The Team
Our dedicated staff are passionate about increasing access to education
David Diez
Fellow
David co-founded OpenIntro and focuses his time on scaling OpenIntro services and subjects. He is a Data Scientist working in Saint Paul, MN.
Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel
Fellow
Mine develops textbooks and supporting materials such as labs and slides. She is a Professor of the Practice at Duke University.
Leah Dorazio
Fellow
Leah Dorazio works on the Advanced High School Statistics textbook and resources. She teaches Statistics and Computer Science at San Francisco University High School.
Chris Barr
Fellow
Chris co-founded OpenIntro and is on sabbatical. He was previously an Assistant Professor at Harvard University and is currently working in finance in Manhattan.
Julie Vu
Fellow
Julie works on the Introductory Statistics for the Life and Biomedical Sciences textbook and develops the accompanying learning labs. She is Preceptor in Statistics at Harvard University.
Dave Harrington
Fellow
Dave works on the text Introductory Statistics for the Life and Biomedical Sciences and is Professor of Biostatistics (Emeritus) at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard University.
Jo Hardin
Fellow
Jo Hardin works on the OpenIntro text Introduction to Modern Statistics. She is a Professor at Pomona College.
Meenal Patel
Fellow
Meenal Patel is an illustrator and children's book author, and she provide design advice and support for OpenIntro.
Nick Paterno
Fellow
Nick works as the Data Management Lead, supporting a critical need for both teachers and OpenIntro resources. He's a Resident Instructor at Pacific Lutheran University.
Adam Gilbert
Fellow
Adam leads the OpenIntro Statistics implementation on MyOpenMath. He's an Assistant Professor at Southern New Hampshire University.
Shiyao Wang
Volunteer
Shiyao is working on a Chinese translation of OpenIntro Statistics. He currently works as a Researcher at the International Monetary Fund.
Xueqi Li
Volunteer
Xueqi is working on a Chinese translation of OpenIntro Statistics. She currently works as a Consultant at the World Bank.
Christine Spinka
Volunteer
Christine leads work around crowdsourcing exams for Verified Teachers. She is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of Missouri.
Karen Higgins
Volunteer
Karen joined OpenIntro as part of the Data Hunter team and has been bringing together many data sets for the community. She is a graduate student in Data Science at James Cook University.
Megan Mocko
Volunteer
Karen joined OpenIntro as part of the Data Hunter team and has been bringing together many data sets for the community. She is a lecturer at the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.
Matt Thomas
Volunteer
Matt Thomas works to expand the softwares we support in OpenIntro Labs. He is a Statistical Consultant for the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit.
Steve Miller
Volunteer
Steve provides regular review and feedback for Advanced High School Statistics. He is the Math Dept Chair at Winchester Thurston School in Pittsburgh, PA, where he teaches math and physics. Steve has been an AP Exam reader for five years.
Frank Marfai
Volunteer
Frank works as a Data Hunter, supporting a critical need for both teachers and OpenIntro resources. He's a residential faculty member at Phoenix College.
Thiago Scarelli
Volunteer
Thiago works as a Data Hunter, supporting a critical need for both teachers and OpenIntro resources. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economics.
David V. Akman
Volunteer
Dr. Akman has developed and maintains the Python labs. He is a Senior Lecturer at RMIT University.
Mortaza (Mori) Jamshidian
Volunteer
Mori is a CNSM Distinguished professor in the Mathematics Department at Cal State, Fullerton. He is the founder of Rguroo statistical software, and one of the persons who maintain the Rguroo version of the OpenIntro labs.
Aimee Berlin
Volunteer
Aimee is the developer and maintainer of the statistics RExams assessment bank. She is an Assistant Professor at Creighton University.
Dwight Wynne
Volunteer
Dwight co-developed and maintains the Rguroo labs. He is a Full-Time Lecturer at California State University, Fullerton.
Emiliano Vega
Volunteer
Emiliano develops on supplemental sections and a web version of Advanced HS Statistics. He's an instructor at Portland Community College.
Ralf Youtz
Volunteer
Ralf Youtz works on supplemental sections and a web version of Advanced HS Statistics. He's an instructor at Portland Community College.
Andrew Bray
Fellow
Andrew helped develop the original statistics labs. He is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley.
Juan Gomez
Volunteer
Juan develops supplemental resources for Advanced High School Statistics. He currently works at Carmel High School teaching mathematics and statistics.
Amy Hogan
Volunteer
Amy Hogan develops supplemental resources for Advanced High School Statistics. She is a Math for America Master Teacher and an ASA Education Section Fellow. She teaches at Brooklyn Technical High School.
Albert Kim
Volunteer
Albert worked on statistics labs. He is an Assistant Professor at Smith College.
Shannon Pileggi
Volunteer
Shannon Pileggi develops OpenIntro videos. She is a faculty member in the Cal Poly Statistics Department.
Curry Hilton
Volunteer
Curry works on supplemental materials, including slides and exams. He's an Applied Statistics graduate student at University of Alabama.
Edwin Chen
Volunteer
Edwin Chen works on the OpenIntro website and other tech products. He is working on a startup in the SF Bay Area.
Matt Hudson
Volunteer
Matt Hudson brings 10 years of experience in analytics and product management to OpenIntro, advising the team and helping define a world class experience for statistics learners.
Rebecca Wolfson
Volunteer
Rebecca Wolfson works on OpenIntro's social media presence and media strategy. She is a content producer at a San Francisco non-profit.
OpenIntro's Board
David Diez (president), Dave Harrington (secretary), Jeremy Kraut-Ordover (treasurer).
Alumni
We are very grateful to the friends of OpenIntro who have volunteered along the way:
- Chris Pope (past volunteer) helped develop a trial internship program at OpenIntro.
- David Laffie (past volunteer) helped manage the OpenIntro Forums as a curator.
- Filipp Brunshteyn (past fellow) provided guidance and support in developing project strategy.
- Luke Paulsen (past intern/volunteer) performed and described analyses to highlight interesting data sets.
- Rob Gould (past fellow) provided advice and mentorship to the team.
- Sarah McGovern previously helped jump-start the videos for OpenIntro Statistics.
- Yongtao Guan (past fellow) provided advice and mentorship to the team.
Thank You
We would also like to gratefully acknowledge Arnold & Porter LLP, and in particular the talented members of their staff, including Maxwell C. Preston, Daniel Bernstein, and Louis S. Ederer, who have generously provided pro bono legal counsel in areas of copyright, intellectual property, and general corporate law.