Do Peterson, MS
Biostatistician
206-287-2905
peterson.da@ghc.org
Recent publications
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Research interests and experience
- Biostatistics: correlated data analysis; genetic association studies; survival analysis; small sample study design
- Immunization & infectious diseases: biostatistics; vaccine safety
- Mental health: biostatistics; depression and physical co-morbidity
Group Health Research Institute’s Biostatistics Unit welcomed Do Peterson in 2010. Mr. Peterson brings nearly a decade of experience in biostatistical research—including leading data cleaning and distribution efforts for the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and serving for several years as a statistical consultant at Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Mr. Peterson’s research interests include longitudinal study design, instrument assessment, graphic depiction, vaccine safety, and depression and physical co-morbidity.
Recent publications
Owens CL, Peterson D, Kamineni A, Buist DS, Weinmann S, Ross TR, Williams AE, Stark A, Adams KF, Field TS. Effects of transitioning from conventional methods to liquid-based methods on unsatisfactory Papanicolaou tests: Results from a multicenter US study. Cancer Cytopathol. 2013 May 8. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21309 [Epub ahead of print.] PubMed
Jackson LA, Peterson D, Nelson JC, Marcy SM, Naleway AL, Nordin JD, Donahue JG, Hambidge SJ, Balsbaugh C, Baxter R, Marsh T, Madziwa L, Weintraub E. Vaccination site and risk of local reactions in children 1 through 6 years of age. Pediatrics. 2013 Feb;131(2):283-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-2617. Epub 2013 Jan 14. PubMed
Ludman EJ, Peterson D, Katon WJ, Lin EH, Von Korff M, Ciechanowski P, Young B, Gensichen J. Improving confidence for self care in patients with depression and chronic illnesses. Behav Med. 2013;39(1):1-6. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2012.708682. PubMed
Nelson JC, Yu O, Dominguez C, Cook AJ, Peterson D, Greene SK, Yih K, Daley MF, Jacobsen SJ, Klein NP, Weintraub E, Jackson LA. Adapting group sequential methods to observational postlicensure vaccine safety surveillance: results of a pentavalent combination DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine safety study. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jan 15;177(2):131-41. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws317. Epub 2013 Jan 4.
Simon GE, Peterson D, Hubbard R. Is treatment adherence consistent across time, across different treatments and across diagnoses? Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2012 Nov 8. pii: S0163-8343(12)00319-2. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Katon W, Russo J, Lin EH, Schmittdiel J, Ciechanowski P, Ludman E, Peterson D, Young B, Von Korff M. Cost-effectiveness of a multicondition collaborative care intervention: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012;69(5):506-14. PubMed
Lin EH, Von Korff M, Ciechanowski P, Peterson D, Ludman EJ, Rutter CM, Oliver M, Young BA, Gensichen J, McGregor M, McCulloch DK, Wagner EH, Katon WJ. Treatment adjustment and medication adherence for complex patients with diabetes, heart disease, and depression: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Fam Med. 2012;10(1):6-14. PubMed
Von Korff M, Katon WJ, Lin EH, Ciechanowski P, Peterson D, Ludman EJ, Young B, Rutter CM. Functional outcomes of multi-condition collaborative care and successful ageing: results of randomised trial. BMJ. 2011 Nov 10;343:d6612. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6612. PubMed
Jackson LA, Yu O, Nelson JC, Dominguez C, Peterson D, Baxter R, Hambidge SJ, Naleway AL, Belongia EA, Nordin JD, Baggs J. Injection site and risk of medically attended local reactions to acellular pertussis vaccine. Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):e581-e587. Epub 2011 Feb 7. PubMed
Jackson LA, Peterson D, Dunn J, Hambidge SJ, Dunstan M, Starkovich P, Yu O, Benoit J, Dominguez-Islas CP, Carste B, Benson P, Nelson JC. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of acetaminophen for prevention of post-vaccination fever in infants. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e20102. Epub 2011 Jun 17. PubMed
To view more publications, please see Mr. Peterson's CV.