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Dr. Adam Childers

Professor

Location:
270G Trexler Hall
Phone:
(540)375-2449

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2009
  • MS.S., Virginia Tech, 2005
  • B.S., James Madison University, 2003

Research & Teaching Interests

  • Parameter estimation and the design of experiments
  • Modeling
  • Sports analytics
  • Statistics education

Publications

  • A. F. Childers, D. G. Taylor. Making Data Collection and Analysis Fun, Fast, and Flexible with Classroom Stats. PRIMUS, 2020.
  • A. F. Childers. Using Facebook Data to Turn Introductory Statistics Students into Consultants. PRIMUS, 2017.
  • J.A. Burns, A.F. Childers. An Inverse Method for Bounded Error Parameter Identification. Journal of Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems, 2011.
  • J.A. Burns, A.F. Childers. Bounded Error Parameter Identification for Models Described by Ordering Differential Equations. Preceedings to the 17th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, 2009.

Extracurricular

  • Cycling, running and gardening