Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core

核心包括四个专门领域：定量方法和生物统计学；定性方法和民族志；运筹学和数学建模；以及生物测量和分析。克肖博士是耶鲁大学公共卫生学院的行为科学家和副教授，拥有超过12年的国内外艾滋病毒行为和干预研究经验。克肖博士擅长使用基于技术的评估(例如，ACASI、基于网络的、手持设备、手机)、复杂设计(例如，纵向、集群、随机对照试验、混合方法)和高级分析技术(例如，多水平建模、二元数据分析、结构方程建模、潜在增长曲线、潜在类别分析、递归划分)。克肖博士曾在几项与CIRA有关的研究中担任首席方法学家，其中包括伊科维茨博士在纽约社区诊所为孕妇进行的艾滋病毒预防干预实施研究。这种广博的专业知识使克肖博士完全有资格领导核心不断扩大对实施科学的关注。克肖博士将监督CORE活动的所有方面，包括主持CORE会议，与CORE科学家密切协调工作，以及实施和监督CORE政策和程序，以确保它们是适当和有效的。除克肖博士外，核心小组还将由两名联席主任领导，他们拥有对核心小组的运作至关重要的专业知识。Jean Schensul博士是社区研究所的创始人和高级科学家，也是国际知名的医学人类学家，在社区艾滋病毒干预方面拥有超过25年的经验。她在定性和混合方法研究方面有专长，是广受好评的七本关于民族志方法的丛书的作者，目前正在为第二版进行修订。纽约大学内科副教授Scott Braithwaite博士是运筹学、决策科学、数学建模以及成本和质量效益分析方面的专家。他的艾滋病毒疾病发展的数学模型被认为是探索艾滋病毒临床干预措施的最全面和最复杂的模型之一。联席董事将帮助克肖博士规划核心方向和活动，领导培训活动的发展，并监督协商。罗素·巴伯博士将担任协理主任，负责核心的日常运作，组织核心的活动，提供数据分析和咨询服务，并监督核心的评价和监测。Barbour博士是一位在生态学研究方面受过培训的统计学家，在多元和纵向统计学、空间统计学、神经网络和高级抽样技术方面拥有专业知识。其他贡献核心科学家(图BI)将参加核心活动，包括研讨会、磋商和会议。除了其核心科学家的专业知识外，IRM Core还与耶鲁中心保持着持续的关系 为分析科学(YCAS)。YCAS生物统计员拥有广泛的技能和专业知识，包括 了解一系列统计程序(如SPSS、SAS、R、STATA、M-Plus、SUDAAN和WinBugs)，以及 掌握大量分析技术知识，包括网络分析、评估研究、多层次 建模和生存分析。作为这项合作的一部分，YCAS的一名博士统计师将直接提供 为核心提供的服务包括进行咨询、分析和研讨会。此外，核心 领导层将与YCAS联系，并在需要时将其他YCAS成员整合到核心活动中。

The Core embodies four areas of expertise: Quantitative Methods and Biostatistics; Qualitative Methods and Ethnography; Operations Research and Mathematical Modeling; and Biological Measures and Analysis. Dr. Trace Kershaw, Core Director, is a behavioral scientist and Associate Professor at Yale School of Public Health with over 12 years of experience conducting HIV behavioral and intervention studies domestically and internationally. Dr. Kershaw has expertise in using technology-based assessments (e.g. ACASI, web-based, hand held devices, cell phones), complex designs (e.g. longitudinal, clustered, randomized controlled trials, mixed methods), and advanced analytic techniques (e.g. multilevel modeling, dyadic data analysis, structural equation modeling, latent growth curves, latent class analysis, recursive partitioning). Dr Kershaw has served as the lead methodologist on several CIRA-affiliated studies including Dr. Ickovics' implementation study of her HIV prevention intervention for pregnant women in community clinics in New York. This breadth of expertise makes Dr. Kershaw well qualified to lead the Core's expanding focus on implementation science. Dr Kershaw will oversee all aspects of the Core's activities including chairing Core meetings, working in close coordination with Core scientists, and implementing and overseeing Core policies and procedures to ensure they are appropriate and efficient. In addition to Dr. Kershaw, the Core will be led by two Co-Directors with expertise essential to the functioning of the Core. Dr. Jean Schensul is founder of and Senior Scientist at The Institute for Community Research and an internationally known medical anthropologist with over 25 years of experience in the conduct of community-based HIV interventions. She has expertise in qualitative and mixed methods research and is the author of an acclaimed seven book series on ethnographic methods that is currently being revised for a 2nd Edition. Dr. Scott Braithwaite, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at New York University, is an expert in operations research, decision science, mathematical modeling, and cost and quality effectiveness analysis. His mathematical models of HIV disease progression are known to be among the most comprehensive and sophisticated available for exploring HIV clinical interventions. The Co- Directors will help Dr Kershaw plan the Core direction and activities, lead the development of training activities, and oversee consultations. Dr Russell Barbour will serve as the Associate Director and will be in charge of the day to day functioning of the Core, organize Core activities, provide data analysis and consultation services, and oversee Core evaluation and monitoring. Dr. Barbour is a statistician trained in ecological studies with expertise in multivariate and longitudinal statistics, spatial statistics, neural networks, and advanced sampling techniques. Other contributing Core scientists (Figure BI) will participate in Core activities including seminars, consultations, and meetings. In addition to the expertise of its Core Scientists, IRM Core has an ongoing relationship with The Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (YCAS). YCAS biostatisticians have a breadth of skills and expertise including knowledge of a range of statistical programs (e.g. SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, M-Plus, SUDAAN, and WinBugs), and knowledge of a large group of analytic techniques including network analysis, evaluation research, multilevel modeling, and survival analysis. As part of this collaboration, one PhD statistician for YCAS will provide direct services to the Core including conducting consultations, analyses, and seminars. In addition, the Core leadership will interface with YCAS and integrate other YCAS members in Core activities as needed.