David A. Sweeney

Teaching & Outreach

Teaching roles and outreach involvement in relevant areas of statistics and the natural sciences.

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Teaching experience

  • Teaching Assistant — Applied Statistical Modelling using GLMs
    University of St Andrews, 2025–present.
    Assisted during computer practical sessions by answer questions related to lecture materials and assigned modeling problem sets
  • Lab Assistant — Human Anatomy
    Calvin College, 2019.
    Helped students with cat dissections and anatomical identifications and graded quizzes
  • Teaching Assistant — Oceanography
    Calvin College, 2018.
    Helped answer questions related to lecture material and problem sets, led finals review sessions, and assisted in leading field trips. I also gave a guest lecture on insights into modern marine mammal research

Outreach

  • Sweeney, D. A. (2024) Encountering God in Creation: Spiritual Growth Through Scientific Understanding.
    Central Kitsap Presbyterian Church’s Conference on Science and the Christian Life: The Word and the World. Bremerton, WA, USA: 8 June 2024.
  • Sweeney, D. A. (2024) Outreach presentation regarding the work done by the Foundation for Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research.
    South Kitsap High School AP Biology. Port Orchard, WA, USA: 6 June 2024.
  • Sweeney, D. A. (2023) Outreach presentation regarding the work done by the Foundation for Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research.
    South Kitsap High School AP Biology. Port Orchard, WA, USA: 15 June 2023.