Directory

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Primary faculty

CU Anschutz

Diana Abbott PhD

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: diana.abbott@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/13108642

Jaron Arbet PhD

Research Associate

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: jaron.arbet@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/20414867

Anna Baron PhD

PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: anna.baron@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4351

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/229269

Areas of Expertise

Statistical Methods for Translational Research
Cancer Prevention and Control

Education, Licensure & Certifications

University of Texas School of Public Health, PhD, Biometry, 1984
University of Texas School of Public Health, MS, Biometry, 1980
Rice University, BA, Mathematical Science, 1977

Research

National Cancer Institute: SPORE in Lung Cancer - Biostatistics and Informatics Core (Core Co-Director): The major goal of this project is general statistical and computing support for Lung SPORe members.
NIDDK: Nutritional Etiology of Prediabetic Autoimmunity (Biostatistician): The major goal of this project is: 1) To identify and prospectively follow a cohort of children aged 0-6 years who are at a 12-40 times increased risk of IDDM compared to the general population. 2) To determine, in this cohort, the age-specific incidence of islet cell autoantibodies (ICA) development, up to age of 8 years. 3) To evaluate, in a nested case-control study (60 cases and 180 controls), whether a picornavirus, or a non-human dietary protein triggers B-Cell autoimmunity.
National Cancer Institute: Cancer Center Core Grants - Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core (Core Director): The major goal of this project is general statistical and computing support for Cancer Center members.
NICHD: Exercise, Physical Function, and Parkinson's Disease (Biostatistician): The aim of this project is to compare the effects of three different exercise programs in treating Parkinson's Disease. Outcomes include balance, economy of movements, and functional ability.

Megan Branda MS

RESEARCH SENIOR INSTRUCTOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: Room Number : T09-203
12477 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: megan.branda@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/20414868

Nichole Carlson PhD

PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: nichole.carlson@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4354

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/225954

Diane Fairclough DrPH

CLINICAL PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Department of Environmental & Occupational Health

Contact Info:: 13199 East Montview Boulevard, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: diane.fairclough@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-1168

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/224164

Angela Fought

RESEARCH SENIOR INSTRUCTOR

Email Address:: angela.fought@cuanschutz.edu

Debashis Ghosh M.S., Ph.D.

CHAIR, PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: debashis.ghosh@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4365

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/7400934

Carsten Goerg PhD

ASST PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: carsten.goerg@ucdenver.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-3355

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/227130

Gary Grunwald PhD

PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: gary.grunwald@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4360

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Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/229930

Dr. Grunwald has been a faculty member at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus since 1997. His statistical methods research is mainly in correlated and non-normal data, and more recently in stochastic modeling and multi-level analysis, with applications in outcomes research. Most of his recent collaborative work has been in the area of cardiovascular outcomes research with the Denver VA CART and COIN groups. In these settings, he works extensively with big EHR data compiled from numerous patient and hospital record systems, and applies and develops state of the art statistical methods for analysis of the resulting data to answer clinical and health services research questions. He teaches and co-teaches several graduate courses including Statistical Consulting, Correlated Data, and Stochastic Modeling. He has mentored or co-mentored six PhD and 16 MS students as well as several junior faculty members. He also serves in administrative positions as the director and co-director of biostatistics graduate programs (16 years) and chair of the ColoradoSPH Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee (10 years).

Areas of Expertise

Biostatistics
Correlated data
Non-normal data
Health outcomes research
Statistical methods in cardiology

Education, Licensure & Certifications

PhD, Statistics, University of Washington, 1987
MA, Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1978
BS, Engineering/Applied Math, Colorado School of Mines, 1976

Publications and Presentations

Grunwald GK, Arnett JA, Liu W, Ho PM. (2020) Bayesian profiling for cost with zeros to decompose total cost into probability of cost and mean non-zero cost. Biometrical Journal.
Liu W, Grunwald GK, Ho PM. (2019) Two-part models for cost with zeros to compare effects of covariates on probability of cost, mean non-zero cost, and mean total cost. Statistics in Medicine 38:2767-2782
Valle JA, Glorioso TJ, Schuetze KB, Grunwald GK, Armstrong EJ, Waldo SW. (2019) Contemporary use of embolic protection devices during saphenous vein graft intervention: Insights from the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting and Tracking program. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions 12:e007636
Glorioso T, Grunwald GK, Ho, PM, Maddox TM. (2018) Interpreting, quantifying and comparing random and fixed effects in non-normal multilevel models. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18:74
Carlson NE, Grunwald GK, Johnson TD. (2016) Using Cox cluster processes to model the pulse generating mechanism driving time series of hormone data. Biostatistics, 17:320-333

Awards

Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award, ColoradoSPH, 2015
Dean's Mentoring Award, CU Anschutz Graduate School, 2013

Andrew Hammes MS

RESEARCH INSTRUCTOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: andrew.hammes@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/12755856

Rachel Johnson MS

RESEARCH INSTRUCTOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: Room Number : Office 204
12477 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: rachel.johnson@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 859-750-7702

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/19932523

Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: elizabeth.juarez-colunga@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-6971

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/229074

Alex Kaizer PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: alex.kaizer@cuanschutz.edu

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Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/15074487

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Dr. Kaizer is an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics and a faculty member in the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis (CIDA). Dr. Kaizer is passionate about collaborative research across the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and the development of novel adaptive clinical trial designs that more efficiently and effectively utilize available resources, past trials, and past studies. He considers himself fortunate to have the opportunity to teach a variety of classes and short courses. He strives to translate complex statistical topics into understandable material that is more than "just math" and something we can actually appreciate and utilize in our daily lives and research.

