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Scott W. Keith

Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Medical College
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics,
Division of Biostatistics
Assistant Professor
Appointed: 2008
Mailing Address
1015 Chestnut St., Suite M100
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
United States
Contact Information
Phone: 215-503-9876
Fax: 215-503-3804
scott.keith@jefferson.edu
Personal Web Site
Qualifications
BA, University of Vermont, Mathematics, 1998
MS, University of New Orleans, Mathematics, 2004
PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Biostatistics, 2008
Expertise and Research Interests
My research interests include nonlinear modeling methodology for binary and survival outcomes, latent variable modeling, and the clinical and epidemiological investigation of the effects of obesity and weight loss on health outcomes including mortality, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and headaches.
Keywords
Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Nonlinear Modeling; Survival Analysis; Obesity
Publications
  • Keith SW, Redden DT, Katzmarzyk P, Boggiano MM, Hanlon EC, Benca RM, Ruden D, Pietrobelli A, Barger J, Fontaine K, Wang C, Arronne L, Wright S, Baskin M, Dhurandhar N, Lijoi M, Grilo CM, De Luca M, Allison DB. (2006) Putative Contributors to the Secular Increase in Obesity: Exploring the Roads Less Traveled. International Journal of Obesity; 30:1585-94.
  • Elobeid MA, Desmond R, Thomas O, Keith SW, Allison DB. (2007) Waist circumference values are increasing beyond that expected from body mass index increases. Obesity;15:2380-2383.
  • Keith SW, Wang C, Fontaine KR, Allison DB. (2008) BMI and headache among women: Results from 11 epidemiologic datasets. Obesity;16:377-83.
  • Muzumdar R, Allison DB, Ma X, Atzmon G, Einstein FH, Fishman S, McVei T, Keith SW, Nir Barzilai. (2008) Visceral Adipose Tissue Modulates Mammalian Longevity. Aging Cell;7:438-40.
  • Gadbury G, Supapapkorn T, Coffey CS, Keith SW, Allison DB. (2008) Application of potential outcomes to an intentional weight loss latent variable problem. Statistics and Its Interface;1:87-97.
  • Yi N, Ding S, Keith SW, Coffey CS, Allison DB. (in press) Bayesian Analysis of the Effect of Intentional Weight Loss on Mortality Rate. International Journal of Body Composition.
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