University of Iowa College of Public Health Biostatistics Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2006 University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Cancer Center, Holden Comprehensive Biostatistics Core Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2005 |  |
QualificationsM.S., University of Minnesota, Statistics, 2003. Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Statistics, 2003. M.S., Universite du Benin, Mathematics, 1995. Expertise and Research InterestsSyndromic Surveillance Models for Influenza-Like-Illnesses and Intentional Release of Biological Agents Multivariate SPC Change Point Problems Small Shifts in Quality Control Dynamic Sampling Procedure and Moving Window Approach Six - σ Quality & Health Management Multilevel Modeling Perinatal Study & Epidemiological Paradox between Latina Women KeywordsCOS Keywords:Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Latinos Or Latinas, Mathematics, Minority Health, Perinatology, Statistics.Additional Terms:Change Point Problems, Multivariate Statitical Process Control, Sequential Analysis, Syndromic Surveillance.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)Ewe: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) French: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) German: (Basic, Basic, Basic) MembershipsInstitute of Mathematical Statistics International Society for Disease Surveillance Mathematical Association of America Honors and Awards2002, Execellence in Teaching Award,
School of Statistics,
University of Minnesota
2001Travel Award to the First International Conference in Data Mining,
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
2000Travel Award to the First Midwest Conference in Experimental Design,
NSF
1997Distinguished Instructor Award,
Kouvahey College
Previous Positions2004-2005, Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of Iowa,
College of Public Health,
Biostatistics
2003-2004, Visiting Assistant Professor,
University of Iowa,
College of Public Health,
Biostatistics
2001-2003, Primary Instructor,
University of Minnesota,
Statistics
2000-2001, Lab Instructor,
University of Minnesota,
Statistics
2000-2000, Research Assistant-Consultant,
University of Minnesota,
Statistics
1999-2000, Teaching Assistant,
University of Minnesota,
School of Statistics
1994-1997, Primary Math Instructor,
Kouvahey College
Funding Received- Cyctic Fibrosis Foundation:
Biostatistician, Defective SCN-Secretion Impairs Host Defense in CF,
$97,007,
2007
to 2008.
- CDC:
Biostatistician,Surveillance and Epidmiologic Research of Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy,
$385,277,
2007
to 2008.
- US Departmenht of Defnese:
Biostatistician, Vaccine Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer,
$929,673,
2007
to 2010.
- NIH/NIGMS:
Mentor, Statistics in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Bioinformatics,
$65,746 year 1,
2006
to 2011.
- NIDCD/Univ of Texas (subcontract):
Statistician, A Comparison of Language Intervention Programs-Data Management Center (CLIP),
$252,193 as of 11/04,
2001
to 2005.
- NCI:
Biostatistician, Cancer Center Support Grant,
$1,491,526,
2000
to 2010.
Publications- Zamba KD, Hawkins DM (2009) A multivariate change point model for change in Mean vector and/or covariance structure, Journal of Quality Technology, 41 (3)
- Tsai RJ, Dennis LK, Lynch CF, Snetselaar LG, Zamba GK, Scott-Conner C (Apr 2009) The Risk of Developing Arm Lymphedema Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Meta-Analysis of Treatment Factors., Annals of surgical oncology, 16 (7), 1959-72
 - Jacobson G, Lammli J, Zamba KD, Hua L, Goodheart MJ (Feb 2009) Thromboembolic events in patients with cervical carcinoma: Incidence and effect on survival., Gynecologic oncology, 113 (1), 240-44
 - Wall M, Woodward KR, Doyle CK, Zamba KD (2009) The Effective Dynamic Ranges of Standard Automate Perimetry Sizes III and V, Motion and Matrix Perimetry, Archives of Ophthalmology, In Press
- Dawson J.D., Cavanaugh J.E., Zamba K.D., Rizzo M. (2009) Modeling lateral control in driving studies, Accident Analysis and Prevention, In Press
- Meyerholz DK, McNamara A, Piester T, Orion K, Zamba KD, Light T (2009) Pharmacologic modification to resuscitation fluid following thermal injury--is Drotrecogin alpha the answer to arrest burn depth progression?, The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 67 (5), 996-1003
- Prybil L, Peterson R, Roach W, Brezinski P, Zamba KD (2009) Board Oversight of patient care Quality in Community Health System, American Journal of Medical Quality, In Press
- Prybil L, Levey S, Peterson R, Heinrich D, Brezinski P, Zamba KD, Amendola A, Price J, Roach W (2009) A Governance in High-Performing Community Health Systems, Chicago, IL, Grant Thornton LLP
- Zamba, K.D. (2008) Statistical development of Quality in Medicine, The American Statistician, 62 (4)
- Ahmed A, Zamba G, Degeest K, Lynch CF (2008) The impact of surgery on survival of elderly women with endometrial cancer in the SEER program from 1992-2002., Gynecologic oncology, 111 (1), 35-40
 - Meyerholz DK, Piester TL, Sokolich JC, Zamba GK, Light TD (2008) Morphological parameters for assessment of burn severity in an acute burn injury rat model., International journal of experimental pathology, 90 (1), 26-33
 - Zamba, K.D., Tsiamyrtizis P., Hawkins DM (2008) Sequential Bayesian control model for influenza-like-illness and early detection of intentional outbreaks, Quality Engineering (QE), 20 (4), 495--507
- Staffey, KS., Raghuveer D, Leonard, A. B., Andrew M. Pretorius, Laynez W, Ackermann, Zamba K.D., Dickson, E., Kerber, R.E. (2008) Liquid ventilation with perfluorocarbons facilitates resumption of spontaneous circulation in a swine cardiac arrest model, Elsevier Resuscitation, 78, 77-84
- Prybil L, Levey S, Peterson R, Heinrich D, Brezinski P, Zamba G, Amendola A, Price J, Roach W (2008) Governance in Nonprofit Community Health Systems, Chicago, Grant Thornton LLP
- Hawkins, DM., Qiu P., Zamba KD. (2007) Change Point Problems, Encyclopedia of Statistics in quality and reliability, London, John & Wiley (bookchapter)
- Berger KL, Barriga F, Lace MJ, Turek L, Zamba G (KD), Domann F, Lee JH, Klingelhutz AJ (2006) Cervical Keratinocytes containing stably replicating episomal HPV-16 are refractory to transorm by oncogenic H-Ras, Journal of virology, 356 (1-2), 68-78
- Zamba KD, Hawkins DM (2006) A multivariate change point model for statistical process control, Technometrics, 48 (4), 539-549
- Hawkins D, Zamba K. D, A Change-point Model for a Shift in Variance, Journal of Quality Technology, 37(1), 21-31, Jan 2005
- Hawkins DM, Zamba KD (2005) Statistical process control for shifts in mean or variance using a changepoint formulation, Technometrics, 47 (2), 164-73
- Hawkins D, Zamba K D, Change-point Model for Statistical Process Control With Shift in Both Mean and Variance, Technometrics, 47(2), May 2005
- Hawkins D, Zamba K D, On Small Shifts in Quality Control, Quality Engineering, 16(143-9), 2004
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