Chan-hee Jo, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/College of Medicine
Phone: (501) 364-3368

Dr. Chan-hee Jo received her PhD in Biostatistics from Texas A&M University in 2002. Her research interests include basic science, clinical, translational, and outcomes research, as well as nonparametric regression problems including smoothing spline and regression splines, measurement error problems, computational statistics including MCMC and Gibbs sampling, generalized linear mixed model analysis, and applied statistics. Dr. Jo has spent the past six years as faculty with the Department of Pediatrics.

Key Publications

Heulitt MJ., Jones SM., Holt SJ., Thurman TL., Jo C., Simpson PM. Repeated measurements of respiratory mechanics in developing rats utilizing a forced oscillation technique. Experimental Lung Research 2008 34(7):409-23.

Badger TM., Ronis MJ., Wolff G., Stanley S., Ferguson M., Shankar K., Simpson P., Jo C. Soy Protein Isolate Reduces Hepatosteatosis in Yellow Avy/a Mice Without Altering Coat Color Phenotype. Experimental Biology and Medicine 2008 233(10):1242-54.

Hakkak R., MacLeod S., Shaaf S., Holley AW., Simpson P., Fuchs G., Jo CH., Kieber-Emmons T., Korourian S. Obesity increases the incidence of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced mammary tumors in an ovariectomized Zucker rat model. International Journal of Oncology 2007 30(3):557-63.

Vargas PA., Perry TT., Robles E., Jo CH., Simpson PM., Magee JM., Feild CR., Hakkak R., Carroll PA., Jones SM. Relationship of body mass index with asthma indicators in head start children. Annals of allergy, asthma & Immunology 2007 July; 99(1):8-22.

Shankar K., Hidestrand M., Haley R., Jo CH., Simpson PM., Lumpkin, Jr Charles K., Badger TM., Ronis M. Different Molecular Mechanisms Underlie Ethanol-Induced Bone Loss in Cycling and Pregnant Rats. Endocrinology 2006 January; Vol 147(1):166-178.

Lopez AM., Tilford JM., Anand KJ., Jo CH., Green JW., Aitken ME., Fiser DH. Variation in Pediatric Intensive Care Therapies and Outcomes by Race, Gender, and Insurance Status. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2006 Jan; 7(1):2-6.