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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Statistics, PhD, University of Chicago
… → 2003
Research interests
- Biostatistics
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- HIV Infection
- Health Disparities
- Psychiatry
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Risk-Based Primary Prevention of Heart Failure
Khan, S. S., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Luo, Y., Petito, L. C. & Welty, L. J.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
9/1/22 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Enhancing Cochlear Proteome Fidelity to Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Savas, J. N., Cheatham, M. A. & Welty, L. J.
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/1/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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PRegnancy OuTcomEs and subclinical Cardiovascular disease sTudy: (PROTECT)
Khan, S. S., Allen, N. B., Greenland, P., Grobman, W. A., Petito, L. C., Shah, S. J. & Welty, L. J.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
12/6/21 → 11/30/26
Project: Research project
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Adaption, Implementation and Testing of a Telehealth Diabetes Discharge Intervention to Improve Transitions of Care
Wallia, A., Ackermann, R. T., Ankenman, B. E., Bailey, S. C., Gatchell, D. W., Rees Lewis, D. G. & Welty, L. J.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
12/1/21 → 11/30/24
Project: Research project
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Natural history of 10-meter walk/run test performance in spinal muscular atrophy: A longitudinal analysis
Krosschell, K. J., Townsend, E. L., Kiefer, M., Simeone, S. D., Zumpf, K., Welty, L. & Swoboda, K. J., Feb 2022, In: Neuromuscular Disorders. 32, 2, p. 125-134 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An innovative program to provide methodological mentoring and to foster the development of robust research teams for K awardees: RAMP Mentors
Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J., Daniels, L. A., Herzog, K. A., Traw, E. J., Fleming, M. F., Pope, R. M., Lloyd-Jones, D. M. & Welty, L. J., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. e43.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization during Adolescence with Firearm Perpetration during Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
Teplin, L. A., Meyerson, N. S., Jakubowski, J. A., Aaby, D. A., Zheng, N., Abram, K. M. & Welty, L. J., Feb 5 2021, In: JAMA network open. 4, 2, e2034208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Echocardiographic parameters associated with in-hospital adverse outcomes in patients with Takotsubo syndrome
Farina, L. A., Tibrewala, A., Voit, J. M., Raissi, S. R., Chen, L., Welty, L. J., Khan, S. S., Freed, B. H. & Akhter, N., Jun 2021, In: Echocardiography. 38, 6, p. 878-884 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functional evaluation of human ion channel variants using automated electrophysiology
Vanoye, C. G., Thompson, C. H., Desai, R. R., DeKeyser, J. M., Chen, L., Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J., Welty, L. J. & George, A. L., Jan 2021, Ion Channels: Channel Chemical Biology, Engineering, and Physiological Function. Minor, D. L. & Colecraft, H. M. (eds.). Academic Press Inc, p. 383-405 23 p. (Methods in Enzymology; vol. 654).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
3 Scopus citations