Shannon Knapp

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Education

  • B.S., American University, Biology, 1996
  • M.S., Virginia Tech, Wildlife Science, 1999
  • M.S., Purdue University, Statistics, 2004
  • Ph.D., Purdue University, Statisitics, 2007

Research Interests

  • Bioinformatics and Biologically Related Disciplines (genomics, nutrition, proteomics, statistical genetics)
  • Computational Methods for Statistical Inference
  • Modeling and Model Selection
  • Population Genetics
  • Statistical Genetics

Awards/Honors

  • Phi Beta Kappa, American University, 1996
  • STAR (Special Thanks for Achieving Results) Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, September 2000
  • Andrews Fellowship, Purdue University, 2000-2002
  • Scholarship, Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics, North Carolina State University, 2002
  • National Science Foundation VIGRE Fellowship, Purdue University, 2002-2007
  • Purdue University Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2006
  • Purdue Research Foundation Summer Research Fellowship, 2006
  • Barbara Cook Chapter, Mortar Board "Tip of the Cap Award", 2007
  • I.W. Burr Award, 2008
For more information about Shannon Knapp, please visit: http://www.stat.purdue.edu/~knappsm/