Background
Dr. Sheets was trained as a physicist but has worked for many years as an applied data scientist, overseeing collaborative, interdisciplinary teams to address a variety of questions. He has published scientific works in biology, entomology, forensics, paleobiology, physics, anthropology and art conservation. He co-authored a leading textbook in geometric morphometrics, a set of methods for carrying out hypothesis testing based on the shapes of non-human organisms. His current work focuses on measuring the performance characteristics of forensic firearms and handwriting examiners, as well as applying data science to the analysis of surface textures on art objects.