Current PhD Students — Academic Year 2010–2011

Darren Allen

206 Brooks Hall
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Darren Allen is a 2nd year PhD student. Prior to entering the program, Darren obtained his BS and MS degrees in mathematics at Middle Tennessee State University. After a 12+ year career as a software engineer and contract programming working for such companies as IBM, HP, Bellsouth, AT&T and The Weather Channel, Darren switched careers to teaching college math and computer science at such schools as Kennesaw State University, West Central Technical College and most recently, Georgia Military College, where he spent the last 4 years as an assistant professor of mathematics and computer science.

Peihan Chen

285 Brooks Hall
706-542-3802
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Peihan Chen is a first year PhD student. Prior to entering the program, Peihan obtained her BBA in risk management and insurance at National Chengchi University.

After graduation, she worked as a research assistant at National Science Council, where she managed financial affairs and analyzed research materials. Peihan earned her MS in mathematics with concentration in actuarial science at University of Connecticut. She also passed two SOA actuarial exams (P and FM).

Jianren Xu

206 Brooks Hall
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Jianren Xu is a 2nd year PhD student. Jianren earned his BA in insurance and actuarial science from Wuhan University, and MS in risk management at St. John's University. Before transferring to UGA, he studied in the PhD program in finance for one year at the University of North Carolina. Jianren also worked in the insurance industry for almost three years. He obtained his ARM designation and passed two actuarial exams (P and FM). Jianren was a Spencer Scholar, a PRIMA Scholar, and a member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society.