Anya Katsevich, Assistant Professor of Statistical Science

Contact Info:

Office Location:	415 Chapel Drive, 216 Old Chemistry, Durham, NC 27708-0251
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://anyakatsevich.github.io

Teaching (Spring 2026):

• STA 240L.001, PROBABILITY FOR STATISTICS Synopsis

  Old Chem 116, MW 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

  (also cross-listed as MATH 228L.001)

• STA 240L.01L, PROBABILITY FOR STATISTICS Synopsis

  Old Chem 201, Th 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

  (also cross-listed as MATH 228L.01L)

• STA 240L.02L, PROBABILITY FOR STATISTICS Synopsis

  Social Sciences 105, Th 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

  (also cross-listed as MATH 228L.02L)

Education:

Ph.D.	New York University	2022
B.S.	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	2017

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Katsevich, A, Improved dimension dependence in the Bernstein–von Mises theorem via a new Laplace approximation bound, Information and Inference: A Journal of the IMA, vol. 14 (2025), pp. iaaf020-iaaf020, Oxford University Press
2. Katsevich, A; Rigollet, P, On the approximation accuracy of Gaussian variational inference, The Annals of Statistics, vol. 52 (2024), pp. 1384-1409, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
3. Katsevich, A; Bandeira, AS, Likelihood maximization and moment matching in low SNR Gaussian mixture models, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 76 (2023), pp. 788-842, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd Melbourne
4. Katsevich, A, Metropolis Crystal Surface Dynamics in the Rough Scaling Limit: From Local Equilibrium to Semi-Empirical PDE, Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, vol. 21 (2023), pp. 309-348, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics University City, Philadelphia
5. Katsevich, A, The local equilibrium state of a crystal surface jump process in the rough scaling regime, Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, vol. 20 (2022), pp. 1315-1360, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics University City, Philadelphia