Research

Research interests

Nonparametric statistics; Discriminant analysis; Order restricted and simultaneous inference; Statistical computation; Functional analysis; Statistical methods for ecological, climate, and hydrological data.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Dunham, K.; Tucker, A.; Koons, D.; Abebe, A., Dobson, F. S.; Grand, J. (2021). Demographic responses to climate change in a threatened Arctic species. Ecology and Evolution. (in press)
  • Buley, R. P., Correia, H. E., Abebe, A., Issa, T. B. and Wilson, A. E. (2021). Predicting microcystin occur- rence in freshwater lakes and reservoirs: assessing environmental variables. Inland Waters. (in press)
  • Correia, H. E. and Abebe, A. (2021). Regularized Rank Quasi-likelihood Estimation for Generalized Additive Models. Journal of Nonparametric Statistics. 33, 101–117.
  • Levy, B., Correia, H.E., Chirove, F., Ronoh, M., Abebe, A., Kgosimore, M., Chimbola, O., Machingauta, H., Lenhart, S., and White, K. A. J. (2021). Modeling the effect of HIV/AIDS stigma on HIV infection dynamics in Kenya. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 83:55.
  • Correia, H. E. and Abebe, A. (2021). Capturing spatiotemporal dynamics of Alaskan groundfish catch using signed-rank estimation for varying coefficient models. Journal of Applied Statistics. (in press)
  • Correia, H. E., Abebe, A., Dobson, F. S. (2021). Multiple paternity and the number of offspring: A model reveals two major groups of species, BioEssays. 43 (4), 2000247.
  • Chislock, M. F., Olsen, B. K., Choi, J., Abebe, A., Bleier, T., Wilson, A. E. (2021). Contrasting patterns of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) vs. geosmin across depth in a drinking water reservoir are mediated by cyanobacteria and actinobacteria. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (in press)
  • Sun, W., Bindele, H. F., Abebe, A., Correia, H. E. (2021). Robust functional selection for the single-index varying coefficients regression model. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. 91, 1681–1697.
  • Abebe, A., Bindele, H. F., Otlaadisa, M., Makubate, B. (2021). Robust Estimation of Single-Index Models with Responses Missing at Random. Statistical Papers. (in press)
  • Rahman, M. M., Howard, G., Qian, J., Garza, K., Abebe, A., Hansen, R., A. (2021). Disparities in cognitive impairment with anticholinergic drug use: A population-based study. Neurology: Clinical Practice. (in press)
  • Medina, H., Tian, D., Abebe, A. (2021). On optimizing a MODIS-based framework for in-season corn yield forecast. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation. 95, 102258.
  • Rahman, M. M., Howard, G., Qian, J., Garza, K., Abebe, A., Hansen, R. A. (2021). Disparities in all-cause mortality with potentially inappropriate medication use: Analysis of the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 61, 44–52.
  • Franchi, F., Abebe, A. (2020). Statistically learning Archean carbonate diagenesis. Precambrian Research. 348, 105867.
  • Iverson, E. N.K., Nix, R., Abebe, A., Havird, J. C. (2020). Thermal responses of metabolism differ across levels of biological organization. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 60, 361 – 374.
  • Guo, J; Bao, Y; Davis, B; Abebe, A; Wilson, A; Davis, D. (2020). Application of meta-analysis toward understanding the effect of adding a methionine hydroxy analog in the diet on growth performance and feed utilization of fish and shrimp. Reviews in Aquaculture. 12, 2316 – 2332.
  • Rahman, M. M., Howard, G., Qian, J., Garza, K., Abebe, A., Hansen, R. A. (2020). Disparities in the Appropriateness of Medication Use: Analysis of the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Population-Based Cohort Study. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 16, 1702 – 1710.
  • Abebe, A., Correia, H. E., Dobson, F. S. (2019). Estimating a key parameter of mammalian mating systems: the chance of siring success for a mated male. BioEssays. 41(12), 1900016.
