Data Science
Health Services Research
Multiple Sclerosis
Karen Walsh, DHSc, MS, MBA, PStat
Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor
Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor
Research & Practice Interests
Education
DHSc, University of Indianapolis
MS, Northwestern University
MBA, Pennsylvania State University
BA, Dickinson College
Publications
- Hematologic Malignancy Episodes Exceed Target Price in Oncology Care Model
- Estimating the National Population of Hospitalized Chronic Baclofen Users: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Commercial Claims Database
- System-Level Variation in Multiple Sclerosis Care Outcomes: Initial Findings from the Multiple Sclerosis Continuous Quality Improvement Research Collaborative
- Comparing traditional modeling approaches versus predictive analytics methods for predicting multiple sclerosis relapse
- Practicing entertainment for social change in the United States: comparing the influences of U.S.-based documentary storytelling and print campaign resources in a univision prosocial media campaign
Teaching
- Statistics I
- Statistics II
Certifications
Accredited Professional Statistician - PStat®
Biography
Dr. Karen Walsh is a System Director for Performance Measurement, Improvement and Analytics at Main Line Health, as well as a research assistant professor with the Main Line Center for Population Health Research at LIMR. As a researcher and statistician, she focuses on predictive modeling, health services and data science. Her most recent research is on multiple sclerosis (MS) and focuses on geographic variation in MS care, quality, value, and predictive clinical endpoints.
Dr. Walsh teaches statistics and health data science courses at JCPH and serves as a chair on the master's capstone projects. Dr. Walsh earned her DHSc from University of Indianapolis with a focus in Statistics and Data Science, MS from Northwestern University in Predictive Analytics, and has an MBA from Pennsylvania State University.