Overview
designing clinical trials, designing clinical trials in psychiatry -- both treatment and non-treatment
trials in various comorbid populations.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2021 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2021 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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2003 - Present
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
In patients with suspected thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, what is the optimal time to therapeutic plasma exchange?
Journal Article Hematol Transfus Cell Ther · December 12, 2025 BACKGROUND: In patients with suspected immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, guidelines suggest that therapeutic plasma exchange should be initiated within eight hours. However, this time threshold may be difficult to attain. This study sought to ide ... Full text Link to item CiteComparison of ENLYT®, a Portable Flexible Nasopharyngoscope, with the Standard of Care Nasopharyngoscope.
Journal Article Surg Innov · December 2025 ObjectivesThis study seeks to compare a newly developed portable flexible nasopharyngoscope (ENLYT®) to the standard of care (SOC) flexible nasopharyngoscope.MethodsSubjects were consented to undergo a nasopharyngeal scope exam using ENLYT® after SOC nasop ... Full text Link to item CiteShort-term impact of bariatric surgery on systemic inflammation in patients with asthma.
Journal Article Respir Med · December 2025 BACKGROUND: The systemic inflammatory environment in obesity contributes to increased asthma symptoms and diminished asthma control. Asthma patients that have undergone bariatric surgery report significant improvements in asthma symptoms and medication use ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Improving needs among older adults: the ICUconnect 2 primary palliative care RCT
ResearchBiostatistician III · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2024 - 2029POWER: Predicting Obesity with Enhanced EHR Resources
ResearchMentor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2022 - 2027Adapting a machine learning algorithm to predict thyroid cytopathologyin LMIC
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2021 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Texas A&M University ·
1992
Ph.D.