This is the program for the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Sunday, 08/01/2010
A Hidden Ising Model for ChIP-chip Data Analysis
Qianxing Mo, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Faming Liang, Texas A&M University
2:05 PM

Analyzing Multilevel Spatially Correlated Data Using Composite Quadratic Inference Functions
Yun Bai, University of Michigan ; Peter Song, University of Michigan
2:20 PM

Understanding the Spatial Dynamics of Comandra Bluster Rust in British Columbia Forests
Charmaine Dean, Simon Fraser University; Cindy Feng, Simon Fraser University; Richard Reich, Ministry of Forests and Range
2:35 PM

On Intrinsic Degeneracy of Spatial-Temporal Processes
Wanli Min, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
2:35 PM

Model-Based Approaches for Characterizing Environmental Effects on Spatial Genetic Flow
Ephraim M. Hanks, Utah State University; Mevin B. Hooten, Utah State University
2:35 PM

Skew-Elliptical Spatial Random-Effect Modeling for Areal Data with Application to Mapping Health Utilization Rates
Farouk Salim Nathoo, University of Victoria; Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
2:35 PM

A Bayesian Surveillance System for Detecting Clusters of Noninfectious Diseases
Albert Y. Kim, University of Washington
2:35 PM

Bayesian Analysis of Geostatistical Model with Auxiliary Lattice
Jincheol Park, Texas A&M University; Faming Liang, Texas A&M University
2:50 PM

Identifying Vulnerable Populations Through an Examination of the Association Between Multipollutant Profiles and Measures of Deprivation
John Molitor, Imperial College, London; Jason Su, University of California, Berkeley; Sylvia Richardson, Imperial College, London; Michael Jerrett, University of California, Berkeley
2:50 PM

Beetles, Beetles, Everywhere Beetles: Spatial-Temporal Modeling of Outbreaks of Mountain Pine Beetle
Brian Aukema, Canadian Forest Service/Natural Resources Canada; Yanbing Zheng, University of Kentucky
3:05 PM

Bayesian Tracking of Emerging Epidemics Using Ensemble Optimal Statistical Interpolation (EnOSI)
Ashok Krishnamurthy, University of Colorado, Denver
3:35 PM

The Generalized Linear Mixed Model with Spatial-Temporal Data
J Aleong, University of Vermont
3:35 PM

A Power Comparison of Generalized Additive Models and the Spatial Scan Statistic in a Case-Control Setting
Robin Young, Boston University; Janice Weinberg, Boston University; Veronica Vieira, Boston University; Al Ozonoff, Boston University School of Public Health; Thomas Webster, Boston University
4:05 PM

Bayesian Empirical Orthogonal Function Method and Its Application
Yiping Dou, The University of British Columbia; Nhu Le, BC Cancer Agency; Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia
4:20 PM

Hierarchical Spatial Models for Predicting Forest Variables Over Large Heterogeneous Domains
Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Andrew Finley, Michigan State University
4:30 PM

More for Less? Comparing Small-Area Estimation, Spatial Microsimulation, and Mass Imputation
Stephen John Haslett, Massey University; Geoffrey Jones, Massey University; Alasdair Dewar Noble, Massey University; Dimitris Ballas, University of Sheffield
4:50 PM

Semiparametric Estimation and Selection for Nonstationary Spatial Covariance Functions
Nan-Jung Hsu, National Tsing-Hua University; Hsin-Cheng Huang, Academia Sinica; Ya-Mei Chang, CSIRO
5:05 PM

Monday, 08/02/2010
Incorporating Chromosomal Spatial Correlation Through 3D Structures Into Microarray Data Analysis
Xinlei Wang, Southern Methodist University; Guanghua Xiao, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Arkady Khodursky, University of Minnesota


Small-Area Estimation Using Geoadditive Models
Hongjian Yu, University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research; Xianghang Shi, University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research


Spatial Concentration of Mortality for the Five Leading Causes of Death in the United States, 2004--2006
Jay H. Kim, CDC/NCHS; Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., National Center for Health Statistics


