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Roland Albert Matsouaka

Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics
Duke Box 17969, Durham, NC 27710
300 W. Morgan Street, Room 433, Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2023 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2014 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Assessing racial disparities in healthcare expenditure using generalized propensity score weighting.

Journal Article BMC Med Res Methodol · March 7, 2025 PURPOSE: This paper extends current propensity score weighting methods for causal inference to better understand disparities in healthcare access across multiple racial groups. By treating each racial group as a distinct entity (or "treatment") in the caus ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a natural language processing algorithm to extract social determinants of health from clinician notes.

Journal Article Am J Transplant · March 6, 2025 Disparities in access to the organ transplant waitlist are well-documented, but research into modifiable factors has been limited due to a lack of access to organized prewaitlisting data. This study aimed to develop a natural language processing (NLP) algo ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


UrogynCREST Program

ResearchCourse Faculty · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2019 - 2029

Balancing Risks and Benefits of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Older Ischemic Stroke Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

ResearchStatistical Investigator · Awarded by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · 2022 - 2026

Living donor liver transplant in minority populations

ResearchBiostatistician · Awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 2023 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Harvard University · 2012 Ph.D.

External Links


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