Methods Core
The Methods Core provides technical support to CAPS researchers in the following areas:
- Sample size planning, statistical and epidemiological analysis and study design
- Design and analysis of qualitative research
- Biomedical and behavioral measurement selection
- Data management
Core investigators also are available to serve as collaborators on research projects needing more extensive technical support.
Consultations
Core statisticians provide help for
- research proposal development in sample size planning (statistical power calculation)
- study design
- questionnaire design
- choice of analysis methods
- post-award statistical consultation
- software recommendations for manuscript and conference presentation data analyses
- analysis of qualitative data
- behavioral and biomedical measurement selection and interpretation
- complex survey design, implementation and analysis
- data management: Web-based data entry, choice of data entry and management systems
To initiate a request for assistance in proposal development, contact Dr. Tor Neilands (415/597-9236). Please submit requests for assistance at least 4 weeks before the date when budget and staffing information must be finalized.
Seminars and Working Groups
The Methods Core organizes regular meetings of CAPS statisticians to discuss recent developments in statistical methods, applications of statistical software and analytic issues arising in particular projects. CAPS researchers facing challenging analysis problems are welcome to present at these meetings.
Quantitative Methods
See the schedule of Quantitative Working Group seminars. Contact Dr. Estie Hudes to schedule a presentation or to receive notices of upcoming presentation topics and times.
Qualitative Methods
- See the schedule of Qualitative
Working Group seminars. Researchers interested in qualitative
methods are cordially invited to attend regular meetings of the Qualitative
Working Group the first Tuesday of each month at 10-11:30 am in the
McCusick 13th floor conference room. Contact Dr. Nicolas Sheon (415/597-9109)
to schedule a presentation. For more information on qualitative methods,
see books
and links.
Peer Review
Core Scientists are available to peer review conference abstracts, manuscripts and proposals. Send peer review requests to Leslie Roos.Methods Core staff
- Tor Neilands- Director, Behavioral statistics; questionnaire validation; SAS & SPSS computer programs
- Diane Binson- Behavioral measurement; complex surveys; probability-based sample designs
- Estie Hudes- Biostatistics; Stata computer program
- Edwin Charlebois- Epidemiology; biomedical measurement; data management
- Nicolas Sheon- Qualitative research methods; discourse analysis; Atlas.ti computer program; Transana software program
- Lance Pollack- Behavioral surveillance methods; complex sampling methods; SPSS computer program
- Steve Gregorich – Behavioral sciences statistics, longitudinal analysis, multilevel analysis, SAS computer program
- Megan Comfort – Qualitative methods, semi-structured interviews
- David Glidden - Advanced biostatistics, survival analysis, randomized controlled trials