Susan M. (Minick) Perkins, PhD
Associate Professor

    My research interests are in the area of categorical data analysis. Many biomedical studies involve outcomes which are qualitative in nature. In my dissertation, I discuss using models which are non-linear in the model parameters to simultaneously model the univariate and bivariate marginal relationships in two-way and multi-way contingency tables having ordinal classification levels. This type of analysis is useful, for example, when studying rater agreement and social mobility data. My collaborative interests include cancer, health services, quality of life, and epilepsy research. I am the Director of the Biostatistics and Data Management Core of the IU Simon Cancer Center, the Director of the Biostatistics Core for the IU Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness, and the Associate Director of the Design and Biostatistics Program of the Indiana CTSI.

Address e-mail to sperkin1@iupui.edu