Data Analysis

Wenna Xi

Contact Information:

*** ******** ** *****: 614-***-****

Columbus, OH 43210 E-mail: *****.**@*****.***

Background Summary:

Over 3 years of experience in health related data analysis. Pro ciency in statistical soft- ware SAS, STATA, R, JAGS, JMP, and Minitab. Expertise includes data management (REDCap), descriptive statistics, categorical data analysis, linear/logistic regression model, survival analysis, missing data, survey data, multivariate data analysis, longitudinal data analysis, design and analysis of experiments/clinical trials, simulations, and training new trainees.

Work Experience:

The Ohio State University, Columbus OH Research Associate, College of Public Health May 2015 - Present

-at Center of Excellence in Regulatory Tobacco Science (OSU-CERTS)

1. Work under the supervision of the core director and data manager.

2. Assist in data management (REDCap), data manipulation, data quality control and edit checks, create codebook, perform statistical analyses, and prepare tables and graphs for all projects and pilot projects under the direction of project biostatisticians.

-Summer 2015

1. Assisted a faculty with some statistical methodology research on a Bayesian Survival Model (OU-TR Model).

2. Wrote computer code for simulation studies, analyzed data from a study of melanoma, and created tabular and graphical summaries of the results.

Teaching Associate, College of Public Health August 2014 - May 2015

TA of Design & Analysis of Studies in the Health Sciences I, Regression Methods for the Health Sciences, Applied Survival Analysis, Applied Statistical Analysis with Missing Data, Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials, and Group Studies in Biostatistics.

Responsibilities: Grading homework and holding regular o ce hours.

Research Intern, Department of Otolaryngology May 2013 - August 2013

Assisted in designing and analyzing studies of patterns of Mandarin Chinese development among pre-school children in NY areas.

Worked on data checking, descriptive statistics (tables and graphs), data analysis (tests for normality, homoscedasticity, nonparametric tests for group means, linear regression), and results interpretation and organization.

Finished 2 sub-projects, accuracy patterns of disyllabic tones and accuracy patterns of neutral tones.

Guided one intern on a parallel project conducted in Taiwan.

Trained new interns to modify, ran SAS code, and organized output to Excel files.

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei China Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics February 2012 - June 2012

Analyzed dynamical properties of chemostat, a predator and prey model, with uctuating (quasi-periodic and almost periodic) nutrient input.

Presented relevant papers and books in seminar. Spring 2011 - Spring 2012

Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics February 2011 - January 2012

Calculus I & II: function series, multivariate calculus, and multiple integration.

Lectured recitation classes, held regular o ce hours, and graded homework and exams.

Relevant Project Experience:

Urban and Rural Male Youth Cohort Study of Tobacco Use (at CERTS) Spring 2016

Urban and Rural Ohioans Cohort Study of Tobacco Use (at CERTS) Autumn 2015

Bayesian OU-TR Survival Model (2015 Summer RA job) Summer 2015

Comparing the Statistical Power of Analysis of Covariance after Multiple Imputation and the Mixed Model in Testing the Treatment E ect for Pre-post Studies with Loss to Follow-up (Master’s Thesis) Autumn 2013

Patterns of Mandarin Chinese Development Among Pre-School Children in NY Areas

(2013 Summer Research Internship) Summer 2013

Relevant Skills:

Public speaking: Multiple Presentation and Teaching Experiences in Universities Languages: Chinese (Native Speaker), English (Fluent)

Statistical Skills: Categorical Data Analysis, Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Generalized Linear Regression, Survival Analysis, Missing Data, Survey Data, Mul- tivariate Data Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Design and Analysis of Experi- ments/Clinical Trials

Statistical Software: SAS, R, STATA, JAGS, JMP, and Minitab

Education:

The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

Ph.D., Biostatistics Expected: May 2019

Dropping out as M.S., Statistics December 2016

M.S., Public Health in Specialization of Biostatistics August 2014

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei China

M.S., Biomathematics June 2012

Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou China

B.S., Mathematics June 2010

Honors and Awards:

Delta Omega May 2015 - Present

Early Admission to USTC Graduate School October 2009

Provincial Triple-A Student Honor June 2009

National Encouragement Scholarship November 2008

University Triple-A Student Honor November 2008

University Learning Excellence Scholarship November 2008, 2009

University Good Morality Scholarship November 2007, 2008

Service Experience:

Committee Member, OUAB Grad/Prof Autumn 2014 - Spring 2015

Volunteer, International Friendships Inc. (IFI) Summer 2013

Member, Multicultural Public Health Student Association (MPHSA) Autumn 2012

Volunteer, Chinese Young Volunteers Association Autumn 2006 - Spring 2010

Conference Publications:

Wong, P., Wang, X., Xi, W., Li, L., and Yu, X. (2014). Mothers do not enhance phone- mic contrasts of Mandarin lexical tones in child-directed speech, The 167th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. May 5-9, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

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