Shane T. Jensen’s research interests include applications in bioinformatics, bayesian multi-level modeling, statistical computing and mcmc methods, and statistics in sports.

He joined Wharton in 2004 and has won several awards, including the Leonard J. Savage Award for best thesis in Application Methodology from the International Society for Bayesian Analysis, the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching, and the Sports in Statistics Award for Contributions to the Statistics in Sports Community from the American Statistical Association.

He received his PhD at Harvard University in 2004, his AM at Harvard University in 2001, his MS at McGill University in 1999, and his BS at McGill University in 1997.

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