Timothy C. Heeren, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Timothy Heeren, Ph.D., Professor of Biostatistics earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics (Statistics) from Boston University, and has been on the faculty of the School of Public Health since 1981. Dr. Heeren has developed and taught both introductory and advanced applied biostatistics methods courses at the School of Public Health. Currently, he alternates between teaching the core biostatistics course and the more advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology. Dr Heeren also teaches a graduate level applied statistical methods course through the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Dr. Heeren’s research interests are in applied biostatistics, observational studies, behavioral trials, regression models and complex survey design. His current applied research includes serving as biostatistician on a clinical trial of extended caffeine treatment for premature infants, a trial of a text-message oral health program for children, a prospective study of cognitive development in children born prematurely, and a prospective study of the impact of substance use in HIV positive patients.
Education
- Boston University, PhD Field of Study: Statistics
- Carleton College, BA
Websites
Classes Taught
- SPHBS835
Publications
- Published on 9/5/2024
Palfai TP, Bernier LB, Kratzer MP, Magane KM, Fielman S, Otis JD, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Stein MD. Integrated telehealth intervention to reduce chronic pain and unhealthy drinking among people living with HIV: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Sep 05; 19(1):64. PMID: 39238059.
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- Published on 8/26/2024
Krengel M, Sullivan K, Zundel CG, Keating D, Orlinsky L, Bradford W, Stone C, Thompson TA, Heeren T, White RF. Toxicant Exposures and Health Symptoms in Military Pesticide Applicators from the 1991 Gulf War. J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Aug 26. PMID: 39190332.
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- Published on 7/17/2024
Duffy CR, Herlihy JM, Zulu E, Mwananyanda L, Forman L, Heeren T, Gill CJ, Harper M, Chilengi R, Chavuma R, Payne-Lohman B, Thea DM. Preterm birth among women with HIV: impact of preconception cART initiation. AIDS. 2024 Oct 01; 38(12):1749-1757. PMID: 39017638.
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- Published on 5/9/2024
Zulu EM, Herlihy JM, Duffy CR, Mwananyanda L, Chilengi R, Forman L, Heeren T, Gill CJ, Chavuma R, Payne-Lohman B, Thea DM. Single-test syphilis serology: A case of not seeing the forest for the trees. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0303253. PMID: 38723103.
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- Published on 5/1/2024
Krengel M, Keating D, Chao L, Dugas J, Koo B, Heeren T, Quinn E, Toomey R, Steele L, Klimas N, Samonte F, Abdullah L, Sullivan K. Characterizing 1991 Gulf War women veterans from the Boston Biorepository and Integrative Network for Gulf War Illness: Demographics, exposures, neuroimaging and cognitive outcomes. Clin Neuropsychol. 2024 Aug; 38(6):1454-1467. PMID: 38692856.
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- Published on 4/1/2024
Kim TW, Bertholet N, Magane KM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Winter MR, Samet JH, Erlandson KM, Stein MD, Bryant KJ, Saitz R, Heeren TC. Alcohol Consumption and Illicit Drug Use: Associations With Fall, Fracture, and Acute Health Care Utilization Among People With HIV Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Apr 01; 95(4):391-398. PMID: 38133581.
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- Published on 3/19/2024
Duyile BE, LoCasale-Crouch J, NeSmith TB, Turnbull KLP, Colson E, Corwin MJ, Mateus MC, Forbes E, Geller N, Heeren T, Hauck FR, Jaworski B, Kellams A, Kerr S, Moon RY. Maternal Education and Child Self-Regulation: Do Maternal Self-Regulation and Responsiveness Mediate the Association? Acad Pediatr. 2024 Mar 19. PMID: 38513966.
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- Published on 3/6/2024
LoCasale-Crouch J, Wallace MK, Heeren T, Kerr S, Yue Y, Deeken G, Turnbull K, Jaworski B, Mateus MC, Moon R, Hauck FR, Kellams A, Colson E, Corwin MJ. The importance of community resources for breastfeeding. Int Breastfeed J. 2024 Mar 06; 19(1):16. PMID: 38448983.
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- Published on 2/1/2024
Chiu LS, Huang KZ, Xu X, Heeren T, Haque R, Schroy PS. Initial Stage of Disease Similar for White and Black Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 Feb 01; 58(2):162-168. PMID: 36806090.
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- Published on 1/18/2024
Lucero MM, Palfai TP, Heeren TC, Stein MD, Kim TW, Saitz R. Heavy Alcohol Use and HIV Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Pain. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):636-644. PMID: 38236321.
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