Overview
Areas of research interests include Bayesian hierarchical models for longitudinal data, Bayesian optimal designs, finite mixtures and Mixtures of Dirichlet Processes, Markov transition models, nonparametrics smoothing and density estimation, survival analysis for recurrent-event data, biomarker selection and detecting early ovarian cancer.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2022 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Recent Scholarly Works
Pharmacy Technician Impact on Access to High-Cost Heart Failure Pharmacotherapy.
Journal article Ann Pharmacother · November 2026 BACKGROUND: It is challenging for patients with heart failure to obtain all core classes of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), especially because sacubitril-valsartan and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are cost-prohibitive for m ... Full text Link to item CiteEndometrial thickness in patients with postmenopausal bleeding and endometrial cancer: A retrospective cohort study.
Journal article Gynecol Oncol Rep · August 2026 OBJECTIVE: Updated ACOG guidelines recommend a combined approach of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and endometrial sampling for evaluation of most postmenopausal bleeding (PMB). Although prior studies investigating the reliability of TVUS suggest that non- ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of 25% Albumin on Vasopressor Requirements in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.
Journal article Ann Pharmacother · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) commonly experience hypotension necessitating fluids, ultrafiltration (UF) adjustment, or vasopressors. There is limited evidence evaluating 25% albumin on vasopresso ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Geriatric oncology assessment to link with support for older women taking adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031PFAS exposure is detrimental to placental function and fetal development by disrupting mitochondrial function and metabolism
ResearchClinical Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029From Environmental Heat to Placental Failure: Targeting the Gut-Placenta Axis in Vulnerable Populations
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2026 - 2028View All Grants
Education
Carnegie Mellon University ·
1991
Ph.D.