Simon Sheather

Simon J. Sheather is an Australian-American academic. He became the 8th dean of the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics on July 1st, 2018.[1][2] A Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Sheather is known for the Sheather-Jones bandwidth selection method for kernel density estimation.[3]

Early life and education

Sheather was born and raised in Australia, the son of a bank clerk and a nurse.[4] Sheather graduated with 1st Class Honours in mathematical statistics from the University of Melbourne and earned his Ph.D. in statistics from La Trobe University.[5]

Career

His academic career includes professorships at the University of New South Wales and Texas A&M University as well as visiting professorships at Pennsylvania State University and the Stern School of Business at New York University.[6] While at Texas A&M, he started two professional master’s programs.

In 2021, Sheather was named as the first holder of the Truist Chair in Data Analytics.[7]

Selected works

  • Simon, Sheather (2009), A Modern Approach to Regression with R, Springer[8]
  • Sheather, S.J.; Jones, M.C. (1991). "A reliable data-based bandwidth selection method for kernel density estimation". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B. 53 (3): 683–690. doi:10.1111/j.2517-6161.1991.tb01857.x. JSTOR 2345597.

Recognition

Sheather was named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2001.[9]

References

  1. ^ McCarroll, Peyton. "New dean named for Gatton College of Business and Economics". No. 2 June 2018. Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "UK names new dean of Gatton College of Business and Economics". The Lane Report. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Sheather, Simon J. (1991). ""A reliable data-based bandwidth selection method for kernel density estimation"". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series. 53 (3): 683–690. doi:10.1111/j.2517-6161.1991.tb01857.x.
  4. ^ Sheather, Simon. "Biography: The Life of Margaret Sheather". Mays Business School MS Analytics. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Faculty Profile: Simon Sheather". Gatton College of Business and Economics. University of Kentucky. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "New Dean Named for UK's Gatton College of Business and Economics". Smiley Pete Publishing. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. ^ McDonald, Diane (17 March 2021). "Dean Simon Sheather Named 1st Endowed Truist Chair in Data Analytics". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ Sheather, Simon (2009). A Modern Approach to Regression with R. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-09608-7.
  9. ^ "Fellows of the ASA". American Statistical Association. American Statistical Association. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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