Peter H Van Ness, PhD
Research Scientist in Medicine (Geriatrics) and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Co-Director, Biostatistics Core, Yale Program on Aging
Departments & Organizations
School of Public Health: Lecturers
Internal Medicine: Geriatric Medicine
Research Interests
analysis of categorical and longitudinal data; techniques for handling missing data; qualitative data analysis; measurement issues; gerontologic biostatistics more...
Education
- Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1983
- M.P.H., Yale School of Public Health, 2000
Selected Publications
- Van Ness PH, Charpentier PA, Ip EH, Leng I, Murphy TE, Tooze JA, Allore HG. Gerontologic biostatistics: the statistical challenges of clinical research with older study participants. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2010;58:1386-1392: PMID 20533963.
- Van Ness, PH, Allore, HG, Fried, TR, & Lin, H. Inverse intensity weighting in generalized linear models as an option for analyzing longitudinal data with triggered observations. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2009 (in press).
- Van Ness PH, Towle, Virginia R, O'Leary, John R, Fried, Terri, R. Religion, risk and medical decision making at the end of life. Journal of Aging and Health. 2008 20:545-59.
