Primary Faculty

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  • Gustavo Amorim

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Statistics, University of Auckland, New Zealand

     

  • Amir Asiaee

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics

    PhD, Computer Science, University of Minnesota

     

  • Lynne Berry

    Director, Data Management and Tool Development Units
    Vanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC)
    Deputy Director, Center for Quantitative Sciences
    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
    Vice Chair of Informatics
    Department of Biostatistics

    PhD, Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University

     

     

  • Bryan Blette

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina

     

     

  • Heidi Chen

    Research Associate Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biomathematics, North Carolina State University

     

     

  • Qingxia "Cindy" Chen

    Vice Chair of Education
    Department of Biostatistics
    Director, Biostatistics Post-Graduate Studies and Distance Learning
    Director, Executive Data Science Program
    Departments of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics
    Professor of Biostatistics, Biomedical Informatics, and Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

     

     

     

  • Sheau-Chiann Chen

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)

  • Leena Choi

    Vice Chair of Outreach and Career Development
    Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics

    PhD, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University

     

     

     

  • Mario Davidson

    Associate Vice Chair of Outreach and Career Development
    Associate Professor of Biostatistics
    Statistical Collaboration in Health Science Course Director
    Department of Biostatistics
    Director for Classroom Peer Reviews, Educator Development Program (EDP)
    PLAN Course Director
    School of Medicine

    PhD, Statistics/Mathematics Education, The Ohio State University

     

  • Liping Du

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University

     

  • William D. Dupont

    Professor of Biostatistics and Health Policy
    Director, Nashville Breast Cohort Study

    PhD, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University

     

     

  • Svetlana Eden

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University

     

     

  • Benjamin French

    Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington

     

     

  • Shawn Garbett

    Director, Informatics Software Development
    Assistant in Biostatistics

    MS, Statistics, Pennsylvania State University

     

  • Tebeb Gebretsadik

    Senior Associate in Biostatistics

    MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley

     

     

  • Robert Alan Greevy, Jr.

    Director of Biostatistics, Center for Health Services Research
    Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Statistics, University of Pennsylvania

     

     

  • Amber J. Hackstadt

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
    Faculty Affiliate, Center for Health Services Research

    PhD, Statistics, Colorado State University

     

     

  • Chih-Yuan Hsu

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Statistics, National Cheng Kung University

     

  • Li-Ching Huang

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Statistics, National Cheng Kung University

  • Shi Huang

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Radiology & Radiological Sciences

    PhD, Epidemiology, University of Miami

     

     

  • Hakmook Kang

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics
    Director, Data Science Core
    Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
    Associate Director for Graduate Studies
    Data Science institute

    PhD, Biostatistics, Brown University

     

     

  • Tatsuki Koyama

    Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Statistics, University of Pittsburgh

     

     

  • Dandan Liu

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics
    Executive director
    Vanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC)
    Director
    Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) Methods Program

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of Michigan

  • Jinyuan Liu

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of California, San Diego

     

  • Qi Liu

    Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics
    Technical Director, VANGARD
    Director, CQS Omics Coordinating Center

    PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Siyuan Ma

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, Harvard University

     

     

  • Hui Nian

    Research Assistant Professor in Biostatistics and Orthopaedic Surgery

    PhD, Biochemistry, Oregon State University

     

  • Rameela Raman

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Health Policy, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    PhD, Biostatistics, State University of New York, Buffalo

     

     

  • Lauren R. Samuels

    Research Associate Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University

     

  • Jonathan S. Schildcrout

    Vice Chair for Research, Department of Biostatistics
    Professor of Biostatistics and Anesthesiology

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington

     

     

  • Quanhu "Tiger" Sheng

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics
    Deputy Technical Director
    VANGARD

    PhD, Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences

     

     

  • Bryan E. Shepherd

    Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of Biostatistics
    Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington

     

     

  • Matt Shotwell

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Anesthesiology
    Director, Design & Analysis Unit
    Vanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC)

    PhD, Biostatistics, Medical University of South Carolina

     

     

  • Yu Shyr

    Chair, Department of Biostatistics
    Harold L. Moses Chair in Cancer Research
    Director, Vanderbilt Center for Quantitative Sciences (CQS)
    Director, Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics Analysis and Research Design (VANGARD)
    Professor of Biostatistics, Biomedical Informatics, and Health Policy

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of Michigan

     


     

  • Derek K. Smith

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
    Co-Chair of Research and Mentoring, Pain and Symptom Management Program
    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    DDS, Indiana University; PhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University; MPH, Dental Public Health, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences

     

  • Andrew Spieker

    Director of Graduate Studies
    Associate Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington

  • Ran Tao

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina

  • Simon Vandekar

    Director of Graduate Recruitment
    Associate Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania

  • Jing Wang

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Bioinformatics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Qingyan Xiang

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Biostatistics, Boston University

  • Jing Yang

    Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, East China University of Science and Technology & Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Panpan Zhang

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
    Assistant Professor
    Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (VMAC)

    PhD, Statistics, George Washington University

  • Zhiguo (Alex) Zhao

    Assistant in Biostatistics

    MS, Biostatistics, University of Iowa

    MS, Applied Mathematics, University of Toledo

     

     

  • Shilin Zhao

    Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

    PhD, Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences

     

  • Yuwei Zhu

    Senior Associate in Biostatistics

    MD, Shanghai Medical University; MS, Biometry, University of Texas Health Science Center