Academic Appointments & Leadership

Academic Appointments

Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (April 2024 - Present)
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (July 2019 - April 2024)
Deputy Directorsearch Associate Professor, SAMSI, Durham, NC (August 2017 - May 2019)
- Concurrently served as Research Associate Professor at Departmnet of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC; taught ST 372 (Fall 2018)
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (September 2016 - June 2017)
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey (August 2011 - August 2016)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey (September 2005 - August 2011)
Research Fellow, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI), Durham, NC (August 2013 - July 2014)
Affiliated Faculty, Graduate Program in Computational Sciences and Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey (2006 - 2016)
Visiting Scholar, Center for Bioengineering, BAMM Labs, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA (Summer 2007)

Deputy Director, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI), 2017-2019.
Oversaw all education and outreach activities, including national-level undergraduate modeling workshops and engagement with minority-serving institutions.
Directed the Professional Development Workshop series for postdocs and graduate students, focusing on academic and non-academic career preparedness.
Served as Graduate Fellow Coordinator, providing mentorship and facilitating interdisciplinary research activities (2018-2019).

Co-developed the SAMSI Associates Program to build partnerships with industry leaders such as Bayer, SAS, and Valassis - securing $100K in postdoc support.
Led SAMSI participation in major national STEM diversity conferences, including SACNAS, Blackwell-Tapia, and Infinite Possibilities.
Served as Directorate Liaison for the Climate Program, organizing the Climate Opening Workshop featuring 40+ speakers from NASA, LBNL, UNC, and more.
Collaborated in national interdisciplinary initiatives (NSF TRIPODS, DOE Labs), focusing on fairness in AI and digital twin development.

Co-organized the Statistics & Data Science Seminar Series at Auburn University (2020, 2022), fostering cross-disciplinary exchange and student involvement.
Initiated collaborations between the Center for Data Science and Innovation and regional health institutions, laying groundwork for research and workforce partnerships.
Led Auburn University's institutional participation in ASA AL-MS Chapter meetings and mentoring pipelines (2022-Present).