Overweight Distribution and Spatial Risk for Binomial Response
Lia Zangirolani, State University of Campinas; Ricardo Carlos Cordeiro, State University of Campinas - Unicamp; Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, State University of Campinas; Ana Carolina Cintra Nunes Mafra, State University of Campinas - Unicamp; Maria Angelica Tavares Medeiros, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Campinas; Liciana Vaz Arruda Silveira, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho


Analysis of NHL Shot Location Data
Michael Schuckers, St. Lawrence University


Modeling and Inference for Interaction Processes for Unions of Discs
Jesper Møller, Aalborg University
8:35 AM

Matern Cross-Covariance Functions for Multivariate Random Fields
Tilmann Gneiting, Heidelberg University; William Kleiber, University of Washington; Martin Schlather, University of Goettingen
8:35 AM

Some Large Sample Properties for Pairwise Likelihood-Based Estimators
Gongjun Xu, Columbia University; Zhiliang Ying, Columbia University
8:35 AM

Computing a Near Positive Definite Covariance Matrix from a Nonpositive Definite Matrix
Jose H. Guardiola, Texas A&M University; Rachel Larreta, Texas A&M University; Pablo Tarazaga, Texas A&M University; Hassan Elsalloukh, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
8:50 AM

A Weighted Estimating Equation Approach for Inhomogeneous Spatial Point Processes
Yongtao Guan, Yale University
9:00 AM

Nonparametric Cross Covariogram for Multivariate Geostatistics
Hao Zhang, Purdue University
9:15 AM

Efficient Kriging for Large Spatial Fields
Karl Pazdernik, Iowa State University; Ranjan Maitra, Iowa State University; Douglas Nychka, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Stephan Sain, National Center for Atmospheric Research
9:20 AM

Space-Time Capture-Recapture Models
Cornelis J. Potgieter, Texas A&M University; Chris Field, Dalhousie University; Marc Genton, Texas A&M University; Alan Welsh, The Australian National University
9:35 AM

Statistical Challenges in Modeling Wildlife Diseases
Jennifer A. Hoeting, Colorado State University; Andrew A. Merton, Colorado State University; Colleen T. Webb, Colorado State University
10:35 AM

Spatial Statistical Data Fusion for Remote-Sensing Applications
Hai M. Nguyen, Jet Propulsion Lab; Amy Braverman, Jet Propulsion Lab; Noel A. Cressie, The Ohio State University
10:35 AM

Geostatistical Model Averaging
Chun-Shu Chen, National Changhua University of Education; Hsin-Cheng Huang, Academia Sinica
10:50 AM

Multivariate Spatial Factor Analysis Using Gaussian Predictive Processes
Qian Ren, University of Minnesota; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota
10:50 AM

Adaptive Gaussian Predictive Process Model for Large Spatial Data Sets
Rajarshi Guhaniyogi, University of Minnesota; Andrew Finley, Michigan State University; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Alan E. Gelfand, Duke University
11:05 AM

Spatial Multinomial Regression Models for the Analysis of Land Cover Data
Jun Zhu, Colorado State University; Chongyang Jin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Stephan Sain, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Michelle M. Steen-Adams, University of New England
11:15 AM

Spatial Multivariate Design in the Plane
Jie Li, Eli Lilly and Company; Dale Zimmerman, The University of Iowa
11:20 AM

Estimation of Faraday Rotation Measures of the Near Galactic Sky Using a Nonstationary Gaussian Process Model
Margaret Short, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Philipp P. Kronberg, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Dave Higdon, Los Alamos National Laboratory
11:20 AM

Simplifying Objective Functions and Avoiding Stochastic Search Algorithms in Spatial Sampling Design
Gunter Spöck, University Klagenfurt; Jürgen Pilz, University Klagenfurt; Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University
11:35 AM

Data Augmentation Strategies for the Bayesian Spatial Probit Regression Model
Candace Berrett, The Ohio State University; Catherine Calder, The Ohio State University
11:35 AM

Spatial Model Selection
Ciro Velasco-Cruz, Virginia Tech
11:50 AM

A Closer Look at Models Developed for Landscape Genetics
Kezia Manlove, Montana State University; Megan Higgs, Montana State University
2:05 PM

Approximate Bayesian Computing for Spatial Extremes
Robert Erhardt, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:20 PM

Generalized Linear Spatial Random Effects Model
Aritra Sengupta, The Ohio State University; Noel A. Cressie, The Ohio State University
2:35 PM

Methods for Spatially Varying Measurement Error in Air Pollution Epidemiology
Stacey E. Alexeeff, Harvard School of Public Health; Alexandros Gryparis, Harvard School of Public Health; Joel Schwartz, Harvard School of Public Health; Brent A. Coull, Harvard School of Public Health
2:35 PM

On the Effect of Diagnostic Misclassification Bias on the Observed Spatial Pattern in Regional Count Data: A Simulation Study
Olaf Berke, University of Guelph
2:35 PM

Iteratively Reweighted Smoothing Splines
Heeyoung Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology; Xiaoming Huo, Georgia Institute of Technology
2:50 PM

Graphically Dependent and Spatially Varying Dirichlet Process Mixtures
Long Nguyen, University of Michigan
3:05 PM

A Geostatistical Approach to Disease Mapping for Aggregated Count Data Using GLMMs
Lauren Hund, Harvard University; Brent A. Coull, Harvard School of Public Health
3:20 PM

Tuesday, 08/03/2010
Binary Markov Random Fields with Absorbing States
Nick Larson, Iowa State University; Amy Hoeksema, Iowa State University; Karl Pazdernik, Iowa State University; Mark Kaiser, Iowa State University


Graphical Models for Spatial Data: Interpretations and Estimation
Alix I. Gitelman, Oregon State University; Kathryn Mary Irvine, Montana State University; Xuan Che, Oregon State University


Evaluating Functional Autocorrelation Within Spatially Distributed Neural Processing Networks
Gordana Derado, Emory University; DuBois Bowman, Emory University


San Francisco Bay Fish Abundance and Global Scale Climate Shifts
Teresa Anne Jacobson, University of California, Santa Cruz


Using GAM_K to Detect Clustering in MI Wood Products Companies
Juan Du, Kansas State University


Modeling Spatial Structure Using High-Throughput Data
Ke Wang, Southern Methodist University ; Xinlei Wang, Southern Methodist University; Guanghua Xiao, UT Southwestern Medical Center


Spatial Analysis of Soil in Impaired Watershed Areas
Bonnie Berneice Terry, Baylor University; Jane L. Harvill, Baylor University


A Deaggregating Model for the Semi-areal Data with a Bivariate CAR Prior
Ye Liang, University of Missouri; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri; Zhuoqiong He, University of Missouri; Mario Schootman, Washington University in St. Louis
8:35 AM

Functional Data Analysis of the Trends and Predictors of Climate in BC
Simon Joseph Bonner, The University of British Columbia; Nathaniel Kenneth Newlands, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Budong Qian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Nancy Heckman, The University of British Columbia
8:35 AM

Predicting Crop Yield in the Canadian Prairies
Luke Bornn, The University of British Columbia; Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia
8:55 AM

Spatial Hierarchical Models for Extremes: Modeling Both Climate and Weather Effects
Daniel Cooley, Colorado State University
8:55 AM

Sharing Precise Geographies in Public Use Data
Hao Wang, Duke University; Jerome P. Reiter, Duke University
9:05 AM

Bayesian Nonparametric Intensity Estimation for Inhomogeneous Spatial Point Processes
Yu Ryan Yue, Baruch College, CUNY; Ji Meng Loh, AT&T Labs - Research
9:15 AM

Extending the Multivariate Probit Model to Accomodate Spatial Data
Aline Tabet, The University of British Columbia
9:15 AM

A Penalized Pointwise Likelihood Approach for m-Year Precipitation Return Values Estimation Based on Regional Climate Model Output
Jun Zhang, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute; Wei Zheng, Eli Lilly and Company
9:35 AM

Paleoclimatic Reconstruction of Annual Precipitation in the East, North, and Central Division of Midwest Region: A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Sparse Spatial Data
Rajib Paul, Western Michigan University; Kwok Wai Lau, CSIRO; William R. VanHove, Western Michigan University
9:55 AM

Spatial Modeling of Fielding in Major League Baseball
Shane Jensen, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
10:35 AM

A Generalized Bayesian Spatial Prediction Method
Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia; Yiping Dou, The University of British Columbia; Nhu Le, BC Cancer Agency
10:35 AM

