Event Title: Epi & Lab Section Meeting & Introduction to Modern R Programming
Event Date: Thurs. January 11, 2024
Event Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
Description: Dr. Justin Dvorak will join the Epidemiology/Lab Section to present an Introduction to Modern R Programming. This presentation is excellent for those who are new to R or who are wanting to get more out R in their work or school projects. All are welcome to attend and CEU's will be available for this presentation!
Speaker Bios: Justin D. Dvorak is a Research Biostatistician, Instructor, and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He has collaborated with investigators across a wide variety of fields, including speech-language pathology, ophthalmology, endocrinology, oncology, orthopedic surgery, tobacco research, venous thromboembolism, medical imaging, COVID-19 modeling, and m-health. His work has led to more than 100 presentations at the regional, national, and international levels, over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals, multiple funded grant awards from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, and the American Cancer Society, and a textbook on numerical computing which has found international usage. As an instructor, he has taught courses on statistical theory and practice, given lectures on AI, natural-language processing, and machine learning, and conducted departmental seminars on programming using R, SAS, and Python. His research interests include statistical computing, time-series analysis, non-parametric statistics, and automated modeling techniques.
Learning Areas: Implementation, skills-based training
Learning Objectives:
- Define the basics of R language
- Identify best practices for writing R programs in the epidemiology field
- Describe features of RStudio
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OPHA Provider Information
NCHEC (CHES/MCHES) Provider #101897
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