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Jonathan Chipman
PhD, 2019Advisor: Robert Greevy
MS, Biostatistics, University of Minnesota; BS, Statistical Science, Brigham Young University
At University of Utah since 2019. Currently Assistant Professor of Biostatistics.
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Chiara Di Gravio
PhD, 2023Dissertation: Design and Analysis Methods for Modern Biomedical Studies with Longitudinal Outcomes
Advisors: Jonathan Schildcrout and Ran Tao
MS, Statistics, University of British Columbia; MS, Actuarial and Financial Science, Sapienza University di Roma
At Imperial College London since 2023. Currently Postdoctoral Research Associate.
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Svetlana Eden
PhD, 2020Dissertation: Estimating Spearman’s Correlation with Bivariate Right-Censored Data
Advisor: Bryan Shepherd
MA, Economics, Technion and University of Haifa; MSc and BS, Applied Mathematics, Moscow State University
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center since 2020. Currently Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics.
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Mark Giganti
PhD, 2018Advisor: Bryan Shepherd
MS, Biostatistics, University of Washington; BS, Statistics and Mathematics, University of Missouri-Columbia
At Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health since 2018. Currently Research Scientist, Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR).
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Allison Hainline
PhD, 2018Dissertation: Advanced Statistical Techniques in DW-MRI and fMRI Data Analysis
Advisor: Hakmook Kang
BS, Statistics and Biology, Baylor University
At GlaxoSmithKline Pharma since 2018. Currently Principal Statistician.
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Coleman Harris
PhD, 2022Dissertation: Statistical methods and computational tools for normalization and spatial analysis of multiplexed imaging data
Advisor: Simon Vandekar
BS, Mathematical Statistics, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
At NashBio since 2022. Currently Lead Data Engineer.
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Nathan James
PhD, 2022Dissertation: Bayesian Methods for Cumulative Probability Models and Population Pharmacokinetic Models
Advisor: Leena Choi
MS, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University; BA, Mathematics (minor in Statistics), Messiah University
At Berry Consultants since 2022. Currently Statistical Scientist.
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Ryan Jarrett
PhD, 2021Dissertation: Statistical methods for optimal design and information preservation in pharmacokinetics and data squashing with missing values
Advisor: Matt Shotwell
BA, Economics / International Relations and Global Affairs, Eckerd College
At Eli Lilly since 2022. Currently Advisor, PK/PD and Pharmacokinetics.
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Jamie Gudeon Joseph
PhD, 2024Dissertation: Causal Approaches to Quantifying the Role of Engagement in Studies of Mobile Health Interventions
Advisor: Andrew Spieker
MS, Analytics, Georgia Institute of Technology; BS, Mathematics, College of William and Mary
At Henry Ford Health since 2024. Currently Assistant Scientist.
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Hannah Weeks Krason
PhD, 2023Dissertation: Overcoming Challenges with Real World Data and Clinical Restrictions in Pharmacokinetic Analyses
Advisor: Matt Shotwell
BS, Mathematics and Psychology, Binghamton University
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Sandya Lakkur
PhD, 2018Dissertation: Managing Disease Outbreaks: Current Approaches, An Artificial Intelligence Alternative, and Its Performance
Advisor: Christopher Fonnesbeck
BS, Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
At the Department of Defense. Currently Data Scientist.
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Ya-Chen Lisa Lin
PhD, 2020Dissertation: Coping With Complexities in High Dimensional Data: PheWAS in EMR and Statistical Inference in fMRI Data
Advisor: Hakmook Kang
BS, Biochemistry, University of Washington
At Genentech since 2020. Currently Statistical Scientist.
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Qi Liu
PhD, 2016Advisor: Bryan Shepherd
MS, Biochemistry (minor in Statistics), Iowa State University; BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
At Merck since 2016. Currently Senior Scientist.
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Sarah Lotspeich
PhD, 2021Dissertation: Using observational data in healthcare research: New methods to design, conduct, and analyze efficient two-phase designs
Advisors: Bryan Shepherd and Ran Tao
BS, Statistics, University of Florida
At Wake Forest University since 2022. Currently Assistant Professor of Statistical Sciences, Biostatistics and Data Science.
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Lucy D'Agostino McGowan
PhD, 2018Advisor: Robert Greevy
MS, Biostatistics, Washington University; BA, Religious Studies and Romance Languages, University of North Carolina
At Wake Forest University since 2019. Currently Assistant Professor of Statistical Sciences, Biostatistics and Data Science.
