John Hughes, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics & 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