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Christopher Beck, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Professor of Center for Health + Technology
Ph.D. (2005) University of Rochester

Contact Information

University of Rochester
Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
265 Crittenden Boulevard, CU 420630 
Rochester, New York 14642-0630
 
Office: Saunders Research Building 4146
Phone: (585) 275-6781
Fax: (585) 273-1031
E-mail: Christopher_Beck@urmc.rochester.edu

Research Interests

The area of statistical research that most interests me is the analysis of the performance of diagnostic tests.  Most of my work in this area involves inference concerning receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and surfaces.  I am actively developing statistical methods for ROC surfaces that generalize the methodology associated with ROC curves to accommodate the analysis of diagnostic tests that classify experimental units into three or more categories.  My other major research interests include change-point problems and clinical trials.

Most of my collaborative work is with researchers in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, where I hold a joint appointment.  I am currently involved with studies in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Batten disease, periodic paralysis, orthopaedic trauma care, smoking cessation, and cardiomyopathy.  I am a member of an international team of researchers from several disciplines and universities that conducts studies to investigate the effects of neurotoxicants such as methyl mercury on the neurodevelopment of children.

I received a B.A. in Mathematics and Statistics and an M.A. in Statistics from State University of New York at Buffalo, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Statistics from University of Rochester.  I am a member of the American Statistical Association and the International Biometric Society (ENAR).

Full List of Publications

A complete list of recent publications is available through my Â鶹ÊÓƵProfile.

Selected Publications

• Tomizawa T, Ishikawa M, Bello-Irizarry SN, de Mesy Bentley KL, Ito H, Kates SL, Daiss JL, Beck C, Matsuda S, Schwarz EM, Nishitani K. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.. 2019 Nov 6; Epub 2019 Nov 06.
• Augustine EF, Beck CA, Adams HR, Defendorf S, Vierhile A, Timm D, Weimer JM, Mink JW, Marshall FJ. JIMD reports.. 2019 43:117-124. Epub 2018 Jun 20.
• Oh I, Muthukrishnan G, Ninomiya MJ, Brodell JD, Smith BL, Lee CC, Gill SR, Beck CA, Schwarz EM, Daiss JL. Infection and immunity.. 2018 Dec 0; 86(12)Epub 2018 Nov 20.
• Elson MJ, Stevenson EA, Feldman BA, Lim J, Beck CA, Beran DB, Schmidt PN, Biglan KM, Simone R, Willis AW, Dorsey ER, Boyd CM. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2018 Sep 0; 24(9):722-724. Epub 2018 Jan 03.
• Zareba W, Daubert JP, Beck CA, Huang DT, Alexis JD, Brown MW, Pyykkonen K, McNitt S, Oakes D, Feng C, Aktas MK, Ayala-Parades F, Baranchuk A, Dubuc M, Haigney M, Mazur A, McPherson CA, Mitchell LB, Natale A, Piccini JP, Raitt M, Rashtian MY, Schuger C, Winters S, Worley SJ, Ziv O, Moss AJ, . Journal of the American College of Cardiology.. 2018 Aug 7; 72(6):636-645.
• Yokogawa N, Ishikawa M, Nishitani K, Beck CA, Tsuchiya H, Mesfin A, Kates SL, Daiss JL, Xie C, Schwarz EM. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.. 2018 Jun 0; 36(6):1590-1598. Epub 2018 Feb 05.
• Yukata K, Xie C, Li TF, Brown ML, Kanchiku T, Zhang X, Awad HA, Schwarz EM, Beck CA, Jonason JH, O'Keefe RJ. Bone.. 2018 May 0; 110:150-159. Epub 2018 Feb 03.
• Mammen JR, Elson MJ, Java JJ, Beck CA, Beran DB, Biglan KM, Boyd CM, Schmidt PN, Simone R, Willis AW, Dorsey ER. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2018 Apr 0; 24(4):255-267. Epub 2017 Aug 01
• Marrie RA, Beck CA. Neurology.. 2017 Oct 10; 89(15):1538-1539. Epub 2017 Sep 13.
• Beck CA, Beran DB, Biglan KM, Boyd CM, Dorsey ER, Schmidt PN, Simone R, Willis AW, Galifianakis NB, Katz M, Tanner CM, Dodenhoff K, Aldred J, Carter J, Fraser A, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Spindler M, Reichwein S, Mari Z, Dunlop B, Morgan JC, McLane D, Hickey P, Gauger L, Richard IH, Mejia NI, Bwala G, Nance M, Shih LC, Singer C, Vargas-Parra S, Zadikoff C, Okon N, Feigin A, Ayan J, Vaughan C, Pahwa R, Dhall R, Hassan A, DeMello S, Riggare SS, Wicks P, Achey MA, Elson MJ, Goldenthal S, Keenan HT, Korn R, Schwarz H, Sharma S, Stevenson EA, Zhu W, . Neurology.. 2017 Sep 12; 89(11):1152-1161. Epub 2017 Aug 16.
• Kutyifa V, Beck C, Brown MW, Cannom D, Daubert J, Estes M, Greenberg H, Goldenberg I, Hammes S, Huang D, Klein H, Knops R, Kosiborod M, Poole J, Schuger C, Singh JP, Solomon S, Wilber D, Zareba W, Moss AJ, . American heart journal.. 2017 Jul 0; 189:158-166. Epub 2017 May 04.
• Nishitani K, Mietus Z, Beck CA, Ito H, Matsuda S, Awad HA, Ehrhart N, Schwarz EM. PloS one.. 2017 12(10):e0185446. Epub 2017 Oct 11.
• Moss AJ, , . Journal of the American College of Cardiology.. 2016 Nov 15; 68(20):2232-2234

• Frank S, Testa CM, Stamler D, Kayson E, Davis C, Edmondson MC, Kinel S, Leavitt B, Oakes D, O'Neill C, Vaughan C, Goldstein J, Herzog M, Snively V, Whaley J, Wong C, Suter G, Jankovic J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Claassen DO, Roman OC, Sung V, Smith J, Janicki S, Clouse R, Saint-Hilaire M, Hohler A, Turpin D, James RC, Rodriguez R, Rizer K, Anderson KE, Heller H, Carlson A, Criswell S, Racette BA, Revilla FJ, Nucifora F, Margolis RL, Ong M, Mendis T, Mendis N, Singer C, Quesada M, Paulsen JS, Brashers-Krug T, Miller A, Kerr J, Dubinsky RM, Gray C, Factor SA, Sperin E, Molho E, Eglow M, Evans S, Kumar R, Reeves C, Samii A, Chouinard S, Beland M, Scott BL, Hickey PT, Esmail S, Fung WL, Gibbons C, Qi L, Colcher A, Hackmyer C, McGarry A, Klos K, Gudesblatt M, Fafard L, Graffitti L, Schneider DP, Dhall R, Wojcieszek JM, LaFaver K, Duker A, Neefus E, Wilson-Perez H, Shprecher D, Wall P, Blindauer KA, Wheeler L, Boyd JT, Houston E, Farbman ES, Agarwal P, Eberly SW, Watts A, Tariot PN, Feigin A, Evans S, Beck C, Orme C, Edicola J, Christopher E. JAMA.. 2016 Jul 5; 316(1):40-50.

• Dorsey ER, Achey MA, Beck CA, Beran DB, Biglan KM, Boyd CM, Schmidt PN, Simone R, Willis AW, Galifianakis NB, Katz M, Tanner CM, Dodenhoff K, Ziman N, Aldred J, Carter J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Spindler M, Mari Z, Morgan JC, McLane D, Hickey P, Gauger L, Richard IH, Bull MT, Mejia NI, Bwala G, Nance M, Shih L, Anderson L, Singer C, Zadikoff C, Okon N, Feigin A, Ayan J, Vaughan C, Pahwa R, Cooper J, Webb S, Dhall R, Hassan A, Weis D, DeMello S, Riggare SS, Wicks P, Smith J, Keenan HT, Korn R, Schwarz H, Sharma S, Stevenson EA, Zhu W. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2016 Jul 0; 22(7):590-8. Epub 2016 Feb 17.