About me
I am a mathematical statistician developing methods for complex data structures arising in health and biological sciences. My research largely has centered on creating computational tools for phylogenetics that are both mathematically rigorous and suited to the properties of empirical data. Ultimately, I seek to improve the interpretability and reliability of object-oriented data analyses by integrating statistical methodology with applied mathematics.
| Degrees: | |
| PhD in Biostastatistics, University of Washington - August 2024 | |
| Bachelor in Mathematics, Universidad de Guanajuato - June 2018 | |
| Awards: | |
| The School of Public Health Outstanding PhD Award in Biostatistics. | |
| Selected Publications: |
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| Valdez Cabrera, M. A., & Willis, A. D. (2025). Geometry of the space of phylogenetic trees with non-identical leaves. Submitted and under review. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2511.23433 | |
| Valdez Cabrera, M. A., & Willis, A. D. (2025). Distances Between Extension Spaces of Phylogenetic Trees. IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 22(2), 614–627. doi:10.1109/TCBBIO.2025.3526422 | |
| Valdez Cabrera, M. A., Willis, A. D., & Taeb, A. (2025). Consensus Tree Estimation with False Discovery Rate Control via Partially Ordered Sets. Manuscript in preparation. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2508.06747 |
Contact
| Email: | mariavc@uw.edu |
| Web: | https://github.com/MariaAVC |
| https://www.biostat.washington.edu/people/maria-valdez-cabrera | |
| CV: | CV.pdf |