About

The mission of the Biostatistics Consulting Center (BCC) is to support study design and data analysis for research in health, medicine, and life-sciences.

We are a cost-recovery service with professional biostatisticians available for collaborating on research projects through grant-funded research or hourly billing.

We serve faculty and graduate students at Indiana University as well as external non-profits and industry.

Meet our team

Our diverse team of professional biostatisticians and data managers are skilled in a range of statistical tools and methods. We are passionate about partnering with research teams to advance knowledge and make the world a better place.

 

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Stephanie Dickinson

Academic Specialist
Executive Director, Biostatistics Consulting Center
Phone: 812-856-9010
Email: sd3@iu.edu

Scholarly Interests

  • Statistical Consulting
  • Research design
  • Clinical Trials
  • Project management
  • Grant proposal preparation
  • Rigor, Reproducibility, Transparency (RRT)
  • Technical communication
  • Linear mixed models
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Erin Ables

Research Associate
Data Manager/Analyst II
Phone: 812-855-1237

Scholarly Interests

  • Clinical Trial Management
  • Program Evaluation
  • Survey Development
  • Data Management
  • Dashboards, Tableau
  • REDCap, SAS programming
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Sumayyah Ali

Scholarly Interests

  • Machine learning
  • Natural language processing
  • Data processing and organization
  • Technical writing and editing
  • Python
  • R programming
B.A. in Biology from Rollins College, B.A. in Computational Linguistics from Universität Tübingen
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Chen Chen

Scholarly Interests

  • Epidemiology of infectious diseases and cardiovascular health
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Data cleaning & management
  • Linear & logistic regression, longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, and power analysis
  • SAS, R, and SPSS
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University
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Xiwei Chen

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-855-2781

Scholarly Interests

  • High-dimensional data analysis
  • Machine learning (ML)
  • High-performance computing (HPC)
  • Genomics
  • Linear and generalized linear mixed models
  • Survival analysis
  • R, SQL, Python, SAS, Mplus
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University
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Aaron Cohen

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-1417

Scholarly Interests

  • Mathematical modelling
  • Lasso regression, Sparse Group Lasso
  • R and Python programming
  • High Performance Computing
  • Data visualization
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University
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Lijiang Guo

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-855-9202

Scholarly Interests

  • Applied linear models
  • Bayesian methods
  • Machine learning algorithms
  • High Performance Computing
  • Deep learning systems
  • R and Python programming
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University
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Beate Henschel

Research Associate
Biostatistician II
Phone: 812-855-3994

Scholarly Interests

  • Epidemiology
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis
  • Linear Mixed Models
  • Nutrition, NHANES data
  • Dyadic Social Network data
  • SAS programming
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University
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Seo Hyeseon

Scholarly Interests

  • Hypothesis testing
  • Regression modeling (linear & mixed effects)
  • Non-parametric methods
  • R programming
M.S. in Statistical Science from Indiana University
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Xingsheng Li

Scholarly Interests

  • Clinical research
  • Metabolism
  • Generalized linear mixed models
  • Survival
  • Meta-analysis
  • SAS, Stata, SPSS, R
Ph.D. in Physiology, MSPH in Biostatistics from University of Alabama Birmingham
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Anna Macagno

Research Associate
Data Manager/Analyst I
Phone: 812-855-9201

Scholarly Interests

  • Data management and analysis
  • Project/Program management
  • R programming
  • REDCap programming
  • Biology
  • Scientific writing
Ph.D. in Physiology, MSPH in Biostatistics from University of Alabama Birmingham
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Jocelyn Mineo

Scholarly Interests

  • Research coordination
  • Project management
  • R programming
  • Data visualization
  • Scientific writing
M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh
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Bailey Ortyl

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-1428

Scholarly Interests

  • Linear & logistic regression
  • Longitudinal data analysis
  • Data cleaning
  • Rigor, Reproducibility, & Transparency
  • SPSS, SAS, & R
M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh
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Chelsie Parker

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-1419

Scholarly Interests

  • Lasso regression
  • Linear and generalized linear mixed models
  • High Performance Computing
  • Scientific writing
  • R programming
  • Multiple Imputation
M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh
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Erik Parker

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-0190

Scholarly Interests

  • Linear and generalized linear mixed models
  • R programming
  • High-throughput sequencing data
  • Genomics
  • Microbiome
  • Bioinformatics
  • Data visualization
M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh
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Nicolas Escobar Velasquez

Scholarly Interests

  • Multivariate statistics
  • fMRI Imaging
  • Bayesian methods
  • R programming
M.S. in Mathematics from Indiana University
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Kurt White

Scholarly Interests

  • Population differences in disease prevalence
  • Health promotion
  • Data management and analysis
  • Applied biostatistics
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University

Consulting Associates

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Stephanie Dickinson

Academic Specialist
Executive Director, Biostatistics Consulting Center
Phone: 812-856-9010
Email: sd3@iu.edu

