Catalog

72 Pages·2002·8.2 MB·English

by  Harvard School of Public Health

CATALOG
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Harvard School of Public Health - Departments and Degree Programs, 2002-03
Definition ofTerms Department ofBiostatistics DepartmentofHealth
Degrees Policyand Management
Biostatistics
DPH Doctor ofpublic health SMI, SM2, SD Health care management
SMI
MOH Masterofoccupational Health decision sciences
health SM2, SD Health policy and management
SMI, SM2, SD
MPH Master ofpublic health
Health policy
PhD Doctorofphilosophy Department ofCancer Cell PhD (through university
Biology
SD Doctor ofscience SD program)
SM Master ofscience PhD (through the Division of
1 Department ofImmunology
(40-credit program) Biological Sciences) nd Infectious Diseases
SM2 Master ofscience SD
(80-credit program) DepartmentofEnvironmental PhD (through the Division of
Health
Biological Sciences) MasterofPublic Health
Diplomas forthe MPH,DPH,and Environmental epidemiology Program
MOH degrees show the degree SMI, SM2, SD
Clinical effectiveness
only.Diplomas forthe SM and
Environmental science and Family and community health
SD degrees also showthe name
engineering
Health care management
ofthe department. SMI, SM2, SD
International health
All PhD programs are offered Occupational health
MOH, SMI, SM2, Law and public health
underthe aegis ofHarvard
SD, DPH Occupational and environmental
University's Graduate School of
health
Arts and Sciences. Physiology
SD Quantitative methods
Concentrations PhD (through the Division of MPH
Department ofMaternal and
The names ofthe departments Biological Sciences) Child Health
generally conveytheir educa- Population genetics SMI, SM2, SD, DPH
tional and research specializa- SD
tion,orconcentration. Where Department ofNutrition
several concentrations are avail-
Department of Epidemiology Nutritional epidemiology
able within a department,these
SMI, SM2, SD, DPH Public health nutrition
are listed in the chart at right.In DPH
SD,
the Department ofEnviron-
PhD (through the Division of
mental Health only,the concen- Department of Health and
Biological Sciences)
trations are shown on diplomas. Social Behavior
Areas ofinterest,described in SMI, SM2, SD
this catalog but not listed at
and Internal
right,are generally less formal
International health
programs than concentrations
epidemiology and ecology
or are subspecializations within DPH
SD,
them.
International health policy
Division of Biological Sciences
and economics
SD, DPH Cancer cell biology
Population and international Environmental health
physiology
health
SM2
Immunology and infectious
Population and reproductive diseases
health Nutrition
DPH
SD, PhD
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Contents
Harvard School of Public Health Academic Calendar,2002-03
LETTER FROMTHE DEAN July 1 Registration for summer programs
July 2 Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness and
INTRODUCTIONTOTHE HARVARD SCHOOL
SummerSession for Public Health Studies
OF PUBLIC HEALTH
begin
July 2-26 Summer 1 term inclusive
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
July4 Independence Day,a holiday
Biostatistics
July29-August 16 Summer 2term inclusive
CancerCell Biology
August 19-30 English for Professional Communication
Environmental Health
Program
Epidemiology
September 2 Labor Day,a holiday
Health and Social Behavior
Health Policyand Management September 3 Fall semester registration for new students
September3-6 New-student orientation
Immunologyand Infectious Diseases
Maternal and Child Health September6 Fall semester registration for returning
students
Nutrition
Population and International Health September 9 Fall 1 term begins
October 14 Columbus Day,a holiday
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS October25 Fall 1 term ends
MasterofPublic Health Program October28 Fall 2 term begins
Division ofBiological Sciences November 1 Veterans Day,a holiday
Division ofPublic Health Practice November28-December 1 Thanksgiving recess
Interdisciplinary Concentration in Molecular December 15 Final deadlineforapplication toall doctorof
Epidemiology science (SD) and masterofscience (SM) pro-
grams;deadlineforapplication to masterof
InterdisciplinaryConcentration in the
public health (MPH) and masterofoccupa-
EpidemiologyofInfectious Disease
tional health (MOH) programs in the priority
InterdisciplinaryConcentration in Women, admission cycle.
