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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kendra Schmid, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Biostatistics
Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies

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Headshot of Kendra Schmid.

Kendra Schmid is UNMC's interim vice chancellor of Academic Affairs,interim associate vice chancellor of Graduate Studies and a biostatistics professor in the College of Public Health. She joined UNMC in 2007.

She previously served as campus director of assessment for Graduate Studies, and interim chair of the Department of Biostatistics

Education
  • PhD Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007
  • MA Educational Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017
  • MS Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004
  • BS Mathematics, Chadron State College, 2001
Research Interests

Dr. Schmid's current research is focused on statistical shape analysis using landmark data and in particular, methods for face recognition applications. She is also interested in statistics education.

Selected Publications
Professional Affiliations
  • American Statistical Association
  • International Biometric Society (ENAR)