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 GHRI 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 (ASA) and has served as a statistical consultant for the University of Washington's Institute on Aging since 1998.

Related information:

• CDC Violence Prevention: Intimate Partner Violence
• American Statistical Association (ASA)

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Recent publications

Haneuse S, Buist DS, Miglioretti DL, Anderson ML, Carney PA, Onega T, Geller BM, Kerlikowske K, Rosenberg RD, Yankaskas BC, Elmore JG, Taplin SH, Smith RA, Sickles EA. Mammographic interpretive volume and diagnostic mammogram interpretation performance in community practice. Radiology. 2012;262(1):69-79. Epub 2011 Nov 21. PubMed

Fishman PA, Anderson ML, Cook AJ, Ralston JD, Catz SL, Carlson J, Larson EB, Green BB. Accuracy of blood pressure measurements reported in an electronic medical record during routine primary care visits. J Clin Hypertens. 2011;13(11):821-8. PubMed

Lowry S, Aiello Bowles EJ, Anderson ML, Buist DS. Predictors of breast density change after hormone therapy cessation: results from the READ randomized trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Oct;20(10):2309-12. Epub 2011 Aug 3. PubMed

Dublin S, Anderson ML, Haneuse SJ, Heckbert SR, Crane PK, Breitner JC, McCormick W, Bowen JD, Teri L, McCurry SM, Larson EB. Atrial fibrillation and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59(8):1369-1375. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03508.x. Epub 2011 Aug 1. PubMed

Tom SE, Anderson ML, Landis CA, Aiello Bowles EJ, Woods NF, Reed SD, Newton KM, Buist DS. Sleep problems after short-term hormone therapy suspension: secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Menopause. 2011 Nov;18(11):1184-90. PubMed

Liss DT, Chubak J, Anderson ML, Saunders KW, Tuzzio L, Reid RJ. Patient-reported care coordination: associations with primary care continuity and specialty care use. Ann Fam Med. 2011;9(4):323-9. PubMed

Newton KM, Anderson ML, Reed SD, Bowles EJ, Buist DS. Factors associated with non-compliance with hormone therapy cessation before screening mammography. Climacteric. 2011 Apr;14(2):268-74. Epub 2010 Oct 27. PubMed

Gates GA, Anderson ML, McCurry SM, Feeney MP, Larson EB. Central auditory dysfunction as a harbinger of Alzheimer dementia. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011;137(4):390-5. PubMed

Buist DS, Anderson ML, Haneuse SJ, Sickles EA, Smith RA, Carney PA, Taplin SH, Rosenberg RD, Geller BM, Onega TL, Monsees BS, Bassett LW, Yankaskas BC, Elmore JG, Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL. Influence of annual interpretive volume on screening mammography performance in the United States. Radiology. 2011 Apr;259(1):72-84. Epub 2011 Feb 22. PubMed

Green BB, Anderson ML, Ralston JD, Catz S, Fishman PA, Cook AJ. Patient ability and willingness to participate in a web-based intervention to improve hypertension control. J Med Internet Res. 2011 Jan 20;13(1):e1. PubMed

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

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