  • Edholm, C., Levy, B., Abebe, A., Marijani, T., Le Fevre, S., Lenhart, S., Yakubu, A., Nyabadza, F. (2019). A Risk-Structured Mathematical Model of Buruli Ulcer Disease in Ghana. In: Kaper H., Roberts F. (eds) Mathematics of Planet Earth, vol 5. Springer, Cham.
  • Chislock, M. F., Sarnelle, O., Jernigan, L. M., Anderson, V.R., Abebe, A. and Wilson, A. E. (2019), Con- sumer adaptation mediates top-down regulation of ecosystems across a productivity gradient. Oecologia. 190, 195 – 205.
  • Heine, K. B., Abebe, A., Wilson, A. E., Hood, W. R. (2019). Copepod respiration increases by 7% per one ºC increase in temperature: a meta-analysis. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 4, 53 – 86.
  • Novriadi, R., Salze, G., Abebe, A., Hanson, T. and Davis, D.A. (2019). Partial or total replacement of fish meal in the diets of Florida pompano, Trachinotus Carolinus. Aquaculture Research. 50, 1527 – 1538.
  • Bindele, H. F., Abebe, A. and Zeng, P. (2019). Robust estimation and selection for single-index regression model. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. 89, 1376 – 1393.
  • Sun, W., Bindele, H. F., Abebe, A., Correia, H. E. (2019). General local rank estimation for single-index varying coefficient models. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. 202, 57 – 79.
  • Abdelrahman, H., Abebe, A., and Boyd, C. (2019), Influence of Variation in Water Temperature on Sur- vival, Growth, and Yield of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in Inland Ponds for Low-Salinity Culture. Aquaculture Research, 50, 658 – 672.
  • Dobson, F. S., Abebe, A., Correia, H. E., Kasumo, C., Zinner, B. (2018). Multiple paternity and number of offsprings in mammals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285, 20182042.
  • Singh, S., Abebe, A., Srivastava, P. (2018). Evaluation of Nonparametric and Parametric Statistical Proce- dures for Modeling and Prediction of Cluster-Correlated Hydroclimatic Data. Water Resources Research, 54:9, 6948 – 6964.
  • Bindele, H. F., Abebe, A. and Meyer, K. N. (2018), General Rank Regression for Single Index Models. Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 70: 1115 – 1146
  • Bindele, H. F., Abebe, A. and Meyer, K. N. (2018). Robust confidence Regions for the Semi-parametric regression model with responses missing at random. Statistics, 52:4, 885 – 900.
  • Qiu, X., Buentello, A., Shannon, R., Mustafa, A., Abebe, A., Davis, A. (2018), Evaluation of three non- genetically modified soybean cultivars as ingredients and a yeast- based additive as a supplement in practical diets for Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture Nutrition, 24, 173–183.
  • Pettis, C., Swamidurai, R., Abebe, A., Shannon, D. M. (2018). Infusing Big Data Concepts in Undergrad- uate CS Mathematics Courses Through Active Learning. IEEE SoutheastCon 2018, 1 – 5.
  • Singh, S., Mitra, S., Srivastava, P., Abebe, A., and Torak, L. (2017), Evaluation of Water-Use Policies for Baseflow Recovery during Droughts in an Agricultural Intensive Karst Watershed: Case study of the Lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Southeastern USA. Hydrological Processes. 31, 3628 – 3644.
  • Staton, B. A., Catalano, M. J., Farmer, T. M., Abebe, A., Dobson, F. S. (2017). Development and evaluation of a migration timing forecast model for Kuskokwim River Chinook salmon. Fisheries Research, 194, 9 – 21.
  • Wang, X., Liu, S., Yang, Y., Fu, Q., Abebe, A., Liu, Z. (2017), Identification of NF-κB related genes in channel catfish and their expression profiles in mucosal tissues after columnaris bacterial infection. De- velopmental & Comparative Immunology, 70, 27 – 38.
  • Singh, S., Srivastava, P., Mitra, S., Abebe, A. (2016), Climate variability and irrigation impacts on stream- flows in a Karst watershed – A systematic evaluation. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 8, 274–286.
  • Rubach, K., Wu, M., Abebe, A., Dobson, F. S., Murie, J. O. and Viblanc, V. A. (2016), Testing Reproductive Tradeoffs in Female Columbian Ground Squirrels. Ecology and Evolution, 6(21): 7586 – 7595.
