Summary
James Wilson is a statistics and data science researcher, educator, mentor, and consultant who builds statistical, machine learning, and network-based models to explore how social dynamics relate to mental health and personal, political, and economic behavior. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of San Francisco, guiding research and teaching strategy across the department. His work spans statistics, machine learning, social networks, and functional connectivity analysis, reflecting a cross-disciplinary focus that extends into psychiatry. Based in San Francisco, he brings over a decade of academic leadership and a track record of mentoring students and collaborating with colleagues across psychology, data science, and public health. He earned a PhD in Statistics from UNC Chapel Hill, an MS in Statistics from Clemson, and a BS in Mathematics and Chemistry from Campbell University, grounding his approach in rigorous quantitative training.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Mathematical Sciences: Statistics, Master of Science (MS), Mathematical Sciences: Statistics at Clemson University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics and Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics and Chemistry at Campbell University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics at UNC Chapel Hill