Education

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. .