  • Miakonkana, G. M., Nguelifack B. M. and Abebe, A. (2016), Rank Based Group Variable Selection. Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 28(3): 550–562.
  • Abebe, A. and Bindele, H. F. (2016), Robust Signed-Rank Variable Selection in Linear Regression. In Regina Liu and Joseph W. McKean, editors. Robust Rank-Based and Nonparametric Methods. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 168, 25 – 45.
  • Abebe, A., McKean, J. W., Kloke, J. D. and Bilgic, Y. (2016), Iterated Reweighted Rank-Based Estimates for GEE Models. In Regina Liu and Joseph W. McKean, editors. Robust Rank-Based and Nonparametric Methods. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 168, 61 – 79.
  • Pettis, C. , Swamidurai, R. and Abebe, A. (2016). A Preliminary Report on Infusing Data-Enabled Active Learning in Undergraduate CS Mathematics and Statistics Courses. International Conference on Advances in Big Data Analytics, ABDA’16, Las Vegas, USA, 66 – 70.
  • Bindele, H. F. and Abebe, A. (2015), Semi-parametric Rank Regression with Missing Responses. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 142, 117–132.
  • Singh, S., Srivastava, P. Abebe, A. and Mitra, S. (2015), Baseflow Response to Climate Variability Induced Droughts in the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin. Journal of Hydrology, 528, 550 – 561.
  • Nguelifack, B. M., Kwessi, E. and Abebe, A. (2015), Generalised Signed-Rank Estimation for Nonlinear Models with Multidimensional Indices. Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 27, 2, 215 – 228.
  • Chen, X., Abebe, A., Zhang, K. and Jahera, J. S. (2015), Country Banking Crisis Prediction Using Transvariation Analysis. Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 18:1, 1550001.
  • Kwessi, E., Abebe, A., De Souza, G. (2014), Efficient Rank Regression with Wavelet Estimated Scores. Communications in Statistics – Theory and Methods, 43, 3986–3996.
  • Miakonkana, G. and Abebe, A. (2014), Iterative Rank Estimation for Generalized Linear Models. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 151/152, 60–72.
  • Kwessi, E., De Souza, G., Ngwane, F. and Abebe, A. (2014). Atomic Decomposition of Weighted Lorentz Spaces and Operators. Journal of Function Spaces, Art. ID 626314, 9 pp.
  • Abebe, A. and McKean, J. W. (2013), Weighted Wilcoxon Estimators in Nonlinear Regression. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 55, 401 – 420.
  • Urbin, M. A., Fleisig, G. S., Abebe, A. and Andrews, J. R. (2013), Associations between Timing in the Baseball Pitch and Shoulder Kinetics, Elbow Kinetics, and Ball Speed. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 41, 336 – 342.
  • Jenda, O., Marghitu, D., Dunn, C., Abebe, A., Shannon, D., Chidume, C., McCullough, B. (2013), Effective Strategies to Attract Gifted and Talented Students with Disabilities in Higher Education STEM Fields. Alabama Alliance for Students With Disabilities in STEM Case Study. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Transformative Science and Engineering, Business and Social Innovation, 147–152.
  • Kwessi, E., De Souza, G., Abebe, A. and Aulaskari, R. (2013), Characterization of Lacunary Functions in Weighted Bergman-Besov-Lipschitz Spaces. Complex Variables and Elliptic Equations, 58, 2, 157 – 162.
  • Kwessi, E., Alfonso, P., De Souza, G. and Abebe, A. (2012), A Note on Multiplication and Composition Operators in Lorentz Spaces. Journal of Function Spaces and Applications, Art. ID 293613, 10 pp.
  • Bindele, H. F. and Abebe, A. (2012), Bounded Influence Nonlinear Signed-Rank Regression. Canadian Journal of Statistics, 40, 172–189.
  • Abebe, A., McKean, J. W. and Bindele, H. F. (2012), On the Consistency of a Class of Nonlinear Regression Estimators. Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operations Research, 8, 3, 543–555.
