Department of Biostatistics

Faculty and Staff

The Department of Biostatistics is internationally recognized as a leader in biostatistics research and training and is housed in three different locations: administrative and faculty offices, including a suite of offices for graduate students in McGavran-Greenberg Hall, the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center located in Carolina Square at 123 West Franklin Street, suite 450. and the Carolina Survey Research Laboratory at 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., both in Chapel Hill.

Faculty

Robert Agans, PhD	Associate Professor	agans@unc.edu
Ethan Alt, PhD	Research Assistant Professor	ethanalt@live.unc.edu
Kevin Anstrom, PhD, MS	Professor	kevin.Anstrom@unc.edu
Jianwen Cai, PhD	Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor	cai@bios.unc.edu
David Couper, PhD	Professor	david_couper@unc.edu
Jamie Crandell, PhD	Associate Professor	jbigelow@email.unc.edu
Tanya P. Garcia, PhD	Associate Professor	tpgarcia@email.unc.edu
Annie Green Howard, PhD	Associate Professor	aghoward@email.unc.edu
Michael Hudgens, PhD	Professor and Associate Chair	mhudgens@email.unc.edu
Joseph G. Ibrahim, PhD	Alumni Distinguished Professor and Director of Graduate Studies	ibrahim@bios.unc.edu
Anastasia Ivanova, PhD	Professor	aivanova@bios.unc.edu
Yuchao Jiang, PhD	Assistant Professor	yuchaoj@email.unc.edu
Gary Koch, PhD	Professor	bcl@unc.edu
Michael R. Kosorok, PhD	W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor	kosorok@unc.edu
Lisa M. LaVange, PhD	Professor and Chair	lisa.lavange@unc.edu
Didong Li, PhD	Assistant Professor	didongli@unc.edu
Quefeng Li, PhD	Associate Professor	quefeng@email.unc.edu
Yun Li, PhD	Professor	yunli@med.unc.edu
Feng-Chang Lin, PhD	Professor	flin@bios.unc.edu
Danyu Lin, PhD	Dennis Gillings Distinguished Professor	lin@bios.unc.edu
Yufeng Liu, PhD	Professor	yfliu@email.unc.edu
Michael Love, PhD	Associate Professor	milove@email.unc.edu
James Stephen Marron, PhD	Professor	marron@unc.edu
Jane Monaco, DrPH	Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies	monaco@email.unc.edu
Andrew B. Nobel, PhD	Professor	nobel@email.unc.edu
John S. Preisser, PhD	Professor	John_Preisser@unc.edu
Bahjat Qaqish, PhD	Professor	bahjat_qaqish@unc.edu
Naim Rashid, PhD	Associate Professor	naim@unc.edu
Todd Schwartz, DrPH	Professor	tschwart@email.unc.edu
Bonnie Shook-Sa, DrPH	Assistant Professor	bshooksa@email.unc.edu
Richard Smith, PhD	Professor	rls@email.unc.edu
Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, DrPH	Associate Professor	dsotres@unc.edu
Xianming Tan, PhD	Associate Professor	xianming@email.unc.edu
Kinh Truong, PhD	Professor	truong@bios.unc.edu
Di Wu, PhD	Associate Professor	dwu@unc.edu
Donglin Zeng, PhD	Professor	dzeng@bios.unc.edu
Haibo Zhou, PhD	Professor	Haibo_Zhou@unc.edu
Hongtu Zhu, PhD	Professor	htzhu@email.unc.edu
Fei Zou, PhD	Professor	fzou@bios.unc.edu
Baiming Zou, PhD	Associate Professor	bzou@email.unc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Matthew Biggs, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	mattbiggs@gmail.com
Liddy Chen, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lmchen@email.unc.edu
Jane Eslinger	Adjunct Instructor	jesli@email.unc.edu
Haoda Fu	Adjunct Professor	fu.haoda@lilly.com
Kinsey Helton	Adjunct Instructor	klh5225@live.unc.edu
Marcus Herman-Giddens	Adjunct Instructor	marcushg@live.unc.edu
Eric Laber, PhD	Adjunct Professor	eblaber@ncsu.edu
Jeff Laux	Adjunct Instructor	lauxjp@live.unc.edu
Taylor Lewis	Adjunct Instructor	hlewis@rti.org
Charles Pepe-Ranney, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	cpeperanney@agbiome.com
Matthew A. Psioda, PhD	Adjunct Professor	matt.a.psioda@gsk.com
Sean Simpson	Adjunct Professor	slsimpso@wakehealth.edu
Wei Sun, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	wsun@bios.unc.edu
Sonia Thomas, DrPH	Adjunct Professor	smthomas@rti.org
Vincent Toups, PhD	Senior Research Scientist and Adjunct Instructor	toups@email.unc.edu
William Valdar, PhD	Adjunct Professor	william.valdar@unc.edu
Clarice Weinberg, PhD	Adjunct Professor	cweinber@email.unc.edu
Shanshan Zhao, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	shanshan.zhao@nih.gov
Xiaojiang Zheng, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	xiaojinz@email.unc.edu
Richard Zink, PhD	Adjunct Professor	rzink@targetpharmasolutions.com

