Wendy Mack, PhD
Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences
Biography
Wendy Mack, PhD, is a professor of biostatistics in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She directs the Biostatistics core of the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC-CTSI).
Professor Mack has more than 30 years of experience directing biostatistical and data coordination activities, primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her expertise includes design, conduct and analysis of multiple single-centered and multi-centered clinical trials and observational studies.
She has served on numerous NIH study sections for biostatistical expertise, including a term on the NHLBI Clinical Trials Review study section. She currently serves a a member of National Institute of Agings Clincal Trials Advisory Panel. Professor Mack received her doctorate from the University of Southern California. Her home is open to needy animals wandering by, and she dabbles in competitive dog obedience in her minimal spare time.
Research Interests
- Interventions
- Disease Prevention
- Primary Prevention
- Secondary Prevention
- Research Design and Methods
Publications
Particulate matter exposure and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion promote oxidative stress and induce neuronal and oligodendrocyte apoptosis in male mice.
J Neurosci Res. 2023 Mar;101(3):384-402. doi: 10.1002/jnr.25153. Epub 2022 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 36464774;
Malignancy Risk of Thyroid Nodules That Are Not Classifiable by the ATA Ultrasound Risk Stratification System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Thyroid. 2023 Feb 28;. doi: 10.1089/thy.2022.0672. Epub 2023 Feb 28. PubMed PMID: 36855336;
Brain volume, energy balance, and cardiovascular health in two nonindustrial South American populations.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Mar 28;120(13):e2205448120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2205448120. Epub 2023 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 36940322; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10068758.
Associations of ApoE4 status and DHA supplementation on plasma and CSF lipid profiles and entorhinal cortex thickness.
J Lipid Res. 2023 Mar 21;:100354. doi: 10.1016/j.jlr.2023.100354. Epub 2023 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 36958720;
Generalizability of cognitive results from clinical trial participants to an older adult population: Addressing external validity.
Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2023 Apr-Jun;15(2):e12417. doi: 10.1002/dad2.12417. Epub 2023 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 37091311; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10113884.
Courses Taught
- Data Analysis
- Directed Research
- Master's Thesis
- Research
- Doctoral Dissertation
- Statistical Methods for Epidemiological Studies I, II
- Seminar in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
- Statistical Problem Solving
- Statistical Programming With R
- Programming In Modern Statistical Software