Areas of Expertise

Adaptive clinical trial designs
Methods to incorporate information sharing
Bayesian hierarchical modeling
Biomarker validation and evaluation
Meta-analyses

Education, Licensure & Certifications

PhD, Biostatistics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
BS, Demographic Analysis (Interdisciplinary Studies), Truman State University

Publications and Presentations

Kaizer, A., Koopmeiners, J.S. "A Fully Bayesian Mixture Model Approach for Identifying Non-Compliance in a Regulatory Tobacco Clinical Trial." Statistics in Medicine, 39, 1328-1342, 2020.
Kaizer, A. "Novel Trial Designs: Interactive Session." Association of Clinical and Translational Statisticians (Annual Meeting), Denver, CO, July 2019.
Kaizer, A., Koopmeiners, J.S., Kane, M.J., Roychoudhury, S., Hong, D.S., Hobbs, B.P. "Basket Designs: Statistical Considerations for Oncology Trials." JCO Precision Oncology, 3, 1-9, 2019.
Kaizer, A., Hobbs, B.P., Koopmeiners, J.S. "A Multi-source Adaptive Platform Design for Testing Sequential Combinatorial Therapeutic Strategies." Biometrics, 74, 1082-1094, 2018.
Kaizer, A., Koopmeiners, J.S., Hobbs, B.P. "Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling based on Multi-Source Exchangeability." Biostatistics, 19, 169-184, 2018.

Katerina Kechris PhD

PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: Room Number : W4162
13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: katerina.kechris@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4363

Website:: http://csph.ucdenver.edu/Sites/Kechris/

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/225438

Dr. Kechris' research focuses on the development and application of statistical methods for analyzing omics data. Dr. Kechris has several focus areas: (1) analyzing transcription factor binding and miRNA data to study the regulation of transcription and post-transcriptional processing, (2) examining the genetic and epigenetic factors controlling gene expression, (3) exploring the metabolome, and (4) integrating multiple omics data. Kechris collaborates with investigators studying alcohol abuse using animal models, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the COPDGene genetic epidemiology study, and diabetes and obesity in birth cohorts.

Areas of Expertise

Biostatistics
Bioinformatics
Data science
Genomics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Education, Licensure & Certifications

PhD, Statistics, University of California Berkeley, 2003
MA, Statistics, University of California Berkeley, 1999
BS, Applied Mathematics, University of California Los Angeles, 1997

Publications and Presentations

E. Shaddox, C. Peterson, F. Stingo, N. Hanania, C. Cruickshank-Quinn, K. Kechris, R. Bowler and M. Vannucci (2020) Bayesian inference of networks across multiple sample groups and data types. Biostatistics 21:561-576
E. Mastej, L. Gillenwater, Y. Zhuang, K. Pratte, R. Bowler and K. Kechris (2020) Identifying protein-metabolite networks associated with COPD phenotypes. Metabolites 10:124
T. Ghosh, W. Zhang, D. Ghosh and K. Kechris (2020) Predictive Modeling for Metabolomics Data. Computational Methods and Data Analysis for Metabolomics in Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 2104 Li S. (ed) Humana, New York, NY
WJ. Shi, Y. Zhuang, P. Russell, B. Hobbs, M. Parker, P. Castaldi, P. Rudra, B. Vestal, C. Hersh, L. Saba and K. Kechris (2019) Unsupervised discovery of phenotype specific multi-omics networks. Bioinformatics 35:4336-4343
G. Kordas, P. Rudra, A. Hendricks, L. Saba and K. Kechris (2019) Insight into genetic regulation of miRNA in mouse brain. BMC Genomics 20:849

Research

NIH/NHLBI, Multi-omic Networks Associated with COPD progression in TOPMed Cohorts, 2020-2025, Role: Multi-PI (Kechris, Bowler, Lange, Banaei-Kashani)
NIH/NCI, Addressing Sparsity in Metabolomics Data Analysis, 2018-2022, Role: Multi-PI (Kechris, Ghosh)
NIH/NHLBI, Biomarker of Lung Disease in African Americans, 2018-2022, Role: Multi-PI (Bowler, Kechris)

Awards

Chancellor’s Teaching Recognition Award, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 2020
Fellow, American Statistical Association, 2019
Excellence in Faculty Research Award, Colorado School of Public Health, 2017