Emeritus Faculty

Shrikant Bangdiwala, PhD	Professor Emeritus
Lloyd Chambless	Professor Emeritus
Clarence E. Davis	Professor Emeritus
James E. Grizzle	Professor Emeritus
Ronald W. Helms	Professor Emeritus
William D. Kalsbeek	Professor Emeritus
Lawrence L. Kupper	Professor Emeritus
Keith E. Muller	Professor Emeritus
Dana E. Quade	Professor Emeritus
Pranab Sen	Professor Emeritus
Chirayath M. Suchindran, PhD	Professor Emeritus
Michael J. Symons	Professor Emeritus
Craig D. Turnbull	Professor Emeritus

Department of Biostatistics Staff

Ty Baker	Executive Assistant to the Chair	bakerts@ad.unc.edu
Monika Soria Caruso, CRA	Contracts and Grants Manager, Pre-Award Administration	monika_caruso@unc.edu
Adrien Cooper	Accounting Technician	afcooper@email.unc.edu
Mary Everette	Accounting Specialist	everette@bios.unc.edu
Tiffany Harris	Academic Program Support Coordinator	tjharris@email.unc.edu
David Hill	Technical Support Analyst	dwhill@email.unc.edu
Terry Link	Business Service Coordinator	tlink12@email.unc.edu
Bethsaida Seagroves	Administrative Assistant	bseagrov@bios.unc.edu
Sandra Snipes	Finance Manager	ssnipes@unc.edu
Karen Webster	Administrative Support Specialist	kmwebste@email.unc.edu
Wesley Winkelman, MOR	Director of Finance and Administration	wwinkelm@email.unc.edu
LaGina Womack	Accounting Technician	laginaw@unc.edu
Scott C. Zentz	Systems Programmer/Specialist	zentz@email.unc.edu

