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Christopher H. