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Statistical methods for real-time forecasts of infectious disease

Developing methods to model and forecast the transmission of COVID-19 using tools from epidemiology, statistics, and machine learning.

Identifying Mechanisms of Peer Influence on Youth Weight-Related Behaviors

Understanding the social clustering of health outcomes among adolescents, aiming to identify peer influence on health behaviors such as physical activity, screen time, and dietary patterns.

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After several months of development, the UMass…

Jun 30, 2020 University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Nicholas…