Elizabeth Handorf, PhD (she/her/hers)
Biography
Elizabeth Handorf, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health. She is also a researcher at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Dr. Handorf received her Ph.D. in biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012, where her dissertation focused on cost-effectiveness analysis methods for observational data. Prior to joining Rutgers, she was a faculty member at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Research Interests
Dr. Handorf’s research focuses on methods for observational data, such as those derived from the Electronic Health Records, registries, and insurance claims. She also develops methods for cost-effectiveness analysis of medical interventions. Her further research interests include a wide variety of other topics in biostatistics, including machine learning, risk prediction models, survival analysis, and design of epidemiological and interventional studies.