Dr. Ma is a research instructor in the Department of Community & Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. She primarily works as a biostatistician for the Health Kids Colorado Survey project—the state’s comprehensive survey on the health and well-being of young people. Her statistical skills includes complex survey data analysis using non-random sampling and multi-stage sampling. She teaches an entry level biostatistics course and a statistical software course. Her current research interest is publication bias.
Areas of Expertise
- Complex survey data analysis
- Statistical modeling
- Data management and reporting
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- MD, Internal Medicine, Harbin Medical University, 2008
- MPH, Applied Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Colorado School of Public Health, 2014
Resumes/CV:
Courses
- BIOS 6601 Applied Biostatistics I
- BIOS 6603 Statistical Computing - SAS
Research
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, July 2020 – June 2022, Role: Biostatistician
Publications and Presentations
- Kattari, L., Cikara, L., Ma, M., & Brooks-Russell, A. (2020). Community-Driven Approach for Youth Health Survey Administration and Data Utilization. Health Promot Pract, 1524839920910696. doi:10.1177/1524839920910696
- Tormohlen KN, Schneider KE, Johnson RM, Ma M, Levinson AH, Brooks-Russell A. Changes in prevalence of marijuana consumption modes among Colorado high school students from 2015 to 2017. JAMA Pediatr. Published online August 05, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2627
- Tormohlen, K. N., Brooks-Russell, A., Ma M., Schneider, K. E, Levinson, A, H., Johnson, R. M. (2018). Modes of Marijuana Consumption Among Colorado High School Students Before and After the Initiation of Retail Marijuana Sales for Adults. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 80(1), 46-55.
- Levinson, A. H., Ma, M., Jason, L. A., Lee, J. G., Landrine, H., Glueck, D. H., & Difranza, J. R. (2018). Assessment of the US Federal Retailer Violation Rate as an Estimate of the Proportion of Retailers That Illegally Sell Tobacco to Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics, 172(10), 966. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2038
- Brooks-Russell, A., Ma, M., Levinson, A. H., Kattari, L., Kirchner, T., Goodell, E. M., & Johnson, R. M. (2018). Adolescent Marijuana Use, Marijuana-Related Perceptions, and Use of Other Substances Before and After Initiation of Retail Marijuana Sales in Colorado (2013–2015). Prevention Science. doi:10.1007/s11121-018-0933-2