Approximate Bayesian Computation for Spatial Extremes via Open-Faced Sandwich Adjustment
Benjamin Shaby, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
10:35 AM

The Spatial Random Effects Model and Its Role in Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Statistics
Noel A. Cressie, The Ohio State University
11:00 AM

Bayesian Modeling for Spatial Extreme Values
Huiyan Sang, Texas A&M University
11:00 AM

Spatial Time-to-Event Analysis of Air Pollution and Preterm Birth
Howard Chang, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University; Marie Lynn Miranda, Duke University
11:15 AM

Exact REML Estimation Procedure in the Spatial Probit Normal Model for Binary Outcomes
Cristian Meza, Universidad de Valparaiso; Rolando De la Cruz, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Susana Eyheramendy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Felipe Osorio, Universidad de Valparaiso
11:20 AM

Multivariate Zero-Inflated Bayesian Spatial Model
Chong He, University of Missouri; Jing Zhang, Miami University
11:25 AM

Bayesian Nonparametric Point Process Modeling for Extreme Value Analysis
Athanasios Kottas, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ziwei Wang, University of California, Santa Cruz; Abel Rodriguez, University of California, Santa Cruz; Bruno Sanso, University of California, Santa Cruz
11:25 AM

The Predictive Spatial Dirichlet Process with Application to Downscaling
Veronica J. Berrocal, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Alan E. Gelfand, Duke University
11:35 AM

Nonparametric Spatial Models for Extreme Temperature Data
Montserrat Fuentes, North Carolina State University; John Henry, North Carolina State University; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University
11:50 AM

The Design of the Canadian Child Restraint Survey
Jean-Francois Lecuyer, Transport Canada; Aline Chouinard, Transport Canada
12:05 PM

Crime Mapping in The Netherlands
Elke Amelie Moons, Statistics Netherlands; Leanne Houben, Statistics Netherlands
2:50 PM

Wednesday, 08/04/2010
Visualizing Data Patterns with Micromaps
Daniel B. Carr, George Mason University; Linda Williams Pickle, StatNet Consulting LLC


MATLAB Toolbox for the Analysis of fMRI Data: A Bayesian Spatial Model for Activation and Connectivity
Lijun Zhang, Emory University; Sanjay Agravat, Emory University; Gordana Derado, Emory University; DuBois Bowman, Emory University


Incorporating Data on Residential History for Disease Mapping
Caroline Jeffery, Harvard School of Public Health; Al Ozonoff, Boston University School of Public Health; Justin Manjourides, Harvard School of Public Health; Marcello Pagano, Harvard School of Public Health


Hierarchical Bayesian Models for Predicting Spatially Correlated Curves
Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University
8:35 AM

Spatial Regression Using Kernel-Averaged Predictors
Matthew Joseph Heaton, Duke University; Alan E. Gelfand, Duke University
8:35 AM

Semiparametric Bayesian Modeling of Spatio-Survival Data Under Cure Fraction
Sandra Milena Hurtado Rua, University of Connecticut; Dipak K. Dey, University of Connecticut
8:50 AM

Problems in Shape-Constrained Function Estimation Involving Correlated Errors
Mary Meyer, Colorado State University
8:55 AM

Inferring Likelihoods and Climate System Characteristics from Climate Models and Spatio-Temporal Tracer Data
K. Sham Bhat, Penn State; Murali Haran, Penn State; Klaus Keller, Penn State; Roman Tonkonojenkov, Penn State
9:05 AM

Mapping Batter Ability in Baseball by Using Spatial Statistics Techniques
Dana Draghicescu, Hunter College, CUNY; Benjamin Strong Baumer, CUNY Graduate Center
9:05 AM

Enhancing the Teaching of Statistics: Analysis of Spatial Data Using SOCR and R
Nicolas Christou, University of California, Los Angeles; Ivo Dinov, University of California, Los Angeles
9:20 AM

Cluster Detection Using Scan Statistics and Risk Factors for Encephalitis from West Nile Virus Infection
Sarah Baraniuk, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Kristy Murray, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
9:35 AM

