Biostatistics
- Programs under this Subject:
- Biostatistics PhD
- Subjects under same Department
- Epidemiology
- Arizona Clinical Research Training
Department Contact Information
- Department
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Phone
- (520) 626-3200
- Fax
- (520) 626-3206
- Mailing Address
- College of Public Health , Office of Student Services and Academic Affairs , 1834 E. Mabel
- Website
- http://www.publichealth.arizona.edu/
PhD program
Deadlines
Domestic Applicants
- Fall
- January 1
- Spring
- No admissions
- Summer I
- No admissions
- Summer II
- No admissions
International Applicants
- Fall
- December 1
- Spring
- No admissions
- Summer I
- No admissions
- Summer II
- No admissions
Minimum Application Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree with GPA of 3.2 or higher
- Strong quantitative skills
- At least three semesters of college-level calculus through multivariable/vector calculus
- One semester of linear algebra is strongly recommended
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume or CV
- Personal statement of experiences and goals
- GRE scores (combined verbal and quantitative score of 1200 or above considered competitive)
- TOEFL or IELTS scores for international applicants
- Writing sample
GRE Code
5688 (SOPHAS)
Financial Aid
- Research and Teaching Assistantships
- Tuition and Registration Scholarships
Description
The PhD in Biostatistics will have an emphasis on the foundations of statistical reasoning and will require its graduates to complete rigorous training in applied probability and statistical analyses. This new program will prepare students who have demonstrated excellence in mathematics and the sciences to become research biostatisticians in academia, industry, or government.
Graduate Faculty
Epidemiology Section Chair
- Robin Harris (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Biostatistics Section Chair
- Sylvan Green (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Professor
- Neil Ampel (Medicine)
- Iris Bell (Medicine)
- Stephen J. Coons (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Antonio Estrada (Mexican American Studies)
- Charles Gerba (Soil, Water and Environmental Science)
- Elena Martinez (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Joseph Miller (Ophthamology)
- Eskild Petersen (Medicine)
- Denise Roe (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Eyal Shahar (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Duane Sherrill, Associate Dean for Research
- Charles R. Sterling (Veterinary Science)
Associate Professor
- Zhao Chen (Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
- Mary Kay O'Rourke (Community, Environment and Policy)
- Daniel C. Malone (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- James Ranger-Moore, Division Head for Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Bruce Walsh (EEB)
Assistant Professor
- Kacey Ernst (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Janet Foote (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Stefano Guerra (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Chiu-Hsieh (Paul) Hsu (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Elizabeth Jacobs (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
- Myra Muramoto (FCM, COM)
- Sydney Pettygrove (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)