Audrey Schnell, Ph.D. – Statistical Consultant
Audrey is one of our statistical consultants.
She has particular expertise in biostatistics, including Inter Rater Reliability, Case control studies, and linear models. She uses SAS and SPSS.
Audrey has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In a career move from clinical psychology to research in dementia she realized her love for research and, in particular, data analysis. As the field of genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics blossomed, Audrey moved into this emerging field and worked on a wide variety of common diseases believed to have a strong genetic component including hypertension, diabetes and psychiatric disorders. She helped develop software to analyze genetic data and taught classes in the US and Europe.
Audrey has worked for a number of different institutions including Case Western Reserve University, Cedars-Sinai, University of California at San Francisco and Johns Hopkins as well as for a time in Industry. For the last several years, a portion of her work involves analyzing complicated cardiovascular imaging data with an emphasis on repeated measures analysis.
Consulting brings together her two passions — research and helping people.
