David J. Kent

1. Recent

Kent, David, and David Ruppert. 2023. “Smoothness-Penalized Deconvolution (SPeD) of a Density Estimate.” Journal of the American Statistical Association 0 (0). Taylor & Francis: 1–11. doi: 10.1080/01621459.2023.2259028 .
Yang, Ran, David Kent, Daniel W. Apley, Jeremy Staum, and David Ruppert. 2021. “Bias-Corrected Estimation of the Density of a Conditional Expectation in Nested Simulation Problems.” ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation 31 (4): 22:1–22:36. https://doi.org/10.1145/3462201 .

2. In Preparation

Kent, David. 2024a. “Bias-Corrected Inference in Smoothness-Penalized Deconvolution.”
———. 2024b. “Penalty Parameter Selection in Deconvolution by Estimating the Risk for a Smaller Sample Size.” doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.01478 .
Kent, David, Tamás Budavári, Thomas J. Loredo, and David Ruppert. 2023. “Splines ’n Lines: Rest-Frame Galaxy Spectral Energy Distributions via Bayesian Functional Data Analysis.” doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2310.19340 .

3. Talks

Kent, David. 2023a. “Photometric Redshifts via Bayesian Functional Data Analysis.” https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2023/index.cfm .
———. 2023b. “Photometric Redshifts via Bayesian Functional Data Analysis.” https://sites.psu.edu/astrostatistics/scma8-program/ .

4. My Previous Life (Food Science, not Statistics)

From 2012–2018, I worked in the Food Safety Laboratory and Milk Quality Improvement Program at Cornell University. The following publications are from that era.

