Teaching team

Instructor

Josh Lim is a second year Ph.D. student in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University. Josh’s research explores causal inference, missing data, machine learning, and their applications to biomedical and clinical medicine research. Prior to Duke, Josh graduated from UCLA in 2024 with B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science. Outside of academics, you may find Josh competing with Duke Men’s Club Volleyball, performing with Duke Chinese Dance, flipping with Duke Gymnastics, or cheering for multiple UCLA sports.

You can contact him at josh.lim@duke.edu with any questions regarding this course.

Office hours: Friday 11:00am - 1:00pm in Old Chem 203

Teaching Assistant

Kenna Roberts is a rising second year Master of Statistical Science student at Duke. She is interested in statistical methods for public policy research and development. She completed a B.S. in Mathematics/Statistics in 2025 at Utah State University. When she’s not in class she’s probably either rock climbing, baking sourdough, or playing with her new kitten. You can contact her at makenna.roberts@duke.edu.

Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30am - 1:30pm in Old Chem 203

Course Coordinator

Dr. Mary Knox (she/her) is the course coordinator for this course.

You can contact her (at mary.knox@duke.edu) with any questions regarding accommodations, registration, etc.

Peer Tutor

Stella Turner, a rising senior majoring in Biology, is the STA 199 Peer Tutor for the Academic Resource Center. If you want some extra review or a place to have your questions answered by someone who isn’t a statistics student but still did well in the course, consider signing up for Peer Education’s free tutoring groups!