Paula Buchanan, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Associate professor, Division of Health and Clinical Outcomes Research; Associate director, academic affairs
Department of Family and Community Medicine

Director, consulting and training services
AHEAD Institute

Courses Taught

ORES 5010 Introduction to Biostatistics for Health Outcomes; ORES 5150 Multivariate Analysis for Health Outcomes Research; ORES 5550 SAS Programming I; ORES 5120 Practical Applications of Statistical Methods; ORES 5300 Foundations of Outcomes Research; Research Methods

Education

Doctor of Philosophy
Health services research, Saint Louis University

Master of Public Health
Biostatistics and epidemiology, Saint Louis University

Bachelor of Arts
Mathematics, Truman State University

Bachelor of Science
Mathematics,Truman State University

Research Interests

Development, progression, treatment and outcomes of chronic and acute illnesses
Epidemiological and statistical modeling to examine relationships in large population-level registries and databases such as those from:
- VA
- Medicare
- National insurance and pharmacy benefit management companies
Statistical and research methods
Database management
Pediatric medicine
Cost analysis
Transplant

Publications and Media Placements

Find Paula Buchanan on ResearchGate

Professional Organizations and Associations

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
American Statistical Association