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The CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design (BERD) unit draws from expertise throughout the CCTS Partner Network to provide robust methodological support in a broad array of research-critical disciplines: study design, statistical genetics, regression techniques, power calculations, and data management. Our BERD team also seeks to enhance reproducibility in clinical and translational sciences, provide educational opportunities in BERD techniques, and develop new, cutting-edge methodologies.

Check out our team and let us know how we can help you improve your research project, journal paper, or grant. Contact the BERD team to arrange a consultation!


Leadership

        Bob Oster                                                           
 Bob Oster, PhD
 BERD Director 
 Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science 
 oster@uab.edu
Amderson                                                           
 Amanda Anderson, PhD
 BERD Co-Director 
 Department of Epidemiology
 ahanders@uab.edu


BERD Collaboratory

University of Alabama

Parton

Jason Parton, PhD
Associate Professor
Culverhouse College of Business
jmparton@ua.edu

   
Wang

Hui Wang, MS
Research Data Analyst
Institute for Rural Health Research
hwang68@ua.edu

   

University of Alabama at Birmingham 

Stacy Cofield

Navneet Baidwan, PhD
Scientist II
Department of Family and Community Medicine
baidw002@uab.edu

   
Stacy Cofield

Stacey Cofield, PhD
Professor
Department of Biostatistics
scofield@uab.edu

   
Peng Li

Peng Li, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
205-996-0376
pli@uab.edu

   

Paul MacLennanPaul MacLennan, PhD
Professor
Department of Surgery
pmaclennan@uabmc.edu

   
McGowin

Gerald McGwin, PhD
Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Epidemiology
mcgwin@uab.edu

 
 
 
Helen Zhai

Helen Zhai, PhD
CCTS Biostatistician
gzhai@uab.edu


   
Joshua S. RichmanJoshua S. Richman, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
205-975-1932
jrichman@uab.edu 

   
Ashutosh TamhaneAshutosh Tamhane, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
205-975-8606
tamhane@uab.edu 
   

Auburn University

   
redden

David T. Redden, PhD
Professor
Biomedical Affairs and Research
dredden@uab.edu

   

University of South Alabama 

Mulekar

Madhuri Mulekar, PhD
Professor 
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
251-460-6264
mmulekar@southalabama.edu

 
 


Southern Research

Hampton

Oliver Hampton, PhD
Chief Data Officer
ohampton@southernresearch.org

 
 


Tuskegee University

Mulekar

Ehsan Abdalla, DVM, MSc, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine
334-727-8042
eabdalla@tuskegee.edu