James Odei, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor
Biostatistics

Email
odei.3@osu.edu
Phone
614-247-8048
Office
248 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
James Odei

Biography

Dr. Odei's research interests include spatial, temporal, spatio-temporal modeling using Bayesian methods, and hierarchical modeling and applications to ecology and health. He believes interdisciplinary collaboration is key to making scientific progress. Prior to joining the College of Public Health's Division of Biostatistics, he served as a visiting assistant professor at the College of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Statistics, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses.

Education

Ph.D.
Statistics, Utah State University (USU), Logan-Utah, 2014
M.S.
Statistics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 2007
BSc.
Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tech., Kumasi-Ghana, 2001

Research interests

Spatial, Temporal, and Spatio-Temporal Statistics, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling, Statistical Data Visualization, Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB, etc.), Environmental Epidemiology, Statistical methods for observational studies in population health, health outcome research and social sciences, Behavioral Medicine and Psychology, Breast Cancer Prevention

Awards and honors

  • USU Robins Award for Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2014
  • USU College of Science Graduate Student Teacher of the Year Award, 2014
  • USU Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Student Teacher of the Year Award, 2014
  • Utah State Legislature Official Citation of Honor, 2012
  • American Red Cross (Northern Utah Chapter) Community Good Samaritan Award, 2012
  • People Magazine (November 7, 2011 Edition) Hero of the Year Award, 2012
  • UNLV Best Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2006
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