Our People
Leadership
Debbie Cheng, ScD, Executive Director
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Dr. Cheng serves as Executive Director of the Center for Health Data Science and Assistant Dean of Data Science at BUSPH. Her research focuses on the design and analysis of randomized clinical trials, and the application of innovative statistical methods for studies of substance use and its effect on HIV disease progression. Dr. Cheng is also Associate Director of the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Co-Director of the Biostatistics Core for the CFAR. |
Laura Forsberg White, PhD, Associate Director
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Dr. White serves as an Associate Director of the Center for Health Data Science. Her research has focused on the development and application of innovative statistical methods for research on substance use disorders and infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis. Dr. White co-directs the Interdisciplinary Training Grant in Biostatistics, the graduate program in biostatistics, and the Data Science Surveillance Core in the Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases at Boston University. |
Kevin James Lane, PhD, MA, Associate Director
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Dr. Lane serves as an Associate Director of the Center for Health Data Science. His research focuses on air pollution, built environment, urbanization and impacts of climate change on health in local, national and international settings. Dr. Lane also works on a number of projects related to climate health data management as the Chief Data Officer at the BUSPH Center for Climate and Health. |
Advisory Board
Faculty Affiliates
The Center for Health Data Science includes faculty affiliates from across Boston University including the School of Public Health, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, College of Arts and Science, College of Engineering, and the Hariri Institute for Computing. CHDS affiliated faculty have a wide range of expertise in data science including machine learning, artificial intelligence, data visualization techniques, deep learning, and reproducible research.
List of Faculty Affiliates
Industry Affiliates
The Center for Health Data Science has partners from industry who are actively working in health data science. Industry affiliates enhance our program by sharing scientific questions and challenges they are confronting in industry and providing new opportunities for collaboration with our community. In addition, our industry affiliates may serve as mentors to students, providing training opportunities through mentored projects and internships.
List of Industry Affiliates