Integrating Behavior, Biology and Environment to Study Complex Pathways from Urbanization to Health

Dr. Annie Green Howard, Clinical Assistant Professor of Department of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill

Annie Green Howard has considerable expertise in high-dimensional exposure modeling, longitudinal and multilevel modeling, multivariate, pathway and structural equation modeling, latent variables, and missing data. A central theme of her research has been modeling of longitudinal exposures and outcomes, with substantive focus in the area of cardiovascular disease and obesity. She serves as the lead biostatistician on several projects at the Carolina Population center including research investigating complex pathways to cardiovascular disease in both Add Health and the China Health and Nutrition Study.