Biostatistician
Department of Biostatistics
Academic, Research and Policy Affiliations
American Statistical Association, Central Arkansas Statistical Association, American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association
Contact Information
Office: OCHR NW
Phone: 413-992-9793
Email: JLi2@uams.edu
Education
2018 – M.S. (Statistics and Analytics), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkanas
Research Interests
Missing data analysis, Structural equation modeling, Categorical data analysis
Current Research Projects
- Evaluation of a Comprehensive School Nutrition Enrichment Intervention (CSNEI) in Rural School Districts (NIH; Long C, PI)
- Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Supplement – Understanding Hesitant Adopters Project (NIH; McElfish P and Willis D, PI)
- COVID-19 PREVENT (Partnership for Rapid Engagement to Enhance Vaccine Uptake for Everyone: Neighbors Working Together) Project (NIH; McElfish P, PI)
Recent Publications
- Gurel-Headley, M., Mamisashvili, M., CarlLee, S., Reece, S., Chapman, C., Kraleti, S., Andersen, J. A., Selig, J. P., Willis, D. E., Li, J., & McElfish, P. A. (2023). Associations between Influenza Vaccination and Health Care Access among Adults in the United States. Vaccines, 11(2), 416. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020416
- Willis, D. E., Montgomery, B. E. E., Selig, J. P., Andersen, J. A., Shah, S. K., Li, J., Reece, S., Alik, D., & McElfish, P. A. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and racial discrimination among US adults. Preventive medicine reports, 31, 102074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102074