Joshua M. Tebbs

Dr. Joshua M. Tebbs is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of South Carolina, affiliated with the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a BS in Mathematics, an MS in Statistics, and a PhD in Statistics from the University of Iowa and North Carolina State University, respectively. His research focuses on categorical data analysis, statistical methods for group testing, order-restricted inference, and applications in public health and biostatistics. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute.

Dr. Tebbs has served as Editor of the American Statistician (2020–2023) and contributed to numerous academic courses, including STAT 513 (Theory of Statistical Inference), STAT 512 (Mathematical Statistics), and STAT 110 (Introduction to Statistical Reasoning). His work emphasizes methodological advancements in group testing for disease prevalence estimation and has been supported by NIH funding.

Key awards include recognition from the ASA and ISI, reflecting his scholarly contributions. His research outputs span statistical methodology, computational tools (e.g., binGroup2), and applications in infectious disease surveillance and public health decision-making.