High School Data

Sunghee Kim

CONTACT INFORMATION

**** ****** ***. ***. ** cell: 908-***-****

Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA e-mail: ***********@*****.***

CITIZENSHIP

South Korea

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Zero-inflated models, missing data imputation, multi-level models,

nonparametric regression, statistical methods for large datasets,

statistics for public policy

EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Ph.D. Candidate, Biostatistics, September 2010 (expected graduation date:

April 2011)

. Dissertation Topic: "A Correlated Random Effects Hurdle Model for

Excess Zeros with Clustered Data based on a BLUP(REMQL) Estimation"

. Advisor: Roslyn A. Stone

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey USA

M.S., Statistics, May 2005

Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea

B.S., Statistics, February 2002

Minor, Mathematics Education (Mathematics Teaching Certificate), February

2002

HONORS AND AWARDS

Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea

Dean's List Spring 2000, Fall

2000, and Spring 2001

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Graduate Student Researcher (Biostatistician)

August 2006 - present

Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare

System

. NIH/R01 Kidney Transplant Decision-Making Study (Ongoing)

- Perform data screening and cleaning for longitudinal study

- Research non-medical factors that contribute to racial

disparities in kidney transplantation with adult kidney

transplant candidates from University of Pittsburgh Medical

Center and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

- Engage in other activities, including reliability analyses,

codebooks, summary tables and figures

. VISN4 Observational Cohort Study of Patients with Suspected ACS

(Ongoing)

- Research association between pneumococcal vaccination and

adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with suspected acute

coronary syndrome (ACS) at nine affiliated VA hospitals

- Perform Cox regression with propensity score adjustment,

including exploratory analyses

. Paul Teschan Research Foundation+NIH Two Dialysis Intervention

Pilot Studies (Ongoing)

- Research PDA self-monitoring adherence rates in hemodialysis

(HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients randomized to the

intervention arms

- Summarize characteristics and rates with tables and figures

. Paul Teschan Research Foundation+NIH/R01 Nutritional Intake in

Hemodialysis (Ongoing)

- Research nutritional quality of foods consumed by hemodialysis

patients and variation by days of the week

- Produce summary tables and figures

. Paul Teschan Research Foundation+NIH BalanceWise-HD Study (Ongoing)

- Research PDA-based dietary adherence intervention that affects

interdialytic weight gain in a 16-week randomized clinical trial

of maintenance hemodialysis patients

- Use random effects linear regression model to evaluate average

sodium consumption

- Consider GLMM and GEE, in addition to group-based trajectory

models

- Produce summary tables and figures

. VISN+NIAID/K24 Prospective Cohort Study for Patients with Kidney

Disease (Completed 2008)

- Researched factors that affect the implementation of preventive

care for contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI)

- Used random effects multiple logistic regression

- Performed sensitivity analyses

. NHLBI/R21+NIAID/K24 Length of Stay (LOS) and Mortality Study in

Pulmonary Embolism (PE) (Completed 2007)

- Researched patient and hospital factors which affect LOS

- Assessed whether LOS was associated with post-discharge

mortality for PE patients attained from a Pennsylvania Health

Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) database

- Used discrete survival modeling with a random effect by site

Part-time Statistician May

2009 - August 2010

Dental Public Health & Information Management, School of Dental Medicine

. NIH/NICDR/K23 The PA Oral Health Needs Assessment Study

- Developed statistical analysis plans for state-wide, school-

based screening survey data

- Wrote statistical sections of manuscript

- Researched risk factors associated with DMFT in primary and

secondary school children

- Performed zero-inflated modeling and missing data imputation

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey USA

Research Assistant August

2004 - January 2006

Nutrition Science

. Recruited majority of participants through various ethnic-specified

venues

. Recorded analytical data using CDC-developed Epi-Info 2000

. Analyzed relationships between acculturation and cancer-related

behaviors

. Programmed with SAS/BASE, SAS/STAT, and SAS/GRAPH procedures

YMCA, Seoul, South Korea

Statistical Data Analyst

December 2000 - February 2001

. Monitored environmental hazards dangerous to students

. Reported results using exploratory statistical methods

PUBLICATIONS

Kim, S., and Stone, R.A. (Submitted). A Correlated Random Effects Poisson

Hurdle Model for Excess Zeros with Clustered Data based on a BLUP (REMQL)

Estimation Approach. ENAR Distinguished Student Paper.

