Bryan Nelson

  • Instructor II

Education & Training

  • Ed.D., Instructional Technology, Duquesne University (2019)
  • M.A., Applied Statistics, University of Pittsburgh (2014)
  • M.S., Computational Mathematics, Duquesne University (2012)
  • B.S., Mathematics, Duquesne University (2010)

Courses

  • STAT 0200: Basic Applied Statistics
  • STAT 1000: Applied Statistical Methods
  • STAT 1100: Statistics and Probability for Business Management
  • STAT 1221: Applied Regression
  • STAT 1223: Applied Regression Writing Component
  • STAT 1341: Sports Analytics
  • STAT 2020: Teaching Seminar

Department Service

  • College in High School Liaison (March 2019 - present)
  • College in High School Assistant Liaison (September 2015 - March 2019)
  • Sports Analysis Club Faculty Advisor (August 2020 - present)

Representative Publications

  • Nelson, B. (2019). The influence of question sequencing using formative assessment in introductory statistics (Dissertation)
  • Ayieko, R., Kanyongo, G., & Nelson, B. (2018). The relationships between teacher quality and sixth grade students' mathematics competencies in Kenya and Zimbabwe. African Journal of Teacher Education. 7, 66-94. doi:10.21083/ajote.v7i1.3944
  • Ayieko, R., Gokbel, E., & Nelson, B. (2017). Does computer use matter? The influence of computer usage on eighth-grade students’ mathematics reasoning. Forum for International Research in Education. 4, 67-87. doi:10.18275/fire201704011120
  • Nelson, B. (2012). Modeling the NCAA Tournament through Bayesian logistic regression (Thesis)
  • Toews, C., and Nelson, B. (2010). Improving the Gauss-Newton convergence of a certain position registration scheme. Inverse Problems. 26, 1-18. doi:10.1088/0266-5611/26/4/045013