Costas Christophi, PhDCostas Christophi is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
After completing his doctoral dissertation on distances in random tries via analytic probability at The George Washington University, Professor Christophi joined the SPHHS research faculty in 2004, and now serves as a statistician on the NIH's Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). He previously investigated the distribution of a multiplicative risk function for the Environmental Protection Agency and served as a special volunteer with the Biometry Research Group for the National Cancer Institute, researching selection bias. A native of Cyprus, Dr. Christophi is a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, an avid soccer player, and has a listing in Who's Who in America. EducationBachelor of Science (Business Administration), Boston University, 1994 TeachingIntroduction to Business and Economic Statistics, Department of Statistics (Columbian College of Arts and Sciences) ResearchProfessor Christophi's primary research interests are clinical trials and the probabilistic analysis of algorithms. His recent statistical work with DPP has focused on gestational diabetes, the ankle-brachial index, and diabetic retinopathy. Community ServiceProfessor Christophi is a member of the American Statistical Association and served as a referee for the Journal of the Iranian Statistical Society. DepartmentsInstitutes & CentersPublications |