Dante A. Verme
Dante A. Verme
Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
School: Milken Institute School of Public Health
Department: Epidemiology
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Dante A. Verme
Dante A. Verme is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Epidemiology.
Professor Verme is an applied biostatistician and an expert in time series analysis, random effects modeling, SAS programming and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). An outstanding teacher whose abilities have several times been recognized with the School's Excellence in Teaching Award, Dr. Verme was director of the biostatistics concentration of the MPH degree program, and worked closely with MPH students on their special projects. He also guided doctoral candidates in epidemiology and biostatistics and served as a reader on their dissertation research committees.
Dr. Verme served as interim chairman of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics for four years, until 2005, and then served as the Department's Vice Chair for Educational Activities. In that capacity, he oversaw its educational operations, ensuring the high quality of courses and expanding the base of the specialized courses that were offered. Dr. Verme had also been an active member of the admissions and curriculum committees, and of the search committee that recruited the School's current dean.
Biostatistics
Master of Science in Applied Statistics, The George Washington University, 1983
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Statistics, The George Washington University, 1990
Use of Statistical Packages for Data Analysis, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Introduction to Time Series Analysis in Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Professor Verme brings his statistical expertise to a range of research projects, including those sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. The results of his collaborative research, conducted at The Biostatistics Center and in the GWU Medical Center, have been widely published in peer-reviewed journals.
Randomized controlled trial of education and feedback for implementation of guidelines for acute low back pain.
Schectman JM, Schroth WS, Verme D, Voss JD. Randomized controlled trial of education and feedback for implementation of guidelines for acute low back pain. J Gen Int Med 2003 Oct 18;10:773-80.
Interaction and intervention modeling: predicting and extrapolating the impact of multiple interventions.
Riegelman R, Verme D, Rochon J, El-Mohandes A. Interaction and intervention modeling: predicting and extrapolating the impact of multiple interventions. Ann Epidemiol 2002;12(3):151-6.