Thesis and Dissertation Advisors -
Mathematics
LYNETTA CAMPBELL
Lynetta Campbell holds an M.S. in Mathematics, an M.S. in Management Science, a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
Ms. Campbell worked twelve years in the Chemical Process Industry, during which time she participated in the design, construction, and start-up of projects in polystyrenics. However, it was her work in the implementation of statistical quality control programs that lead her to focus on data collection and analysis.
Ms. Campbell teaches mathematics and statistics. Her students write that “she explains things clearly and does not make anyone feel stupid for asking questions.” She is a CRLA-certified tutor who takes great pride in helping students come to “own” the mathematical knowledge necessary to succeed in their chosen fields.
She has assisted graduate students with their data analysis in fields as diverse as engineering, education, and public health. She can assist clients with their initial exploratory data analysis, usually with a graphical approach to viewing the data. She makes sure each client understands the basics, such as how to properly state the null and alternative hypotheses, and how to test for equivalence using procedures such as independent sample or paired sample t-tests. She routinely helps clients in the selection of the proper regression methods to employ, helping them to understand generalized linear models, logistic regression, and logit and loglinear models. Her ultimate goal is always that the client gains a full understanding of what the data has to say. In this manner, she has worked with clients whose data was highly qualitative, such as survey data, and she has assisted students with highly quantitative data involving modeling and forecasting. She is highly proficient with SAS, SPSS, JMP, and R statistical software and programming languages.
ELANA SHIPPEN
Scope: technical writing: manufacturing, engineering, math, aerospace/aviation, information technology, scientific books and publications
ELANA SHIPPEN, P.E., is a licensed professional engineer in mechanical engineering with 22 years of experience, including 14 years in the aerospace industry with Boeing Company's commercial airplanes program. She edits scientific and technical material, such as engineering books, design requirement documents, process documents, Request for Proposal (RFP), reference guides, case studies, and academic research papers and journals.
Elana also offers a technical editing course, for those currently working or studying in technical fields. This course provides steps for improving the technical writing style and offers key strategies for enhancing the overall quality of technical communications.
Elana completed the Technical Writing and Editing Certificate Program at the University of Washington in 2001.
