Samantha Estrada

MS, PhD

Samantha estrada
Samantha Estrada
Assistant Professor
sestrada@nmsu.edu
Phone: 575-646-0000
Room: HSS 321

Dr. Samantha Estrada arrived at NMSU in 2025 she has a PhD in Applied Statistics and Research Methods from the University of Northern Colorado. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate biostatistics courses in the Public Health Sciences department at NMSU. Her research interests include biostatistics, statistics education, and applied measurement, as well as consulting on various public health and education research projects.

Education

  • PhD, University of Northern Colorado
  • MS, New Mexico State University
  • BS, University of Texas at El Paso
  • BS, University of Texas at El Paso

Research Interests

  • Consulting
  • Statistics education
  • Applied Measurement
  • Biostatistics
  • Meta-analysis

Selected Publications

  • Courville Johnston, K. C., Deal, B., Estrada, S., Caulkins, E., Barnes, G., & Swanberg, A. (2024). The response readiness tool: An instrument to measure knowledge, skills, and attitude after taking a stop the bleed® course. Public Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13335
  • Tsai, C. L., Wind, S. & Estrada, S. (2024) Exploring the Effects of Collapsing Rating Scale Categories in Polytomous Item Response Theory Analyses: An Illustration and Simulation Study. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives 1–24. 10.1080/15366367.2023.2288791
  • Estrada, S., & Martinez, E. (2023). Average or Outlier? Introductory Statistics Adjunct Instructors’ Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences. The Qualitative Report, 28(6), 1769-1786. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2023.5971
  • Tsai, C.-L., Estrada, S., Flores, L. Y., & Brown, C. (2023). Motivation, College Integration, and Intentions to Persist Among First-Generation College Students: A Latent Class Approach. Journal of Career Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453231157757
  • Perez Abreu, R., de la Torre Gutiérrez, H. & Estrada, S. (2022). An Extreme Value Regression Approach to the Prediction of Shrimp Size Distribution. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods. https://jmasm.com/index.php/jmasm/article/view/1120