Gender,and Health
December 16 Final deadlineforapplication toall doctorof
Research Centers
philosophy (PhD) programs
December 20 Fall 2 term ends
ACADEMIC SUMMER PROGRAMS
December 21-January 1 Winter recess
Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness
January2 WinterSession* begins
Summer Session for Public Health Studies
January20 Martin Luther King,Jr.,Day,a holiday
January28 WinterSession ends
DEGREE PROGRAMS,ADMISSION,AND
February 3 Spring 1 term begins
ENROLLMENT
February 17 Presidents'Day,a holiday
Schoolwide Degree Requirements
March 21 Spring 1 term ends
Admission to Degree Programs
March 22-30 Spring recess
Admission to Nondegree Status
March 31 Spring 2 term begins
Financial Aid
May 23 Spring 2 term ends
Registration
May26 Memorial Day,a holiday
June 5 Commencement
STUDENT LIFE
Boston,Massachusetts
*WinterSession is a special academicterm at HSPH offering opportunities
Harvard University
forcreativityand innovation in learning and teaching.Credit and noncredit
Resources and Servicesfor HSPH Students courses and activitiesforWinterSession,as well as relevant school and
departmental policies,are listed atthefollowingWeb site:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/registrar/WinterSession/index.shtml
FACULTY INDEX
Dean
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he twentieth century has witnessed the greatest gains in
. quality and duration of life. Most of the gains achieved
jr to antibiotics and vaccines are truly attributable to public
lth. In the United States, for example, life expectancy has
n extended from an average of 47 years in 1900 to almost
80 years in 2002. Yet there are major disparities in life
expectancy and harsh inequities in individuals' ability to get
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access to the care they need both in different parts of the
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world and within this wealthy country. Some infectious diseases
have been vanquished, but new ones such as AIDS emerge or
reemerge in drug-resistant strains. Violence, injuries, the great
parasitic diseases that kill and handicap millions, environmen-
tal and occupational hazards, and health management and financing issues are
just some of the challenges within the purview and mandate of public health. The
improvement of the health of the nation's and the world's populations demands
diverse professional skills combined with the integration of varied disciplines.
The courses, departments, centers, programs, and facilities described here in the
catalog of the Harvard School of Public Health reflect the scope of the contem-
porary public health enterprise. The interests and expertise of faculty at the
school are similarly broad, extending across the biological, social, and numeric
sciences. There are programs and projects ranging from the molecular biology of
AIDS vaccines to the epidemiology of cancer; from women's and children's health
to quality-of-care measurement; from risk assessment to international health and
human rights. All of these programs are approached with a true sense of dedica-
tion on the part of the faculty, students, and staff and with a mutual respect for
different ways of contributing to our shared purpose.
Our overarching mission is to advance the public's health through learning, dis-
covery, and communication. Our objectives are to provide the highest level of
education for public health scientists, practitioners, and leaders; to foster new
discoveries leading to the improved health of the people of this country and all
nations; to strengthen health capacities and services for communities; and to
inform policy debate, disseminate health information, and increase awareness of
public health as a public good and a fundamental right.
We are engaged in an enterprise of vital importance to every individual and to
•society. We welcome those who wish to help us meet these challenges and share
the satisfying work of changing the world of health and improving the health of
the world.
Barry R. Bloom
Dean
The Harvard School of Public Health
The
Harvard School of Public
Health (HSPH) is a direct
descendant of the first profes-
sional training program in public health
in America, the Harvard-MIT School for
Health Officers, a joint venture that
began in 1913. In 1922 Harvard split off
from MIT, and the Harvard School of
Public Health was formally established.
In 1946 the school celebrated its new sta-
tus as a freestanding faculty of Harvard
University, no longer an administrative
part of the medical school.
Since its founding, the school, through
its faculty and graduates, has been at the
forefront of efforts to stem disease and
promote health worldwide. During the
early years the focus was on infectious
diseases, deadly workplace exposures,
—
and sanitation from Alice Hamilton's
pioneering studies of lead and mercury
poisoning, to Thomas Weller's path-
breaking research on the polio virus and
Philip Drinker's invention of the iron
lung. More recently the school has
expanded its reach to new areas, includ-
ing the effects of race, gender, class, and
social isolation on health; the reform of
national health systems; and cutting-edge
research on the biomarkers of disease.
Three Nobel Prizes, a Lasker Prize, two
MacArthur Awards, presidential cita-
tions, and countless other honors attest
to the excellence and impact of this
work. Five successive HSPH alumni led
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (1962-1989) for an unprece-
dented 27 years. More difficult to quan-
— —
tify but a far better gauge are the per-
ceptible gains in length and quality of life
that have been realized through all these
efforts.
Today the faculty of the Harvard School
of Public Health includes almost 350
members from the diverse fields and dis-
ciplines that constitute public health. The
student body comprises over 900 individ-
uals from throughout the United States
and five dozen other countries. Students,
like faculty, come from an array of fields,
and include physicians (30 percent of the one third in master of science programs, disciplinary divisions (Biological Sciences
student body), health services adminis- and one third in doctoral (doctor of sci- and Public Health Practice); the Office
MPH
trators, epidemiologists, nurses, dentists, ence, doctor of public health, or doctor for Professional Education (for the
lawyers, statisticians, environmental sci- of philosophy) programs. program); and thirteen specialized
entists, engineers, research assistants, research centers. The school's academic
The school is organized into ten academ-
psychologists, and social workers. programs are described in detail here in
ic departments, the locus of most teach-
Approximately one third of HSPH stu- ing and researching activity; two inter- the catalog.
dents are enrolled in the interdisciplinary
master of public health (MPH) program,
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Department
of Biostatistics
Biostatistics involves the theory and application of statistical science to
analyze public health problems and to further biomedical research.
The
faculty includes leaders in the research laboratories, federal govern- a level of proficiency after one year of
development of statistical meth- ment centers, pharmaceutical companies, study comparable to that attained in the
ods for clinical trials and obser- and research institutes. 80-credit program. As courses must be
vational studies, studies on the environ- Applicants to the department should taken out of sequence to complete the
ment, and genomics/genetics. The depart- have successfully completed calculus program in one year, considerable back-
ment's research in statistical methods and through multivariable integration and at ground in probability and statistical
interdisciplinary collaborations provide least one semester of linear algebra and inference is needed.
many opportunities for student participa- have knowledge of a programming lan- The requirements for this degree are
tion. guage such as FORTRAN or C. In addi- essentially the same as for the 80-credit
Current departmental research on statis- tion, applicants are strongly encouraged program. The 25-credit core must be
tical and computing methods for obser- to have completed courses in probability, completed, although students who have
vational studies and clinical trials statistics, advanced calculus, and numeri- taken equivalent course work elsewhere
includes survival analysis, missing-data cal analysis. Practical knowledge of a sta- may petition to substitute more advanced
problems, and causal inference. Other tistical computing package such as SAS, courses. More flexibility is allowed in
areas of investigation are environmental SPSS, S-PLUS, or Stata is also desirable. other requirements since only 40 total
research (methods for longitudinal stud- credits are required. Other courses are
Funding is available to qualified students
ies, analyses with incomplete data, and pursuing the doctoral degree. Most of selected in consultation with a faculty
meta-analysis); statistical aspects of the the funding is through five biostatistics adviser.
study of AIDS and cancer; quantitative
training grants in AIDS, cancer, the envi- Health Decision Sciences The concen-
problems in health-risk analysis, technol- ronment, mental health, and public tration in health decision sciences offers
ogy assessment, and clinical decision
health training for underrepresented integrated educational training in deci-
making; statistical methodology in psy- minorities. These traineeships require sion sciences within the context of health
chiatric research and in genetic studies; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency. problems. This program, which draws on
Bayesian statistics; statistical computing; Other limited funding is awarded on a courses offered by the Departments of
statistical genetics and computational competitive basis to qualified applicants. Biostatistics and Health Policy and Man-
biology; and collaborative research activ- agement, requires 80 credits. A 40-credit
ities with biomedical scientists in other cMraesdtietraonfdS4c0i-ecnrceediitn pBiroosgtraatimsst)ics (80- program is not offered.
Harvard-affiliated institutions.
Biostatistics The main purpose ofthe Of the 80 credits necessary to earn the
Degree Programs in Biostatistics 80-credit and 40-credit SM programs with SM, 2.5 credits must be used to fulfill the
schoolwide epidemiology requirement,
As described below, the department offers a concentration in biostatistics is to pre-
and students must complete core courses
both 80-credit and 40-credit master of sci- pare students for doctoral study, although
ence (SM) programs and a doctor ofsci- a limited number of qualified students in decision analysis for health and med-
ence (SD) program with a concentration may pursue the master's degree only. ical practices or for clinical research,
SM methods, theory, management science,
in biostatistics, as well as an 80-credit For the 80-credit program 2.5 credits
program and an SD program with a con- must be used to fulfill the schoolwide ptirsotbiacabliliintfyertehneceo,ryaannddcoapmppluitciantgio;nsa, sta-
centration in health decision sciences. epidemiology requirement, and 25 cred-
research seminar; and a practicum. Ten
Detailed information about requirements
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quantitative methods and a doctoral pro- tional 15 credits must be chosen from
gram in molecular epidemiology are biostatistics courses, of which 10 credits mexepmebreire.ncSetuudnednetrstahlesotuctheolaogseeoffraomfaaculty
described in the interdisciplinary section must be selected from a specific list of
variety of elective courses.
ofthis catalog. For information about biostatistics, health policy and manage-
schoolwide requirements for master's and ment, and interdisciplinary offerings. In Doctor of Science in Biostatistics
doctoral degrees, see page 59.
addition to formal course work, students Biostatistics The doctoral concentration
The programs offered by the Department acquire experience in the planning of in biostatistics is designed for those who
of Biostatistics provide rigorous training experiments and the analysis of data by have demonstrated both interest and
in the development of methodology, col- participating in a consulting seminar. ability in scholarly research. Qualified
laboration, teaching, and consultation Students also choose from a variety of applicants may apply to the doctoral
on a broad spectrum of health-related elective courses. program without a prior advanced
problems. The department prepares stu- The 40-credit program is designed for degree.
dents for academic and private-sector students who have a master's degree in Beyond the schoolwide requirement of
research careers in the fields of biostatis- one of the mathematical sciences or a introductory epidemiology, the course
tics and health decision sciences. Recent
doctorate in a quantitative field. Appli- work for the program is built on a 30-
graduates have assumed faculty posts at cants must have a mathematical and sta- credit core curriculum similar to that for
universities, as well as positions in tistical background sufficient to achieve the master's degree (see above). In addi-
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION torofstudentadmissionsand advising,Depart-
Please notethatthecourses listed aresubjecttochangeand someareoffered inalternateyears. mentofBiostatistics,655 Huntington Avenue,
Completecoursedescriptionsareavailableat http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/registrar/courses. Boston,MA02115.
Phone:[phone]
Introduction toSAS NonparametricMethods Fax:[phone]
PrinciplesofBiostatistics—Introductory,I,andII AnalysisofFailureTimeData E-mail:[email protected],edu
IntroductiontoStatisticalMethods AnalysisofMultivariateandLongitudinalData Web:http://www.biostat.harvard.edu
StatisticsforMedicalResearch-Introductory,II, DesignofScientificInvestigations Formore information about research andtraining
Advanced,andTranslational AdvancedStatisticalComputing in health decision sciences,pleasecontactMilton
AnalysisofRatesandProportions BayesianMethodologyinBiostatistics C.Weinstein,PhD,DepartmentofHealth Policy
and Management,718 Huntington Avenue,
RegressionandAnalysisofVarianceinExperimental StatisticalProblemsinDrugDevelopment Boston,MA02115.
Research
ComputationalMethodsforCategoricalData Phone:[phone]
SurveyResearchMethodsinCommunityHealth Analysis E-mail:[email protected]
AppliedRegressionforClinicalResearch StatisticalMethodsinHumanGenetics Forinformation on postdoctoral fellowships,
PrinciplesofClinicalTrials StatisticalScienceOutreach pleasecontactthechairofthe Postdoctoral Com-
BasicsofStatisticalInference StatisticalComputingEnvironments mittee,DepartmentofBiostatistics,655 Hunting-
AppliedSurvivalAnalysisandDiscreteDataAnalysis AppliedStochasticProcessesandModelsinPub- ton Avenue,Boston,MA02115.
Phone:[phone]
SurvivalMethodsinClinicalResearch licHealth
Fax:[phone]
AppliedLongitudinalAnalysis OperationalMathematics
E-mail:[email protected]
FundamentalConceptsinGeneMapping ComputationalBiology
StatisticalGeneticsinComplexHumanDisease SmoothinginBiostatisticalModeling
ProbabilityTheoryandApplicationsIandII DecisionAnalysisforHealthandMedicalPractices DEPARTMENTFACULTY
StatisticalInferenceIandII MethodsforDecisionAnalysisinPublicHealth Pleasenotethatsomefacultymembersmaybeon
MethodsIandII andMedicine leaveduringacademicyear2002-03.
ResearchSynthesisandMeta-AnalysisApplications Cost-EffectivenessandCost-BenefitAnalysisfor Departmentchair:StephenW.Lagakos,MPhil,PhD;
inPublicHealthandClinicalMedicine HealthProgramEvaluation HenryPickeringWalcottProfessorofBiostatistics.
RegressionandAnalysisofVariance SpatialStatisticsforHealthResearch Statistical methodsin AIDS research;clinicaltrials.
SampleSurveys IndependentStudy,FieldExperience RebeccaA.Betensky, PhD;AssociateProfessorof
Biostatistics.Sequentialanalysis;correlated binary
data.
MarcoBonetti, MS,PhD;AssistantProfessorofBiosta-
tion, 25 credits of biostatistics courses policy and management is acceptable for tistics.Clinicaltrialandgrowth data;stochasticgeom-
are required; these courses are chosen the other minor, provided the courses etryandapplicationstodiseasespatialclustering.
by the student in consultation with an focus on subject-oriented rather than PaulJ.Catalano,SD;Lectureron Biostatistics.Repeat-
adviser. Students must also complete two quantitative material. ed measures;multivariatemodels;dose-response
minors (10 credits each), only one of The course work includes the schoolwide modeling;riskassessment;environmental statistics.
which may be quantitative (such as theo- BrentA.Coull,MS,PhD;AssistantProfessorofBiosta-
requirement of introductory epidemiolo-
tistics.Categoricaldataanalysis;generalized linear
retical statistics, health decision sciences, gy; probability theory and applications; mixed models;generalizedadditivemodels.
or epidemiologic methods), whereas the
statistical theory; 30 credits from the VictorG.DeGruttola,SM,SM,SD;ProfessorofBiosta-
other must be substantive (such as the
health decision sciences core; and 10 tistics.Methodsforanalysisofrepeated measures
biology of cancer or AIDS).
credits from the extended core. The last from longitudinalstudies.