Beno, Sarah M, Renato H Orsi, Rachel A Cheng, David J Kent, Jasna Kovac, Diana R Duncan, Nicole H Martin, and Martin Wiedmann. 2019. “Genes Associated with Psychrotolerant Bacillus Cereus Group Isolates.” Frontiers in Microbiology 10. Frontiers: 662.
Beno, Sarah M, Matthew J Stasiewicz, Alexis D Andrus, Robert D Ralyea, David J Kent, Nicole H Martin, Martin Wiedmann, and Kathryn J Boor. 2016. “Development and Validation of Pathogen Environmental Monitoring Programs for Small Cheese Processing Facilities.” Journal of Food Protection 79 (12). International Association for Food Protection: 2095–2106.
Carey, Nancy R, David J Kent, Steven C Murphy, Kathryn J Boor, Martin Wiedmann, and Nicole H Martin. 2020. “A Practical Training Program for Fluid Milk Defect Judging Should Focus on Initial Training of Panelists.” Journal of Dairy Science 103 (7). Elsevier: 6716–26.
Carroll, Laura M, Martin Wiedmann, Henk den Bakker, Julie Siler, Steven Warchocki, David Kent, Svetlana Lyalina, et al. 2017. “Whole-Genome Sequencing of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Enterica Isolates from Dairy Cattle and Humans in New York and Washington States Reveals Source and Geographic Associations.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology 83 (12). American Society for Microbiology 1752 N St., NW, Washington, DC: e00140–17.
Evanowski, Rachel L, David J Kent, Martin Wiedmann, and Nicole H Martin. 2020. “Milking Time Hygiene Interventions on Dairy Farms Reduce Spore Counts in Raw Milk.” Journal of Dairy Science 103 (5). Elsevier: 4088–99.
Evanowski, Rachel L, Samuel J Reichler, David J Kent, Nicole H Martin, Kathryn J Boor, and Martin Wiedmann. 2017. “Pseudomonas Azotoformans Causes Gray Discoloration in HTST Fluid Milk.” Journal of Dairy Science 100 (10). Elsevier: 7906–9.
Gaballa, Ahmed, Rachel A Cheng, Aljosa Trmcic, Jasna Kovac, David J Kent, Nicole H Martin, and Martin Wiedmann. 2021. “Development of a Database and Standardized Approach for rpoB Sequence-Based Subtyping and Identification of Aerobic Spore-Forming Bacillales.” Journal of Microbiological Methods 191. Elsevier: 106350.
Guldimann, Claudia, Veronica Guariglia-Oropeza, Sophia Harrand, David Kent, Kathryn J Boor, and Martin Wiedmann. 2017. “Stochastic and Differential Activation of $\sigma$B and PrfA in Listeria Monocytogenes at the Single Cell Level under Different Environmental Stress Conditions.” Frontiers in Microbiology 8. Frontiers: 348.
Harrand, Anna Sophia, Veronica Guariglia-Oropeza, Jordan Skeens, David Kent, and Martin Wiedmann. 2018. “Nature versus Nurture–Survival and Growth on Fresh Produce of Pathogens When Pre-Grown under Different Conditions.” In IAFP 2018 Annual Meeting . IAFP.
———. 2021. “Nature versus Nurture: Assessing the Impact of Strain Diversity and Pregrowth Conditions on Salmonella Enterica, Escherichia Coli, and Listeria Species Growth and Survival on Selected Produce Items.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology 87 (6). American Society for Microbiology 1752 N St., NW, Washington, DC: e01925–20.
Harrand, Anna Sophia, Jasna Kovac, Laura M Carroll, Veronica Guariglia-Oropeza, David J Kent, and Martin Wiedmann. 2019. “Assembly and Characterization of a Pathogen Strain Collection for Produce Safety Applications: Pre-Growth Conditions Have a Larger Effect on Peroxyacetic Acid Tolerance than Strain Diversity.” Frontiers in Microbiology . Frontiers, 1223.
Henderson, LO, LA Cabrera-Villamizar, J Skeens, D Kent, S Murphy, M Wiedmann, and V Guariglia-Oropeza. 2019. “Environmental Conditions and Serotype Affect Listeria Monocytogenes Susceptibility to Phage Treatment in a Laboratory Cheese Model.” Journal of Dairy Science 102 (11). Elsevier: 9674–88.
Henderson, LO, BJ Erazo Flores, J Skeens, D Kent, SI Murphy, M Wiedmann, and V Guariglia-Oropeza. 2020. “Nevertheless, She Resisted–Role of the Environment on Listeria Monocytogenes Sensitivity to Nisin Treatment in a Laboratory Cheese Model.” Frontiers in Microbiology 11. Frontiers: 635.
Horlbog, Jule Anna, David Kent, Roger Stephan, and Claudia Guldimann. 2018. “Surviving Host-and Food Relevant Stresses: Phenotype of L. Monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Food and Clinical Sources.” Scientific Reports 8 (1). Nature Publishing Group: 1–10.
Kent, David J, K Chauhan, KJ Boor, M Wiedmann, and NH Martin. 2016. “Spore Test Parameters Matter: Mesophilic and Thermophilic Spore Counts Detected in Raw Milk and Dairy Powders Differ Significantly by Test Method.” Journal of Dairy Science 99 (7). Elsevier: 5180–91.
Kovac, Jasna, Rachel A Miller, Laura M Carroll, David J Kent, Jiahui Jian, Sarah M Beno, and Martin Wiedmann. 2016. “Production of Hemolysin BL by Bacillus Cereus Group Isolates of Dairy Origin Is Associated with Whole-Genome Phylogenetic Clade.” BMC Genomics 17 (1). BioMed Central: 1–16.
