Data Health

Khachatur Sarkisian

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Morgantown, WV 26505

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Professional Summary

Vision-driven statistician with career-long record of research projects, data analyzation & interpretation, and database management

Professional Experience

Department of Statistics at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Summer 2009-2011

Research Assistant

Collaborate with professor to support the design and implementation of research projects involving the development of algorithms for moment-recovered inversion of the Laplace transform in different mixture models.

Helped to develop research instruments to study the asymptotic properties of moment-density estimators in the models with left-truncated and censored data.

Collect, analyze, and interpret data to present findings to the principal investigator.

Prepare and deliver presentations and other briefings on research findings.

Provide data management support.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morgantown, WV 2011-Present

Statistician

Conduct complex statistical analysis such as multiple regression for mixed effects models.

Apply statistical techniques and methods in performing project-related activities.

Communicate effectively and design data reports appropriately tailored for various audiences.

Produce tables and graphical materials using SAS and R -programming software language.

Managing large data sets using SAS.

Collect, compute, analyze data and interpret statistical findings.

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, 2003

Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

Master of Science (M.S.) in Statistics, 2011

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Relevant Coursework

Design of Experiments, Nonparametric Statistics, Regression Analysis, Actuarial Statistics, Analysis of Variance, Survival Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Theory of Statistics, Bioinformatics, Advanced SAS programming.

Additional Information

Citizenship: United States

Languages: English, Russian, Armenian, Georgian

Technical Proficiencies: SAS, PROC SQL, R, Word, Excel, Power Point, Windows, Macintosh.

Skills: Database Management, Statistical Analysis, Data Administration, Problem Solving.

Publications

Mnatsakanov R.M., Sarkisian K. “A note on recovering distributions from exponential moments”. Statistic and Probability Letters 82(2012); 1337-1345.

Mnatsakanov R.M, Sarkisian K. “Varying Kernel Density Estimation on R+” Statistic and Probability Letters 82(2012); 1337-1345.

Gu JK, Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Fekedulegn D, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME, Ma C, Violanti JM. “Long work hours and adiposity among police officers in a northeast US city.” J Occup Environ Med (2012);54:1374-1381

Bond J, Hartley TA, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME, Charles LE, Violanti JM, Burchfiel CM.“Association of traumatic police event exposure with sleep quality and quantity in the BCOPS Study Cohort”. Int J Emerg Ment Health. (2013); 15:255-265.

Hartley TA, Violanti JM, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM. “PTSD symptoms among police officers: Associations with frequency, recency and types of traumatic events”. Int J Emerg Ment Health. (2013); 15:241-253.

Charles LE, Andrew ME, Sarkisian K, Li S, Mnatsakanova A, Violanti JM, Wilson M, Gu JK, Miller DB, Burchfiel CM. “ Associations between Insulin and Heart Rate Variability in Police Officers”. Am J Human Biology. (2014); 26:56-63.

Harper M, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME. "Assessment of respirable crystalline silica analysis using Proficiency Analytical Testing results from 2003 – 2013". Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene.(2014);11:D157-D163

Hartley TA, Violanti JM, Sarkisian K, Fekedulegn D, Mnatsakanova A, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM. “Association between police-specific stressors and sleep quality: Influence of coping and depressive symptoms”. J law Enforcement Leadership and Ethics. (2014);1(1):31-48

McCanlies EC, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM.” Associations of Symptoms of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Peritraumatic Dissociation, and the role of Trauma Prior to Police Work.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Impact Factor: 3.27). 06/2014; 71 Suppl 1:A67. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102362.209

Chirila MM, Harper M, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME, Kwon CW, Rando RJ. ” A comparison of two laboratories for the measurement of Wood Dust using Button Sampler and Diffuse Reflection Infra-Red Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS)”. Ann Occup Hyg (2015) 59 (3): 336-346

Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Sarkisian K, Li S, Miller DB, Gu JK, Fekedulegn D, Violanti JM, Andrew ME.”Leptin, adiponectin, and heart rate variability among police officers”. American Journal of Human Biology. (2015); 27:184–191.

Lindsley WG, Martin SB. Jr, Thewlisa RE, Sarkisian K, Nwoko JO, Meade KR & Noti JD. “Effects of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) on N95 respirator filtration performance and structural integrity” Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene.(2015);

Krajnak K, Waugh S, Johnson C, Miller GR, Welcome DE, Xu XS, Warren C, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME, Dong R.” Anti-vibration gloves: Effects on Vascular and Sensorineural Function, an Animal Model” Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issues,(2015) 78:9, 571-582.

Mnatsakanov R, Sarkisian K, Hakobyan A. “Approximation of the ruin probability using the scaled Laplace transform inversion.” Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation, Volume 268, 1 October 2015, Pages 717–727

Daniel Farcas1, Martin Harper, Jed W. Januch, Teri A. Jacobs, Khachatur Sarkisian, Larry D. Stetler and Diane Schwegler-Berry. ”Evaluation of Fluidized Bed Asbestos Segregator to determine erionite in soil” Environ Earth Sci (2017) 76:126

McCanlies E, Sarkisian K, Andrew M, Burchfiel C, Violanti JM. “Association of Peritraumatic Dissociation with Symptoms of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. (2016); Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000215

Leppma M, Mnatsakanova A, Sarkisian K,Scott OC, Adjeroh L, Stressful Life Events and Posttraumatic Growth among Police Officers: A Cross-Sectional Study” Stress and Health. (2017); DOI:10.1002/smi.2772

Presentations

Mnatsakanov RM, Lorimer D, Panday A, Sarkisian K. “Estimating the tails of the pulsars luminosity functions using moments.” Presented at the Fab Five Fest Meeting, Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, March 19-22, 2011.

Sarkisian K, Mason LJ, McCanlies EC, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM. “Levels of inflammatory markers and quality of sleep”. Presented at the American College of Epidemiology Annual Meeting, Louisville KY, September 21-24, 2013

McCanlies EC, Sarkisian K, Gu JK, Mnatsakanova A, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM. “Inflammatory markers and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”. Presented at the American College of Epidemiology Annual Meeting, Louisville KY. September 21-24, 2013

Violanti JM, Hartley TA, Sarkisian K, Fekedulegn D, Mnatsakanova A, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM. “Police-specific stress and sleep quality”. Presented at Sleep Health and Safety 2013, Gaylord National Harbor, MD March 1-2, 2013

Violanti JM, Hartley TA, Sarkisian K, Andrew ME, Burchfiel C. “PTSD symptoms among police officers: Associations with frequency, recency and types of traumatic events”. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) 28th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA November 1-9,2013

Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Sarkisian K, Li S, Gu JK, Fekedulegn D, Violanti JM, Andrew ME. “Leptin, Adiponectin, and Heart Rate Variability among Police Officers”. 24th International Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois; june 24-27, 2014

Sarkisian K, Mnatsakanova A, McCanlies EC, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM, Andrew ME. "Depressive symptoms, heart rate and heart rate variability among police officers". Presented at the American College of Epidemiology Annual Meeting, Silver Spring, MD, September 7-9, 2014

Mnatsakanov R.M., Sarkisian K. “Approximation of functions using the scaled Laplace transform” Submitted for presentation at the Armenian Mathematical Union Annual Meeting. 23-25 June, 2015 in the Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia.

Sarkisian K, Violanti JM, Burchfiel CM, Andrew ME. “Hemoglobin A1C and Heart Rate Variability among Police Officers“". Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC, from March 30 to April 2, 2016.

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