Personal profile
Personal profile
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics.
Research Interests
sports analytics, history, evolutionary biology, economics
Professional Information
I am mainly interested in methods development motivated by scientific or social scientific collaborations. I am interested in a wide variety of topics within Statistics.
UIUC Statistics graduate students are encouraged to reach out to me if you are looking for research opportunities. I currently have several projects in sports analytics, history, evolutionary biology, and economics.
Education
PhD Statistics, University of Minnesota, 2017
BS Mathematics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2009
Teaching
STAT 430; STAT 528; STAT 385
Office Address
Computing Applications Building
605 E Springfield Ave
Champaign, IL 61820
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 16 Article
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Comparing baseball players across eras via novel Full House Modeling
Yan, S., Burgos, A., Kinson, C. & Eck, D. J., Jun 2025, In: Annals of Applied Statistics. 19, 2, p. 1778-1799 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variation in relaxation of non-photochemical quenching between the founder genotypes of the soybean (Glycine max) nested association mapping population
Gotarkar, D., Digrado, A., Wang, Y., Doran, L., Sparrow-Muñoz, I., Chung, S., Lisa, N., Wasiq, F., Amaro, G., Blakely, B., Diers, B. W., Eck, D. J. & Burgess, S. J., Jan 2025, In: Plant Journal. 121, 2, e17219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fire effects on plant reproductive fitness vary among individuals, reflecting pollination-dependent mechanisms
Richardson, L. K., Beck, J., Eck, D. J., Shaw, R. & Wagenius, S., Apr 2023, In: American journal of botany. 110, 4, e16160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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General model-free weighted envelope estimation
Eck, D. J., Jan 1 2023, In: Electronic Journal of Statistics. 17, 1, p. 519-547 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do Interactions among Microbial Symbionts Cause Selection for Greater Pathogen Virulence?
May, G., Shaw, R. G., Geyer, C. J. & Eck, D. J., Feb 2022, In: American Naturalist. 199, 2, p. 252-265 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access