Beth Ann Griffin

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Education

Ph.D. in biostatistics, Harvard University; S.M. in biostatistics, Harvard University; B.A. in mathematics, University of Pennsylvania

Overview

Biography

Beth Ann Griffin is a statistician at the RAND Corporation. Her statistical research focuses on causal effects estimation when using observational data and innovative techniques for the analysis of time-to-event data. Her substantive research has primarily fallen into three areas: (1) substance abuse treatment for adolescents, (2) neighborhood level predictors of health, and (3) education. Examples of recent studies include case-mix adjustment for evaluating substance abuse treatment programs, assessing whether built and social characteristics of neighborhoods predict the development of coronary heart disease in women, and a five-year study evaluating the impact of Carnegie Learning's new technology-based algebra I curriculum.

Beth Ann Griffin received her B.A. in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and her S.M. and Ph.D. in biostatistics from Harvard University.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Associations between abstinence from drug use and long-term educational and economic outcomes
  • Use of case-mix adjustment for evaluating quality improvement strategies for treating adolescents with substance use disorders
  • Examining the association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and health outcomes
  • Assessing the association between ambient air particulate matter and health outcomes

Selected Publications

Griffin, BA, McCaffrey, DF, Ramchand, R, Hunter, SB, Suttorp, MJ, "Assessing the Sensitivity of Treatment Effect Estimates to Differential Follow-Up Rates: Implications for Translational Research," Health Services Research and Outcomes Methodology (forthcoming)

Griffin, BA, Andersen, G, Shih, R, Whitsel, E, "Use of Alternative Time Scales in Cox Proportional Hazard Models: Implications for Time-Varying Environmental Exposures," Statistics in Medicine, 2012

Shih, RA, Griffin, BA, Salkowski, N, Jewell, A, Eibner, C, Bird, C, Liao, D, Cushman, M, Margolis, H, Eaton, C, Whitsel, E, "Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Incident Venous Thromboembolism in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Trials (WHI HTs)," Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(3):326-331, 2011

Ramchand, R, Griffin, BA, Harris, KM, Morral, AR, "Using a Cross-Study Design to Assess the Efficacy of Motivational Enhancement Therapy-cognitive Behavioral Therapy 5 (MET/CBT5) in Treating Adolescents with Cannabis-Related Disorders," Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(3):380-389, 2011

Griffin, BA, Ramchand, R, Orlando Edelen, M, McCaffrey, DF, Morral, AR, "Associations between Abstinence in Adolescence and Economic and Educational Outcomes Seven Years Later among High Risk Youth," Alcohol and Drug Dependence, 113(2-3):118-124, 2010

Pollack, CE, Griffin, BA, Lynch, J, "HousingAffordability and Health Among Homeowners and Renters," American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 39(6):515-521, 2010

Griffin, BA, Stoto, MA, Jain, A, Davies-Cole, J, Glymph, C, Lum, G, Kidane, G, Washington, S, "Early Detection of Influenza Outbreaks using the DC Department of Health's Syndromic Surveillance System," BMC Public Health, 9:483, 2009

Griffin, BA, McCaffrey, DF, Morral, AR, "Evaluation of Principle Stratification with an Application to Modelling Treatment Outcomes for Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs," Annals of Applied Statistics, 2(3):1034-1055, 2008

Publications

A Tutorial on Propensity Score Estimation for Multiple Treatments Using Generalized Boosted Models - 2013

Drug Use Among Gay and Bisexual Men at Weekend Dance Parties: The Role of Intentions and Perceptions of Peers' Behaviors - 2013

Effectiveness of Cognitive Tutor Algebra I at Scale - 2013

The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Coronary Heart Disease in Women - 2013

Toolkit for Weighting and Analysis of Nonequivalent Groups: A Tutorial for the twang Package - 2013

Assessing Operation Purple: A Program Evaluation of a Summer Camp for Military Youth - 2012

Assessing the Sensitivity of Treatment Effect Estimates to Differential Follow-Up Rates: Implications for Translational Research - 2012

Examining Moderated Effects of Additional Adolescent Substance Use Treatment: Structural Nested Mean Model Estimation Using Inverse-Weighted Regression with Residuals - 2012

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction in a Nationally Representative Sample - 2012

Use of Alternative Time Scales in Cox Proportional Hazard Models: Implications for Time-Varying Environmental Exposures - 2012

The Effectiveness of Community-Based Delivery of an Evidence-Based Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use - 2011

Using a Cross-Study Design to Assess the Efficacy of Motivational Enhancement Therapy-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 5 (MET/CBT5) in Treating Adolescents with Cannabis-Related Disorders - 2011

Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Venous Thromboembolism in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials - 2010

Associations Between Abstinence in Adolescence and Economic and Educational Outcomes Seven Years Later Among High-Risk Youth - 2010

Emergency Department Chief Complaint and Diagnosis Data to Detect Influenza-Like Illness with an Electronic Medical Record - 2010

Housing Affordability and Health Among Homeowners and Renters - 2010

How Perceptions of Mortality and HIV Morbidity Relate to Substance Abuse Problems and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Former Juvenile Offenders - 2010

Nonparametric Inference and Uniqueness for Periodically Observed Progressive Disease Models - 2010

Ambulatory Surgery Facility Services Provided to California's Injured Workers - 2009

Disparities in Detection and Treatment History Among Mothers with Major Depression in Los Angeles - 2009

Early Detection of Influenza Outbreaks Using the DC Department of Health's Syndromic Surveillance System - 2009

Incorporating Mortality Risk Into Estimates of 5-Year Glaucoma Risk - 2009

A Prospective Investigation of Suicide Ideation, Attempts, and Use of Mental Health Service Among Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment - 2008

An Application of the Principal Stratification to Control for Institutionalization at Follow-Up in Studies of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs - 2008

Design and Analysis of Arm-In-Cage Experiments: Inference for Three-State Progressive Disease Models with Common Periodic Observation Times - 2008

Inconsistencies in Self-Reported Drug Use By Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment: Implications for Outcome and Performance Measurements - 2008

Factors Associated with Major Depression Among Mothers in Los Angeles - 2007

Interpreting Treatment Effects When Cases Are Institutionalized After Treatment - 2007

Interpreting Treatment Effects When Cases Are Institutionalized After Treatment - 2007

Smoking Rates Among Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs - 2007

Analysis of Failure Time Data Arising from Studies with Alternating Treatment Schedules - 2006

Policies and Practices Related to Breastfeeding in Massachusetts: Hospital Implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding - 2006