John Chen

Professor of Statistics

Phone: 419-372-7461

Email: jchen@bgsu.edu

Office: 428 Mitchell B. McLeod Hall
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403

Research Interests
Probability, Biostatistics, Data Analysis

Academic Degrees
• 1998, Postdoctoral Fellow, Statistics, McMaster University, Canada.
• 1996, Ph.D., Statistics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
• 1993, M.A., Statistics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
• 1989, M.S., Statistics, ZhongShan University, GuangZhou, China.
• 1986, B.A., Mathematics, ZhongShan University, GuangZhou, China.

Academic/Teaching Positions
• 2010-present, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, BGSU.
• 2018 fall, Visiting Professor, Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley.
• 2010 fall, Visiting Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan.
• 2004-2010, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, BGSU.
• 2000-2004, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics BGSU.
• 1998-2000, Visiting Assistant Professor, joint position between Department of Statistics and Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.
• 1996-1998, Post-doctoral faculty, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, Canada.
• 1993-1996, Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, Australia.

Non-academic Positions
• September 2020, Member of the 2020 Committee of Visitors, National Science Foundation, USA
• April 2020, Research Proposal Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, USA
• May-June 2009, Research Grant Reviewer, National Institute of Health, USA
• January 2009, Research Funding Panelist, National Science Foundation, USA.
• Fall 2007- Spring 2010, Graduate Coordinator, Dept of Math and Statistics, BGSU.
• Summer 2007, Assistant Director of Statistical Consulting Center, BGSU.
• 1991-1992, Data Analyst, Planning Services Department, University of New South Wales, Australia.
• 1989-1991, Computer Programmer, Computer Center of South-China Electronics Import and Export Company, GuangZhou, China.

Awards and Honors
• Certificates of Appreciation 2019, 2020, 2021, awarded in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Annual BGSU Teaching and Learning Summit, by the Center of Faculty Excellence, BGSU, for being recognized by BGSU students as making a difference.
• KME Teaching Excellence Award in Mathematics and Statistics, 2006, recognized by Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honorary Society at Bowling Green State University.
• KME Teaching Excellence Award in Mathematics and Statistics, 2004, recognized by Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honorary Society at Bowling Green State University.