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Donna Spiegelman, ScD

Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Biostatistics; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director, Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS); Director, Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS; Assistant Cancer Center Director, Global Oncology, Yale Cancer Center

Appointments

Biography

Donna Spiegelman was appointed the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health in 2018. As one of the few people in the world with a joint doctorate in biostatistics and epidemiology, she can freely speak the languages of both disciplines and switch between these two professional cultures, playing the role of interlocutor for either. Her research is motivated by problems which arise in epidemiology and require biostatistical settlement. In particular, but by no means exclusively, she has focused on methods for study design and data analysis which reduce bias in estimation and inference due to measurement error or misclassification in the exposure variable. A particular current interest is risk-based monitoring of multi-center investigations to enhance quality and prevent fraud.

She has extensive experience in troubleshooting and solving methodological issues that arise in longitudinal investigations, in clinical trials, and in large scale public health effectiveness evaluations.

Before coming to Yale in 2018, Dr. Spiegelman played dynamic roles as professor, mentor, and expert statistician at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for nearly 30 years. She was the recipient of the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award and recently the recipient of the Committee on the Advancement of Women Faculty Mentoring Award.

Education & Training

  • ScD
    Harvard School of Public Health, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (1989)
  • MS
    Harvard School of Public Health, Biostatistics (1985)
  • BA
    Brandeis University, Psychology (1977)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Highly Cited ResearchersClarivate Web of Science2021
Highly Cited ResearchersClarivate Web of Science2020
Highly Cited ResearchersClarivate Web of Science2019
Highly Cited ResearchersClarivate Web of Science2018
Distinguished Service AwardDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health2018
Mentoring Award, The Committee on the Advancement of Women FacultyHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health2018
Reviewer of the Year, American Journal of Public Health’s Editor’s Choice AwardAmerican Journal of Public Health2017
President’s Award for 25 Years of ServiceHarvard University2016
FellowAmerican Statistical Association2001
Teaching CitationHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health1996

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Dean's Committee on Endowed ChairsMember2020 - Present
Public Health Working Group, Dean's Advisory Council for LGBTQIA+ AffairsCo-Chair2020 - Present
Global Oncology Program, Yale Cancer CenterCo-Director2019 - Present
Search Committee, Assistant/Associate Professor for Department of Health and Social BehaviorMember2018 - 2019
Search Committee, CMIPS Biostatistics Junior FacultyChair2018
Search Committee, Assistant/Associate Professor for Department of Health Policy and ManagementMember2018 - Present
Implementation Science Steering Committee, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)Member2018 - Present
Global Health Concentration CommitteeMember2018 - Present
Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Research Group, Yale Cancer CenterMember2018 - Present
Center for Methods on Implementation and Prevention Science, YSPHinaugural directorship, and director of ImpSci PhD and MS pathways, BIS2018 - Present
Yale Center for Implementation ScienceMember2018 - Present
Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)Director2018 - Present

Departments & Organizations