Joseph Engmark

Joseph Engmark is pursuing his PhD in mathematical statistics from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Maryland.  His research interests focus on design-based probability sample surveys.  Since 2018, Joseph has been working in the Center for Statistical Research and Methodology at the U.S. Census Bureau.  Prior to joining the bureau, he taught mathematics at secondary schools in Liberia and Malawi as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer.  Personally, John has a broad interest in nature, cultural exchange, and the global community.

Under the Fulbright-Nehru fellowship, John is collaborating with researchers at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.  The research project is focusing on capture-recapture methods, a survey sampling technique used to estimate totals in a finite population.  These methods are widely used in practice, including in epidemiology, wildlife conservation, and official statistics, such as a census.