Doctoral students are required to partici- includes courses in economic analysis, GregoryDiRienzo, MS,PhD;AssistantProfessorof
pate as a teaching assistant in a course decision analysis for health and medical Biostatistics.Statistical methodsarising inAIDS
offered by the department and to take a practices or for clinical research, meth- research;clinicaltrials.
consulting seminar. ods, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit GarrettFitzmaurice,MSc,MA,SD;AssociateProfessor
analysis, decision theory, management, ofBiostatistics.Likelihoodand nonlikelihood
Health Decision Sciences The doctoral
and analytical methods; a research semi- approachestoanalyzing multivariatebinaryout-
concentration in health decision sciences comes.
nar; and a practicum.
offers integrated educational training in
RobertC.Gentleman,MSc,PhD;Associate Professor
decision analysis, cost-benefit and cost- All doctoral students are required to ofBiostatistics.Statisticalcomputingandtheanalysis
effectiveness analysis, behavioral deci- participate as a teaching assistant in a ofcensoreddata.
sion theory, operations research, applied course offered by the department. Stu- RobertJ.Gray,SM,PhD;SeniorLectureron Biostatis-
welfare economics, statistical infer—ence, dents must also take a consulting semi- tics.Clinicaltrials;survivalanalysis;techniquesfor
computer science, and biostatistics all nar or complete an outside project exploratorydataanalysisand model building.
within the context of health problems. approved by the seminar director. DavidP.Harrington,AM,PhD;ProfessorofBiostatis-
This program is coordinated with but RELATED OFFERINGS tics.Nonparametricmethodsforcensoreddata;
distinct from the decision sciences con- sequentialdesignsforclinicaltrials.
centration in the universitywide PhD Interdisciplinaryconcentration in molecularepi- ChengchengHu,MA,MS,PhD;AssistantProfessorof
Program in Health Policy, described in demiology,see page57. Biostatistics.Failure-timedata;measurementerror;
the Department of Health Policy and MPH concentration in quantitative methods,see missingdata;longitudinaldata;clinicaltrials.
Management. page55. WenzhengHuang,ME,PhD;AssistantProfessorof
PhD Program in Health Policy,see page33. Biostatistics.Generalized linearmodelsandsurvival
The program requires 45 credits of
analysis.
course work in the major field, plus 10 CONTACT INFORMATION
MichaelD.Hughes,MSc,PhD;ProfessorofBiostatis-
credits in each of two minor fields, one Formore information about research andtraining tics.Statistical methodsinthedesign,analysis,and
of which must be biostatistics. Health in biostatistics,pleasecontact DavidWypij, direc- reportingofclinicaltrialsandoverviews.
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2002-03
JosephG.Ibrahim,MS,PhD;AssociateProfessorof
Biostatistics.Generalized linearmodels;Bayesian
ERICTCHETGEN
inferences.
HongyuJiang,PhD;AssistantProfessorofBiostatis-
Doctoral stude
tics.Methodologyforclinicaltrailsandepidemiologic
studies;multivariatesurvivalanalysis;bioinformatics.
WorldcitizenEricTchetgenwasborninCameroon,
KarenM.Kuntz, SM,SD;AssociateProfessorofHealth
Decision Science.Cost-effectivenessanalysisof spenthisteenageyearsinFrance,andmovedtothe
cancer-screeningstrategies. V UnitedStatestoenrollincollegewhenhewas 19.
NanM.Laird,PhD;ProfessorofBiostatistics.Longitu- Midwaythroughhiselectricalengineeringprogramat
dinalstudies;nonresponseand missing-data meth- hetooktwoyearsofftotravel,work,andspend
ods;discretedataanalysis;Bayesian methods.
imewithhisfamily.
ChengLi, PhD;AssistantProfessorofBiostatistics.
