Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics at the Colorado School of Public Health. She is also affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her methodological work includes recurrent event and point process modeling, longitudinal data analysis, and joint models. She collaborates closely with clinical and health-services researchers in the areas of geriatrics, palliative care, and neurology.
Areas of Expertise
- Survival Analysis
- Recurrent Event and point process Modeling
- Longitudinal Data Analysis
- Joint Modeling Methods
- Health Outcomes Research
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Statistics, Simon Fraser University, Canada, 2011
- MS, Mathematical Sciences – Probability and Statistics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, 2004
- BS, Applied Mathematics, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico, 2002
Awards
- Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society Alpha Upsilon Chapter Inductee, 2022
- Faculty Excellence in Student Mentoring Award, Colorado School of Public Health, 2025
Courses
- BIOS 6646 Survival Analysis Fall 2024, Spring 2023
- BIOS 6643 Analysis longitudinal data, Fall 2025
Research
- NIH/NINDS R01, Modeling seizures in patients with focal epilepsy, 2023-2028, Role: PI
Publications and Presentations
- Tracy JB, Gaffney BMM, Fling BW, Melton DH, Juarez-Colunga E, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Effect of transfemoral prosthetic suspension on static and dynamic postural control: A comparison between socket-prostheses and bone-anchored limbs. Gait Posture. 2026 Mar 06; 127:110144. PMID: 41806797.
- Bridge B, Alasmar AY, Gunn-Sandell L, Fink RM, Fischer SM, Juarez-Colunga E, Campbell EG, DeCamp M. "Black box" artificial intelligence for mortality prediction: a mixed- methods study of palliative care team, patient, and caregiver perspectives. Ann Palliat Med. 2026 Feb 26. PMID: 41808457.
- Rizzolo K, Robledo K, Rupa Bavi S, Juarez-Colunga E, Murray R, Sharma P, Cervantes L. Trainee Awareness of Transplant Barriers for Undocumented Immigrants. J Immigr Minor Health. 2026 Feb 03. PMID: 41634511.
- Cervantes L, Juarez-Colunga E, Powe NR, Flythe JE, Steiner JF, Cukor D, Hasnain-Wynia R, Furgeson S, Golestaneh L, Camacho C, McBeth L, Beaty BL, Shi J, Bacon E, Chonchol M. Community Health Worker Support for Hispanic and Latino Individuals Receiving Hemodialysis: The Navigate-Kidney Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jan 01; 186(1):56-66. PMID: 41203234.
