Mark A. Espeland, PhD

Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Research Interests

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Obesity
Life Style
Aging
Alzheimer's Disease

About Me

I am a Professor in the Divisions of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and Public Health Sciences. My PhD is from the University of Rochester in Statistics. I have been at Wake Forest School of Medicine since 1986 and headed its biostatistics department for 11 years. I am a fellow of the American Statistical Association, the Society for Clinical Trials, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. I have authored/co-authored 400 methodological and biomedical journal articles. My research currently probes interfaces among aging, diabetes, cognition, sex, and lifestyle.

Education: BS, Arizona State University, 1974; MA, University of Rochester, 1981; PhD, University of Rochester, 1981
Memberships: American Statistical Association; Biometric Society; Society for Clinical Trials; American Diabetes Association; American Association of Advancement of Science; Gerontological Society of America
Positions: Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; Professor, Biostatistics and Data Science
Departments and Affiliations: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; Biostatistics and Data Science; Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention; Cardiovascular Sciences Center; Center on Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism

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Research Focus Areas

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