Michael David Escobar is an American biostatistician who is known for Bayesian nonparametrics, mixture models.

Education and career

Escobar earned a degree in mathematics at

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

in 1981 followed by a doctorate in statistics at

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

in 1988 under the supervision of John Hartigan. Between 1990 and 1994, he was an assistant professor at

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

. Escobar subsequently joined the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

faculty. In 2015, he was elected a fellow of the

American Statistical Association The American Statistical Association (ASA) is the main professional organization for statisticians and related professionals in the United States. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 27, 1839, and is the second-oldest continuous ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Michael D. Yale University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences alumni Living people Fellows of the American Statistical Association American biostatisticians Academic staff of the University of Toronto Carnegie Mellon University faculty American expatriates in Canada