Martin, Nicole, Nancy Carey, Steven Murphy, David Kent, Jae Bang, Tim Stubbs, Martin Wiedmann, and Robin Dando. 2016. “Exposure of Fluid Milk to LED Light Negatively Affects Consumer Perception and Alters Underlying Sensory Properties.” Journal of Dairy Science 99 (6). Elsevier: 4309–24.
Martin, Nicole H, Adam Friedlander, Allen Mok, David Kent, Martin Wiedmann, and Kathryn J Boor. 2014. “Peroxide Test Strips Detect Added Hydrogen Peroxide in Raw Milk at Levels Affecting Bacterial Load.” Journal of Food Protection 77 (10). International Association for Food Protection: 1809–13.
Martin, Nicole H, David J Kent, Rachel L Evanowski, Tristan J Zuber Hrobuchak, and Martin Wiedmann. 2019. “Bacterial Spore Levels in Bulk Tank Raw Milk Are Influenced by Environmental and Cow Hygiene Factors.” Journal of Dairy Science 102 (11). Elsevier: 9689–9701.
Masiello, SN, D Kent, NH Martin, YH Schukken, M Wiedmann, and KJ Boor. 2017. “Longitudinal Assessment of Dairy Farm Management Practices Associated with the Presence of Psychrotolerant Bacillales Spores in Bulk Tank Milk on 10 New York State Dairy Farms.” Journal of Dairy Science 100 (11). Elsevier: 8783–95.
Miller, Rachel A, Sarah M Beno, David J Kent, Laura M Carroll, Nicole H Martin, Kathryn J Boor, and Jasna Kovac. 2016. “Bacillus Wiedmannii Sp. Nov., A Psychrotolerant and Cytotoxic Bacillus Cereus Group Species Isolated from Dairy Foods and Dairy Environments.” International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66 (11). Microbiology Society: 4744.
Miller, Rachel A, David J Kent, Matthew J Watterson, Kathryn J Boor, Nicole H Martin, and Martin Wiedmann. 2015. “Spore Populations among Bulk Tank Raw Milk and Dairy Powders Are Significantly Different.” Journal of Dairy Science 98 (12). Elsevier: 8492–8504.
Miller, RA, David J Kent, KJ Boor, NH Martin, and M Wiedmann. 2015. “Different Management Practices Are Associated with Mesophilic and Thermophilic Spore Levels in Bulk Tank Raw Milk.” Journal of Dairy Science 98 (7). Elsevier: 4338–51.
Murphy, Sarah I, David Kent, Nicole Martin, Rachel Evanowski, Kruthika Patel, Sandra Godden, and Martin Wiedmann. 2018. “The Role of Farm and Bedding Practices in Reducing Mesophilic and Thermophilic Spore-Forming Bacteria Levels in Bulk Tank Milk on Dairy Farms in the United States.” In IAFP 2018 Annual Meeting . IAFP.
Murphy, SI, D Kent, NH Martin, RL Evanowski, K Patel, Sandra M Godden, and M Wiedmann. 2019. “Bedding and Bedding Management Practices Are Associated with Mesophilic and Thermophilic Spore Levels in Bulk Tank Raw Milk.” Journal of Dairy Science 102 (8). Elsevier: 6885–6900.
Murphy, SI, D Kent, J Skeens, M Wiedmann, and NH Martin. 2021. “A Standard Set of Testing Methods Reliably Enumerates Spores across Commercial Milk Powders.” Journal of Dairy Science 104 (3). Elsevier: 2615–31.
Tokman, Jeffrey I, David J Kent, Martin Wiedmann, and Thomas Denes. 2016. “Temperature Significantly Affects the Plaquing and Adsorption Efficiencies of Listeria Phages.” Frontiers in Microbiology 7. Frontiers: 631.
Trmčić, A, Khushboo Chauhan, David J Kent, Robert D Ralyea, Nicole H Martin, Kathryn J Boor, and Martin Wiedmann. 2016. “Coliform Detection in Cheese Is Associated with Specific Cheese Characteristics, but No Association Was Found with Pathogen Detection.” Journal of Dairy Science 99 (8). Elsevier: 6105–20.
Watterson, MJ, David J Kent, KJ Boor, M Wiedmann, and NH Martin. 2014. “Evaluation of Dairy Powder Products Implicates Thermophilic Sporeformers as the Primary Organisms of Interest.” Journal of Dairy Science 97 (4). Elsevier: 2487–97.
Weller, Daniel L, Jasna Kovac, David J Kent, Sherry Roof, Jeffrey I Tokman, Erika Mudrak, and Martin Wiedmann. 2019. “A Conceptual Framework for Developing Recommendations for No-Harvest Buffers around in-Field Feces.” Journal of Food Protection 82 (6). International Association for Food Protection: 1052–60.
Weller, Daniel L, Jasna Kovac, David J Kent, Sherry Roof, Jeffrey I Tokman, Erika Mudrak, Barbara Kowalcyk, David Oryang, Anna Aceituno, and Martin Wiedmann. 2017. “Escherichia Coli Transfer from Simulated Wildlife Feces to Lettuce during Foliar Irrigation: A Field Study in the Northeastern United States.” Food Microbiology 68. Academic Press: 24–33.
Weller, Daniel L, Jasna Kovac, Sherry Roof, David J Kent, Jeffrey I Tokman, Barbara Kowalcyk, David Oryang, Renata Ivanek, Anna Aceituno, et al. 2017. “Survival of Escherichia Coli on Lettuce under Field Conditions Encountered in the Northeastern United States.” Journal of Food Protection 80 (7). International Association for Food Protection: 1214–21.
Ziegler, Matthias, David Kent, Roger Stephan, and Claudia Guldimann. 2019. “Growth Potential of Listeria Monocytogenes in Twelve Different Types of RTE Salads: Impact of Food Matrix, Storage Temperature and Storage Time.” International Journal of Food Microbiology 296. Elsevier: 83–92.