Biostatistics

Longitudinal data methods and repeated measures, missing data problems, mixed models, hyperbolastic and other non-linear growth models, statistical computing and simulation, graphics, survey methods, and variable selection methods. To download purposeful selection macro click here.

Ongoing projects include mathematical and statistical modeling of biological processes, translation and analyses of clustered community-based public health interventions, complex survey designs for policy evaluation, and teaching of statistical computing and programming in a computer lab environment.

Recent Publications

[PubMed]

Ferguson A, Bursac Z, Johnson W. (2012). Computer Controlled Chamber Measurements for Clay Adherence Relevant for Potential Dioxin Exposure Through Skin. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 47(3).

Hersh J, Bursac Z, Williams DK, Pulley L, Thelemaque L, Jandorf L, Erwin DO. (2012). Multiple Analytical Approaches in the Presence of Missing Data: A Case Study of Esperanza Y Vida Cancer Screening Intervention. ASA Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings, Biometrics Section, Alexandria, VA: in press.

Callaway J, Williams DK, Bursac Z, Stone B. (2012). Creating R Functions for Optimization of Real-Time Physiologic Parameters: Application of Loess Regression. ASA Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings, Biometrics Section, Alexandria, VA: in press.

Swearingen CJ, Melguizo Castro MS, Bursac Z. (2011). Modeling Percentage Outcomes: The %Beta_Regression Macro. SAS Global Forum Proceedings, Paper 335:1-12. (1^st place contributed paper)

Bursac Z, Williams D, Gauss CH, Moore P, Goodell M, Krukowski RA, West DS, Phillips MM, Raczynski JM. (2011). Comparison of Quadratic Inference Functions and Generalized Estimating Equations: Longitudinal Case Study of Act 1220 of 2003 Health Policy in Arkansas. ASA Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings, Section on Health Policy Statistics, Alexandria, VA: 2234-2237.

Goodell M, Bursac Z, Gauss CH, Phillips MM. (2011). From Cross-Sectional to Cohort Data: The Creation of the Act 1220 Evaluation Longitudinal Databases. ASA Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings, Section for Statistical Programmer and Analysts, Alexandria, VA: 2474-2479.

Treviño M, Jandorf L, Bursac Z, Erwin DO. (2011). Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Latina Women: The Role of Latino Male. Journal of Community Health: Epub ahead of print.

Jandorf L, Ellison J, Shelton R, Thélémaque L, Castillo A, Mendez EI, Horowitz C, Treviño M, Doty B, Hannigan M, Aguirre E, Harfouche-Saad F, Colon J, Matos J, Pully L, Bursac Z, Erwin DO. (2011). Esperanza y Vida: A Culturally and Linguistically Customized Breast and Cervical Education Program for Diverse Latinas at Three Different United States Sites. Journal of Health Communication: Epub ahead of print.

Yeary KH, Cornell CE, Turner J, Moore P, Bursac Z, Prewitt E, West DS. (2011). Feasibility of an Evidence-Based Weight Loss Intervention for a Faith-Based, Rural, African American population. Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(6):A146.

West DS, Bursac Z, Cornell CE, Felix HC, Fausett JK, Krukowski RA, Lensing S, Love S, Prewitt ET, Beck C. (2011). Lay Health Educators Translate a Weight Loss Intervention in Senior Centers: A Randomized Control Trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41(4):385-391.

Krukowski RA, Philyaw Perez AG, Bursac Z, Goodell M, Raczynski JM, Smith West D, Phillips MM. (2011). Development and Evaluation of the School Cafeteria Nutrition Assessment (SCNA) Measures. Journal of School Health, 81(8): 427-432.

White D, Bursac Z, DiLillo V, West DS. Weight Loss Goals Among African American Women with Type 2 Diabetes in a Behavioral Weight Control Program. Obesity, 19(11):2283-2285.

Bronstein JM, Felix HC, Bursac Z, Stewart MK, Foushee HR, Klapow J. (2011). Providing General and Preconception Health Care to Low Income Women in Family Planning Setting: Perception of Providers and Clients. Maternal and Child Health Journal: in press.

Love SJ, Sheffer CE, Bursac Z, Prewitt TE, Krukowski RA, West DS. (2011). Offer of a Weight Management Program to Weight-Concerned Smokers Improves Tobacco Dependence Treatment Outcomes. American Journal of Addictions, 20(1): 1-8.

Tabatabai M, Bursac Z, Eby WM, Singh KP. (2011). Mathematical Modeling of Stem Cell Proliferation. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computation, 49(3): 253 - 262.

Ferguson A, Bursac Z, Kern DF. (2011). Arkansas People Participating in Lead Education (APPLE): Results of a Lead-Safe Training Program. Journal of Community Health, 36(3): 367-374.

Zraick RI, Kempster GB, Conner NP, Thibeault S, Klaben BK, Bursac Z, Thrush CR, Glaze L. (2011). Establishing Validity of the Consensus Auditory Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V). American Journal of Speech and Language Pathology, 20(1):14-22.

Lawsin C, Erwin DO, Bursac Z, Jandorf L. (2011). Heterogeneity in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Practices Among Female Hispanic Immigrants in the United States. J of Immigrant and Minority Health, 13(5):834-841.

Mailing Address:

Zoran Bursac

UAMS

College of Public Health

Department of Biostatistics

4301 W. Markham St., Slot 781

Little Rock, AR 72205-7199

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Last updated: 10/19/2011