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Statistics and Actuarial Science
James Adcock is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in Statistics and Actuarial Science and Associate Director of the Master of Actuarial Science (MActSc) program.
Contact for: Standings and Promotions (S&P) - support with petitions
Steve Van Doormaal is the Undergraduate Studies Manager in the department and teaches a range of Statistics courses for non-specialists. He holds a BMath in Applied Mathematics, BSc in Biomedical Science, and a Master of Mathematics for Teachers, all from the University of Waterloo.
Contact for: Statistics & Actuarial Science
Dina Dawoud is an Associate Professor, Teaching Streamin Statistics. She graduated from the University of Waterloo with an MMath in Biostatistics and holds Bachelor's degrees in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Appointment as Lead Math Advisor in the MUO
Christopher Finn is an Academic Advisor and Student Experience Specialist for undergraduate students in Statistics and Actuarial Science. He graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with an MBA in Aviation and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
Contact for: Statistics & Actuarial Science
Riley Metzger is Undergraduate Officer for the department and lectures a wide range of Statistics courses. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with both a BMath and an MMath in Statistics and Actuarial Science.
Contact for: Statistics & Data Science
Emily Kozlowski is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in Statistics and Actuarial Science and teaches a wide range of courses in the department. She graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BMath in ACTSC, an MMath in ACTSC, and holds a BEd from Queen’s University. She is also an associate of both the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.
Contact for: Statistics & Actuarial Science
Financial Analysis and Risk Management
Peter Blake is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in FARM. He has a Bachelor of Mathematics degree (Chartered Accountancy - Co-op) from the University of Waterloo and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. After earning his Chartered Professional Accountancy (CPA) with Deloitte Touche in Toronto, Peter worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years in corporate and investment banking, the last 10 of which were spent with a large international bank, managing their financial institutions group.
Contact for: Financial Analysis and Risk Management
Jack Davis is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Statistics and Actuarial Science. They have a BSc in Mathematics and an MSc in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies from the University of British Columbia - Okanagan, and a PhD in Statistics from Simon Fraser University. They also have a Professional Statistician designation (P. Stat #220, SSC). Jack has researched sports analytics since 2011, including a post-doctoral fellowship at SFU and Sportlogiq. They have also worked as a senior analyst for econometrics firm Big River Analytics, and as a copyeditor for the Canadian Journal of Statistics. Jack's specialties as FARM advisor are the Stocktrak investment milestones, and alternative investment vehicles like cryptocurrencies and collectibles.
Contact for: Financial Analysis and Risk Management
Erik Hintz is the director and head advisor of the FARM program. He is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Statistics and Actuarial Science and teaches a wide range of courses in the department. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a MMath in Statistics and a PhD in Statistics. Erik also holds a BSc and MSc in Mathematics and Management from the University of Ulm (Germany).
Contact for: Financial Analysis and Risk Management
Jessica Rosa-Vecchiarelli is an Academic Advisor and Student Experience Specialist in Statistics and Actuarial Science.
Contact for: Financial Analysis and Risk Management
Alla Slynko is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo and an academic advisor for FARM. She specializes in statistics, biostatistics, and data classification modeling.
Contact for: Financial Analysis and Risk Management
Chartered Professional Accountancy
Peter Balka has been program director for the Math/CA program since 2006. Prior to his appointment as faculty lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo in 2003, Peter was a faculty member at the University of Alberta and at the College of the Rockies. Peter has a BSc and MSc (Biostatistics) from the University of Guelph.
Contact for: Chartered Professional Accountancy