Justin Petrovich

Justin Petrovich

Associate Professor of Statistics and Business Data Analytics

Saint Vincent College

Biography

I am an associate professor of statistics and business data analytics at Saint Vincent College. I enjoy teaching classes ranging from introductory business statistics to econometrics to courses in data science and business analytics. I am also the Chairperson of the Marketing, Analytics, and Global Commerce Department, affectionately known as the MAGIC Department.

My research focuses on developing and applying methods for functional and longitudinal data. My past and current research projects span a variety of fields, including medicine, psychological counseling, economics, and more. I also work as a statistical consultant and enjoy the variety of challenges I encounter between my research and consulting projects.

Interests
  • Functional data analysis
  • Longitudinal data analysis
  • Applied statistics
Education
  • PhD in Statistics, 2018

    Pennsylvania State University

  • BS in Mathematics and Finance, 2014

    Saint Vincent College

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Saint Vincent College
Chairperson, Department of Marketing, Analytics, and Global Commerce
Sep 2022 – Present Latrobe, Pennsylvania
 
 
 
 
 
Saint Vincent College
Associate Professor of Statistics and Business Data Analytics
Aug 2024 – Present Latrobe, Pennsylvania
 
 
 
 
 
Saint Vincent College
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Business Data Analytics
Aug 2018 – Jul 2024 Latrobe, Pennsylvania
 
 
 
 
 
Research Assistant
Jun 2016 – Jun 2018 University Park, Pennsylvania
 
 
 
 
 
Pennsylvania State University, Statistics Department
Graduate Assistant
Aug 2014 – May 2016 University Park, Pennsylvania

Publications

I will happily provide a PDF of any published work upon request.

(2024). Functional Data Models for Dose Finding Studies with Meta Data. Submitted.

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(2023). Instrumental variable estimation for functional concurrent regression models. In J Appl Stat.

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(2023). A comparison of treatment response between college students with and without suicide risk at university counseling centers. In Cogent Mental Health.

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(2022). Highly Irregular Functional Generalized Linear Regression with Electronic Health Records. In J R Stat Soc Ser C Appl Stat.

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(2021). Uncertainty is Beautiful. In Conversatio.

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(2020). Suicide Among College Students in Psychotherapy: Individual Predictors and Latent Classes. In J Couns Psychol.

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(2019). Scalar-on-Function Regression for Predicting Distal Outcomes from Intensively Gathered Longitudinal Data: Interpretability for Applied Scientists. In Stat Surv.

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Contact

  • justin.petrovich@stvincent.edu
  • (724) 805 2424
  • 300 Fraser Purchase Rd., Latrobe, PA 15650