John Hughes, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science
joh621@lehigh.edu
(610) 758-1235
Office: HST 171
Dr. Hughes' methodological research focuses on models for dependent data (especially high-dimensional data such as spatial and spatiotemporal data), statistical computing, and Bayesian methods. His interdisciplinary collaborations have spanned several fields, including environmental and occupational health, bioimaging, magnetic-resonance safety, the spatial epidemiology of HPV-related cancers, and vaccine hesitancy. Dr. Hughes has developed many software packages for both R and Perl. For more information, visit Dr. Hughes' website.
You can also learn more about Dr. Hughes' research at his Google Scholar page.
Education
- PhD in statistics from Penn State University, University Park
- MS in statistics from Penn State University, University Park
- MS in applied computer science from Frostburg State University
- BS in mathematics and computer science from Frostburg State University