Director, Analytic Core

Rod Dunn
Director, Analytic Core
Rod is a senior biostatistician and Director, specializing in health services research, quality of life, clinical trials, & study design while overseeing all core activities.
Analysts

Stephanie Daignault-Newton
Statistician Expert
Stephanie is a senior biostatistician who supports the global Dept of Urology research and the MUSIC team. She specializes in clinical trials with a long history in cancer research collaborations.
Samuel Kaufman
Statistician Expert
Sam joined us in 2011. He works mainly with Medicare data, focusing on the relationship between physician organization and healthcare quality. He advises on computer hardware and statistical topics.
Mary Oerline
Statistician Expert
Ms. Oerline joined the HSR division in 2016. She has co-authored many papers published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to abstracts presented at major scientific meetings.

Ji Qi
Statistician Senior
Ji joined Urology in 2016 and is part of the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC) team. Outside of work, Ji enjoys swimming, tennis, and binge-watching Netflix.

Phyllis Yan
Statistician Senior
Phyllis joined the HSR division in 2015, primarily working with Medicare data. Her specialties include large data analysis and mixed models. She is excellent at dodgeball.

Ziwei Zhu
Statistician Intermediate
Ziwei joined the HSR division in 2018. She supports multiple investigators and works with Medicare, SEER-Medicare, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) data.
Research Associates

Sitara Murali
Research Associate
Sitara is a Research Associate for the Dow Division of Health Services Research in the Department of Urology. She provides research and project management support to Dr. John Hollingsworth.