Christopher R. Bilder

Christopher R. Bilder is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Bilder has been the Principal Investigator for grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health involving research into categorical data analysis problems. His research has been published in a diverse set of outlets ranging from the Journal of the American Statistical Association to Chance. For his categorical data research, Bilder was awarded the Best Paper in Biometrics by an International Biometric Society Member Award and the American Statistical Association's Outstanding Statistical Application Award (twice). Bilder is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.

For more than 20 years, Bilder has taught a course on categorical data analysis to students majoring in statistics and to students majoring in a wide variety of other fields of study. He also has been a pioneer in using technology in and outside the classroom through the use of class video capturing, course websites, distance learning, blended learning, and tablets during his career. Bilder's popular YouTube Channel hosts his videos from courses, workshops, and presentations.