Background

I am an expert biostatistician with an extensive background in biostatistics, data management, ocular disease data analysis, anthropology, and human genetics. My research spans both ophthalmology and anthropology, with numerous peer-reviewed publications covering topics such as aqueous humor dynamics, glaucomatous visual field loss, tele-medical intraocular pressure measurement, glaucoma genomics, high-dimensional gene expression, bioinformatics, and statistical analyses using human ocular tissues and model organisms. Additionally, I have designed scientific instrumentation and conducted award-winning research in biogeochemistry, focusing on the stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in ancient bone collagen. My work has provided insights into the paleodiet, social structure, and mortuary behavior of the Classic period Maya. As a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, I carried out seminal mitochondrial DNA research on modern and ancient Maya.

Job experience

• February 2020 - present
  Statistics and Biostatistics Analyst
  Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  

  Columbus, OH, USA

  Biostatistician in support of Core B, Vision Sciences Research Core Program (NEI P30 funded). Biostatistician for Aqueous Humor Dynamic Components That Determine Intraocular Pressure Variance. (NIH 2R01EY022124-05).
  • train medical students and residents in statistical analysis
  • assist in writing federal grant proposals
  • produce biostatistical reports for the department of ophthalmology and vision sciences
  • co-author peer–reviewed research publications

• August 2009 - December 2019
  Research Laboratory Specialist Lead
  University of Michigan
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  Manager of the Molecular Biology Module, a unit of the Core Center For Vision Research (NIH NEI 5P30EY007003-27). Biostatistician for Aqueous Humor Dynamic Components That Determine Intraocular Pressure Variance. (NIH 5R01EY022124-02). Statistical Geneticist for Molecular Genetics of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (NIH NEI R01: 5R01EY011671-11).
  • supervised shared instruments
  • trained individuals in molecular biology lab techniques
  • administered experiments
  • made instrumentation acquisitions
  • wrote funded grant proposals
  • produced bioinformatic and statistical analyses
  • authored peer–reviewed research publications

Education

• The Pennsylvania State University
  PhD
  

  1987 - 1998

  Dissertation title: Ancient Maya Diet at Copán, Honduras. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope reconstruction of the paleodiet of the ancient Maya and its associations with the sociopolitical structure of the Classic Period.
  Courses and research topics: cultural evolution, cultural ecology, Mesoamerican archaeology, stable isotope geochemistry, cultural geography, GIS, and applied statistics.
• Case Western Reserve University
  BA
  

  1980 - 1984

  Double majored in Anthropology and Software Engineering.
  course topics: software engineering, statistics, advanced mathematics, and cultural anthropology.