Nels Grevstad

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Nels Grevstad

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics & Statistics

Degree

PhD in Statistics

Purdue University

MS in Mathematical Statistics

Purdue University

BS in Statistics

University of Washington

Published Works

  • Smith, D. R., Grevstad, N., Hearn, K. (2026). Safety or surveillance? Personality predictors and relational outcomes of partner location-sharing practices. Computers in Human Behavior Reports / Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2026.100978.
  • Smith, R., Hearn, K., Grevstad, N. (2026). Safety or Surveillance? Personality Predictors and Relational Outcomes of Partner Location-Sharing Practices. Computers in Human Behavior Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2026.100978.
  • Brady, S., Grevstad, N., Schliemann, S., Glatthar, C. (2026). Transportation, Ride-hailing and Discrimination Among the Blind and Low Vision Community. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 36 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2026.101837.
  • Brady, S., Grevstad, N., Schliemann, S., Glatthar, C. C. (2026). Transportation, Ride-hailing and Discrimination Among the Blind and Low Vision Community. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 36 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2026.101837.
  • Young, K., Grevstad, N., Schepers, O., Brennan, M. (2025). The Trauma Teachers Bring to Teaching: First-Year Teacher Results from the Traumatic Life Events Checklist. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 4(2), 175-194. http://doi.org/10.70085/jtse.v4i2.129.
  • Young, S. K., Grevstad, N., Brennan., Castro Schepers, O. (2025). The Trauma Teachers Bring to Teaching: First-Year Teacher Results from the Traumatic Life Events Checklist. Journal of Trauma Studies in Education, 4(2), 175-194. https://doi.org/10.70085/jtse.v4i2.129 .
  • Schliemann, S., Grevstad, N., Parr, D. (2025). Controls on soil respiration in alpine tundra. Geoderma Regional, 42(2352-0094). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2025.e00987.
  • Schliemann, S., Grevstad, N., Parr, D. (2025). Controls on Soil Respiration in Alpine Tundra. Geoderma Regional, 42(e00987). https://doi.org/10.1016.
  • Alghamdi, A., Aref, I., Grevstad, N. (2025). Effectiveness of Pre-Sowing Treatments on Seed Germination of Nine Acacia Species from Al-Baha Region in Saudi Arabia. Seeds, 4(2), 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds4020022.
  • Schepers, O., Grevstad, N., Young, K., Brennan, M. (2025). Trauma-Informed Practices as a Buffer Against Secondary Traumatic Stress: Insights from First-Year Teachers in Year One. Psychology in the Schoolshttps://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23478.
  • Castro Schepers, O., Grevstad, N., Young, S. K., Brennan, M. (2025). Sustaining TIP Knowledge and Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress in Novice Teachers: Year One of a Longitudinal Study. Psychology in the Schools, 62(8), 2463-2481. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23478.
  • Richman, S., Tomback, D., Grevstad, N., Kobobel, D. (2025). Dining With Wolves: Are the Rewards Worth the Risks?. PLOS ONE, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319565.
  • McLaren, T., Grevstad, N., Tomback, D. . Power Analysis of a Long-term Monitoring Protocol for Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) Abundance in Yellowstone National Park Indicates Ability to Detect a 5% Annual Decline. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Journal of Wildlife Management.
  • Masters, M., Grevstad, N. (2025). Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life, Use of Dietary and Physical Activity Self-Management Strategies, and Mental Health in Individuals with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Open Health, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/ohe-2023-0055.
  • Masters, M., Grevstad, N. (2024). Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life, Use of Dietary and Physical Activity Self-Management Strategies, and Mental Health in Individuals with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Open Healthhttps://doi.org/10.1515/ohe-2023-0055.
  • Rhoads, M., Barber, M., Grevstad, N., Kirkland, R., Meyers, S., Gruidel, K., Greenwood, E. (2024). Yoga as an Intervention for Stress: A Meta-Analysis. Health Psychology Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2024.2420974
  • Schepers, O., Young, K., Brennan, M., Grevstad, N. . Trauma-Informed Supports for New Teachers: Results from a Three-Year Study. .
  • Heydel, L. Z., Smith, D. R., Grevstad, N. (2023). The musician’s personality: Do personality traits vary according to ensemble membership?. Psychology of Music, 51(2), 495-507. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356221096779.
