Instructor Profile

Alina Kuvelkar is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her PhD in Statistics from Penn State in 2024. Her dissertation focused on statistical methods for sociology, specifically, prevalence estimators for respondent-driven sampling and probability models for social network data. At Penn State, she’s taught numerous undergraduate statistics courses, including Elementary Probability (STAT318), Elementary Statistics (STAT200), Experimental Methods (STAT410), and Introduction to SAS (STAT480). Her teaching philosophy centers on creating a learning environment that fosters and supports active student learning.