Building Time Series Into Hierarchical Bayesian Models with Applications in Baseball Fielding
James Martin Piette, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Shane Jensen, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
10:50 AM

A Bayesian Hierarchical Spatial Approach for Constructing Disease Risk Maps at a Finer Level Than Is Provided in Publicly Available Data
Fu-Chi Hsieh, Yale University; Theodore R. Holford, Yale University
11:05 AM

Measuring Health Disparities in a Geographic Context: Spatial Estimates of Local Health Disparities
Lance Waller, Emory University; Megan Price, Benetech; Eric Tassone, Google; David C. Wheeler, National Cancer Institute
11:15 AM

Wavelet Analysis in Spatial Interpolation of High Frequency Monitoring Data
Michael Stein, The University of Chicago; Xiaohui Chang, The University of Chicago
11:20 AM

A Shark Habitat Model with Spatial and Temporal Dependencies
Daniel Gladish, University of Missouri; Mark Wildhaber, U.S. Geological Survey; Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri; Scott Holan, University of Missouri; John Froeschke, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies; Gregory Stunz, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
11:20 AM

A Class of Covariate-Dependent Covariance Functions for the Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Data
Michele Guindani, University of New Mexico; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University; Jo Eidsvik , Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Alexandra Schmidt, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Amy Nail, North Carolina State University
2:50 PM

A Model-Based Approach for Making Ecological Inference from Distance Sampling Data
Devin Johnson, NOAA; Jeff Laake, NOAA; Jay Ver Hoef, NOAA
3:05 PM

The Effects of Spatial Correlation on the Empirical Likelihood
Nancy L. Glenn, Texas Southern University; Monica C. Jackson, American University
3:05 PM

An Emprical Likelihood Method for Irregular Spatial Data
Dan Nordman, Iowa State University
3:25 PM

Thursday, 08/05/2010
An Image Segmentation Algorithm with Applications to Image Inpainting
Ronny O. Vallejos, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria; Silvia M. Ojeda, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba; Oscar H. Bustos, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
8:35 AM

Multivariate Nonparametric Two-Sample Tests for Mixed Outcomes
Denis Larocque, HEC Montreal; Jaakko Nevalainen, University of Turku; Hannu Oja, University of Tampere
8:35 AM

Experiences with Approximate Bayes Inference for the Poisson-CAR Model
Chae Young Lim, Michigan State University; Sarat C. Dass, Michigan State University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
10:35 AM

Spatial Shrinkage Estimation of Diffusion Tensors in Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data
Tao Yu, National University of Singapore
10:35 AM

Bayesian Methods in Syndromic Surveillance
Jian Zou, National Institute of Statistical Sciences
10:55 AM

Default Bayesian Analysis for Hierarchical Spatial Multivariate Models
Sarat C. Dass, Michigan State University; Chae Young Lim, Michigan State University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
10:55 AM

Objective Bayesian Analysis of Spatially Correlated Data Including Measurement Error
Hannes Kazianka, University of Klagenfurt; Jürgen Pilz, University Klagenfurt
10:55 AM

Functional Data with Spatially Varying Shape Parameters
Ana-Maria Staicu, North Carolina State University; David Ruppert, Cornell University; Ciprian Crainiceanu, The Johns Hopkins University
10:55 AM

Spatial Scan Statistics with Overdispersion
Tonglin Zhang, Purdue University
11:15 AM

Simulating the Characteristics of Populations at the Small-Area Level: New Validation Techniques for a Spatial Microsimulation Model in Australia
Azizur Rahman, University of Canberra; Ann Harding, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling; Robert Tanton, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling; Shuangzhe Liu, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
11:35 AM

Measuring Health Disparities: The Choice of Spatial Unit
Carol Gotway Crawford, CDC; Zhuo (Adam) Chen, CDC
11:35 AM

Spatial Multistate Models
Patrick Edward Brown, Cancer Care Ontario/Dalla Lana School of Public Health
11:50 AM

The Effect of Spatial Confounding on Covariate Estimation
Garritt Page, Duke University; Yajun Liu, University of Missouri; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri
11:55 AM

Bayesian Three-Dimensional Random-Shape Spatial Clustering
Timothy D. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jian Kang, University of Michigan
12:05 PM




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