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Data Science Faculty

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William "Bill" Hillegass, MD, Ph.D.,M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Phone: (601) 815-3479
Office: TR533
E-mail: whillegass@umc.edu

Research Interests: Telehealth for Remote Patient Management, Cardiometabolic Disease, Health Disparities, Interventional Cardiovascular and Anti-thrombotic Therapies, Clinical Trial Methodology, Indirect Treatment Comparison Methods, and Health Economics Methods

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Seth Lirette, Ph.D.,M.S.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (601) 815-8127
Office: TR535
E-mail: slirette2@umc.edu

Research Interests: Biomarker Validation, Advanced Statistical Models, Multi-Reader-Multi-Case Trials, Survival Analysis, and Bootstrapping

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Hao Mei, Ph.D.,M.S.
Professor
Phone: (601) 815-8130
Office: TR539
E-mail: hmei@umc.edu

Research Interests: Statistical Genetics including the Identification of Genetic Variants, Function Genes, and Pathways Associated With Complex Human Diseases, Omics Data Analysis Systems for Heterogeneous Data, Causal Analysis, and Multivariate Genetic Analysis

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Hamidreza Moradi, Ph.D.,M.S.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (601) 815-5497
Office: TR536
E-mail: hmoradi@umc.edu

Research Interests: Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), explainable AI, and Computer Aided Diagnosis

Jeannette Simino, Program Director

Jeannette Simino, Ph.D.,M.S.
Associate Professor
Phone: (601) 815-8128
Office: TR540
E-mail: jsimino@umc.edu

Research Interests: Genetic Epidemiology including the Genetic Cause of Dementia and Dementia-Related Traits, the Relationship of Biomarkers, Demographics, and Lifestyle with Dementia, and Sex- and or Race-Specific Risk Factors for Dementia

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Rajesh Talluri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (601) 815-3478
Office: TR534
E-mail: rtalluri@umc.edu

Research Interests: Survey Data Analysis, Causal Inference, Cancer Prevention, Machine Learning, and Alzheimer’s/Dementia

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Philip Turk, Ph.D.,M.S.
Professor and Chair
Phone: (601) 984-1816
Office: TR501-02
E-mail: pturk@umc.edu

Research Interests: Sampling, Network Analytics, Bayesian Methods, Statistical Computing, and Advanced Modeling and Forecasting

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Wondwosen Kassahun Yimer, Ph.D.,M.S.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (601) 815-8129
Office: TR538
E-mail: wyimer@umc.edu

Research Interests: Secondary Data Analysis With Emphasis on Longitudinal/Correlated Data, Survival Data Modeling, Joint Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Semi-continuous/ Zero-inflated Models, and Missing Data

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Yunxi Zhang, Ph.D.,M.S.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (601) 815-3477
Office: TR537
E-mail: yzhang4@umc.edu

Research Interests: Missing data analysis, high-dimensional data analysis, variable selection, Bayesian methods, causal inference, graphical models, health service research, health economics, and telehealth

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Yufeng Zheng, Ph.D.,M.S.
Associate Professor
Phone: (601) 815-7908
Office: TR532
E-mail: yzheng@umc.edu

Research Interests: Image Analysis, Pattern Recognition, Deep Learning, AI, and Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD)

 

Teaching Faculty

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Kenneth "Ken" A. Holm, B.S.
Instructor
Phone: (601) 984-4729
Office: JMM; DIS
E-mail: kholm@umc.edu

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Chiu-Hsieh "Paul" Hsu, Ph.D.
Professor
E-mail: chsu@umc.edu

 

Secondary Faculty

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William Andrew "Drew" Pruett, Ph.D.
Instructor of Physiology & Biophysics
Phone: (601) 815-1316
E-mail: wpruett@umc.edu

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Lei Zhang, Ph.D.,MSc,MBA
Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship, Professor of Nursing
Phone: (601) 815-9780
E-mail: lzhang2@umc.edu