Faculty Activity

Congratulations to associate professor Chris Slaughter on his election to the Academy for Excellence in Education. Dr. Slaughter has been teaching at Vanderbilt University since 2007, after earning his doctorate in public health (DrPH) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Initially serving as an instructor in… Read More

Congratulations to associate professor Andrew Spieker on his election to the board of the Society for Causal Inference (SCI). His methodological research focus is on causal inference methods, with special emphasis on sensitivity analysis, instrumental variable approaches, and longitudinal treatment regimes. Recognition for his methodological research in causal… Read More

Professor of biostatistics and director of graduate studies Benjamin French is senior author of “Type 1 Error Control—Avoiding an Upset,” published online on April 21, 2025, in JAMA Pediatrics. Co-authored by University of Utah statistician John VanBuren, the editorial discusses how “using a common type I error rate across studies allows… Read More