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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kaeli Samson, MPH, MA

Kaeli Samson

Statistician II, UNMC Department of Biostatistics

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Phone: 402-559-1969

Kaeli Samson is a statistician in the UNMC College of Public Health Department of Biostatistics.

She joined UNMC in 2016 after serving as a data analyst/graduate assistant at the Nebraska Coalition for Patient Safety, an adjunct instructor at the College of Saint Mary and as a research associate/technician at Creighton University.

Education
  • Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science, University of Nebraska Omaha, 2019 
  • MPH, Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2016 
  • MA, Psychobiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, 2010 
  • BS, Psychology, Iowa State University, 2006 
Professional Interests

Kaeli Samson is interested in working on quality improvement and clinical research projects, which she does often through the Graduate Medical Education Research Collaborative. She also likes analyzing electronic medical records data and helping researchers create and disseminate surveys. She enjoys data visualization, particularly with the use of geographic information science software, where she can create maps to help investigators tell a story using their spatial data. She also likes teaching material on the topics of GIS, structured query language, and SAS programming.  

Selected Publications
  • Weaver MS, Chana T, Fisher D, Fost H, Hawley B, James K, Lindley LC, Samson K, Smith SM, Ware A, Torkildson C. State of the Service: Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Community-Based Service Coverage in the United States. J Palliat Med. 2023 Jun 13. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0204. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37311177.  
  • Datta P, Eiland L, Samson K, Donovan A, Anzalone AJ, McAdam-Marx C. Telemedicine and health access inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Glob Health. 2022 Dec 3; 12:05051. PMID: 36462207; PMCID: PMC9718446.  
  • Killeen AC, Krell LE, Bertels M, Christiansen MM, Anderson L, Hattervig RL, Samson KK, Wang D, Reinhardt RA. Effect of locally applied simvastatin on clinical attachment level and alveolar bone in periodontal maintenance patients: A randomized clinical trial. J Periodontol. 2022 Nov;93(11):1682-1690. PMID: 35622060.  
  • Fallahtafti F, Gonabadi AM, Samson K, Yentes JM. Margin of Stability May Be Larger and Less Variable during Treadmill Walking Versus Overground. Biomechanics (Basel). 2021 Jun;1(1):118-130. PMID: 34414390.  
  • Wang LL, Samson KK, Boyle SL. Validated Models to Estimate Probability of Dialysis After Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy. JAMA Surg. 2021 Jul 7:e212331. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2331. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34232262; PMCID: PMC8264755.