Dr. Ashley Buchanan

Biography

Ashley Buchanan is an Adjunct Associate Professor in Biostatistics with experience spanning over ten years in collaborating on HIV/AIDS research. Her prominent role involves applying causal methodology to enhance treatment and prevention strategies for HIV/AIDS. She is also engaged in studying opioid use disorder using large-scale data sources such as administrative claims data and prescription drug monitoring programs. Dr. Buchanan's current research includes the development and application of causal inference methods in network-based studies aimed at understanding HIV treatment and prevention, with a notable focus on high-risk populations. She has been involved in substantial research contributing to methodologies for studying causal mechanisms in networks related to HIV risk. Additionally, Dr. Buchanan has published extensively in leading journals such as the American Journal of Epidemiology and JAMA Network Open, among others. She has garnered significant funding for her research initiatives from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and has received several honors acknowledging her contributions within her field.

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