Lori Beth Chibnik, PHD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Dr. Lori Chibnik, PhD, MPH is a biostatistician and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health as well as Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Department of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She received her MPH in International Health and her PhD in biostatistics from Boston University where she worked on predictive modeling methods for disease risk. Over her career, she has developed and assessed predictive models for diseases such as HIV, prenatal screening, and autoimmune diseases and continues to apply her methods to various diseases. Dr. Chibnik’s current research focuses primarily on genetics and genomics of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with an emphasis on longitudinal cohorts. In addition to her research, she is internationally renowned for her training programs and innovative teaching techniques, having developed multiple courses in biostatistics for varied audiences. While at Boston University she managed the Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics, an NHLBI funded, 6-week summer program designed to bring undergraduate students into the fields of Biostatistics and Public Health. Most recently she developed and implemented a series of biostatistics and programming courses specific to the needs of scientists in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, she directs the Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Researcher at the Harvard-Chan School and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research in the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.
Education
- Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Biostatistics
- Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
- University of Wisconsin Madison, BS Field of Study: Physiology
Publications
- Published on 10/17/2024
Roberts AL, Ratanatharathorn A, Chibnik L, Zhu Y, Jha S, Kang JH, Wolf EJ, Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC. No association of posttraumatic stress disorder with epigenetic aging in women at mid-life: A longitudinal cohort study. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Oct 17; 123:672-680. PMID: 39424013.
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- Published on 10/4/2024
Ramirez-Diaz AM, Diaz-Zuluaga AM, Stroud RE, Vreeker A, Bitta M, Ivankovic F, Wootton O, Whiteman CA, Mountcastle H, Jha SC, Georgakopoulos P, Kaur I, Mena L, Asaaf S, de Souza Rodrigues AL, Ziebold C, Newton CRJC, Stein DJ, Akena D, Valencia-Echeverry J, Kyebuzibwa J, Palacio-Ortiz JD, McMahon J, Ongeri L, Chibnik LB, Quarantini LC, Atwoli L, Santoro ML, Baker M, Diniz MJA, Castaño-Ramirez M, Alemayehu M, Holanda N, Ayola-Serrano NC, Lorencetti PG, Mwema RM, James R, Albuquerque S, Sharma S, Chapman SB, Belangero SI, Teferra S, Gichuru S, Service SK, Kariuki SM, Freitas TH, Zingela Z, Gadelha A, Bearden CE, Ophoff RA, Neale BM, Martin AR, Koenen KC, Pato CN, Lopez-Jaramillo C, Reus V, Freimer N, Pato MT, Gelaye B, Loohuis LO. Phenotype harmonization and analysis for The Populations Underrepresented in Mental illness Association Studies (the PUMAS Project). medRxiv. 2024 Oct 04. PMID: 39502669.
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- Published on 10/1/2024
Tindi KBB, Kalungi A, Kinyanda E, Gelaye B, Martin AR, Galiwango R, Ssembajjwe W, Kirumira F, Pretorius A, Stevenson A, Newton CRJC, Stein DJ, Atkinson EG, Mwesiga EK, Kyebuzibwa J, Chibnik LB, Atwoli L, Baker M, Alemayehu M, Mwende RM, Stroud RE, Teferra S, Gichuru S, Kariuki SM, Zingela Z, Nyirenda M, Fatumo S, Akena DH. Psychological Distress Among Ethnically Diverse Participants From Eastern and Southern Africa. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2438304. PMID: 39382897.
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- Published on 8/26/2024
Kipkemoi P, Mufford MS, Akena D, Alemayehu M, Atwoli L, Chibnik LB, Gelaye B, Gichuru S, Kariuki SM, Koenen KC, Kwobah E, Kyebuzibwa J, Mwema RM, Newton CRJC, Pretorius A, Stein DJ, Stevenson A, Stroud RE, Teferra S, Zingela Z, Post K, Korte KJ. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the UBACC questionnaire in a multi-country psychiatric study in Africa. Compr Psychiatry. 2024 Nov; 135:152526. PMID: 39208558.
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- Published on 8/21/2024
Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Kleinman LC, Snowden JN, Rosenzweig EB, Milner JD, Tantisira KG, Rhee KE, Jernigan TL, Kinser PA, Salisbury AL, Warburton D, Mohandas S, Wood JC, Newburger JW, Truong DT, Flaherman VJ, Metz TD, Karlson EW, Chibnik LB, Pant DB, Krishnamoorthy A, Gallagher R, Lamendola-Essel MF, Hasson DC, Katz SD, Yin S, Dreyer BP, Carmilani M, Coombs K, Fitzgerald ML, Güthe N, Hornig M, Letts RJ, Peddie AK, Taylor BD, Balaraman V, Bogie A, Bukulmez H, Dozor AJ, Eckrich D, Elliott AJ, Evans DN, Farkas JS, Faustino EVS, Fischer L, Gaur S, Harahsheh AS, Hasan UN, Hsia DS, Huerta-Montañez G, Hummel KD, Kadish MP, Kaelber DC, Krishnan S, Kosut JS, Larrabee J, Lim PPC, Michelow IC, Oliveira CR, Raissy H, Rosario-Pabon Z, Ross JL, Sato AI, Stevenson MD, Talavera-Barber MM, Teufel RJ, Weakley KE, Zimmerman E, Bind MC, Chan J, Guan Z, Morse RE, Reeder HT, Akshoomoff N, Aschner JL, Bhattacharjee R, Cottrell LA, Cowan K, D'Sa VA, Fiks AG, Gennaro ML, Irby K, Khare M, Guttierrez JL, McCulloh RJ, Narang S, Ness-Cochinwala M, Nolan S, Palumbo P, Ryu J, Salazar JC, Selvarangan R, Stein CR, Werzberger A, Zempsky WT, Aupperle R, Baker FC, Banich MT, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Bjork JM, Bookheimer SY, Brown SA, Casey BJ, Chang L, Clark DB, Dale AM, Dapretto M, Ernst TM, Fair DA, Feldstein Ewing SW, Foxe JJ, Freedman EG, Friedman NP, Garavan H, Gee DG, Gonzalez R, Gray KM, Heitzeg MM, Herting MM, Jacobus J, Laird AR, Larson CL, Lisdahl KM, Luciana M, Luna B, Madden PAF, McGlade EC, Müller-Oehring EM, Nagel BJ, Neale MC, Paulus MP, Potter AS, Renshaw PF, Sowell ER, Squeglia LM, Tapert S, Uddin LQ, Wilson S, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Foulkes AS, Stockwell MS. Characterizing Long COVID in Children and Adolescents. JAMA. 2024 Aug 21. PMID: 39196964.
