Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
College of Public Health

Came to USF: 2009

Contact Information:
  Office: 2114 MDC 56
  E-Mail:
ambah@health.usf.edu
  Voice Mail: (813)974-1118
  

Degrees:
  B.S. University of Jos, 1995
  M.S. University of Ibadan, 1997
  M.S. Limburgs Universitair, 2001
  M.S. Limburgs Universitair, 2002
  M.S. University of South Florida, 2007
  Ph.D. University of South Florida, 2007

Assistant Professor

Discipline:
  Statistics

Specialization:
  Predictive Models
  Correlated Outcomes
  Heirarchical Models

Other Information:
  Curriculum Vitae


Dr. Alfred Mbah has been a research assistant professor at the College for the past 3 years. His research interest includes repeated measurement design, dose response and structural equation modeling. He has published close to 40 peer-reviewed articles that have advance the field of applied statistics on important issues in depression; reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, namely the impact of maternal conditions (e.g. obesity) on birth outcomes, as well as analyses focused on issues such as prematurity, and fetal demise. In 2009, he was awarded a 3 year grant from the James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program in the amount of $374,733, to research the role of passive smoking on the risk for antenatal and post-partum depression. Additionally, he serves as the lead statistician on multiple studies that examine health disparities, maternal health, and family health.  

Phone: (813) 974-3623 · Fax: (813) 974-4718 · Email: admin@health.usf.edu