Sean Rice, PhD

  • Senior Biostatistician, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences

Biography

As a statistician, Sean has expertise in a variety of quantitative methods, such as power analyses, mixed effects modeling, structural equation modeling, parametric and non-parametric testing, and psychometric assessment. He also has experience with a multitude of research designs (e.g., randomized clinical trials, prospective studies, cross-sectional surveys) and data types (e.g., self-report, actigraphy, insurance claims, EHR, biometric markers). Sean provides statistical and methodological support to Institute faculty, as well as the greater OHSU community as a member of the Biostatistics & Design Program in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Sean has a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University, where his research focused on worker well-being, positive psychology, and psychometrics.

Education and training

    • B.S., 2014, University of Florida
    • M.S., 2017, Washington State University
    • Ph.D., 2020, Washington State University

Memberships and associations:

  • American Statistical Association

Areas of interest

  • Occupational Well-Being, Health, & Safety
  • Total Worker Health
  • Measurement Invariance
  • Positive Psychology

Publications

Selected publications

  • Rice, S. P. M., Greenspan, L. S., Bauer, T. N., Rimby, J., Bodner, T. E., & Olson, R. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on transit workers: Perceptions of employer responses and associations with health factors. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 66, 334-347. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxab080 
  • Olson, R., Rice, S. P. M., Mansfield, L. R., Anger, W. K., Bodner, T., Wipfli, B., & Bauer, T. N. (2021). Bus operators’ body weight changes during their first 2 years of work: A retrospective survey. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63, 1093-1096. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002347
  • Jovanovi?, V., Joshanloo, M., Carbonell, M. M., Caudek, C., Espejo, B., Esquiva, I. C., Krasko, J., Kyriazos, T., Piotrowski, J., Rice, S. P. M., Silva, A. J., Singh, K., Sumi, K., Tong, K. K., Y?ld?r?m, M., & ?emojtel-Piotrowska, M. (in press). Cross-national measurement invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experiences (SPANE) across 13 countries. Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211021494 
  • Rice, S. P. M., Probst, T. M., & Lopez Bohle, S. (2021). Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of psychological capital, grit, and gratitude in selected samples from Chile and the USA. Journal of Well-Being Assessment, 4, 369-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41543-021-00039-3
  • Bettac, E. L., Rice, S. P. M., & Probst, T. M. (2021). Job performance: Comparing differences among self- and organizationally-employed workers. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 34, 55-76. https://doi.org/10.1002/piq.21342  
  • Greenspan, L., Alley, L., Rice, S. P. M., & Olson, R. (2021). Exploring biopsychosocial correlates of pain, pain management strategies, and risk for opioid misuse among home care workers in Washington State. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 40, 54-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2020.1810191
  • Olson, R., Johnson, P., Shea, S. A., Marino, M., Rimby, J., Womak, K., Wang, F., Springer, R., Donovan, C., & Rice, S. P. M. (2020). Advancing the safety, health, and well-being of commercial driving teams who sleep in moving semi-trucks: The Tech4Rest pilot study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 62, 1082-1096. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002063

Publications

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