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 — Statistical Inference
    University of St Andrews, 2026.
    Assisted during computer practical sessions by answer questions related to assigned modeling problem sets, and led tutorial group of 11 students by answers questions and guiding students through problem sets and solutions
  • Teaching Assistant — Applied Statistical Modelling using GLMs
    University of St Andrews, 2025.
    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.