For biostatistician Melissa Anderson, science truly is a team sport. A key contributor on many recent Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) findings reported by the media, she brings strong analytical expertise to studies across a range of disciplines, enthusiastically supporting the investigators with whom she works.

Ms. Anderson is most excited about her work studying the health impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence. Led by Senior Investigator Emeritus, Robert S. "Tommy" Thompson, MD, the study found that IPV is widespread among women and men—causing significant detrimental effects to their physical and mental well-being. Ms. Anderson has been instrumental in study analyses of health care utilization and costs associated with IPV, as well as IPV's health impact on children. Her deep knowledge of study results keeps her on the front lines as this work is disseminated across the country at conferences such as the 2007 National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence and the 2008 Meeting of the American Public Health Association. She looks forward to the possibility of continuing to help address important knowledge gaps related to IPV. 

Ms. Anderson's other areas of interest include breast cancer, aging, and cardiovascular health. She is a member of the American Statistical Association and has served as a statistical consultant for the University of Washington's Institute on Aging since 1998.

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Recent publications

Ichikawa LE, Barlow WE, Anderson ML, Taplin SH, Geller BM, Brenner RJ. Time trends in radiologists' interpretive performance at screening mammography from the community-based Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, 1996-2004. Radiology. 2010 Jul;256(1):74-82. Epub 2010 May 26. PubMed

Fishman PA, Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Reid RJ, Rivara FP. Changes in health care costs over time following the cessation of intimate partner violence. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Reid RJ, Rivara FP, Carrell D, Thompson RS. Medical and psychosocial diagnoses in women with a history of intimate partner violence. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(18):1692-7. PubMed

Naumann RB, Dellinger AM, Anderson ML, Bonomi AE, Rivara FP, Thompson RS. Preferred modes of travel among older adults: what factors affect the choice to walk instead of drive? J Safety Res. 2009;40(5):395-8. Epub 2009 Sep 19. PubMed

Rivara FP, Anderson ML, Fishman PA, Reid RJ, Bonomi AE, Carrell D, Thompson RS. Age, period and cohort effects on intimate partner violence. Violence Vict. 2009;24(5):627-38. PubMed

Cannon EA, Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Rivara FP. The intergenerational transmission of witnessing intimate partner violence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(8):706-8. PubMed

Ralston JD, Martin DP, Anderson ML, Fishman PA, Conrad DA, Larson EB, Grembowski D. Group Health Cooperative's transformation toward patient-centered access. Med Care Res Rev. 2009;66(6):703-24. Epub 2009 Jun 23. PubMed

Buist DS, Anderson ML, Reed SD, Aiello Bowles EJ, Fitzgibbons ED, Gandara JC, Seger D, Newton KM. Short-term hormone therapy suspension and mammography recall: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(11):752-65. PubMed

Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Rivara FP, Thompson RS. Health care utilization and costs associated with physical and nonphysical-only intimate partner violence. Health Serv Res. 2009;44(3):1052-67. Epub 2009 Mar 17. PubMed

Reed SD, Buist DS, Anderson ML, Aiello Bowles EJ, Fitzgibbons D, Seger D, Newton KM. Short-term (1-2 mo) hormone therapy cessation before mammography. Menopause. 2009;16(6):1125-31. PubMed

To view more publications, please see Ms. Anderson's CV.

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