Computational biology;geneticnetworkmodeling.
taringthistimehejoinedanagriculturalprojectin
YiLi,MS,MS,PhD;AssistantProfessorofBiostatistics. hana,exploringsocialandeconomicincentivestofarmersforadoptingnewhybridvari-
Survivalanalysis;longitudinalandspatialdataanalysis.
DonnaS.Neuberg,MA,MA,SD;Lectureron Biostatis- etiesofmaize.WhileinGhana,Tchetgensays,"Isawproblemsinbasichealthandhealth
tics.Cancerclinicaltrials;geneticepidemiology. policythatseemeddisconnectedfromempiricalresearch.SoIstartedreadingabout
MarcelloPagano,SM,PhD;ProfessorofStatistical publichealthandhowtointegrateempiricalmethodsintopolicyandthatledmetothe
Computing.Statistical computing;clinicaltrials;epi- SummerPrograminBiostatisticsatHSPH." Tchetgenthensawhowhisquantitativeskills
demicmodeling.
andbackgroundcouldhelpinsolvingrealhealthproblems.
JamesM.Robins,MD;Mitchell L.and Robin LaFoley
Dong ProfessorofEpidemiology.Analyticmethods
TchetgenreturnedtoYaleandfinishedhisbachelor'sdegreewithadoublemajorinelec-
fordrawingcausal inferencesfromcomplexobserva-
tionaland randomizedstudies. tricalengineeringandappliedmathematics.Thenheenteredthedoctoralprogramin
AndreaG.Rotnitzky,MA,PhD;SeniorLectureron biostatistics/'DuringtheonesummerIhadbeenhere,"hesays,"Ihadmadeconnections
Biostatistics.Longitudinal dataanalysis;analysisof withfacultymemberswithwhomIwantedtowork." Nowthatheisattheschoolfulltime,
repeatedcategoricaldataandclustercorrelateddata.
TchetgenciteshisrelationshipswithfacultymembersashighlightsofhisHSPHexperi-
LouiseM.Ryan,PhD;ProfessorofBiostatistics.
ence.Tchetgen'sresearchinterestsarecausalinferenceandHIV/AIDS-related
Rodenttumorigenicityexperiments;teratology
experiments;clinicaltrials;goodness-of-fittests;sur- topics.
vivalanalysis.
Mei-ChiungShih,MS,PhD;AssistantProfessorofBio-
statistics.Statisticalgeneticsandgeneticepidemiolo- Ronghui(Lily)Xu,MA,PhD;AssistantProfessorof JunLiu,PhD;ProfessorintheDepartmentofBiosta-
gy;nonlinearand nonparametricregression. Biostatistics.Survivalanalysis,particularlyin relation tistics.Genetics;computational biology;missingdata;
KennethE.Stanley,MA,PhD;Lectureron Biostatis- to proportional hazardsmodels;goodnessoffit. Bayesian methodology.
tics.Estimating mortalityattributabletotobaccoin MarvinZelen,AM,PhD;ProfessorofStatistical Sci- Sharon-LiseT.Normand,MSc,PhD;Associate Profes-
thepresenceofincompleteinformation. enceand MemberoftheFacultyofArtsand Sciences.
sorintheDepartmentofBiostatistics.Bayesian infer-
MarciaA.Testa,MPH,MPhil,PhD;SeniorLectureron Theoryand practiceofclinicaltrials. ence;graphical models;meta-analysis.
Biostatistics.Evaluation ofquality-of-lifeindexesin SecondaryAppointments
therapeuticclinicaltrials. E.JohnOrav,PhD;AssociateProfessorinthe Depart-
(primaryappointmentsatHarvard Medical School or mentofBiostatistics.Statisticalcomputingandsimu-
FlorinVaida,PhD;AssistantProfessorofBiostatistics.
FacultyofArtsand Sciences) lation;stochastic modeling;bioassay.
