Biostatistician

Yachen Zhu, PhD
Biostatistician
Email
yzhu@arg.org
Phone
Expertise
Yachen’s work focuses on the application of statistical methods to human exposure to toxic substances and epidemiology. She has experience in survey data analysis, survival analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, and Bayesian data analysis. She also has a strong interest in health disparity research

Zhu, Y., Llamosas-Falcón, L., Kerr, W., Puka, K., & Probst, C. (2024). Differential associations of alcohol use with ischemic heart disease mortality by socioeconomic status in the US, 1997-2018. JAMA Network Open, 7 (2) e2354270 Abstract or Full Text
Llamosas-Falcón, L., Rehm, J., Bright, S., Buckley, C., Carr, T., Kilian, C., Lasserre, A. M., Lemp, J. M., Zhu, Y., & Probst, C. (2024). The relationship between alcohol consumption, BMI, and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Diabetes Care, 46 (11) 2076-2083 Abstract or Full Text
Puka, K., Kilian, C., Zhu, Y. Mulia, N., Buckley, C., Lasserre, A.M., Rehm, J., Probst, C. (2023). Can lifestyle factors explain racial and ethnic inequalities in all-cause mortality among US adults?. BMC Public Health, 23 1591 Abstract or Full Text
Llamosas-Falcón, L., Probst, C., Buckley, C., Jiang, H., Lasserre, A.M., Puka, K., Tran, A., Zhu, Y., Rehm, Y. (2023). How does alcohol use impact morbidity and mortality of liver cirrhosis? A systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis. Hepatology International, Abstract or Full Text
Zhu, Y., Greenfield, T. K., Ye, Y., Williams, E., & Kerr, W. C. (2023). Life-course accumulated cannabis use and recent cannabis-related problems in the Washington panel survey. Addictive Behaviors, 152 107957 Abstract or Full Text

Yachen Zhu, PhD