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Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D.

Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, biostatistics and family medicine
Joint appointment: Department of Biostatistics

Phone: (804) 827-2036
E-mail: rjohnson@vcu.edu

Role/responsibilities

  • Statistical consultant with the Department of Family Medicine

Research

  • Biostatistics of primary care
  • Statistical computing
  • Geometric linear models
  • Nonparametrics
  • Consults with physicians on a study focusing on underserved areas

Professional affiliations

  • Statistical consultant for the Journal of Continuing Education in Health Professions

Education

  • Ph.D., biostatistics – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Previous experience

  • While at UNC, Johnson worked on the SENIC project, a nationwide study concerned with the effects of programs designed to combat hospital-acquired infections
  • Biostatistician for the National Cancer Institute Prescribe for Health study