Stratified Sampling Schemes for Finite Populations with Beta-binomial Prior Distributions	1969
Krueger, David Donald	A. Feyerherm	Distribution of Due-out Times for Recoverable Items	1969
Lohrding, Ronald Keith	W. Conover	Likelihood Ratio Tests of Equal Means When the Variances Are Heterogeneous	1969
Stephenson, Hal Warren	A. Feyerherm	The Role of Covariance in the Analysis of Autocorrelation Stationary Stochastic Processes	1969
Worthley, Reginald Gerald	U. Banujic	On the Use of Finite Algebras in the Construction of Confounding Plans for Mixed Factorial Experiments	1969
Johnston, James William	W. Conover	A Distribution-free Test of Interaction for Rxc Factorial Experiments with One Observation per Cell	1968
Lee, Sung-Wook	S. Zacks	Nonparametric Procedure for Testing a Possible Change in Continuous Distribution Laws at an Unknown Time Point	1968
Lentner, Marvin Meinrad	S. Zacks	Application of Generalized Inverses for the Optimal Design and Analysis of Randomized Fractional Replicates	1967