Brennan Bean

Mathematics and Statistics

Associate Professor


Brennan Bean

Contact Information

Office Location: Animal Science (ANSC) 202
Phone: 435-797-4130
Email: brennan.bean@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Mathematical Sciences, Utah State University, 2019
Interval-Valued Kriging Models with Applications in Design Ground Snow Load Prediction
BS, Applied Mathematics, Brigham Young University - Idaho, 2014

Biography

Brennan is an applied statistician whose research impacts include updating American building codes and standards related to extreme snow accumulations. He is currently involved in a national effort to incorporate the effects of climate change into the American building code.

Teaching Interests

A range of applied courses at all academic levels, including computational statistics, data wrangling, applied regression, and introductory data science.

Research Interests

Development of methods, algorithms, and workflows to solve real-world data problems, particularly problems involving spatial and environmental data. Application areas of interest include civil engineering, climate science, and natural resources.

Awards

Researcher of the Year, 2024

USU Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Teacher of the Year, 2023

USU Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Master Teacher Certificate, 2023

USU Empowering Teaching Excellence

Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2022

USU Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Teaching Scholar Certificate, 2021

USU Empowering Teaching Excellence

Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2020

USU Department of Mathematics and Statistics


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Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Public or Trade Journal

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Publications | Technical Reports

Other Reports

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Publications | Other

Magazine/Trade Publications

    Other

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    STAT 5055 - Data Wrangling, Fall 2025
    STAT, STAT 1080, 1080 - Foundations of Data Science (QL), Fall 2025
    STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070, 6070 - Foundations of Data Science for Educators, Fall 2025
    STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT, STAT 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910, 6910 - Seminar in Statistics, Summer 2025
    STAT, STAT 5555, 6555 - Advanced R Programming for Data Science, Spring 2025
    STAT 1080 - Foundations of Data Science (QL), Fall 2024
    STAT 5810 - Topics in Statistics, Fall 2024
    STAT 5555, 6555 - Advanced R Programming for Data Science, Spring 2024
    STAT, STAT 5555, 6555 - Advanced R Programming for Data Science, Spring 2024
    STAT 7810 - Topics in Statistics (Topic), Spring 2024
    STAT 1080 - Foundations of Data Science (QL), Fall 2023
    STAT 5810 - Topics in Statistics, Fall 2023
    STAT 5555, 6555 - Advanced R Programming for Data Science, Spring 2023
    STAT, STAT 5555, 6555 - Advanced R Programming for Data Science, Spring 2023
    STAT 1080 - Foundations of Data Science, Spring 2023
    STAT 1080 - Foundations of Data Science, Fall 2022
    STAT 5550 - Statistical Visualization I, Fall 2022
    STAT 5410, 6410 - Applied Spatial Statistics, Spring 2022
    STAT 6550 - Statistical Computing, Fall 2021
    STAT 5100 - Modern Regression Methods (CI/QI), Spring 2021
    STAT 5100 - Modern Regression Methods (CI/QI), Fall 2020
    STAT 5100 - Modern Regression Methods (CI/QI), Spring 2020
    STAT 5100 - Modern Regression Methods (CI/QI), Fall 2019
    STAT 1040 - Introduction to Statistics, Spring 2019

    Graduate Students Mentored

    Shaveen Britto, Mathematics & Statistics, February 2025
    Jashon Newlun, Mathematics & Statistics, November 2024
    Matthew White, Mathematics & Statistics, November 2024
    Maha Moussa, Mathematics & Statistics, April 2024 - May 2025
    Haley Burger, Mathematics & Statistics, February 2024 - May 2025
    Ruth Taylor, Mathematics & Statistics, November 2023 - May 2025
    Emma Watts, Mathematics & Statistics, June 2023 - September 2024
    Kenneth Pomeyie, Mathematics & Statistics, April 2021 - September 2024
    Gideon Parry, Mathematics & Statistics, April 2023 - July 2024
    Logan Schneider, Mathematics & Statistics, April 2021 - July 2023
    Samuel Haycock, Mathematics & Statistics, May 2022 - June 2023
    Jadon Wagstaff, Mathematics & Statistics, January 2020 - May 2021