Andrea Cook's methodological experience is advanced and diverse. Her statistical research spans randomized controlled trials (RCTs), longitudinal data analysis, spatial statistics, survival analysis, and multi-level data analysis applied across an equally broad range of health care topics.

Dr. Cook completed her biostatistics training at Harvard School of Public Health in 2005. Since joining Group Health Research Institute (GHRI), she has continued important work on methods for spatial cluster detection—a new way to analyze all data outcomes. Much of her other research focuses on developing methods for longitudinal and correlated data, with application in areas such as breast cancer screening, obesity control and prevention, emergency resuscitation, alternative medicine, and vaccine safety. She joins GHRI biostatistician Jennifer Nelson, PhD, as a key contributor to projects funded through the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), including a nationwide, rapid-cycle analysis of vaccine-related adverse events. Using spatial statistics to develop methods for disease surveillance is another of her core research interests.

At GHRI, Dr. Cook has also gained extensive experience in statistical oversight of RCTs for safety. She is a member of the American Statistical Association and an affiliate assistant professor in biostatistics at the University of Washington.

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Recent publications

Kerlikowske K, Cook AJ, Buist DS, Cummings SR, Vachon C, Vacek P, Miglioretti DL. Breast cancer risk by breast density, menopause, and postmenopausal hormone therapy use. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jul 19 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Grow HM, Cook AJ, Arterburn DE, Saelens BE, Drewnowski A, Lozano P. Child obesity associated with social disadvantage of children's neighborhoods. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Aug;71(3):584-91. Epub 2010 May 12. PubMed

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Cook AJ, Hawkes RJ, Deyo RA, Wellman R, Khalsa PS. Comparison of yoga versus stretching for chronic low back pain: protocol for the Yoga Exercise Self-care (YES) trial. Trials. 2010;11(1):36. PubMed

Sherman KJ, Ludman EJ, Cook AJ, Hawkes RJ, Roy-Byrne PP, Bentley S, Brooks MZ, Cherkin DC. Effectiveness of therapeutic massage for generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized controlled trial. Depress Anxiety. 2010 May;27(5):441-50. Epub 2010 Feb 23. PubMed

Rea TD, Cook AJ, Stiell IG, Powell J, Bigham B, Callaway CW, Chugh S, Aufderheide TP, Morrison L, Terndrup TE, Beaudoin T, Wittwer L, Davis D, Idris A, Nichol G. Predicting survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: role of the Utstein data elements. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Mar;55(3):249-57. Epub 2009 Nov 27. PubMed

Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Kahn J, Erro JH, Deyo RA, Haneuse SJ, Cook AJ. Effectiveness of focused structural massage and relaxation massage for chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2009;10(1):96. PubMed

Cook AJ, Gold DR, Li Y. Spatial cluster detection for repeatedly measured outcomes while accounting for residential history. Biom J. 2009;51(5):801-18. Epub 2009 Sep 16. PubMed

Cook AJ, Li Y, Arterburn D, Tiwari RC. Spatial cluster detection for weighted outcomes using cumulative geographic residuals. Biometrics. 2009 Sep 14. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Cook AJ, Elmore JG, Miglioretti DL, Sickles EA, Bowles EJ, Cutter GR, Carney PA. Decreased accuracy in interpretation of community-based screening mammography for women with multiple clinical risk factors. J Clin Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;63(4):441-51. Epub 2009 Sep 9. PubMed

Gallagher TH, Cook AJ, Brenner RJ, Carney PA, Miglioretti DL, Geller BM, Kerlikowske K, Onega TL, Rosenberg RD, Yankaskas BC, Lehman CD, Elmore JG. Disclosing harmful mammography errors to patients. Radiology. 2009;253(2):443-52. Epub 2009 Aug 25. PubMed

To view more publications, please see Dr. Cook's CV.

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