Professional Experience

2006 - present, Associate Director for Information Sciences, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA

2004, Chair, ASA Graduate Education and Research Task Force

2001 - 2002, Chair, Clinical Trials Working Group, American Medical Informatics Association

2000 - present, Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine, USC

1998 - 2001, Chair, Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems Consortium

1997 - present, Chair, Department of Information Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1995, Research Scientist, Division of Biostatistics, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1991, Principal Investigator, Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Planning and Operational Grants, City of Hope

1988 - present, Director, Division of Biostatistics, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1988 - present, Clinical Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, USC

1988 - 1995, Associate Research Scientist, Division of Biostatistics, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1985 - 1988, Co-Director, Biostatistics Core, Transfusion Safety Study, USC

1985 - 1988, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biometry, USC

1983, Visiting Instructor, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine

1980 - 1984, Instructor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biometry, USC

1977 - 1984, Research Associate, Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biometry, University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Education and Training

1984, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., Biometry

1979, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, M.S., Biometry

1978, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, M.S., Physical Therapy

1975, Stanford University, Palo Alto, B.A., Human Biology

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 10/08.

Honors and Awards

2006, Named Edward and Estelle Alexander Chair in Information Sciences

2004, Medical and Scientific Achievement Award, City of Hope

2003 - 2005, Scientific Secretary, International Association of Statistical Computing

2003 - 2005, Vice President, American Statistical Association

2002, Best Paper of the Year Award, IMPAC Medical Systems, for Deapen D, Menck HR, Ervin IL, Leventhal M, Niland JC. Experience in developing e-path cancer reporting for rapid case ascertainment, Journal of Registry Management, Summer 2002.

1998, Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association

1997, Women of Achievement Award, San Gabriel Valley YWCA

1988 - present, Member, City of Hope Cancer Center

1979 - present, Phi Kappa Phi National All-University Honor Society

1978, Graduation with honors, M.S. in Physical Therapy, USC