Thuan Nguyen, MA, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Phone: (503) 494-3697
Fax: (503) 494-4981
E-mail: nguythua@ohsu.edu

Education
M.D. (1995) Hue University, School of Medicine, Vietnam
M.A. (2002) in Statistics, California State University, Hayward
Ph.D. (2008) in Biostatistics, University of California, Davis

Primary Mission within the Department
Provide services, teaching and research in Statistics.

Experience and Interests
Dr. Nguyen is a biostatistician with primary interest in statistical modeling of various data in medicine and biology. In addition, she has interests in mixed effects models, model selection, longitudinal data analysis, small area estimation, missing data techniques, and statistical genetics–QTL mapping, linkage analysis

Recent Publications

Jiang, J. and Nguyen, T. (2009), Comments on: Goodness-of-fit tests in mixed models by G. Claeskens and J. D. Hart, Test, 18, 248-255.

Jiang J., Nguyen T., Rao R.S. (2009), A Simplified Adaptive Fence Procedure, Statistics and Probability Letters, 79, 625-629.

Jiang J., Rao J.S., Gu Z., Nguyen T. (2008).  Fence Methods for Mixed Model Selection, The Annals of Statistics, 36(4): 1669-1692.

Nanigian D., Nguyen T., Tanaka S.T., Cambio A., Digrande A., Kurzrock E.A. (2008).  Development and Validation of a Quality of Life Measure for Fecal Incontinence in Children with Spina Bifida, The Journal of Urology, Oct:180 (4 Suppl): 1770-3: discussion 1773.

DeLair S., White M.J., Nguyen T., Stone A.R., Kurzrock E.A. (2007).  Renal Cortical Deterioration in Children with Spinal Dysraphism: Analysis of Risk Factor, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 30(S1): 30-34.

Srinivasan M., Wilkes M., Stevenson F., Nguyen T., Slavin S. (2007).  Comparing Problem-Based Learning with Case-Based Learning: Effects of a Major Curricular Shift at Two Institutions, Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Academic Medicine, 82(1):74-82.