Gideon K.D. Zamba

powered by
COS Expertise®
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Biostatistics
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2006
University of Iowa
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Biostatistics Core
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2005
Professional Headshot of Gideon K.D. Zamba

Mailing Address

C227 - GH
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 384-5020
Fax: (319) 384-5018
gideon-zamba@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/academics/faculty/gideon_zamba.html

Qualifications

M.S., University of Minnesota, Statistics, 2003.
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Statistics, 2003.
M.S., Universite du Benin, Mathematics, 1995.

Expertise and Research Interests

Syndromic 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

Keywords

COS 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)

Memberships

Institute of Mathematical Statistics
International Society for Disease Surveillance
Mathematical Association of America

Honors and Awards

2002, 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 Positions

2004-2005, 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.
  • 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 (2008) A multivariate change point model for statistical process control, Technometrics, In Press
  • Prybil L, Levey S, Peterson R, Heinrich D, Brezinski P, Zamba G, Roach W (2008) Governance in Nonprofit Community Health Systems, Chicago, Grant Thornton
  • 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
  • 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

Profile Details

Last Updated: 3/21/2008

COS Expertise ID #1165188
Reference this profile directly: http://myprofile.cos.com/gzamba