Curriculum Vitae
Michelle R. Danaher
Epidemiology Branch,
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
National Institutes of Health.
6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B03
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (240)538-8456
E-mail: danahermr@mail.nih.gov
Education
| Anticipated Dec. 2012 |
Ph.D. in Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD |
| May 2011 |
M.S. in Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD |
| May 2009 |
B.S. in Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD |
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Research Interests: Bayesian order restricted modeling, mixed-effects modeling, methods for analyzing biospecimen measured in pools, measurement error, and biomarker assessment. |
Professional Appointments
| August 2009 -Present |
Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Predoctoral Fellow, Epidemiology Branch, EuniceKennedyShriver NationalInstituteofChildHealthandHumanDevelopment, supervised by Enrique F. Schisterman. |
Teaching Experience
| Summer 2011, 2012 |
Co-Lecturer: DESPR Summer Course, SeminarTopics -"SASBootcamp-StatisticalModeling,"and"MarginalStructuralModels: CausalInference of Longitudinal Data." |
| Fall 2006, 2007, 2008, Spring 2007, 2009 |
Teaching Assistant: Precalculus Mathematics, MATH 150, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. |
| Spring 2009 |
Math Lab Tutor: Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. |
Publications
Peer Reviewed
- Danaher, M.R., Roy, A., Chen, Z., Mumford, S.L. and Schisterman E.F. (2012), Minkowski-Weyl priors for models with parameter constraints: an analysis of the BioCycle Study. Journal of the American Statistical Association, in press.
- Danaher, M.R., Schisterman, E.F., Roy, A. and Albert, P.S. (2012), Estimation of gene-environment interaction by pooling biospecimens. Statistics in Medicine. doi: 10.1002/sim.5357, in press.
- Roy, A., Danaher, M.R., Mumford, S.L. and Chen, Z. (2011), A Bayesian order-restricted model for hormonaldynamicsduringmenstrualcyclesofhealthywomen. StatisticsinMedicine. doi: 10.1002/sim.4419, in press.
In Progress
- Chen,Z.,Roy,A.and Danaher, M.R., ABayesianrandomboundaryapproachtoestimatingconstrained parameters with uncertainty. In preparation.
- Danaher, M.R., Albert P.S., Roy, A. and Schisterman, E.F., Estimation of interaction effects using pooled biospecimen. In preparation.
- Danaher M.R., Schisterman E.F., Roy A. and Albert P.S., Comparing gene-environment interaction estimators by pooling biospecimens. In preparation.
Presentations
Oral Presentations
- Minkowski-Weyl priors for models with parameter constraints: an analysis of the BioCycle Study, ENAR Spring Meeting, Washington, DC, April 2012.
- Bayesian order restricted inference for hormonal dynamics using Minkowski decomposition, Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami, FL, August 2011.
- Gene-environment interaction by pooling biospecimens, UMBC 4th Annual Probability and Statistics Day, Baltimore, MD, April 2010.
- Estimation of gene-environment interactions by pooling biospecimens, UMBC 32nd Annual Graduate Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, April 2010.
- Estimating gene-environment interactions by pooling biomarkers, ENAR Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2010.
Contributed Posters
- Estimation of interaction effects using pooled biospecimens, Society of Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, June 2012.
- Bayesian order restricted inference for hormonal dynamics using Minkowski decomposition, UMBC Biostatistics Mini-Symposium, Baltimore, MD, March 2011.
- Gene-environment interaction by pooling biospecimens, 7th Annual NIH Graduate Student Research Symposium, January 2011.
- Gene-environment interaction by pooling biospecimens, Society of Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2010.
Honors and Awards
- IRTA Predoctoral Research Fellowship, August 2009 -Present.
- Outstanding Graduate Research in Statistics, College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, May 2012.
- Distinguished Student Paper Award, ENAR Spring Meeting, Washington, DC, April 2012.
- First Place Poster Prize, UMBC Biostatistics Mini-Symposium, Baltimore, MD, March 2011.
- National Institutes of Health Award of Merit, Bethesda, MD, December 2010.
- Student Poster Prize, Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2010.
Collaborative Research Projects
| 2011 -Present |
"Folic Acid and Zinc Semen Supplementation Trial,"
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
PI: Dr. Enrique F. Schisterman. |
| 2011 -Present |
"Asthma Control During Pregnancy,"
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
PI: Dr. Pauline Mendola. |
| 2011 -Present |
"Air Quality and Reproductive Health,"
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
PI: Dr. Pauline Mendola. |
| 2010 -Present |
"The BioCycle Study,"
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
PI: Dr. Enrique F. Schisterman. |
| 2009 -2011 |
"Methods Development for Biomarkers Working Group,"
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
PI: Drs. Enrique F. Schisterman and Paul S. Albert. |
Professional Activities
- Ad-hocreviewerforBiometrics, BiometricalJournal, theAmericanJournalofEpidemiology, Epidemiology, Human Heredity, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, and Statistics in Medicine.
- Coordinator for the NIH Career Development Seminar Series, 2012 -Present.
- Coordinator for DESPR Epidemiological Methods Club, 2011 -Present.
- Coordinator for DESPR participation in the NCI Measurement Error Webinar Series, 2011.
- Chair and Organizer for the Invited Section on "Emerging Challenges in Studies of Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interaction," Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami, FL, 2011.
- Participant in the Reproductive Endocrinology for Epidemiologists Journal Club Series, NICHD, 2009 Present.
- Member of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the International Biometric Society (ENAR), and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS).
References
Dr. Enrique F. Schisterman
Branch Chief and Senior Investigator, Epidemiology Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Phone: (301) 435-6893
Email: schistee@mail.nih.gov
Dr. Anindya Roy
Professor of Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Phone: (410) 455-2435
Email: anindya@umbc.edu
Dr. Paul S. Albert
Branch Chief and Senior Investigator, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Phone: (301) 496-5582
Email: albertp@mail.nih.gov