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Nathaniel "Nate" Mercaldo
PhD, 2017Dissertation: Design and Analysis Consideration for Complex Longitudinal and Survey Sampling Studies
Advisor: Jonathan Schildcrout
MS, Biostatistics, University of Washington; BS, Applied Mathematics and Microbiology, University of Idaho
At Massachusetts General Hospital since 2017. Currently Co-chair of Statistics.
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Sarah Fletcher Mercaldo
PhD, 2017Dissertation: On Optimal Prediction Rules with Prospective Missingness and Bagged Empirical Null Inference in Large-Scale Data
Advisor: Jeffrey Blume
BA, Mathematics, Colorado College
At Mass General Brigham since 2022. Currently Lead Biostatistician, AI CRO (Artificial Intelligence Clinical Research Organization), Data Science Office.
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Megan Hollister Murray
PhD, 2022Advisor: Jeffrey Blume
BS, Mathematics, Baylor University
At Eli Lilly since 2022. Currently Statistics Research Scientist.
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Jacquelyn Neal
PhD, 2022Dissertation: Predictive Partly Conditional Models for Longitudinal Ordinal Outcomes with Applications to Alzheimer’s Disease
Advisor: Dandan Liu
MS, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University (thesis: Statistical Methods for Modeling Disease Progression); BS, Biological/Biosystems Engineering, University of Florida
At WebMD Ignite since 2024. Currently Product Manager.
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Lauren "Laurie" Samuels
PhD, 2017Advisor: Robert Greevy
MEd, Secondary Education, Vanderbilt University; BA, Religious Studies, Yale University
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center since 2017. Currently Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics.
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Christina Tripp Saunders
PhD, 2018Dissertation: On Estimating Causal Mediation Effects from a Single Regression Equation
Advisor: Jeffrey Blume
BS, Mathematics, Baylor University
At Berry Consultants since 2019. Currently Statistical Scientist.
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David Schlueter
PhD, 2018Dissertation: Bayesian Transformation Models for Multivariate Survival Analysis with Applications in Large Data
Advisor: Cindy Chen
BS, Mathematics and Statistics, Grand Valley State University
At University of Toronto since 2023. Current position: Assistant Professor of Health and Society.
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Derek K. Smith
PhD, 2017Dissertation: Empirical Bayes Methods for Everyday Statistical Problems
Advisor: Jeffrey Blume
DDS, Indiana University; MPH, Dental Public Health, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center since 2012. Currently Assistant Professor of Biostatistics.
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Nicholas Strayer
PhD, 2020Dissertation: Network analysis and visualization for electronic health records data
Advisor: Yaomin Xu
At Posit since 2020. Currently Senior Software Engineer.
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Julia Thome
PhD, 2024Dissertation: Assessing the Impact of Health Policies: Advancements in Causal Inference Methodology and Real-World Application
Advisor: Bryan Shepherd
BA, Mathematics (minors in Statistics and Biology), Cornell College (Iowa)
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Yuqi Tian
PhD, 2022Dissertation: Semiparametric Cumulative Probability Models for Skewed, Censored, and Clustered Continuous Response Data
Advisor: Bryan Shepherd
BS, Statistics, Xiamen University
At Mastercard since 2023. Currently Lead Data Scientist.
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Shengxin Tu
PhD, 2024Dissertation: Rank-Based Analyses and Designs with Clustered Data
Advisor: Bryan Shepherd
MS, Biostatistics, Duke University; BS, Mathematics, Renmin University of China
At the FDACDER/OB since 2024. Currently Mathematical Statistician/Visiting Associate
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Valerie Welty
PhD, 2023Dissertation: On False Discovery Rates for Second-Generation p–Values
Advisor: Jeffrey Blume
BS, Mathematics (minor in Biology), Georgia Southern University
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Elizabeth Sigworth Westerberg
PhD, 2022Dissertation: Improving Inferential and Computational Efficiency for Real-World Data
Advisor: Qingxia "Cindy" Chen
BA, Mathematics (concentration in Statistics), St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN)
At OPEN Health since 2023. Currently Associate Research Consultant.
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Michael Williams
PhD, 2022Dissertation: Using Electronic Health Record Derived Medication Data for Population Pharmacokinetic Studies
Advisor: Leena Choi
BS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
At AstraZeneca since 2022. Currently Senior Scientist.
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Minchun Zhou
PhD, 2018Dissertation: Double Wavelet Transform for Task-Induced and Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data
Advisor: Hakmook Kang
MS, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Western Michigan University; BS, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Tongji University
At Artefact since 2022. Currently Senior Data Scientist.
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Yi Zuo
PhD, 2022Dissertation: Improved Variable Selection with Second-Generation P-Values
Advisor: Jeffrey Blume
MPH, Biostatistics, Boston University
At Merck since 2021. Currently Senior Scientist.