Faculty

Research Interests

Statistical methods in cancer screening, Bayesian methods in biostatistics, design issues in clinical trials.

Education

PhD Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1990

MS Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987

BS Mathematics, University of Cape Town (South Africa), 1985

In the News

Reimagining our pandemic problems with the mindset of an engineer
MIT Technology Review, 10/15/2021

When cancer screenings are challenged for logic
UW Medicine Newsroom, 01/03/2018

Re-analysis finds benefit in cancer screening. Should you believe it?
Forbes, 09/11/2017

UW Professors Named American Statistical Association Fellows
ASPPH, 08/04/2016

American Cancer Society says start mammograms at 45, not 40
Seattle Times, 10/20/2015

Mammograms may not reduce breast cancer deaths
Reuters, 07/06/2015

Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer in African-American Men
JAMA Oncology, 04/16/2015

Studies cast doubt on prostate cancer screenings
Los Angeles Times, 03/30/2009

Prostate Cancer Screening Fails to Provide Definitive Benefits
Bloomberg.com, 03/30/2009

Diet Can Shut Off Cancer Genes
ContraCostaTimes.com, 06/17/2008