2006  |  Associate Professor of Statistics
University of Minnesota 2003, PhD
CH 201B   |  907-474-5249
mshort18@alaska.edu

My primary interests are in Bayesian statistics and spatial statistics, often in areas of overlap. I enjoy statistical computing, sometimes using off-the-shelf software (OpenBUGS, JAGS, Stan), sometimes writing custom software for (e.g.) Markov chain Monte Carlo using C++. I'm primarily interested in applications, especially those that involve environmental or ecological topics, or natural resource management (salmon escapement, halibut movement modeling, integrated population models, e.g.). I'm partial to problems in astronomy.

Highlighted works:

Jasper*, J., Short, M.B.,  Shelden, C., Grant, W.S., “Hierarchical Bayesian estimation of unobserved salmon passage through weirs.” Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Vol 75, 1151--1159, 2018.

Rounce, D., Khurana**, T., Short, M.B., Hock, R., Shean, D., and Brinkerhoff, D., “Quantifying parameter uncertainty in a large-scale glacier evolution model using  Bayesian inference: application to High Mountain Asia,” Journal of Glaciology, Vol 66, Issue 256, 175-187, 2020.

*denotes UAF graduate student, **denotes UAF undergraduate student