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Marika Suttorp

Statistical Analyst

Santa Monica Office

Education

MS, Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

Fields

Meta-analysis, Statistical programming, Statistics in health, GIS

Policy Areas

Health, Education, Public Safety and Justice

Recent Projects

  • Health: The Evidence Based Practice Center; Economic Cost of Drug Use; Adolescent Health Promotion; The Epidemiology of Interstitial Cystitis.
  • Public Safety and Justice: High Intensity-Criminal Alien Apprehension and Prosecution (HI-CAAP) Project.

Previous/Other Positions

  • Assistant Instructor, UCLA/RAND Clinical Scholars’ Program, 2000 – 2002, 2005 – present
  • Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Radiology, 1996-1998

Selected Publications

Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review - 2006

JAMA 2006; 295 (4): 403-415
MacLean CH, Newberry SJ, Mojica WA, Khanna P, Issa AM, Suttorp MJ, Lim YW, Traina SB, Hilton L, Garland R, Morton SC.

Meta-Analysis: Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs for Older Adults - 2005

Ann Int Med 2005; 143: 427-438
Chodosh J, Morton SC, Mojica W, Maglione M, Suttorp MJ, Hilton L, Rhodes S, Shekelle P

Meta-Analysis: Surgical Treatment of Obesity - 2005

Ann Int Med 2005; 142 (7): 547-559
Maggard MA, Shugarman LR, Suttorp M, Maglione M, Sugarman HJ, Livingston EH, Nguyen NT, Li Z, Mojica WA, Hilton LH, Rhodes S, Morton SC, Shekelle PG

Smoking-Cessation Interventions by Type of Provider: a Meta-Analysis - 2004

Am J Prev Med 2004; 26 (5): 391-401
Mojica WA, Suttorp MJ, Sherman SE, Morton SC, Roth EA, Maglione MA, Rhodes SL, Shekelle PG

Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain - 2003

Ann Int Med 2003;138 (11): 871-881
Assendelft WJ, Morton SC, Yu EI, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG

Efficacy and Safety of Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance: A Meta-analysis - 2003

JAMA 2003; 289: 1537-1545
Shekelle PG, Hardy M, Maglione MA, Morton SC, Mojica WA, Suttorp MJ, Rhodes S, Jungvig L
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