Biostatistics faculty

Core faculty

Harold Bae, PhD
Associate Professor
(Program Director)

Not accepting new PhD students
Accepting new MPH students

Harold's research focuses on statistical genetics and Bayesian statistics aimed at developing advanced modeling to understand the genetic basis of complex polygenic traits.

Adam Branscum, PhD
Professor

Not accepting new PhD students
Accepting new MPH students

Adam's research focuses on bayesian nonparametric and semiparametric modeling, medical test evaluation, bone health and kidney disease.

John Molitor, PhD
Associate Professor

Not accepting new PhD students
Accepting new MPH students

John's research focuses on Bayesian methods, latent variable modeling, measurement error models, spatial modeling, genetic epidemiology, and Markov Chain Monte Carol estimation methods.

Adjunct faculty

Claudio Fuentes, PhD
Associate Professor
Statistics Department, Oregon State University

Research interests:

Clustering and classification problems
Post-selection inference
Bayesian methods
Applied statistics

Katherine McLaughlin, PhD
Associate Professor
Statistics Department, Oregon State University

Research interests:

Sampling methods
Social network analysis
Network sampling
Respondent-driven sampling
Social science applications of statistics

Recent publications

(This is not an exhaustive list. We are still rebuilding our database of faculty publications. Visit individual faculty profiles for more extensive lists of their publications.)

2023

Kasimanickam, M.R., Kerr, D.C., Killion, R.E., Naimi, T.S., Lira, M.C., Bae, H. (2023) State Alcohol Policy Environments of U.S. Colleges: Predictors of Sexual Assault and Alcohol-Related Arrest and Disciplinary Action American Journal of Preventive Medicine 66(1)

Sun, Y., Headon, K., Jiao, A., Slezak, J., Avila, C.C., Chiu, V.Y., Sacks, D.A., Molitor, J., Benmarhnia, T., Chen, J., Getahun, D., Wu, J. (2023) Association of Antepartum and Postpartum Air Pollution Exposure With Postpartum Depression in Southern California JAMA Network Open 6

Jiao, A., Sun, Y., Avila, C.C., Chiu, V.Y., Slezak, J., Sacks, D.A., Abatzoglou, J.T., Molitor, J., Chen, J., Benmarhnia, T., Getahun, D., Wu, J. (2023) Analysis of Heat Exposure During Pregnancy and Severe Maternal Morbidity JAMA Network Open 6(9)

Boakye, K.A., Bovbjerg, M.L., Schuna, J.M., Branscum, A.J., Varma, R.P., Ismail, R., Barbarash, O.L., Domínguez, J.M., Altuntas, Y., Anjana, R.M., Yusuf, R., Kelishadi, R., López-Jaramillo, P., Iqbal, R., Serón, P., Rosengren, A., Poirier, P., Lakshmi, P.V., Khatib, R., Zatońska, K., Hu, B., Yin, L., Wang, C., Yeates, K., Chifamba, J., Alhabib, K.F., Avezum, Á., Dans, A., Lear, S.A., Yusuf, S., Hystad, P. (2023) Urbanization and physical activity in the global Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology study Scientific Reports 13

2022

Andrews, F.V., Branscum, A.J., Hystad, P., Smit, E., Afroz, S., Golam, M., Sharif, O., Rahman, M.S., Quamruzzaman, Q., Christiani, D.C., Kile, M.L. (2022) A prospective study of arsenic and manganese exposures and maternal blood pressure during gestation Environmental research 214

2020

Ahmed, S.M., Branscum, A.J., Welch, B.M., Megowan, M., Bethel, J.W., Odden, M.C., Joya, S.A., Ibn Hasan, M.O., Lin, P.D., Mostofa, G., Quamruzzaman, Q., Rahman, M., Christiani, D.C., Kile, M.L. (2020) A prospective cohort study of in utero and early childhood arsenic exposure and infectious disease in 4- to 5-year-old Bangladeshi children Environmental Epidemiology 4(2)

2019

Koval, A.L., Kerr, D.C., Bae, H. (2019) Perceived prevalence of peer marijuana use: changes among college students before and after Oregon recreational marijuana legalization The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 45(4)

2017

Kerr, D.C., Bae, H., Phibbs, S., Kern, A. (2017) Changes in undergraduates’ marijuana, heavy alcohol and cigarette use following legalization of recreational marijuana use in Oregon Addiction 112(11)

2024

Kerr, D.C. (2024) Trends and Disparities in Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Mental Health Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Minority College Students in the U.S., 2008–2018 Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 11(2)