2660-Perkins, Susan
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Susan M. Perkins, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science

Phone (317) 274-2626
Address
HITS HS3023
BSAT
IN
Indianapolis, IN
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Bio

I joined the faculty at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1997 after obtaining a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan.  I have enjoyed conducting collaborative research in many areas, primarily health services research, cancer research, and quality of life in chronic illness.  I am the Director of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Program of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Nationally, I co-founded the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Special Interest Group of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (with Dr. Leah Welty at the Northwestern Fineberg School of Medicine) and am very active in that group.

Key Publications

Recent Publications (of 209):
    1. Sims EK, Kulkarni A, Hull A, Woerner SE, Cabrera S, Mastrandrea LD, Hammoud B, Sarker S, Nakayasu ES, Mastracci TL, Perkins SM, Ouyang F, Webb-Robertson B, Enriquez J, Tersey SA, Evans-Molina C, Long SA, Blanchefield L, Gerner EW, Mirmira RG, DiMeglio LA. Inhibition of Polyamine Biosynthesis Preserves Beta Cell Function in Type 1 Diabetes. Cell Rep Med. 2023 Nov 21;4(11):101261. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101261. PMCID: PMC10694631.

     

    1. Webster-Decker K, Hacker E, Perkins S, Chang P-S, Ellis J, Winton R, Otis L, Gates M, Lu Y. Risk Factors for Inpatient Facility Admission Among Home Health Care Patients with Diabetes. Nursing Outlook 2023 Nov-Dec;71(6):102050. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2023.102050.

     

    1. Pike JM, Haberlin-Pittz KM, Alharbi BS, Perkins SM, Hannon TS. A co-designed, community-based intensive health behavior intervention promotes participation and engagement in youth with risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare, section Diabetes, Lifestyle and Metabolic Syndrome 2023 Dec:4; https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1264312. PMCID: PMC10722280.

     

    1. Robb SL, Stegenga KA, Perkins SM, Stump TE, Moody K, Henley AK, MacLean JA, Jacob SA, Delgado DC, Haut P. Mediators and Moderators of Active Music Engagement to Reduce Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Improve Well-being in Parents of Young Children with Cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies 2023 Jan-Dec;22:15347354231218266. doi: 10.1177/15347354231218266. PMCID: PMC10750508.

     

Titles & Appointments

  • Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health
  • Director, Indiana CTSI Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Program
  • Affiliated Scientist, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
  • Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty, Indiana University
  • Education
    1997 PhD University of Michigan
    1992 MS University of Michigan
    1989 MA Eastern Michigan University
    1986 BS Eastern Michigan University
  • Research

    I am the Director of the Design and Biostatistics Program of the Indiana CTSI.  My collaborative interests include all aspects of cancer research, health services research, and quality of life research.  My research interests are in the area of categorical data analysis. Many biomedical studies involve outcomes which are qualitative in nature. In my dissertation, I discuss using models which are non-linear in the model parameters to simultaneously model the univariate and bivariate marginal relationships in two-way and multi-way contingency tables having ordinal classification levels. This type of analysis is useful, for example, when studying rater agreement and social mobility data. 

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