Overview
Survival Analysis; Longitudinal Analysis; Joint Modeling; Prediction Modeling and Metrics; Biomarkers; Applications in Pulmonology and Lung Transplant; Statistical Education
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2024 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2011 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Enhancing Team Science by Training Collaborative Biostatisticians to have a Strong Statistical Voice.
Journal Article J Stat Theory Pract · 2026 Strong statistical voice is defined as the ability to advocate and negotiate for good and ethical statistical practices, including integrating and resolving differing scientific approaches. This skill is crucial for biostatisticians who work on biomedical ... Full text Link to item CiteTrajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Journal Article Chest Pulmonary · December 1, 2025 Background Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) experience impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQL). Research Question What is the trajectory of decline in HRQL in patients with IPF and is this influenced by patients’ demographic/c ... Full text CiteDevelopment and validation of a bronchoalveolar lavage genomic classifier for acute cellular rejection.
Journal Article EBioMedicine · December 2025 BACKGROUND: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) is the main risk factor for chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), but diagnosis requires invasive transbronchial biopsy (TBB). We previously demonstrated the feasibility of bronchoalveolar lavage cell pellet ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Investigating Senolytic Properties in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Metformin in COPD Exacerbations (INSPIRE-COPD-E).
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Lung Transplant Clinical Trial Network (LT-CTN)
ResearchStatistical Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2028Complement Pathway Activation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and other Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases (K23)
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
North Carolina State University ·
2011
Ph.D.