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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kendra Schmid, PhD, MA, PStat

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

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Kendra K. Schmid, PhD, MA, PStat, is UNMC's Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies, and a professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the College of Public Health.

She joined UNMC in 2007 and has held several leadership roles, including 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)