Clinical Trials

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

PhD candidate Maximilian Rohde will present his dissertation on Thursday, March 20, at 9 a.m. Central Time. His advisor is Frank Harrell. All are invited and encouraged to attend. The defense will be conducted on Zoom; for access, contact the department at biostatistics[at]vumc[dot]org. Maximizing statistical efficiency in clinical… Read More

PhD candidate Jamie Gudeon Joseph will defend her dissertation on Thursday, June 20, at 11 a.m. Central Time. Her advisor is Andrew Spieker. All are invited and encouraged to attend. The defense will be held in the department’s large conference room on the 11th floor (suite 1100, room… Read More

Congratulations to PhD candidate Maximilian Rohde on the publication of Bayesian transition models for ordinal longitudinal outcomes in Statistics in Medicine. The paper was co-authored by professor Benjamin French, adjoint professor Thomas G. Stewart, and professor Frank Harrell. In the words of the tutorial abstract: “Ordinal longitudinal… Read More