Markovchain MonteCarlo;likelihood inference;non-
parametricmodeling;longitudinaldata. RogerB.Davis,MA;AssociateProfessorinthe BernardA.Rosner,MA,PhD;Professorinthe Depart-
MatthewP.Wand,PhD;AssociateProfessorofBiosta- DepartmentofBiostatistics.Design andanalysisof mentofBiostatistics.Analysisofclustered binary
tistics.Nonparametriccurveestimation;Markovchain clinicaltrials;recursivepartitioning methods. data;longitudinaldataanalysis.
MonteCarlo;computationalstatistics. DianneM.Finkelstein,AM,PhD;AssociateProfessor DavidA.Schoenfeld,AM,PhD;Professorinthe
WeiWang,MS,PhD;AssistantProfessorofBiostatis- intheDepartmentofBiostatistics.Carcinogenicity DepartmentofBiostatistics.Statisticsin medical
tics.Survivalanalysis;longitudinalandfunctional experiments;survivalanalysis. research;linearmodels;bioassay;survivaltheory.
dataanalysis;semiparametricmodeling.
KimberleeGauvreau,SM,SD;AssistantProfessorin DavidWypij,ScM,MS,PhD;AssociateProfessorinthe
YouGanWang, MS,PhD;AssociateProfessorofBio- theDepartmentofBiostatistics.Biostatistical issues in DepartmentofBiostatistics.Longitudinaldataanaly-
statistics.Sequential clinicaland screeningtrials;esti-
clinical studiesin pediatriccardiology;institutional sis;repeated measuresandgrowth curve models.
matingfunctionsandasymptoticinference.
JamesH.Ware,PhD;FrederickMostellerProfessorof variabilityin outcomesaftercongenital heartdisease GraceWyshak,SM,PhD;AssociateProfessorinthe
Biostatisticsand DeanforAcademicAffairs.Design surgery. DepartmentsofBiostatisticsand Populationand
andanalysisoflongitudinal studies. RichardD.Gelber,SM,PhD;ProfessorintheDepart- International Health.Biostatistical/demographic
mentofBiostatistics.Design/analysisofclinicaltrials. methods.
Lee-JenWei, PhD;ProfessorofBiostatistics.Design
andanalysisofclinicaltrials;repeated measurements RebeccaS.Gelman, PhD;AssociateProfessorinthe Adjunct Faculty
analysis;survivalanalysis. DepartmentofBiostatistics.Clinicaltrials;disease
CyrusR.Mehta,SM,PhD.Cytel SoftwareCorporation.
MiltonC.Weinstein,AM,MPP,PhD;HenryJ.Kaiser screening;survival methods.
ProfessorofHealth Policyand Management.Cost- RobertJ.Glynn,MA,PhD,SM,SD;Associate Professor DeJuranRichardson,MS,PhD.LakeForestCollege.
effectivenessofhealth practicesandtechnologies. intheDepartmentofBiostatistics.Analysisoflongi- MichaelA.Stoto,PhD.DepartmentofEpidemiology
PaigeL.Williams,BSPH,PhD;Lectureron Biostatis- tudinal data;nonresponsein samplesurveys. and Biostatistics,GeorgeWashington University.
tics.Cancerriskassessmentandotherareasofenvi- HulinWu,MS,MS,PhD.FrontierScienceandTechnol-
ronmentalstatistics. NDiecphaorltamseTn.tLaonfgBei,osMtaSt,isStDi;csA.sSstoactiisattiecaPlrmofeetshsoordoilnotghye ogyResearch Foundation;Statisticaland DataAnaly-
WingHungWong, MS,MS,PhD;ProfessorofCom- forhuman and animal brain mapping. sisCenter,AIDSClinicalTrialsGroup.
putational Biology.Bayesian computation;high-
dimensional molecularbiologyand genetics. Mei-LingTingLee,MS,MA,PhD;AssociateProfessor
inthe DepartmentofBiostatistics.Lifetimedata
analysis;categoricaldataanalysis.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
Department of Cancer Cell Biology
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