Training

Student training is an important aspect of the Population Health Observatory's (PHO) multifaceted mission of research, training and service. 

Master and PhD students in the Department of Biostatistics receive hands on training in health informatics, and health sciences or biostatistical research. Students write master's project reports, PhD dissertations, or reports on their work on projects as research assistants. Many of these efforts produce work that is publishable in either the statistics, or health science literature or is of interest to funding agencies, and is published as PHO technical or administrative reports.

Student Projects

  • Assessment of biodosimeters using atomic bomb survivor data
  • Investigation of geographic and demographic differences in mortality rates due to leukodystrophy diseases among 0-5 year olds
  • Investigation of the properties of estimators obtained from datasets that include imputed values of missing observations
  • Development of subscales from responses to items in a survey completed by families of children who received services from New York State’s Early Intervention Program (EIP) for disabled or developmentally delayed infants/toddlers
  • Assessment of the EIP’s success in improving developmental outcomes among program participants