  • McLaren, T., Tomback, D., Wunder, M., Grevstad, N., Wehtje, W. (2023). Clark's Nutcracker Forest Community Use in Yellowstone National Park: Whitebark Pine Maintains a Keystone Seed Disperser. Ecology and Evolution, 13(12). https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10813.
  • Heydel, Z., Smith, R., Grevstad, N. (2023). The Musician's Personality: Do Personality Traits Vary According to Ensemble Membership?. Psychology of Music, 51(2), 495-507. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356221096779.
  • Rhoads, C. M., Grevstad, N. (2023). The Benefits of Yoga as an Intervention for Depression: A Meta–Analysis. International Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine.
  • Rhoads, M., Grevstad, N., Kirkland, R., Barber, M., Meyers, S., Lundstrom, T. (2023). The Benefits of Yoga as an Intervention for Depression: A Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Complementary Alternative Medicine, 16(1), 19-30. https://doi.org/10.15406/ijcam.2023.16.00627.
  • Bean, H., Grevstad, N. (2022). Wireless Emergency Alerts: Public Understanding, Trust, and Preferences Following the 2021 U.S. Nationwide Test. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Managementhttps://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12438.
  • Bean, H., Grevstad, N., Koutsoukos, A., Meyer, A. (2021). Exploring Whether Wireless Emergency Alerts Can Help Impede the Spread of Covid-19. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 30(2), 185-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12376.
  • Bean, H., Grevstad, N., Koutsoukos, A., Meyer, A. (2021). Exploring the Use of Wireless Emergency Alerts for Notifications Regarding COVID-19: Initial Lines of Inquiry. Natural Hazards Review, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000472.
  • Schliemann, S., Grevstad, N., Brazeau, R. (2021). Water Quality and Spatio-Temporal Hot Spots in an Effluent-Dominated Urban River. Hydrological Processes, 35(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14001.
  • Schliemann, S., Grevstad, N., Brazeau, R. (2020). Water quality and spatio-temporal hot spots in an effluent-dominated urban river. Hydrological Processes, 35(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14001.
  • Rhoads, M., Kirkland, R., Baker, C., Yeats, J., Grevstad, N. (2020). Benefits of Movement-Integrated Learning Activities in Statistics and Research Methods Courses. Teaching of Psychology, 48(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628320977265.
  • Williams, T., Tomback, D., Grevstad, N., Broms, K. (2020). Temporal and Energetic Drivers of Seed Resource Use by Clark's Nutcracker, Keystone Seed Disperser of Coniferous Forests. Ecosphere, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3085.
  • Carello, C., Woehler, A., Grevstad, N., Kleier, C. (2018). Impacts of Recreation Management Practices in a Subalpine Wetland System Dominated by the Willow Plant, Salix Planifolia.. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2619-124. .
  • Carello, A. C., Angelina, W., Grevstad, N., Kleier, C. (2017). Impacts of recreation management practices in a subalpine wetland system dominated by the willow plant (Salix Planifolia). 2017. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 29:119-124.. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2919-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-017-9552-0.
  • Sowa, W., Nolan, K., Grevstad, N., Carello, C. (2014). Nest-site Selection of Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonata) in a Metropolitan Environment. Colorado Birds, 48(2), 107-118. .
  • Sowa, W., Nolan, K., Grevstad, N., Carello, A. C. (2014). Nest-site selection of Cliff Swallows in a Metropolitan Environment. Colorado Birds,
  • Grevstad, N. (2010). Mapping Spatial Aggregation from Counts Data: A Penalized Likelihood Approach. Environmetrics, 21(7-8), 834-848. .
  • Grevstad, N. (2010). Simultaneous Estimation of Negative Binomial Dispersion Parameters. Statistics and Probability Letters, 81751 - 1755. .
  • Grevstad, N. (2008). Mapping Spatial Aggregation from Counts Data: A Penalized Likelihood Approach. JSM Proceedings, Section on Statistics and the Environment, American Statistical Association,
  • Anderson, S., Boneh, S., Grevstad, N. (2008). Statistical Methods for Determining Optimal Rifle Cartridge Dimensions. JSM Proceedings, Section on Statistics in Sports, American Statistical Association,
  • Grevstad, N. (2004). Estimating Sample Size in Binomial Distribution. Wiley,
  • Grevstad, N. (2003). Medical Image Analysis Using Thin-Plate Splines. Purdue University Department of Statistics.
  • Stevens, L., Zhang, W., Peck, L., Kuczek, T., Grevstad, N., Mahon, A., Zentall, S., Arnold, L., Burgess, J. (2003). Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation in Children with Inattention, Hyperactivity and Other Disruptive Behaviors. Lipids, 38007-1021. .

Office Hours

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Tue 12:00-2:00
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