  • Gong, Y. and Abebe, A. (2012), On the Iteratively Reweighted Rank Regression Estimator. Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation, 41, 2, 155–166.
  • Abebe, A. and Nudurupati, S. V. (2011), Smooth Nonparametric Allocation for Classification. Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation, 40, 5, 694–709.
  • Abebe, A. and Yin, S. (2010). Application of Nonparametric Discriminant Analysis for Assessing Food Safety Issues of Caribbean Imports. Proceedings of the 28th West Indies Agricultural Conference, 126–134.
  • Quintero, H. E., Hutson, A., Chaimongkol, A., Davis, D. A., Dunham, R. and Abebe, A. (2009), Effects of Varying Dietary Protein Levels and Feeding Frequencies on Condition and Reproductive Performance of Channel Catfish to Produce Hybrid Catfish. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 40, 601–615.
  • Nudurupati, S. V. and Abebe, A. (2009), A Nonparametric Allocation Scheme for Classification Based on Transvariation Probabilities. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 78, 977–987.
  • Singh, P. and Abebe, A. (2009), Comparing Several Exponential Populations with more than One Control. Statistical Methods and Applications, 18, 359–374.
  • Abebe, A. and Nudurupati, S. V. (2009), Rank-Based Classification Using Robust Discriminant Functions. Communications in Statistics – Computation and Simulation, 38, 2, 199–214.
  • Billor, N., Abebe, A., Turkmen, A., Nudurupati, S. V. (2008), Classification Based on Depth Transvariations. Journal of Classification, 25, 249–260.
  • Crimin, K., Abebe, A., McKean, J. W. (2008), Robust General Linear Models and Graphics via a User Interface. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 7(1), 318–330.
  • Jolly, C., Namugabo, E. and Abebe, A. (2008), Food Safety Issues Between Latin American and Caribbean Countries. Tropical Agriculture, 85 (2), 175–184.
  • Abebe, A. and Singh, P. (2008), An Exact Test for U-Shaped Alternatives of Location Parameters: the Exponential Distribution Case. Communications in Statistics – Theory and Methods, 37 : 1, 37–45.
  • Kraska, M., Zinner, B. and Abebe, A. (2007), Employment Status of Individuals with Disabilities. Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 29 : 3, 22–29.
  • Abebe, A. and McKean, J. W. (2007). Highly Efficient Nonlinear Regression Based on the Wilcoxon Norm. Festschrift in Honor of Mir Masoom Ali, D. E. Umbach (ed.), 340–357, Muncie, IN: Ball State University.
  • Quintero, H. E., Abebe, A. and Davis, D. A. (2007), Zero-Inflated Discrete Statistical Models for Fecundity Data Analysis in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Journal of World Aquaculture Society, 38, 175–187.
  • Quintero, H. E., Abebe, A. and Davis, D. A. (2007), Logit Models For Evaluating Spawning Performance Of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus (Rafinesque). Aquaculture Research, 38, 635–643.
  • Plaisance, E. P., Taylor, J. K., Alhasson, S., Abebe, A., Mestek M. L. and Grandjean P. W. (2007), Cardiovas- cular Fitness and Vascular Inflammatory Markers Following Acute Aerobic Exercise. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 17, 152–162.
  • Singh, P., Abebe, A., Mishra, S. N. (2006), Simultaneous Testing for the Successive Differences of Exponential Location Parameters. Communications in Statistics – Computation and Simulation, 35 : 3, 547–561.
  • Sievers, G. and Abebe, A. (2004), Rank Estimation of Regression Coefficients using Iterated Reweighted Least Squares. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 74, 821–831.
  • Liu, Z., Bateman, A., Bryant, M., Abebe, A., Roland, D. (2004), Estimation of Bioavailability of DL- Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Relative to DL-Methionine in Layers with Exponential and Slope-Ratio Models. Poultry Science, 83, 1580–1586.
  • Abebe, A., Crimin, K., McKean, J. W., Haas, J. V. and Vidmar, T. J. (2001), Rank-Based Procedures for Linear Models : Applications to Pharmaceutical Science Data. Drug Information Journal, 35,347–371.