Department of Statistics
Our people
Head of Department
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Triggs | Professor | ext 88856 | 303.301 Science Centre | cm.triggs@auckland.ac.nz |
Departmental Manager
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen McDonald | Department Manager | ext 87483 | 303.303 Science Centre | k.mcdonald@auckland.ac.nz |
Academic staff
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heti Afimeimounga | Professional Teaching Fellow- Tuakana | ext 84934 | 303S.277 Science Centre | h.afimeimounga@auckland.ac.nz |
| Andrew Balemi | Professional Teaching Fellow | ext 85713 | 303S.263 Science Centre | a.balemi@auckland.ac.nz |
| Brendon Brewer | Lecturer | ext 82665 | 303.225 Science Centre | bj.brewer@auckland.ac.nz |
| Stephanie Budgett | Senior Lecturer | ext 82346 | 303.318 Science Centre | s.budgett@auckland.ac.nz |
| Joss Cumming | Senior Tutor | ext 85756 | 303.316 Science Centre | j.cumming@auckland.ac.nz |
| James Curran | Professor | ext 88755 | 303.307 Science Centre | j.curran@auckland.ac.nz |
| Rachel Fewster | Associate Professor | ext 83946 | 303.227 Science Centre | r.fewster@auckland.ac.nz |
| Marie Fitch | Professional Teaching Fellow | ext 84047 | 303.314 Science Centre | m.fitch@auckland.ac.nz |
| Mike Forster | Professional Teaching Fellow | ext 88759 | 303S.292 Science Centre | m.forster@auckland.ac.nz |
| Ciprian Giurcaneanu | Senior Lecturer | ext 82819 | 303.223 Science Centre | c.giurcaneanu@auckland.ac.nz |
| Stéphane Guindon | Senior Lecturer | ext 82755 | 303.327 Science Centre | s.guindon@auckland.ac.nz |
| Mark Holmes | Senior Lecturer | ext 88679 | 303S.288 Science Centre | m.holmes@auckland.ac.nz |
| Ross Ihaka | Associate Professor | ext 85054 | 303S.275 Science Centre | r.ihaka@auckland.ac.nz |
| Yannan Jiang | Senior Research Fellow | ext 84725 | 730.477 School of Population Health | y.jiang@auckland.ac.nz |
| Steffen Klaere | Lecturer | ext 85237 | 303.219 Science Centre | s.klaere@auckland.ac.nz |
| Alan Lee | Professor | ext 88749 | 303S.265 Science Centre | aj.lee@auckland.ac.nz |
| Thomas Lumley | Professor | ext 83785 | 303.325 Science Centre | t.lumley@auckland.ac.nz |
| Roger Marshall | Associate Professor | ext 86363 | 730.452 Tamaki | rj.marshall@auckland.ac.nz |
| Brian McArdle | Associate Professor | ext 85845 | 303.229D Science Centre | b.mcardle@auckland.ac.nz |
| Tracey Meek | CensusAtSchool Advisor | ext 84258 | 303.320 Science Centre | t.meek@auckland.ac.nz |
| Patricia Metcalf | Senior Lecturer | ext 82317 | 303S.290 Science Centre | p.metcalf@auckland.ac.nz |
| Renate Meyer | Associate Professor | ext 85755 | 303.229B Science Centre | renate.meyer@auckland.ac.nz |
| Russell Millar | Associate Professor | ext 85003 | 303.229 Science Centre | r.millar@auckland.ac.nz |
| Arden Miller | Senior Lecturer | ext 85053 | 303.229C Science Centre | a.miller@auckland.ac.nz |
| Christine Miller | Senior Tutor | ext 84275 | 303.317 Science Centre | c.miller@auckland.ac.nz |
| Peter Mullins | Senior Lecturer | ext 88275 | 303.211 Science Centre | pr.mullins@auckland.ac.nz |
| Paul Murrell | Senior Lecturer | ext 85392 | 303S.273 Science Centre | p.murrell@auckland.ac.nz |
| Ross Parsonage | Senior Tutor | ext 89623 | 303.315 Science Centre | r.parsonage@auckland.ac.nz |
| Maxine Pfannkuch | Associate Professor | ext 88794 | 303.321 Science Centre | m.pfannkuch@auckland.ac.nz |
| Avinesh Pillai | Research Fellow | ext 81169 | 303.203 Science Centre | a.pillai@auckland.ac.nz |
| Geoffrey Pritchard | Senior Lecturer | ext 87400 | 303.229A Science Centre | g.pritchard@auckland.ac.nz |
| Louis Ranjard | Research Fellow | ext 85506 | 303S.376 Science Centre | l.ranjard@auckland.ac.nz |
| Matt Regan | Senior Tutor | ext 85242 | 303.313 Science Centre | m.regan@auckland.ac.nz |
| Katya (Kathy) Ruggiero | Senior Lecturer | ext 89456 | 303.209 Science Centre | k.ruggiero@auckland.ac.nz |
| James Russell | Senior Lecturer | ext 88745 | 303.217 Science Centre | j.russell@auckland.ac.nz |
| Alastair Scott | Professor | ext 88751 | 303.309 Science Centre | a.scott@auckland.ac.nz |
| David Scott | Associate Professor | ext 85055 | 303S.269 Science Centre | d.scott@auckland.ac.nz |
| George Seber | Professor | ext None | N/A N/A | seber@stat.auckland.ac.nz |
| Nick Shears | Senior Lecturer | ext 82958 | 303.215 Science Centre | n.shears@auckland.ac.nz |
| David Smith | Senior Tutor | ext 85390 | 303.314A Science Centre | dp.smith@auckland.ac.nz |
| Andrew Sporle | Research Fellow | ext 85948 | 303.213 Science Centre | a.sporle@auckland.ac.nz |
| Jessica Thomas | Research Fellow | ext 82010 | Room 201 Fale Pasifika | jessica.thomas@auckland.ac.nz |
| Ian Tuck | Senior Lecturer | ext 88276 | 303.220 Science Centre | i.tuck@auckland.ac.nz |
| Rolf Turner | Research Fellow | ext 88276 | 303.220 Science Centre | r.turner@auckland.ac.nz |
| Yong Wang | Senior Lecturer | ext 84700 | 303S.271 Science Centre | yong.wang@auckland.ac.nz |
