Assistant Professor

Knight Cancer Institute
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CR 145
Portland, Oregon 97201-3098
Phone: (503) 346-0790
Fax: (503) 418-0125
Email: chenyiy@ohsu.edu
M.A. (2001) Fudan University, Economics
M.A. (2004) University of Iowa, Economics
M.S. (2005) University of Iowa, Biostatistics
Ph.D. (2008) University of Iowa, Biostatistics
Bayesian Statistics, Cancer Clinical Trials, Adaptive Design, Decision Theory, Computational Statistics, Categorical Data Analysis, Survival Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis
Polgreen PM, Chen Y, Beekmann S, Srinivasan A, Neill MA, Gay T and Cavanaugh JE (2008). Elements of Influenza Vaccination Programs that Predict higher Vaccination Rates: Results of an Emerging Infections Network Survey. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 46(1), 14-19.
Kurago ZB, Lam-ubol A, Stetsenko A, Mater CDL, Chen Y, Dawson DV(2008). Lipopolysaccharide-Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Monocyte Interactions Induce cancer-Supporting Factors Leading to Rapid STAT3 Activation. Head and Neck Pathology, (published online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12105-007-0038-x).
Herwaldt LA, Appelgate D, Kuntz J, Chen Y and Pottinger J (2007). Infection Control Resources in Iowa. American Journal of Infection Control, 35(10), 662-665.
Quinn LK, Chen Y, and Herwaldt LA (2007). Survey of Long-Term Care Facilities in Iowa for Policies and Practices Regarding Residents with Clostridium Difficile Infection. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 28(11), 1228-1232.
Polgreen P, Chen Y, Cavanaugh J, Ward M, Coffman S, Hornick D, Diekema DJ, Herwaldt LA(2007). An Outbreak of Severe Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease Possibly Related to Inappropriate Antimicrobial Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 28(2), 212-214.
Polgreen P, Beekmann SE, Chen Y, Doern GV, Pfaller MA, Brueggemann AB, Herwaldt LA, Diekema DJ (2006). Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in a Rural State. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 27(3), 252-256.
Polgreen P, Diekema DJ, VandeBerg J, Wiblin RT, Chen Y, David S, Rasmus D, Gerdts N, Ross A, Katz L, Herwaldt LA (2006). Risk Factors for Groin Wound Infection Following Femoral Artery Catheterization: A Case Control Study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 27(1), 34-37.