Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program

Specialization in Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics

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Courses Offered

College of Pharmacy

PHC 502 Drug Development Scientific and regulatory aspects of drug development from discovery to market, exemplified by URI research.

PHP 540 Principles, Methods, and Applications of Epidemiology An introduction to epidemiology, the study of health and disease in populations. Epidemiologic methods and research design for conducting and interpreting health research.

PHP 550 Pharmacoepidemiology The application of epidemiologic principles to the study of drug effects in human populations. Pre: 540 or permission of instructor.

PHP 580 Pharmacoeconomic Analysis Introduction to methodologic approaches utilized in economic evaluation of drug use and therapy in community and managed care settings, and clinical trials, including the FDA approval process and liability issues.

PHP 693, 694 Seminar Seminar on selected topics in pharmacoepidemiology.

Computer Science and Statistics

STA 308 Introductory Statistics Descriptive statistics, presentation of data, averages, measures of variation, skewness, kurtosis. Elementary probability, binomial and normal distributions. Sampling distributions. Statistical inference, estimation, confidence intervals, testing hypotheses, linear regression, and correlation.

STA 409 Statistical Methods in Research I Same as 308 but is for students who have better mathematical preparation.

STA 411 Biostatistics II An overview of statistical methods used in performing research in pharmacotherapeutics and pharmacoepidemiology. Emphasis will be on understanding both common study designs and the output from statistical analysis of data obtained from these studies.

STA 412 Statistical Methods in Research II Multiple linear regression and correlation analysis, curvilinear regression. Analysis of variance and covariance. Analysis of enumerative data. Some nonparametric methods.

STA 501 Analysis of Variance and Variance Components Analysis of variance and covariance, experimental design models, factorial experiments, random and mixed models, estimation of variance components, unbalanced data.

STA 502 Applied Regression Analysis Topics in regression analysis including subset selection, biased estimation, ridge regression, and nonlinear estimation.

STA 515 Spatial Data Analysis Analysis of point patterns: visualizing, exploring and modeling, space time clustering, correcting for spatial variation, clustering around a specific point source. Analysis of spatially continuous data: variogram analysis and Kriging methods.

STA 517 Small N Designs See Psychology 517.

STA 520 Fundamentals of Sampling and Applications Simple random sampling; properties of estimates, confidence limits. Sample size. Stratified random sampling; optimum allocation, effects of errors, and quota sampling. Regression and ratio estimates; systematic and multistage sampling.

STA 535 Statistical Methodology in Clinical Trials Bioavailability, dose response models, crossover and parallel designs, group sequential designs, survival analysis, meta analysis.

STA 536 Applied Longitudinal Analysis Longitudinal data, linear mixed effects models, repeated measures ANOVA, generalized linear models for correlated data.

STA 541 Multivariate Statistical Methods Review of matrix analysis. Multivariate normal distribution. Tests of hypotheses on means, Hotelling’s T2, discriminate functions. Multivariate regression analysis. Canonical correlations. Principal components. Factor analysis.

STA 542 Categorical Data Analysis Methods Analysis of multidimensional categorical data by use of log-linear and logit models. Discussion of methods to estimate and select models followed by examples from several areas.

Department of Psychology

PSY 434 Psychological Testing (3) Measurement procedures employed in the measurement of intelligence, aptitudes, abilities, attitudes, interests, and personality. Focus on psychometric principles associated with the various tests.

PSY 517 (or STA 517) Small N Designs (3) A survey of Small N experimental methodology appropriate for repeated observations on a single unit or individual. Methods include quasi-experimental designs, interrupted time series, and multivariate time series. Applications in applied research, particularly behavioral intervention.

PSY 532 Experimental Design See Statistics 532.

PSY 533 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Psychology Advanced quantitative methods applied to psychology. Survey of methods such as multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, principal component analysis, and factor analysis.

PSY 611 Methods of Psychological Research and Experimental Design Provides the student of psychology with a knowledge of research methodology and the techniques of experimental designs. It prepares for the development of thesis problems of graduate students in psychology and related disciplines.

PSY 612 (or STA 612) Structural Modeling Theory and methodology of path analysis with latent variables. Discussion of “causation” and correlation, confirmatory factor analysis, measurement and structural equation models. Practical applications using current computer programs (e.g. EQS).

PSY 635 Transtheoretical Model Applied to Health Psychology The transtheoretical model is an influential comprehensive model of behavior change that has been extensively employed in health psychology. Applications include smoking cessation, exercise, diet, dress, and medication adherence.