| Chris Wild | Professor | ext 88797 | 303.323 Science Centre | c.wild@auckland.ac.nz |
| Susan Wingfield | Professional Teaching Fellow | ext 84934 | 303S.277 Science Centre | s.wingfield@auckland.ac.nz |
| Thomas Yee | Senior Lecturer | ext 88811 | 303.221 Science Centre | t.yee@auckland.ac.nz |
| Ilze Ziedins | Associate Professor | ext 85051 | 303.319 Science Centre | i.ziedins@auckland.ac.nz |
Research Fellows
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yevhen Mohylevskyy | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | ext 83763 | 303S.294 Science Centre | y.mohylevskyy@auckland.ac.nz |
| Jose Romeo | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | ext 88364 | 303.222 Science Centre | j.romeo@auckland.ac.nz |
PhD students
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Amorim | PhD Student | ext 84152 | 303.210 Science Centre | gamo006@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Pip Arnold | PhD Student | ext N/A | N/A N/A | parn011@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Jo-anne Bright | PhD student | ext 84252 | 303.212 Science Centre | Jo.Bright@esr.cri.nz |
| Hope-Emilie Buell | PhD Student | ext 85459 | 303.214 Science Centre | h.buell@auckland.ac.nz |
| Matt Edwards | PhD student | ext 83211 | 303.224 Science Centre | medw076@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Shabnam Fani | PhD Student | ext 84252 | 212 Science Centre | sfan035@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Sampath Fernando | PhD student | ext 84252 | 303.212 Science Centre | mfer983@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Niffe Hermansson | PhD student | ext 83211 | 303.224 Science Centre | nher257@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Sergii Krasnozhon | PhD student | ext 87458 | 303S.376 Science Centre | skra272@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Joyce Li | PhD Student | ext 85459 | 303.214 Science Centre | xli053@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Yu Liu | PhD student | ext 89046 | 303S.261 Science Centre | yliu455@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Brendan McArdle | PhD Student | ext 89046 | 303S.261 Science Centre | bmca012@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Sam McKechnie | PhD Student | ext 83211 | 303.224 Science Centre | mckechniesam@yahoo.com.au |
| Esther Meenken | PhD Student | ext N/A | Christchurch City | emee143@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Jimmy Oh | PhD student | ext 89046 | 303S.261 Science Centre | joh024@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Maryann Pirie | PhD Student | ext 85459 | 303.214 Science Centre | m.pirie@auckland.ac.nz |
| Claudia Rivera Rodriguez | PhD student | ext 84252 | 303.208 Science Centre | criv292@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Kirsten Rodgers | PhD Student | ext 84152 | N/A N/A | k.rodgers@auckland.ac.nz |
| Blake Seers | PhD student | ext 83211 | 303.224 Science Centre | bsee002@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Chanatda Somchit | PhD Student | ext 85459 | 303.214 Science Centre | csom017@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Sarah (Gwynn) Sturdevant | PhD student | ext 82447 | 303.208 Science Centre | sstu011@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Jared Tobin | PhD student | ext 83211 | 303.224 Science Centre | jtob007@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Xu Xu (Demi) Wang | PhD Student | ext 84252 | 303.212 Science Centre | xwan302@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Jennifer Wilcock | PhD Student | ext 89046 | 303S.261 Science Centre | j.wilcock@auckland.ac.nz |
| Leshun Xu | PhD student | ext 82447 | 303.218 Science Centre | lxu472@aucklanduni.ac.nz |
| Irene Zeng | PhD Student | ext 85459 | 303.214 Science Centre | zeng@stat.auckland.ac.nz |
| Tong (Benny) Zhu | PhD Student | ext 88746 | 303.210 Science Centre | t.zhu@auckland.ac.nz |
Administrative staff
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Barraclough | Administrative Staff | ext 88308 | 303.324 Science Centre | rk.barraclough@auckland.ac.nz |
| Aileene Koh | Administrative Staff | ext 89622 | 303.305 Science Centre | a.koh@auckland.ac.nz |
| Alexandra Miliotis | Administrative Staff | ext 86893 | 303.305 Science Centre | a.miliotis@auckland.ac.nz |
| Nancy Wong | Administrative Staff | ext 87510 | 303.305 Science Centre | nancy.wong@auckland.ac.nz |
Multimedia Manager/ Technical Officer/Research Programmer
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhinav Rakesh Chopra | Multimedia Technical Manager | ext 89621 | 303.312 Science Centre | ar.chopra@auckland.ac.nz |
Tech Support Group
| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASK IT | Computing/Technical Staff | ext 85100 | Central ITS/ Science IT | askit@auckland.ac.nz |
| IT Access/ Web Support | Computing/Technical Staff | ext 89942 | Science IT - Sector 300 | ws@sit.auckland.ac.nz |


