Donna Spiegelman, ScD
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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
- ScDHarvard School of Public Health, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (1989)
- MSHarvard School of Public Health, Biostatistics (1985)
- BABrandeis University, Psychology (1977)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Highly Cited Researchers | Clarivate Web of Science | 2021 |
Highly Cited Researchers | Clarivate Web of Science | 2020 |
Highly Cited Researchers | Clarivate Web of Science | 2019 |
Highly Cited Researchers | Clarivate Web of Science | 2018 |
Distinguished Service Award | Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | 2018 |
Mentoring Award, The Committee on the Advancement of Women Faculty | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | 2018 |
Reviewer of the Year, American Journal of Public Health’s Editor’s Choice Award | American Journal of Public Health | 2017 |
President’s Award for 25 Years of Service | Harvard University | 2016 |
Fellow | American Statistical Association | 2001 |
Teaching Citation | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | 1996 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Dean's Committee on Endowed Chairs | Member | 2020 - Present |
Public Health Working Group, Dean's Advisory Council for LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Co-Chair | 2020 - Present |
Global Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center | Co-Director | 2019 - Present |
Search Committee, Assistant/Associate Professor for Department of Health and Social Behavior | Member | 2018 - 2019 |
Search Committee, CMIPS Biostatistics Junior Faculty | Chair | 2018 |
Search Committee, Assistant/Associate Professor for Department of Health Policy and Management | Member | 2018 - Present |
Implementation Science Steering Committee, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) | Member | 2018 - Present |
Global Health Concentration Committee | Member | 2018 - Present |
Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Research Group, Yale Cancer Center | Member | 2018 - Present |
Center for Methods on Implementation and Prevention Science, YSPH | inaugural directorship, and director of ImpSci PhD and MS pathways, BIS | 2018 - Present |
Yale Center for Implementation Science | Member | 2018 - Present |
Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) | Director | 2018 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Biostatistics
- Cancer Prevention and Control
- Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS)
- Global Mental Health Promotion Program
- Maternal and Child Health Promotion (MCHP) Program
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
- YSPH Global Health Concentration