Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics
Academic, Research and Policy Affiliations
Member: American Statistical Association, International Biometric Society (ENAR & WNAR)
Contact Information
Office: Rahn 3218
Phone: 501-686-5353
Email: RDu@uams.edu
Education
2013 – Ph.D. (Biostatistics), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
2009 – M.S. (Statistics), University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
1999 – B.E. (Telecommunications Engineering), Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Research Interests
Clustered Data Analysis, Environmental Mixture Data Analysis, Metagenomics sequencing Data Analysis, Statistical Resampling Methods
Current Research Projects
- Center for Research, Health and Society (PIs: Cornell, Fagan, Guy; NIH/NIMHD)
- Arkansas Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19, Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Disparities (PIs: McElfish, Fagan, James; NIH/NHLBI)
- University of New Mexico Metals Exposure and Toxicity Assessment on tribal Lands in the Southwest (METALS) Superfund Research Program (PI: Cerrato; NIH/NIEHS)
- Platelet in Radiation-induced Immune Dysregulation (PIs: Pathak, Cannon, Ware; NIH/NIAID)
Courses Taught
BIOS 52143/62153 in Springs: Categorical Data Analysis
BIOS 50133 in Summers: Biostatistics 1