Laura Pontiggia, PhD
Professor
Director, Academic Programs
Contact
Laura Pontiggia, PhD
Professor
Director, Academic Programs
Education
PhD, Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2004
MS, Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2002
Laurea in Economia - Summa Cum Laude, University of Pavia, Italy, 1998
Publications
- Physical Activity and Nutrition-Related Beliefs, Behaviors, and Challenges in Individuals Living with Cancer and Their Caregivers
- A transitions of care (TOC) PharmD elective and its impact on students' perceptions on their TOC knowledge, skills, and attitudes
- When Eating Becomes Torturous: Understanding Nutrition-Related Cancer Treatment Side Effects among Individuals with Cancer and Their Caregivers
- Risk Factors for Recurrence of Clostridioides difficile in Hospitalized Patients
- Refining interprofessional, outpatient transitions of care services to reduce hospital readmissions
Research Interest
Biostatistics
Data analytics
Data science methods
Clinical trials
Educational research
Biography
Dr. Laura Pontiggia received her Laurea in Economics Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pavia, Italy, her Master of Science and Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Her current areas of research are statistical approaches for clinical and pharmaceutical data, Models for health sciences and biological data, and educational research. Dr. Pontiggia joined University of the Sciences in 2005 as Assistant Professor of Statistics, got promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and Full Professor in 2016 and she also served in several administrative roles. In July 2020 she joined Thomas Jefferson University as the Director of Academic Programs for the Institute of Emerging Health Professions and Professor. During her tenure as a faculty, she has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics and she has also been very active in research with numerous collaborations that resulted in more than 40 peer-reviewed publications.
Teaching
Applied Research Design & Methods
Applied Health Research Design & Methods
Applied Research Design
Foundations of Biostatistical Methods
Fundamentals of Applied Biostatistics