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Theodore Holford, PhD

Susan Dwight Bliss Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics and Senior Research Scientist in Biostatistics
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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Susan Dwight Bliss Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics and Senior Research Scientist in Biostatistics

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Biography

Theodore Holford, Ph.D, is Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health (Biostatistics). His scholarly work involves the development and application of statistical methods in public health and the training of individuals developing careers in health research. He developed an approach for analyzing temporal trends in disease rates using the age-period-cohort modeling framework that has be used extensively in the analysis of cancer incidence and mortality trends. He currently has NCI funding for research that extends and applies his population model for lung cancer that can be used for evaluating cancer intervention strategies as part of the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET). Ongoing research using this model focuses on quantifying the effects of cigarette smoking policy on lung cancer mortality, as well as effects of screening and treatment. He has developed and applied methods for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in environmental epidemiology. This work provides approaches for analyzing the effect of traffic related air pollution on childhood asthma. Finally, Dr. Holford has played a leading role in training both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students in biostatistics and epidemiology, including assessment of the effects of environmental exposure on disease risk.

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Education & Training

PhD
Yale University (1973)
BA
Andrews University (1969)
Fellow
American College of Epidemiology
Fellow
American Statistical Association

Research

Overview

  • Population Models for the Effect of RegulatingTobacco Products on Health (TCOR)
  • Modeling Interventions for Lung Cancer Mortality (CISNET)
  • Asthma Severity in Children and Fine Particle Composition
  • Effect of Exposure to Traffic Related Pollution on Health

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Asthma; Geographic Information Systems; Global Health; Lung Neoplasms; Public Health; Statistics

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Theodore Holford's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Eleanor Roosevelt International Cancer Fellowship from the UICC (International Union against Cancer)

  • honor

    Wakeman Award for Research in the Neurosciences

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Locations

  • Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE)

    Academic Office

    1 Church Street, Ste 6th Floor

    New Haven, CT 06510