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University of Kansas Cancer Center  :  Leadership

Matthew Mayo, PhD


M MayoDirector, Center for Biostatistics and Advanced Informatics
Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics
mmayo@kumc.edu

Matthew Mayo, PhD leads the Center for Biostatistics and Advanced Informatics, a key resource for the University of Kansas Cancer Center’s research members.  Dr. Mayo brings exceptional experience in the field of biostatistics and informatics.  Having been recruited from the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Mayo has the knowledge and experience needed to help achieve the National Cancer Institute’s designation at KU.

Background

Dr. Mayo received his BA in Statistics in 1986 and MA in Statistics in 1990 from the University of Missouri..  He went on to obtain his PhD in Applied Statistics from the University of Alabama in 1995.  Dr. Mayo completed his MBA degree from Baker University in 2004.  He joined the faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology.  He also served as a biostatistician for the University of Alabama’s Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Biostatistics Unit.  He later joined the faculty at the University of Kansas Medical Center in 1998 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, where he served until January 2007.  Dr. Mayo was appointed director of the Medical Statistics and Research Design Unit, where he served for 2 years.  He served as the first Director of the Clinical Trials Office from 2001-2006.  He now serves as the Director of the Center for Biostatistics and Advanced Informatics and is Chair of the Department of Biostatistics.   

Membership Organizations

  • American Statistical Association
  • International Biometric Society
  • Society for Clinical Trials
  • American Association of Cancer Research
  • Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honorary
  • Mu Sigma Rho, National Statistics Honor Fraternity

Publications

  1. Okuyemi KS, Pulvers KM, Cox LS, Thomas JL, Kaur H, Mayo MS, Nazir N, Etter JF, Ahluwalia JS: “Nicotine Dependence Among African American Light Smokers: A Comparison of Three Scales”. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 1989-2002, 2007.
  2. Tawfik O, Kimler B, Davis M, Lai S-M, Mayo M, Fan F, Donahue J, Damjanov I, Thomas P, Connor C, Jewell W, Smith H, and Fabian C: “Grading Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast: Advantages of Using Automated Proliferation Index Instead of Mitotic Count”. Virchows Archiv, 450(6), 627-636, 2007.
  3. Burns JM, Donnelly JE, Anderson HS, Mayo MS, Spencer-Gardner L, Thomas G, Cronk BB, Haddad Z, Klima D, Hansen D, and Brooks WM: “Peripheral Insulin and Brain Structure in Early Alzheimer Disease”. Neurology, 69(11), 1094-1104, 2007.
  4. Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS, Mayo MS, Richter K, Choi WS, Okuyemi KS, and Resnicow K: “A Randomized Trial of Targeted Educational Materials for Smoking Cessation in African Americans Using Transdermal Nicotine”. Health Education and Behavior, 34(6), 911-927, 2007 .
  5. Wei JL, Mayo MS, Smith HJ, Reese M, Weatherly RA: “Improved Behavior and Sleep After Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing”. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 133(10), 974-979, 2007.
  6. DuBose KD, Mayo MS, Gibson CA, Green JL, Hill JO, Jacobsen DJ, Smith BK, Sullivan DK, Washburn RA, and Donnelly JE: “Physical Activity Across the Curriculum (PAAC): Rationale and Design”. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 29, 83-93, 2008.
  7. Dhillon NK, Pinson D, Dhillon S, Tawfik O, Danley M, Davis M, Nemon O, Mayo M, Kumar A, Tsai YJ, Kumar A, and Buch S: “Bleomycin Treatment Causes Enhancement of Virus Replication in the Lungs of SHIV Infected Macaques”. American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. (In press)
  8. Marcario JK, Riazi M, Adany I, Himanshu K, Fleming K, Marquis J, Nemon O, Mayo MS, Yankee T, Narayan O, and Cheney PD: “Effect of Morphine on the Neuropathogenesis of SIVmac Infection in Indian Rhesus Macaques”. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. (In press).
  9. Burns JM, Mayo MS, Anderson HS, Smith HJ, and Donnelly JE: “Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease”. Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders. (In press).
  10. Hall S, Mayo MS, Niu X-F, and Walker JC: “Generalized Linear Mixed-Effects Models for the Analysis of Odor Detection Data”. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods. (In press).