John Kittelson PhD

PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: Room Number : Room W3163
13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: john.kittelson@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4364

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/224876

Sam Mawhinney ScD

PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: sam.mawhinney@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4368

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/224359

Bryan McNair MS

Research Instructor

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: bryan.mcnair@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-4378

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/224669

Amanda Miller MLIS

REDCAP ADMINISTRATOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 12477 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: amanda.k.miller@cuanschutz.edu

Mary Morrow MS

RESEARCH INSTRUCTOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: mary.morrow@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/12707658

Luke Patten MS

RESEARCH INSTRUCTOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: luke.patten@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/23699994

Ryan Peterson PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Email Address:: ryan.a.peterson@cuanschutz.edu

Website:: https://petersonr.github.io/

Dr. Peterson is an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics at the Colorado School of Public Health. He works collaboratively within the Pulmonary Translational Core in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is a passionate statistical collaborator whose interests span a broad range of specialized areas, from clinical trials for multiple complex outcomes, to infectious disease epidemiology, to machine learning methods, model selection, and predictive modeling. He is also an active member of the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis, which provides a broad range of statistical expertise for researchers both locally and across the nation. Dr. Peterson obtained his BA in Economics at St. Olaf College, and my PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa.

Areas of Expertise

Model selection
Predictive modeling
Statistical computation/software
Collaborating with clinicians and scientists

Education, Licensure & Certifications

PhD, Biostatistics, University of Iowa
MS, Biostatistics, University of Iowa
BA, Economics, St. Olaf College

John Rice PhD

ASST PROFESSOR-RESEARCH

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: Room Number : 338
13199 East Montview Boulevard, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: john.rice@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/14733616

Mary Sammel ScD

PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: mary.sammel@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/24151891

Sarah Schmiege PhD

ASSOC PROFESSOR-RESEARCH

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: Room Number : 4317
13120 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: sarah.schmiege@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-8080

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/225488

Krithika Suresh PhD

ASST PROFESSOR-RESEARCH

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: krithika.suresh@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-6211

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/20640224

Lauren Vanderlinden MS

RESEARCH INSTRUCTOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 12850 East Montview Boulevard, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: lauren.vanderlinden@cuanschutz.edu
Phone Number:: 303-724-3626

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/15074359

Brandie Wagner PhD

ASSOC PROFESSOR-RESEARCH

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: 12477 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: brandie.wagner@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/225417

Kayla Williamson MS

RESEARCH INSTRUCTOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: kayla.3.williamson@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/14613566

Julia Wrobel PhD

ASST PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Contact Info:: Room Number : W4137
13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado United States
Email Address:: julia.wrobel@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/23505236

Fuyong Xing PhD

ASST PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: fuyong.xing@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/15074494

Fan Yang PhD

ASST PROFESSOR

Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Email Address:: fan.3.yang@cuanschutz.edu

Research Profile:: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/15074450

CSU

Kirsten Eilertson PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Biostatistics & Informatics, Department of

Colorado School of Public Health

Email Address:: kirsten.eilertson@colostate.edu

Website:: https://statistics.colostate.edu/person/?id=C41DED5545D219DB9B923C478BE09EA4&sq=t

Joshua Keller PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Biostatistics & Informatics, Department of

Colorado School of Public Health

Email Address:: joshua.keller@colostate.edu

Website:: https://statistics.colostate.edu/person/?id=173B7EB5D033F57E78F6E556E5BC7006&sq=t

David Most

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Biostatistics & Informatics, Department of

Colorado School of Public Health

Email Address:: david.most@colostate.edu
Phone Number:: 970-491-6464

Website:: https://www.chhs.colostate.edu/bio-page/david-most-2284

Education, Licensure & Certifications

PhD, Applied Statistics, UCLA, 2002
MA, Sociology, The Johns Hopkins University, 1994
MS, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993

Julia Sharp PhD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Biostatistics & Informatics, Department of

Colorado School of Public Health

Email Address:: jlsharp@colostate.edu

Website:: https://statistics.colostate.edu/person/?id=010490045F46CC6C8314C49517C88B4A&sq=t

Bruno Sobral

PROFESSOR

Biostatistics & Informatics, Department of

One Health Institute, CSU

Colorado School of Public Health

Email Address:: bruno.sobral@colostate.edu
Phone Number:: 970-491-7688

Website:: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/DirectorySearch/Search/MemberProfile/cvmbs/38342/Sobral/Bruno

Zachary Weller PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Biostatistics & Informatics, Department of

Colorado School of Public Health

Email Address:: zdweller@rams.colostate.edu

Website:: https://sites.google.com/site/zachdweller/home

Twitter

Zach Weller is an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at Colorado State University. As part of his appointment, Dr. Weller does statistical consulting through the Graybill Statistica and Data Science Laboratory. Dr. Weller has worked on a variety of projects related to public health, from methane emissions monitoring to assessing health endpoints for dairy workers. Dr. Weller aims to help his collaborators plan studies, analyze data, and write results.

Read Dr. Weller's profile on the CSU website >