Stark, S., Snetselaar, L., Hall, B., Stone, R.A., Kim, S., Piraino, B.,

Sevick, M.A. (In press). Nutritional Intake in Adult Hemodialysis Patients.

Topics in Clinical Nutrition 2010;25(4).

Weisbord, S.D., Mor, M.K., Kim, S., Hartwig, K.C., Sonel, A.F., Palevsky,

P.M., Fine, M.J. Factors Associated with the Use of Preventive Care for

Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury. J Gen Intern Med 2009 Jan;24(3);289-

98.

Aujesky, D., Stone, R.A., Kim, S., Crick, E.J., Fine, M.J. Length of

Hospital Stay and Post-discharge Mortality in Patients with Pulmonary

Embolism. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 14;168(7):706-12.

PAPERS IN PREPARATION

Kim, S. and Stone, R.A. (Working). A Correlated Random Effects Poisson

Hurdle Model for Excess Zeros with Clustered Data based on a BLUP (REMQL)

Estimation Approach: The EDCAP Study.

Kim, S. and Stone, R.A. (Working). A Correlated Random Effects Negative

Binomial Hurdle Model for Excess Zeros with Clustered Data based on a BLUP

(REMQL) Estimation Approach.

Polk, D.E., Kim, S., Manz, M., Weyant, R.J. (Working). Risk Factors

Associated with DMFT in Primary and Secondary School Children: The PA OHNA

Study.

Zahid, M., Good, C., Stone, R.A., Kim, S., Fine, M.J., Sonel, A.F.

(Working). Association Between Pneumococcal Vaccination and Fewer Adverse

Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndromes.

Stark, S., Snetselaar, L., Piraino, B., Stone, R.A., Kim, S., Hall, B.,

Burke, L.E., Sevick, M.A. (Working). PDA Self-monitoring Adherence Rates in

Two Dialysis Dietary Intervention Pilot Studies: BalanceWise-HD and

BalanceWise-PD.

Sevick, M.A., Stone, R.A., Kim, S. (Working). Preliminary Report of the

Impact of a PDA-Based Dietary Adherence Intervention on Interdialytic

Weight Gain in Intermittent Maintenance Hemodialysis.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Jamburi Camp Volunteer Leader

July 2001

Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea

. Regulated camp policies to ensure safety of camp's participants

. Assisted with coordination of camp schedule to maximize effective

utilization of time

Teaching Intern

May 2001

Hyehwa Girls High School, Seoul, South Korea

. Taught mathematics to a class of 40 high school students

. Designed a problem-solving and decision-making model for lecturing

of mathematics

Helper for Handicapped People

December 2000

Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea

. Assisted physically-challenged children

. Scheduled activities to enrich intelligence development

STATISTICAL SKILLS

Zero-inflated Data Analysis, Survey Data Analysis, Survival Analysis,

Clinical Trials, Categorical Data Analysis, Generalized Linear Mixed

Models, Trajectory Models, Time Series Analysis, Multivariate Analysis,

Experimental Design, Sample Size/Power Calculation

COMPUTER SKILLS

Statistical Packages

. STATA with 5 years experience

. SAS with 3 years experience (Certified Base SAS Programmer)

. R, S-Plus with 3 year experience

. SPSS with 1 year experience (Syntax User)

. StatXact, WinBugs

Other Packages and Languages

. MS-Access, MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, MS-DOS, LaTeX

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