Our Team

CIDA believes in providing exceptional biostatistics support. From start to finish we stand behind the research we conduct and support. Our signature is on everything we do, therefore we are invested in each project, grant and partnership. We work hand in hand with the investigator to ensure that the right designs and analyses are used so we can help answer the the age old question, What’s in your data?

PhD biostatisticians


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Zachary Giano MA, PhD

Research Associate
  • Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
  • Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Dr. Giano is a Research Associate in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics and a faculty member in the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis (CIDA). Dr. Giano’s research interests include the relationship between health disparities and social determinants of health across racial/ethnic, sex, sexual orientation, and geographic profiles. In particular, he has conducted extensive research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; defined as abuse, neglect, and other adversity before the age of 18), and how those experiences translate to health outcomes in adulthood across various demographic characteristics. In this domain Dr. Giano specializes in mixture modeling (e.g., latent class analysis), structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, and psychometric/factor analyses. When Dr. Giano isn’t conducting analyses, you can find him on the ski slopes, tennis court, or at the dog park with his son, Cookie, a Jack Russell Terrier. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Mixture modeling
  • Structural equation modeling
  • Hierarchical linear modeling
  • Ssychometric/factor analysis

Education, Licensure & Certifications

Resumes/CV:

Masters core biostatisticians


Headshot of Zach Giano

Zachary Giano MA, PhD

Research Associate
  • Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
  • Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Dr. Giano is a Research Associate in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics and a faculty member in the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis (CIDA). Dr. Giano’s research interests include the relationship between health disparities and social determinants of health across racial/ethnic, sex, sexual orientation, and geographic profiles. In particular, he has conducted extensive research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; defined as abuse, neglect, and other adversity before the age of 18), and how those experiences translate to health outcomes in adulthood across various demographic characteristics. In this domain Dr. Giano specializes in mixture modeling (e.g., latent class analysis), structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, and psychometric/factor analyses. When Dr. Giano isn’t conducting analyses, you can find him on the ski slopes, tennis court, or at the dog park with his son, Cookie, a Jack Russell Terrier. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Mixture modeling
  • Structural equation modeling
  • Hierarchical linear modeling
  • Ssychometric/factor analysis

Education, Licensure & Certifications

Resumes/CV:

PRA data manager


Headshot of Zach Giano

Zachary Giano MA, PhD

Research Associate
  • Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
  • Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Dr. Giano is a Research Associate in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics and a faculty member in the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis (CIDA). Dr. Giano’s research interests include the relationship between health disparities and social determinants of health across racial/ethnic, sex, sexual orientation, and geographic profiles. In particular, he has conducted extensive research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; defined as abuse, neglect, and other adversity before the age of 18), and how those experiences translate to health outcomes in adulthood across various demographic characteristics. In this domain Dr. Giano specializes in mixture modeling (e.g., latent class analysis), structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, and psychometric/factor analyses. When Dr. Giano isn’t conducting analyses, you can find him on the ski slopes, tennis court, or at the dog park with his son, Cookie, a Jack Russell Terrier. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Mixture modeling
  • Structural equation modeling
  • Hierarchical linear modeling
  • Ssychometric/factor analysis

Education, Licensure & Certifications

Resumes/CV:

Administrative staff


Headshot of Zach Giano

Zachary Giano MA, PhD

Research Associate
  • Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
  • Department of Biostatistics & Informatics

Dr. Giano is a Research Associate in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics and a faculty member in the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis (CIDA). Dr. Giano’s research interests include the relationship between health disparities and social determinants of health across racial/ethnic, sex, sexual orientation, and geographic profiles. In particular, he has conducted extensive research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; defined as abuse, neglect, and other adversity before the age of 18), and how those experiences translate to health outcomes in adulthood across various demographic characteristics. In this domain Dr. Giano specializes in mixture modeling (e.g., latent class analysis), structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, and psychometric/factor analyses. When Dr. Giano isn’t conducting analyses, you can find him on the ski slopes, tennis court, or at the dog park with his son, Cookie, a Jack Russell Terrier. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Mixture modeling
  • Structural equation modeling
  • Hierarchical linear modeling
  • Ssychometric/factor analysis

Education, Licensure & Certifications

Resumes/CV:

Center for Innovative Design & Analysis

Colorado School of Public Health

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

4th Floor West

Mail Stop B119

Aurora, CO 80045


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