Carolina Survey Research Laboratory Staff

Deborah Marean

Survey Programmer and Data Manager

marean@email.unc.edu

Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center Staff

Marla Brooke Allen	Research Assistant	mba9079@ad.unc.edu
Kalyana Chakravarthy Anne	Systems Programmer/Specialist	akalyana@email.unc.edu
Kevin Anstrom, PhD, MS	Director	kevin.Anstrom@unc.edu
Vidya Antony	Application Analyst	vantony@unc.edu
Jenna Barbee	Research Specialist	Jenna_Barbee@unc.edu
Lori A. Bateman, MS	Project Manager	lbateman@email.unc.edu
Kinue Beugre	Research Assistant	kbeugre@unc.edu
Elizabeth Bradshaw	Public Communication Specialist	esbradsh@unc.edu
Ashley Britt	Research Specialist	adbritt@unc.edu
Hope Bryan	Data Management & IT Manager	hope_bryan@unc.edu
Sheila Burgard, MS	Biostatistician	sheila_burgard@unc.edu
Trevor Butler, BS	Application Analyst	tbutler@unc.edu
Christiane Wimbish Carson	Research Specialist	cwcarson@email.unc.edu
Anita Chen	Sr. Research Scientist	achen22@unc.edu
Sunchu Chowdary	Application Specialist	sunchu@unc.edu
Samiha Chowdhury	Application Analyst	schowdhu@unc.edu
Christopher David Cook	Systems Programmer/Specialist	cdcook@email.unc.edu
Christopher Culpepper	Research Specialist	cjc1@unc.edu
Artis Jordan Darden	Research Assistant	artisd@email.unc.edu
Forrest DeMarcus	Research Assistant	demarcus@email.unc.edu
Lisa Dusenberry	Business Manager	lisa_dusenberry@unc.edu
Jeff Evarts	Application Analyst	jevarts@email.unc.edu
Eric Eyre	IT Analyst / Programmer -1	ericeyre@email.unc.edu
Fansly Fan	Research Manager	slfan@unc.edu
Christy Fenu	Research Manager	cfenu@unc.edu
Katherine Flowers	Research Specialist	kflowers@email.unc.edu
Bryce B. Glasspoole	Applications Analyst	bryceg@unc.edu
Franklyn Gonzalez	Biostatistician	fgonzale@email.unc.edu
Rachel Goolsby	Project Manager	rwgoolsby@unc.edu
Lisa Gravens-Mueller	Biostatistician/Supervisor	lgravens@email.unc.edu
Rebecca Green	Research Specialist	rlgreen@email.unc.edu
Sonia Guarda	Research Specialist	sonia.guarda@unc.edu
Cameron Gunn	Research Specialist	cgunn@email.unc.edu
Aadam Haque	Research Assistant	aadamada@unc.edu
Lee Harrison	IT Analyst / Programmer -2	lharrison@unc.edu
Kinsey Helton	Application Analyst	klh5225@live.unc.edu
Anna Hoffmeyer, MPH	Project Director	ahoffmeyer@unc.edu
Jeremy Grant Holliday	Research Specialist	jgh1987@email.unc.edu
Michele Inishi	Research Specialist	minishi@email.unc.edu
Adam Iona	IT Analyst/Programmer - 2	aiona@unc.edu
John James	Research Specialist	jbjames@email.unc.edu
Kwan Hye Jung	Application Specialist	khjung@email.unc.edu
Ezekiel Koech	Accounting Technician	ezekiel_koech@unc.edu
Jeanette F. Kosorok	Visual Arts Specialist	kosorokj@email.unc.edu
Anneli Leander, BA	Research Administrator and Contracting Officer	anneli@email.unc.edu
Bryant Lesnoski	Research Specialist	lesnoski@email.unc.edu
David Li, MS	Biostatistician	oul@email.unc.edu
Kiersten Little	Social/Clinical Research Specialist	kspaul@unc.edu
Lindsey Littleton, MPH	Research Specialist	lindstay@email.unc.edu
James Locklear	Application Specialist	jalockle@email.unc.edu
Alison Marquis	Principal Biostatistician	alison_marquis@unc.edu
Micah McCumber, PhD	Associate Director for Biostatistical & Statistical Computing	micahmc@email.unc.edu
Allison McGee	Research Assistant	admcgee@email.unc.edu
William McGee	Technical Support Specialist	Bill.McGee@unc.edu
Maria Melendez	Executive Assistant	maria.melendez@unc.edu
Sarah Moody	Application Analyst	sarah_moody@unc.edu
Allison Ng	Biostatistician	asn51@live.unc.edu
Megan Nguyen	Research Specialist	meganmtn@live.unc.edu
Yonghong Nie	Stat Computing Programmer	ynie@email.unc.edu
Jeff Oberhaus	Social Research and Communications Specialist	jjoberhaus@unc.edu
Aluoch Ooro	Research Specialist	aooro@unc.edu
S. T. Phillips	IT Analyst / Programmer -2	stp@email.unc.edu
James Russell Pike, MBA	Statistician Research Manager	jamespik@email.unc.edu
River Thomas Price	Research Specialist	pricert@email.unc.edu
Pedro Miguel Quibrera	Research Manager	mqm@email.unc.edu
Madison Rauscher, MBA	Contracts and Grants Manager	mrausch@unc.edu
Jason Thomas Reed	Application Analyst	jasreed@ad.unc.edu
Lisa Reeves, MSc	Research Manager	lisa_reeves@unc.edu
Kimberly Ring, MPH	Project Director	kim_ring@unc.edu
Cheyanne Ritz, MA	Public Communications Specialist	ccritz@email.unc.edu
Bryce Rowland	Senior Research Scientist	bryce.rowland@unc.edu
Betty Rupp	Research Specialist	brupp@email.unc.edu
Maria Sanchez	Project Manager	marias@email.unc.edu
Jose Santos	Research Specialist	jasantos@unc.edu
Stefanie Schwartz	Research Specialist	stefanie.schwartz@unc.edu
Mirela Scott	Research Specialist	mscott4@email.unc.edu
Virginia Sharpless	Research Project Director	vbernard@email.unc.edu
Yue Shen	Application Analyst	shen@email.unc.edu
Ping Shen	Application Analyst	pshen@email.unc.edu
Nicole Slye, MPH	Research Manager	nslye@email.unc.edu
Carl Smalley	System Programmer/Specialist	csmalley@email.unc.edu
Jan Louise Smith, MPH	Research Manager	smithjl@email.unc.edu
Lisa Smith	IT Analyst/ Programmer-2	lisajo@unc.edu
Keri Stein	Research Assistant	keris@unc.edu
Lisa C. Strader, DrPH	Associate Director for Research Operations	lstrader@unc.edu
Robert Sumner, Jr	Application Specialist	bobsumner@unc.edu
Summer (Kui) Sun	Application Analyst	sksun@email.unc.edu
Yanping Teng	Research Manager	tengunc@email.unc.edu
Hongqing Tian	Application Analyst	ucchbt@email.unc.edu
Yeimi Tomas Garcia	Research Assistant	yeimntom@email.unc.edu
Vicent Toups	Senior Research Scientist	toups@email.unc.edu
Arielle Valint	Research Manager	arielle.valint@unc.edu
Patrick James Ward	Research Manager	pjward@email.unc.edu
Karen Webster	Administrative Support Specialist	kmwebste@email.unc.edu
Anna Wickenheisser	Research Assistant	annawick@unc.edu
Landis Wipper	Research Assistant	ltwipp@unc.edu
Pingping Wu	Research Specialist	carenwu@email.unc.edu
Marston Youngblood, Jr.	Biostatistician Supervisor	youngbl1@email.unc.edu