Dante Verme, PhD, MS

Dante A. Verme is Professor and Vice-Chair for Educational Activities in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

• Phone: (202) 994-7895
• Fax: (202) 994-0082
• Email: sphdav@gwumc.edu or Dverme@gwu.edu

Professor Verme is an applied biostatistician and an expert in time series analysis, random effects modeling, SAS programming and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). An outstanding teacher whose abilities have several times been recognized with the School's Excellence in Teaching Award, Dr. Verme is director of the biostatistics concentration of the MPH degree program, and works closely with MPH students on their special projects. He also guides doctoral candidates in epidemiology and biostatistics and serves as a reader on their dissertation research committees.

Dr. Verme served as interim chairman of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics for four years, until 2005, and is now the Department's Vice Chair for Educational Activities. In that capacity, he oversees its educational operations, ensuring the high quality of courses and expanding the base of the specialized courses that are offered. Dr. Verme has also been an active member of the admissions and curriculum committees, and of the search committee that recruited the School's current dean.

Education

Master of Science (Applied Statistics), The George Washington University, 1983
Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematical Statistics), The George Washington University, 1990

Teaching

Use of Statistical Packages for Data Analysis, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Introduction to Time Series Analysis in Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Research

Professor Verme brings his statistical expertise to a range of research projects, including those sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. The results of his collaborative research, conducted at The Biostatistics Center and in the GWU Medical Center, have been widely published in peer-reviewed journals.

Departments

• Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Publications

• Randomized controlled trial of education and feedback for implementation of guidelines for acute low back pain.
  Schectman JM, Schroth WS, Verme D, Voss JD. Randomized controlled trial of education and feedback for implementation of guidelines for acute low back pain. J Gen Int Med 2003 Oct 18;10:773-80.
• Interaction and intervention modeling: predicting and extrapolating the impact of multiple interventions.
  Riegelman R, Verme D, Rochon J, El-Mohandes A. Interaction and intervention modeling: predicting and extrapolating the impact of multiple interventions. Ann Epidemiol 2002;12(3):151-6.