Rebecca Andridge, Michael Pennell, Patrick Schnell, and James Odei—faculty from The Ohio State University College of Public Health Division of Biostatistics—were recently promoted and honored during a special event on October 9.
Rebecca Andridge, promoted to professor, is an American Statistical Association Fellow and recipient of the college’s Excellence in Teaching Award. She collaborates with researchers across campus—including faculty in the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Nisonger Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, and Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center—and serves as lead methodologist for several state-sponsored population-based surveys. She also was named associate dean for undergraduate studies for the college of public health.
Michael Pennell, promoted to professor, has taught and conducted research in the division of biostatistics since 2006 and is a recipient of the college’s Excellence in Teaching Award. His research interests include nonparametric Bayesian models; first-hitting time models for survival analysis; design and analysis of group randomized trials; joint modeling outcomes of different scales; statistical methods in toxicological risk assessment; and statistical applications in biomedical research, including cancer control, pathology, and veterinary medicine.
Patrick Schnell, promoted to associate professor with tenure, is an educator and researcher who analyzes cancer risk, treatment, and survivorship, as well as internal medicine, nutrition, and psychiatry. His expertise focuses on causal inference and Bayesian hierarchical and linear mixed effects models. His 2023 paper on COVID-19 testing—“Overcoming Repeated Testing Schedule Bias in Estimates of Disease Prevalence” —was selected for the ASA editors’ choice collection.
James Odei—promoted to clinical associate professor—uses spatial, temporal, spatiotemporal modeling using Bayesian methods, and hierarchical modeling and applications to address ecology and health challenges.
Learn about The Ohio State College of Public Health Division of Biostatistics.
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