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
Ryan Peterson PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
- Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
- Department of Biostatistics & Informatics
Pulmonary Translational Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is a passionate statistical collaborator whose research interests span a range of specialized areas, including clinical trials, infectious disease epidemiology, machine learning, model selection, interpretability, statistical computation, best practices for statistical collaboration, and missing data. 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 his PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa.
What's in your data? Insight
"The novelty—I am always learning new and interesting things, and understanding the world in new ways."
"A biostatistician has broad appeal in the sciences. We can help solve a lot of issues with study design and we can aid in the forming and interpretation of the results. This makes us an indispensable component of science in general."
Areas of Expertise
- Model selection
- Interpretability in machine learning
- Statistical computation/software
- Best practices for statistical collaboration
- Missing data
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2019
- MS, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2016
- BA, Economics, St. Olaf College, 2014
Awards
- Milford E. Barnes Award, University of Iowa, 2019
- Best Poster Award, International Biometrics Conference, 2020; Best Paper Award, Journal of Applied Statistics
- Early Career Award, Association for Clinical and Translational Statisticians, 2021
- Best Contributed Session Award, American Statistical Association Statistical Consulting Section (Joint Statistical Meetings), 2023.
Masters core biostatisticians
Ryan Peterson PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
- Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
- Department of Biostatistics & Informatics
Pulmonary Translational Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is a passionate statistical collaborator whose research interests span a range of specialized areas, including clinical trials, infectious disease epidemiology, machine learning, model selection, interpretability, statistical computation, best practices for statistical collaboration, and missing data. 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 his PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa.
What's in your data? Insight
"The novelty—I am always learning new and interesting things, and understanding the world in new ways."
"A biostatistician has broad appeal in the sciences. We can help solve a lot of issues with study design and we can aid in the forming and interpretation of the results. This makes us an indispensable component of science in general."
Areas of Expertise
- Model selection
- Interpretability in machine learning
- Statistical computation/software
- Best practices for statistical collaboration
- Missing data
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2019
- MS, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2016
- BA, Economics, St. Olaf College, 2014
Awards
- Milford E. Barnes Award, University of Iowa, 2019
- Best Poster Award, International Biometrics Conference, 2020; Best Paper Award, Journal of Applied Statistics
- Early Career Award, Association for Clinical and Translational Statisticians, 2021
- Best Contributed Session Award, American Statistical Association Statistical Consulting Section (Joint Statistical Meetings), 2023.
PRA data manager
Ryan Peterson PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
- Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
- Department of Biostatistics & Informatics
Pulmonary Translational Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is a passionate statistical collaborator whose research interests span a range of specialized areas, including clinical trials, infectious disease epidemiology, machine learning, model selection, interpretability, statistical computation, best practices for statistical collaboration, and missing data. 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 his PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa.
What's in your data? Insight
"The novelty—I am always learning new and interesting things, and understanding the world in new ways."
"A biostatistician has broad appeal in the sciences. We can help solve a lot of issues with study design and we can aid in the forming and interpretation of the results. This makes us an indispensable component of science in general."
Areas of Expertise
- Model selection
- Interpretability in machine learning
- Statistical computation/software
- Best practices for statistical collaboration
- Missing data
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2019
- MS, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2016
- BA, Economics, St. Olaf College, 2014
Awards
- Milford E. Barnes Award, University of Iowa, 2019
- Best Poster Award, International Biometrics Conference, 2020; Best Paper Award, Journal of Applied Statistics
- Early Career Award, Association for Clinical and Translational Statisticians, 2021
- Best Contributed Session Award, American Statistical Association Statistical Consulting Section (Joint Statistical Meetings), 2023.
Administrative staff
Ryan Peterson PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
- Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
- Department of Biostatistics & Informatics
Pulmonary Translational Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is a passionate statistical collaborator whose research interests span a range of specialized areas, including clinical trials, infectious disease epidemiology, machine learning, model selection, interpretability, statistical computation, best practices for statistical collaboration, and missing data. 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 his PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa.
What's in your data? Insight
"The novelty—I am always learning new and interesting things, and understanding the world in new ways."
"A biostatistician has broad appeal in the sciences. We can help solve a lot of issues with study design and we can aid in the forming and interpretation of the results. This makes us an indispensable component of science in general."
Areas of Expertise
- Model selection
- Interpretability in machine learning
- Statistical computation/software
- Best practices for statistical collaboration
- Missing data
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2019
- MS, Biostatistics, University of Iowa, 2016
- BA, Economics, St. Olaf College, 2014
Awards
- Milford E. Barnes Award, University of Iowa, 2019
- Best Poster Award, International Biometrics Conference, 2020; Best Paper Award, Journal of Applied Statistics
- Early Career Award, Association for Clinical and Translational Statisticians, 2021
- Best Contributed Session Award, American Statistical Association Statistical Consulting Section (Joint Statistical Meetings), 2023.