Accurate model representation is critical for conveying assumptions and guiding data analysis, especially when using observational data. This qualitative study employed a [...]

Suicide has been identified as one of the leading causes of death nationally and globally. Because of the complex dynamics of risk factors that contribute to suicidal beh [...]

The system of oppression embedded in the industrial production and consumption of animal products is a social problem. The animal-industrial complex is a significant part [...]

Microarray gene expression research frequency generates large numbers of questions or information needs throughout the course of the experiment. Many of these questions r [...]

This thesis is concerned with the design and implementation of BArry, a microarray data warehouse. The warehouse stores microarray expression data, information about labo [...]

What can we understand and predict about our health based on where we live, where we work, and where we've been?

In order to improve treatment for a variety of forms of cancer, improved basic understanding of tumor microenvironments is needed. In this thesis, I review the state of t [...]

This thesis is composed of two studies that utilizes different statistical methods to answer cancer research questions. The first study uses supervised and unsupervised s [...]

Health information technologies (HIT) such as electronic health records (EHRs), and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems. clinical decision support systems (C [...]