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Leah J Welty

  • 1001 Citations
20022024
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Research Interests

Dr. Welty's research interests include the application of biostatistics to psychiatry and environmental research and the development of software tools for reproducible research. She leads the development team for StatTag (stattag.org) - free, open-source software connecting Microsoft Word to R, SAS and Stata. She is also the lead biostatistician for the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a large-scale longitudinal study of psychiatric disorders and risky behaviors in delinquent youth, as well as NJP: NextGen, a study of the children of the original Northwestern Juvenile Project participants. She directs the Biostatistics Collaboration Center, Feinberg's core biostatistics resource for non-cancer research.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, University of Chicago

… → 2003

Research interests

  • Biostatistics
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • HIV Infection
  • Health Disparities
  • Psychiatry

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Grants 2005 2024

LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF INCARCERATION: A PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Abram, K. M., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.

Anonymous Foundation (VIII)

9/26/19 → 9/25/21

Project: Research project

longitudinal study
justice
imprisonment
weapon
substance abuse

Collateral Consequences of Parents Incarcerations for Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Teplin, L. A., Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Petitclerc, A., Wakschlag, L. S. & Welty, L. J.

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

6/10/19 → 1/31/24

Project: Research project

An examination of psychomotor disturbance in current and remitted MDD: An RDoC Study

Mittal, V. A. & Welty, L. J.

National Institute of Mental Health

4/8/19 → 3/31/24

Project: Research project

Psychomotor Agitation
Major Depressive Disorder
Research
Depression
Actigraphy

Drug Abuse and Related Health Disparities: An Intergenerational Longitudinal Study of Offspring of Delinquent Youth (Northwestern Offspring Project)

Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Jakubowski, J. A., Petitclerc, A., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

9/1/18 → 5/31/23

Project: Research project

drug abuse
longitudinal study
parents
health
substance abuse

Firearm Involvement Among Parents and Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of At-Risk Youth

Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Jakubowski, J. A., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

9/1/18 → 8/31/23

Project: Research project

longitudinal study
parents
adolescent
violence
juvenile offender

Research Output 2002 2019

  • 1001 Citations
  • 36 Article
  • 3 Comment/debate
  • 2 Letter
  • 2 Review article

Antibiotic prophylaxis after urethroplasty may offer no benefit

Manjunath, A., Chen, L., Welty, L. J., Wong, V. J., Amarasekera, C., Gonzalez, C. M. & Hofer, M. D., Jan 1 2019, In : World journal of urology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Pathologic Constriction
Urine
Recurrence
Wounds and Injuries

Approval-adjusted recall rates of high-risk medical devices from 2002-2016 across food and drug administration device categories

Ghobadi, C. W., Janetos, T. M., Tsai, S., Welty, L., Walter, J. R. & Xu, S., Mar 1 2019, In : Issues in law & medicine. 34, 1, p. 77-92 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

United States Food and Drug Administration
Equipment and Supplies
General Hospitals
Anesthesiology
Device Approval

A Qualitative, Cross-Sectional Study of Positive and Negative Comments of Residency Programs Across 9 Medical and Surgical Specialties

Dulmage, B. O., Akintilo, L., Welty, L. J., Davis, M. M., Colavincenzo, M. L. & Xu, S., Sep 1 2018, In : American Journal of Medicine. 131, 9, p. 1130-1134.e6

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Surgical Specialties
Internship and Residency
Social Media
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Cross-Sectional Studies

Moderators of treatment outcomes in a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient program for eating disorders

Hayes, N. A., Welty, L. J., Slesinger, N. & Washburn, J. J., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Eating Disorders.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Medical Day Care
Outpatients
Quality of Life
Depression
Therapeutics
1 Citation (Scopus)

Social support networks among delinquent youth: An 8-year follow-up study

Zwecker, N. A., Harrison, A. J., Welty, L. J., Teplin, L. A. & Abram, K. M., Oct 3 2018, In : Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 57, 7, p. 459-480 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Social Support
social support
adulthood
social network
human being