Su Chen, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics

University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health 

Professional Summary

• 2021-present, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2019-2021, Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis
• 2013-2019, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis

Education

• 2013, PhD in Statistics, Oklahoma State University
• 2012, Master in Quantitative Financial Economics, Oklahoma State University
• 2009, Master in Statistics, Oklahoma State University
• 2007, BS in Statistics, Wuhan University of Technology

Research Interest & Projects

Dr. Chen's research interests mainly focuses on non-/semi-parametric statistical modeling and data analysis on large-scale human genetics & epigenetics, as well as intelligent tutoring/learning data. Dr. Chen also served as a statistical consultant to help with statistical planning/design, power calculation, and data analysis over the past 10 years.

Selected Publications

• Chen, S., Fang, Y., Shi, G., Sabatini, J., Greenberg, D., Frijters, J. and Graesser, A. (2021). Automated Disengagement Track- ing Within an Intelligent Tutoring System. Frontiers in Artifi- cial Intelligence, section AI for Human Learning and Behavior Change. doi: 10.3389/frai.2020.595627. 

• Chen, S. (2020) Generalized expected value of continuous random variables and its applications. Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods, DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2020.1725823 

• Chen, S. (2020) A new distribution-free k-sample test: Analysis of kernel density functionals, The Canadian Journal of Statis- tics, 48(2): 167-186. 

• Chen, S., Refaey, H., Mukherjee, N., Solatikia, F., Jiang, Y., Arshad, H., Ewart, S., Holloway, J., Zhang, H., Karmaus, W. (2020) Ages at onset of different pubertal signs in boys and girls and differential DNA methylation at age 10 and 18 years: an epigenome-wide follow-up study, Human Reproduction Open, doi: 10.1093/hropen/hoaa006.
• Chen, S. and Pokojovy, M. (2018) Modern and classical k-sample omnibus tests, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Statistics , 10(1), e1418:112.
• Chen, S., Mukherjee, N., Janjanam, V., Arshad, H., Holloway, J. and Karmaus, W. (2017) Consistency and variability of DNA methylation in women during puberty, young adulthood and pregnancy, Genetics & Epigenetics, 9: 1-9.
• Karmaus, W. and Chen, S. (2017) Changes in blood DNA methy- lation and incomplete adjustment for blood cell composition, International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(5): 1-3.

Professional Affiliations

• American Statistical Association (ASA)
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Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)

• International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA)
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International Biometrics Society, Eastern North American Region (ENAR)