Hello and thank you for taking the time to check my profile :)

I am a doctoral student (fourth-year) studying Statistics at Iowa State University (expect to complete by Dec 2024). I teach undergraduate Stats course too and recently received teaching excellence award :)

After completing my education in India (M.Sc. Statistics), I worked in Nielsen (Social Sciences Research) and Birla Sun Life Insurance (Actuarial Valuation). I completed MS (Statistics) from San Diego State University (2017-19) before transitioning to Ph.D.

In my leisure time, I like to read and swim. I have taken a liking to running over the past 5 years and run regularly (and hope to run a marathon someday).

Being a foodie, I absolutely love (and enjoy) to cook. I adore Corgis (all doggos (woof) for that matter, but my love for Corgis is unrivaled) and wish to have one in the future.

After PhD, I intend to work in a research-oriented job (ideally banking sector)... more and would be flexible to move anywhere within the U.S.

To my mind, patience and trust are the most critical traits necessary to nurture a fruitful and lasting relationship.

Simultaneously wearing the hat of a student and an instructor, I have experienced that being kind and a little flexible creates an environment that maximizes the chances of students' success and I try to extend it beyond the classroom too.

Personal website: Name Visible on LoginName Visible on Login.github.io

Thanks for reading through and Best wishes :)

About Family:
My mother is a Ph.D. in History and retired as Principal of K.V.Pendharkar College, Dombivali. She is an active researcher and Ph.D. guide at Mumbai University. She is also a recipient of Chhatrapati award in powerlifting and has represented India (with a podium finish) in the same. Also a gazetted officer while serving in NCC (Rank-Captain). My father had retired from BMC as an Engineer (Water Department). My younger brother is a Ph.D. (Chemistry and Physics interdisciplinary) from Japan and is JSPS postdoctoral research scholar in Japan and sister in law is a final year PhD student in IISC Bengaluru. Maternal grandfather was a scientist in Veterinary Science. Have some cousins in the US (2 working professionals and 1 pursuing Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences) and we are always waiting for an opportunity to catch up :)