Bruce A. Craig

Bruce A. Craig is a Professor and Director of Purdue University's Statistical Consulting Service in the Department of Statistics. His roles include faculty mentorship and teaching online courses like STAT 582 and STAT 522. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1996), an M.S. from the same institution (1991), and a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Washington University in St. Louis (1989).

His research interests span diagnostic testing methodologies, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, protein structure determination, microarray analysis, statistical education, spatial statistics, and population dynamics. Craig has secured grants from NIH and NSF for projects such as antimicrobial susceptibility testing and protein structure inference. His work also includes collaborations on disease modeling, biodiversity, and nonlinear mixed models in agriculture.

Over 20 students have completed their Ph.D. under his advisement, many now leading roles in academia and industry. Notable publications include advancements in statistical methods for pathogen resistance testing and protein backbone assignment. Craig’s research bridges theoretical statistics with applications in biomedicine, engineering, and environmental science.