Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Sr. Advisor of Data & Cancer Modeling and Core Member, Biostatistics Shared Resources, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director of Data Analytics, VCU Kidney disease and Transplant Epidemiology (KiTE) core
Primary research interests: spatial/spatio-temporal modeling, survival/time-to-event analysis, non-Gaussian regression, tensor regression, non-Euclidean regression, correlated/longitudinal data, nonparametric methods, precision health
Employs both Bayesian and frequentist approaches; recently exploring neural networks for electronic health records and observational data
Primary clinical focus: oral and craniofacial epidemiology, especially periodontal health and caries progression, largely funded by NIH/NIDCR
Other clinical interests: cancer, organ transplant epidemiology (mainly kidney), substance abuse and alcohol addiction, medical imaging, neurological disorders