Scholarly Interests

  • Statistical Consulting
  • Research design
  • Clinical Trials
  • Project management
  • Grant proposal preparation
  • Rigor, Reproducibility, Transparency (RRT)
  • Technical communication
  • Linear mixed models
Erin Ables picture

Erin Ables

Research Associate
Data Manager/Analyst II
Phone: 812-855-1237

Scholarly Interests

  • Clinical Trial Management
  • Program Evaluation
  • Survey Development
  • Data Management
  • Dashboards, Tableau
  • REDCap, SAS programming
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Sumayyah Ali

B.A. in Biology from Rollins College, B.A. in Computational Linguistics from Universität Tübingen

Scholarly Interests

  • Machine learning
  • Natural language processing
  • Data processing and organization
  • Technical writing and editing
  • Python
  • R programming
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Chen Chen

Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • Epidemiology of infectious diseases and cardiovascular health
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Data cleaning & management
  • Linear & logistic regression, longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, and power analysis
  • SAS, R, and SPSS
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Xiwei Chen

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-855-2781
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • High-dimensional data analysis
  • Machine learning (ML)
  • High-performance computing (HPC)
  • Genomics
  • Linear and generalized linear mixed models
  • Survival analysis
  • R, SQL, Python, SAS, Mplus
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Aaron Cohen

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-1417
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • Mathematical modelling
  • Lasso regression, Sparse Group Lasso
  • R and Python programming
  • High Performance Computing
  • Data visualization
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Lijiang Guo

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-855-9202
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • Applied linear models
  • Bayesian methods
  • Machine learning algorithms
  • High Performance Computing
  • Deep learning systems
  • R and Python programming
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Beate Henschel

Research Associate
Biostatistician II
Phone: 812-855-3994
Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • Epidemiology
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis
  • Linear Mixed Models
  • Nutrition, NHANES data
  • Dyadic Social Network data
  • SAS programming
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Seo Hyeseon

M.S. in Statistical Science from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • Hypothesis testing
  • Regression modeling (linear & mixed effects)
  • Non-parametric methods
  • R programming
Xingsheng Li picture

Xingsheng Li

Ph.D. in Physiology, MSPH in Biostatistics from University of Alabama Birmingham

Scholarly Interests

  • Clinical research
  • Metabolism
  • Generalized linear mixed models
  • Survival
  • Meta-analysis
  • SAS, Stata, SPSS, R
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Anna Macagno

Research Associate
Data Manager/Analyst I
Phone: 812-855-9201
Ph.D. in Physiology, MSPH in Biostatistics from University of Alabama Birmingham

Scholarly Interests

  • Data management and analysis
  • Project/Program management
  • R programming
  • REDCap programming
  • Biology
  • Scientific writing
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Jocelyn Mineo

M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh

Scholarly Interests

  • Research coordination
  • Project management
  • R programming
  • Data visualization
  • Scientific writing
Bailey Ortyl picture

Bailey Ortyl

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-1428
M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh

Scholarly Interests

  • Linear & logistic regression
  • Longitudinal data analysis
  • Data cleaning
  • Rigor, Reproducibility, & Transparency
  • SPSS, SAS, & R
Chelsie Parker picture

Chelsie Parker

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-1419
M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh

Scholarly Interests

  • Lasso regression
  • Linear and generalized linear mixed models
  • High Performance Computing
  • Scientific writing
  • R programming
  • Multiple Imputation
Erik Parker picture

Erik Parker

Research Associate
Biostatistician I
Phone: 812-856-0190
M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh

Scholarly Interests

  • Linear and generalized linear mixed models
  • R programming
  • High-throughput sequencing data
  • Genomics
  • Microbiome
  • Bioinformatics
  • Data visualization
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Nicolas Escobar Velasquez

M.S. in Mathematics from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • Multivariate statistics
  • fMRI Imaging
  • Bayesian methods
  • R programming
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Kurt White

Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Indiana University

Scholarly Interests

  • Population differences in disease prevalence
  • Health promotion
  • Data management and analysis
  • Applied biostatistics

Graduate students

  • Pranav Kapoor, PhD Epidemiology student
  • Ashley Judge, PhD Epidemiology student
  • Maria Klein, PhD Epidemiology student
  • Nicolas Escobar Velasquez, PhD Statistics student

Administration and Research Assistants

  • Sara Tidd, Program Management Specialist
  • Tim Jeter, Program Manger
  • Shelby Rodney, Administration and Research Staff

Faculty

Faculty in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics offer specialized expertise in a wide variety of research methods and contexts. Consider collaborating with an Epi-Bio faculty as a Co-Investigator on your next grant along with BCC staff to support. Browse the profiles in the faculty directory to identify a collaborator for your next project.

 

The BCC is housed in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health – Bloomington at Indiana University.

 

indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences institute Logo The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is part of the  Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD)  program in the  Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) .  The BCC is a service core providing professional service to facilitate research in translational sciences.