Kendra Plourde, PhD
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Biostatistics
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Boston University, Biostatistics (2020)
Boston University, Biostatistics (2020)
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Boston University, Biostatistics (2014)
Boston University, Biostatistics (2014)
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Northwestern University, Mathematics (2010)
Northwestern University, Mathematics (2010)
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Biostatistics
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PhD
Boston University, Biostatistics (2020)
Boston University, Biostatistics (2020)
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Boston University, Biostatistics (2014)
Boston University, Biostatistics (2014)
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Northwestern University, Mathematics (2010)
Northwestern University, Mathematics (2010)
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Biostatistics
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PhD
Boston University, Biostatistics (2020)
Boston University, Biostatistics (2020)
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Boston University, Biostatistics (2014)
Boston University, Biostatistics (2014)
BA
Northwestern University, Mathematics (2010)
Northwestern University, Mathematics (2010)
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Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
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Kendra Plourde earned her PhD in Biostatistics at Boston University in 2020, and joined the Yale School of Public Health faculty in 2022 as an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics after completing a postdoc at Yale. Her methodological research interests are in the design and analysis of observational studies and randomized controlled trials with correlated data, for example, longitudinal studies, cluster randomized and stepped wedge designs with complex sources of clustering, and clinical trials with multivariate outcomes. Her collaborative research interests are in studies of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and aging. Kendra is also a member of the Yale Center for Analytical Sciences and a collaborator with the Yale Program on Aging.
Last Updated on October 30, 2023.
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- Yale University
- PhD
- Boston University, Biostatistics (2020)
- MA
- Boston University, Biostatistics (2014)
- BA
- Northwestern University, Mathematics (2010)
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Aging; Clinical Trials; Epidemiology Methods; Modeling; Randomized Trials
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0000-0001-6654-0710
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Thomas M. Gill, MD
Robert Becher, MD, MS, FACS
Emma Xiaolu Zang, PhD
Fan Li, PhD
Natalia Festa, MD, PhD
Yi Wang
50Publications
2,181Citations
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2026
Housing Insecurity, Incident Geriatric Conditions, and Mortality in Community-Living Older Persons
Wang Y, Davis-Plourde K, Vander Wyk B, Paredes L, Gill T, Becher R. Housing Insecurity, Incident Geriatric Conditions, and Mortality in Community-Living Older Persons. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e269335. PMID: 42065888, PMCID: PMC13135211, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.9335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAssociation between intrinsic capacity and disability before death among older adults: a decedent cohort study
Malkowski O, Davis-Plourde K, Western M, Gill T. Association between intrinsic capacity and disability before death among older adults: a decedent cohort study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2026, 7: 100854. PMID: 42263724, PMCID: PMC13267870, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2026.100854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricDesigning Cluster Randomized Trials
Davis-Plourde K, Yu X, Teresi J. Designing Cluster Randomized Trials. Medical Care 2026, 64: 179-191. PMID: 41733160, PMCID: PMC13288263, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricEvaluating administrative compliance as a predictor of nursing home postdisaster outcomes in the USA
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Phadke M, O’Leary J, Davis-Plourde K, Zang E, Chen K, Kelly J, Dosa D, Hajduk A, Cohen A, Gill T. Evaluating administrative compliance as a predictor of nursing home postdisaster outcomes in the USA. BMJ Public Health 2026, 4: e003148. PMID: 41561558, PMCID: PMC12815042, DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2025
Response to Freedman and Schrack: drawing inferences about Medicare mortality from the National Health and Aging Trends Study
Gill T, Liang J, Davis-Plourde K. Response to Freedman and Schrack: drawing inferences about Medicare mortality from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2025, 81: glaf248. PMID: 41482503, PMCID: PMC13197047, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaf248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFederal inspection timing, not compliance, associated with nursing home post-disaster outcomes
Festa N, Alexovitz K, Phadke M, O’Leary J, Davis-Plourde K, Zang E, Chen K, Kelly J, Dosa D, Cohen A, Gill T. Federal inspection timing, not compliance, associated with nursing home post-disaster outcomes. Health Affairs Scholar 2025, 4: qxaf244. PMID: 41509063, PMCID: PMC12778326, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricAssessment of Wiener Process Degradation Models With Application to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Decline
Scott M, Sverdlov O, Davis‐Plourde K, Tripodis Y. Assessment of Wiener Process Degradation Models With Application to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Decline. Statistics In Medicine 2025, 44: e70323. PMID: 41262008, DOI: 10.1002/sim.70323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesigning Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials With a Baseline Measurement of the Outcome
Davis‐Plourde K, Goldfeld K, Allore H, Taljaard M, Li F. Designing Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials With a Baseline Measurement of the Outcome. Statistics In Medicine 2025, 44: e70273-e70273. PMID: 40988307, PMCID: PMC12919305, DOI: 10.1002/sim.70273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricObtaining population-based estimates for survey data using Bayesian hierarchical models with poststratification
Zhang Y, Gill T, Bandeen-Roche K, Becher R, Davis-Plourde K, Zang E. Obtaining population-based estimates for survey data using Bayesian hierarchical models with poststratification. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2025, 195: 816-823. PMID: 40977048, PMCID: PMC12679711, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricComparing Disaster‐Related Surge Staffing Practices Across Rural and Non‐Rural Nursing Homes
Festa N, Alexovitz K, Davis‐Plourde K, Marottoli R, Cohen A, Dosa D, Fulmer T, Gill T. Comparing Disaster‐Related Surge Staffing Practices Across Rural and Non‐Rural Nursing Homes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 3829-3835. PMID: 40938301, PMCID: PMC12670253, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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