Laura is a biostatistician and Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics and the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis (CIDA) at the Colorado School of Public Health. Laura received her MPH in Applied Biostatistics from the Colorado School of Public Health. Laura is skilled in complex data management—including managing large administrative health record databases, processing claims data, and developing algorithms to process wearable device data—as well as statistical methods including regression, mixed models, latent variable methods, and more. Her collaborative research has focused on women’s health, obesity prevention, and health-promoting behaviors. In addition to her collaborative research, Laura is passionate about education, teaching courses such as Data Management Using SAS or Applied Survival and Longitudinal Analysis, creating CU Data Week, and developing the Educational Pathways programs for CIDA.