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- Published on 8/1/2024
Wan Z, Chibnik LB, Valeri L, Hughes TM, Blacker D, Ma Y. DNA Methylation Mediates the Association Between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Cognition: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Aug 01; 79(8). PMID: 38943310.
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- Published on 5/27/2024
Liu J, Roberts AL, Lawn RB, Jha SC, Sampson L, Sumner JA, Kang JH, Rimm EB, Grodstein F, Liang L, Haneuse S, Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC, Chibnik LB. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptom remission and cognition in a large cohort of civilian women - CORRIGENDUM. Psychol Med. 2024 Jul; 54(9):2312. PMID: 38801090.
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- Published on 5/7/2024
Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Rosenzweig EB, Chan J, Chibnik LB, Cicek MS, Elliott AJ, Flaherman VJ, Foulkes AS, Gage Witvliet M, Gallagher R, Gennaro ML, Jernigan TL, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kinser PA, Kleinman LC, Lamendola-Essel MF, Milner JD, Mohandas S, Mudumbi PC, Newburger JW, Rhee KE, Salisbury AL, Snowden JN, Stein CR, Stockwell MS, Tantisira KG, Thomason ME, Truong DT, Warburton D, Wood JC, Ahmed S, Akerlundh A, Alshawabkeh AN, Anderson BR, Aschner JL, Atz AM, Aupperle RL, Baker FC, Balaraman V, Banerjee D, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Bhuiyan S, Bind MC, Bogie AL, Bradford T, Buchbinder NC, Bueler E, Bükülmez H, Casey BJ, Chang L, Chrisant M, Clark DB, Clifton RG, Clouser KN, Cottrell L, Cowan K, D'Sa V, Dapretto M, Dasgupta S, Dehority W, Dionne A, Dummer KB, Elias MD, Esquenazi-Karonika S, Evans DN, Faustino EVS, Fiks AG, Forsha D, Foxe JJ, Friedman NP, Fry G, Gaur S, Gee DG, Gray KM, Handler S, Harahsheh AS, Hasbani K, Heath AC, Hebson C, Heitzeg MM, Hester CM, Hill S, Hobart-Porter L, Hong TKF, Horowitz CR, Hsia DS, Huentelman M, Hummel KD, Irby K, Jacobus J, Jacoby VL, Jone PN, Kaelber DC, Kasmarcak TJ, Kluko MJ, Kosut JS, Laird AR, Landeo-Gutierrez J, Lang SM, Larson CL, Lim PPC, Lisdahl KM, McCrindle BW, McCulloh RJ, McHugh K, Mendelsohn AL, Metz TD, Miller J, Mitchell EC, Morgan LM, Müller-Oehring EM, Nahin ER, Neale MC, Ness-Cochinwala M, Nolan SM, Oliveira CR, Osakwe O, Oster ME, Payne RM, Portman MA, Raissy H, Randall IG, Rao S, Reeder HT, Rosas JM, Russell MW, Sabati AA, Sanil Y, Sato AI, Schechter MS, Selvarangan R, Sexson Tejtel SK, Shakti D, Sharma K, Squeglia LM, Srivastava S, Stevenson MD, Szmuszkovicz J, Talavera-Barber MM, Teufel RJ, Thacker D, Trachtenberg F, Udosen MM, Warner MR, Watson SE, Werzberger A, Weyer JC, Wood MJ, Yin HS, Zempsky WT, Zimmerman E, Dreyer BP. Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives and design. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0285635. PMID: 38713673.
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- Published on 3/1/2024
Dy-Hollins ME, Carr SJ, Essa A, Osiecki L, Lackland DT, Voeks JH, Mejia NI, Sharma N, Budman CL, Cath DC, Grados MA, King RA, Lyon GJ, Rouleau GA, Sandor P, Singer HS, Chibnik LB, Mathews CA, Scharf JM. The Challenge of Examining Social Determinants of Health in People Living With Tourette Syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Jun; 155:55-61. PMID: 38608551.
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- Published on 2/26/2024
Ratanatharathorn A, Quan L, Koenen KC, Chibnik LB, Weisskopf MG, Slopen N, Roberts AL. Polygenic risk for major depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neuroticism, and schizophrenia are correlated with experience of intimate partner violence. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 26; 14(1):119. PMID: 38409192.
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