Summary
Erik Barry Erhardt, PhD, is a Professor of Statistics at the University of New Mexico and director of the Biostatistics and NeuroInformatics Core for a COBRE center, blending academic leadership with hands-on consulting through his firm StatAcumen. With nine years as faculty and two decades of consulting experience, he applies Bayesian and frequentist methods to problems in stable isotope sourcing and brain imaging, often translating complex analyses into clear expert testimony for litigation. A Howard Hughes Medical Institute Interfaces Scholar, he thrives at interdisciplinary boundaries—bridging statistics, neuroscience, and law—and routinely supports projects that require both rigorous modeling and practical decision-making. Based in Albuquerque, he is known for making advanced quantitative methods accessible to non-statistical audiences while maintaining a strong research portfolio.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Statistics, Distinction, PhD, Statistics, Distinction at The University of New Mexico
Master's degree, Applied Statistics, Master's degree, Applied Statistics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute