Teaching

I teach through the UCSF Training in Clinical Research program, the School of Medicine Bridges curriculum, and the School of Pharmacy.

BIOSTAT 2082023 – present

Biostatistical Methods for Clinical Research II

Course Director and Lecturer

A second course in biostatistics focused on multi-predictor methods, including multiple linear and multiple logistic regression. Emphasis is on the practical and proper use of statistical methodology and its interpretation.

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EBPS 121A–C2020 – present

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Population Sciences

Lecturer

Core Inquiry Curriculum in the UCSF School of Medicine. EBPS covers the tools that all Domains of Understanding rely upon, allowing researchers and clinicians to interpret data and test hypotheses for complex questions.

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PharmIS 110–1122023 – 2024

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Population Sciences

Lecturer

Three lectures per year for first-year pharmacy students in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, covering introductory biostatistics, regression analysis, and meta-analysis.

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BIOSTAT 2022019 – 2023

Opportunities and Challenges of Complex Biomedical Data

Course Director and Lecturer

An introduction to the opportunities and challenges of using biological and health-related big data for biomedical research, including supervised and unsupervised machine learning.

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In 2024 I received the Excellence in Teaching award from the UCSF Training in Clinical Research Program, given to a single instructor each year, and the Dean’s Apple for Teachers award from the School of Pharmacy. I also serve as a faculty mentor in the UCSF K Scholars Program and on masters and doctoral committees in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics.