Methods, Data Analysis, and Implementation Core

The EQUATE Methods, Data Analysis, and Implementation Core will work with each project to assess project design, methods, and sample size. As needed, the core will discuss best practices in: the development of electronic data entry systems, recruitment and data collection, creation of randomized assignments, quality assurance, statistical analysis, and harmonization of data across projects.

Core Leader

Jeff M. Szychowski, PhD

Chair, Biostatistics
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Core Members

Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine – Center for Health Equity Transformation
George H. Gardner, MD, Professor of Clinical Gynecology
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology//Preventative Medicine
Professor, Medical Social Sciences
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Aaron B. Caughey, MD, MPH, PhD

Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Associate Dean, Women’s Health Research & Policy
Oregon Health & Science University

Alan T. N. Tita, MD, PhD

John C. Hauth, MD, Professor
Mary Heersink Endowed Chair in Global Health
Director, Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health
Associate Dean, Global Health and Women’s Health
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS

Associate Dean, Health Sciences Research
Executive Director, CATALYST
Professor, Health Services Management and Policy
Professor, College of Public Health
Professor, Pediatrics
The Ohio State College of Medicine

Eric Wallace, MD

UAB Medical Director of Telehealth
Director, UAB Home Dialysis Program
Co-Director, UAB Fabry Disease Clinic
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham