Curriculum Vitae

Carson Slater

Contact

carson_slater1@baylor.edu
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Education

Ph.D., Statistical Science
Baylor University
2024–Pending

M.S., Statistical Science
Baylor University
2023–2024

B.S., Applied Math / B.A., Econ
Wheaton College
2019–2023
Edman Presidential Scholarship

Skills

Tools
Docker, RStudio, Git/GitHub, reveal.js, Positron

Languages
R, JAGS/Stan, Python, C, SAS, Stata, SQL, zsh, LaTeX, JS, CSS, HTML

Misc.

Varsity Baseball Player
Wheaton College
2019–2022

Christian Character Award
Valley Christian HS
2019

Summary

Motivated graduate student seeking consulting opportunities. Aspiring applied statistician who loves to use statistical methods to empower people with insights for good stewardship.

Experience

Research Assistant

Baylor University | Jan 2024–Present

  • Conducts research with Dr. Mandy Hering with collaborators in urban water treatment and infrastructure.

Graduate Assistant

Baylor University | Aug 2023–Dec 2024

  • Collaborated in the Statistical Consulting Center on interdisciplinary research.
  • TA for Computational Statistics (STA 4373/5373/6375).
  • Led four supplemental instruction sessions weekly for Introduction to Statistical Methods (STA 2381).

Academic Coach

Wheaton Academy Center for Lifelong Learning | Jan 2023–Mar 2023

  • Taught and reviewed mathematics with students ranging from Algebra I to AP Statistics.

Mathematics Teaching Assistant

Wheaton College | Aug 2022–May 2023

  • TA for Applied Machine Learning (MATH 465) and Probability Theory (MATH 363).
  • Graded weekly assignments and hosted help sessions.

Participant

Duke/NCSU Summer Institute for Biostatistics | Jun 2022–Jul 2022

  • Participated in biostatistics coursework at Duke Clinical Research Institute and NC State.
  • Completed a hackathon on myocardial infarction modeling. GitHub

Papers

Assessing the Effects of Surface-Stabilized Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles (March 2025)

Paper

  • Used ordinal regression and generalized linear models to understand relationships between nanoparticle coatings and bacterial inhibition.

Assessing Interference with Regression Analysis Techniques (April 2024)

Paper

  • Used generalized additive models to predict pairwise interference in a Dynamic Spectrum Access context.
  • Presented at the 2024 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS).

Volunteer

Intern — Křesťanská Akademie Mladých

Jun 2023–Aug 2023

  • Built a blog to keep supporters updated on mission work.
  • Taught English and sports in schools and at camps; supported local CB churches.
  • Trained incoming short-term mission teams.