Teaching team
Instructor
Dr. Elijah Meyer - Hello! I’m very excited to work with you all this semester. I’ve earned a Master’s degree in statistics and a Ph.D. in statistics with a focus in education from Montana State University. I have taught at STA199 at Duke University during the F22, S23, and Summer. My early research is in sports statistics, with an emphasis on spatial data visualizations to enhance sports strategy. My Ph.D. work is in how to best support graduate student instructors and early career teachers to use active learning in their classrooms. Currently, my research focus is around creating a dynamic interactive shiny application in R to better students’ understanding of statistics and data science. Other endeavors include creating an online data science course Coursera, and creating an instrument to measure newer statistics instructor’s motivation to use active learning in their classroom.
Prior to my time at Duke, I’ve taught multiple sections of Introductory and Intermediate Statistics at Montana State, developed their Intermediate Statistics online course, and helped integrate R into the Introductory Statistics curricula. I prioritize community, communication, and respect in my classroom. I want to provide a space where we can freely talk about the material, embrace mistakes, and learn together throughout the semester.
When I’m not in the books, I enjoy playing disc golf, tennis, basketball, and anything else that gets me outside and active. I’m looking forward to meeting you all and having a great semester!
| Office hours | Location |
|---|---|
| Monday: 10:30am - 12:30pm | Old Chemistry Building 208 / Zoom (Password: 5MYp7A) |
Assignment Extension Questions
Ed Tam (sta199@duke.edu) will serve as our course organizer for Fall 2023. Among many things, Ed’s role is to handle all assignment extension questions. This includes answering questions about the late work policy, and granting (or denying) extensions for extreme circumstances. Qualifications for extreme circumstances are outlined in the waiver for extenuating circumstances section of the syllabus.
Please direct all questions about the policy to Ed. You should feel free to cc me (Elijah Meyer) on these emails. Ed’s email for this course only accept emails from Duke email addresses.
Lab Group Information
Your lab group can be found here. Please reach out to them via Slack if you missed lab-4 and are trying to communicate with them for the first time.
Teaching Team
| Name | Role | Lab section | Office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanjiao Yang (yanjiao.yang@duke.edu) | Lab Leader | W 10:05 - 11:20 am Perkins LINK 087 Classroom 3 |
M 8:00 - 10:00 am in Old Chem 203B |
| Kelly Huang (kelly.g.huang@duke.edu) | Lab Helper | W 10:05 - 11:20 am | W 10:00 - 11:00 am & F 9:00 - 10:00 am via Zoom |
| Patrick Woitschig (patrick.woitschig@duke.edu) | Lab Leader | W 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Perkins LINK 087 Classroom 3 |
T 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Old Chem 203B |
| Phillip Ding (phillip.ding@duke.edu) | Lab Helper | W 11:45 am - 1:00 pm | W 2:00 - 4:00 pm in Old Chem 203B |
| Ed Tam (edric.tam@duke.edu) | Lab Leader | W 1:25 - 2:40 pm Perkins LINK 087 Classroom 3 |
F 4:30 - 6:30 pm in Old Chem 025 |
| Konnie Huang (konnie.huang@duke.edu) | Lab Helper | W 1:25 - 2:40 pm | F 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Old Chem 203B |
| Vivek Singh (vks15@duke.edu) | Lab Leader | W 3:05 - 4:20 pm Perkins LINK 087 Classroom 5 |
W 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Old Chem 203B |
| Miles Eng (miles.eng@duke.edu) | Lab Helper | W 3:05 - 4:20 pm | M 4:00 - 6:00 pm in Old Chem 203B |
| Benedetta Bruni (benedetta.bruni@duke.edu) | Lab Leader | W 4:40 - 5:55 pm Perkins LINK 087 Classroom 5 |
Th 8:00 - 10:00 am in Old Chem 001 |
| Naomie Gao (naomie.gao@duke.edu) | Lab Helper | W 4:40 - 5:55 pm | Th 3:00 - 5:00 pm in Old Chem 203B |
| Anya Chabria (anya.chabria@duke.edu) | In-class Helper | TTH 10:05 am - 12:20 pm | F 8:00 - 10:00 am in Old Chem 203B |
| Foxx Hart (foxx.hart@duke.edu) | Instructor Aid | Th 12:00 - 2:00 pm in Old Chem 203B |
Sending an Email / Posting on Slack
We highly encourage you to ask questions outside of class. When you are asking specifically a coding question, please make sure to attach a screen shot(s) with both your code and the associated error message. Questions about code without this information are extremely difficult to help with.