Dr. Harshini Fernando

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Dept. of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics Purdue University North Central
Westville, IN 46391

 hfernando@pnc.edu

Office: SWRZ 305
Office Phone: (219) 785-5471
Fax: (219) 785-5507

Education

Ph.D., Mathematics/Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,Texas, 2006

M.Sc., Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 2001

B.Sc.(Honors), Statistics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1997

Teaching

Teaching Experience

Purdue University North Central, Department of Mathematics Statistics and Physics, Associate Professor, 2011-Present.

Purdue University North Central, Department of Mathematics Statistics and Physics, Assistant Professor, 2006-2011.

Texas Tech University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Graduate Instructor, 2001-2006

University of South Florida, Department of Physics, Teaching Assistant, 1998-2000

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Instructor, 1997.

Holy Family Convent, Sri Lanka, Teacher, 1990-1992.

Resent Courses

Spring 2012: STAT311, STAT113 , MA152

Fall 2011: STAT113 , MA152

Summer 2011: STAT113 , MA152

Research

Research Interests

Statistics Education, Saddlepoint methods, Likelihood inference, Nonlinear regression models, Semiparametric models.  

Publications

H. Fernando, “Statistical Thinking and Case Studies”, Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Chicago, Illinois, May, 2010.

R. Paige, A. Trindade and  H. Fernando, Saddlepoint-Based Bootstrap Inference for Quadratic Estimating Equations Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Vol. 36, 98-111, (2009)

R. Paige and H. Fernando, Robust Inference in Conditionally Linear Nonlinear Regression Models , Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Vol. 35, 158-168, (2008). 

Ph.D. Dissertation: “Small Sample Inference in Nonlinear Regression Models”, Texas Tech University, (2006).