Associate Professor; Investigator, Intelligent Systems Center
Dr. Gayla R. Olbricht was promoted to associate professor of mathematics and statistics with tenure September 1, 2017.
An applied statistician, Dr. Olbricht’s research focuses on the statistical modeling of biological data. Her work involves many interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists investigating a variety of biological questions. Application areas include:
- Genomics, epigenomics, and bioinformatics
- Modeling sleep in Drosophila melanogaster
- Modeling heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder
Other interests include:
- Involving undergraduates in statistical research through Missouri S & T's OURE program and a mini-grant from the NSF funded Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM).
- Inquiry-based math and science integration in K-12 education. Actively involved as a Co-PI of the Science Education and Quantitative Literacy (SEQL) professional development program for 3rd-5th grade teachers (funded by MDHE).
Investigator, Intelligent Systems Center
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About Gayla R. Olbricht
Dr. Gayla R. Olbricht was promoted to associate professor of mathematics and statistics with tenure September 1, 2017.
An applied statistician, Dr. Olbricht’s research focuses on the statistical modeling of biological data. Her work involves many interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists investigating a variety of biological questions. Application areas include:
- Genomics, epigenomics, and bioinformatics
- Modeling sleep in Drosophila melanogaster
- Modeling heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder
Other interests include:
- Involving undergraduates in statistical research through Missouri S & T's OURE program and a mini-grant from the NSF funded Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM).
- Inquiry-based math and science integration in K-12 education. Actively involved as a Co-PI of the Science Education and Quantitative Literacy (SEQL) professional development program for 3rd-5th grade teachers (funded by MDHE).
Investigator, Intelligent Systems Center
| September 2017 - Present | Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mathematics and Statistics | |
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| August 2011 - August 2017 | Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mathematics and Statistics | |
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| August 2010 - May 2011 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue University ‐ Statistics | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Statistical modeling of biological data, Genomics, epigenomics, and bioinformatics, Modeling sleep in Drosophila melanogaster, Modeling heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder, Inquiry-based math and science integration in K-12 education, Undergraduate statistics research, and Statistical methods: Markov models, survival analysis, regression analysis, functional principal component analysis, multivariate methods
Honors and Awards
- Missouri University of Science and Technology 2022 Woman of the Year
- Missouri S&T Outstanding Teaching Award, 2014-2015, 2017-2018 and 2020-2021
- Missouri S&T Outstanding Teacher Commendation, 2019-2020
- StatCom Community Service Award Department of Statistics, Purdue University, May 2007
| 2004 - 2010 | Ph. D. in Statistics, Purdue University ‐ Statistics | |
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| 2002 - 2004 | M.S. in Applied Statistics, Purdue University ‐ Statistics | |
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| 1997 - 2001 | B.S. in Mathematics, Missouri State University ‐ Mathematics | |
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Contact Information
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Missouri University of Science and Technology
400 W. 12th St., Rolla, MO 65409-0020
Office Phone: 1-573-341-4913
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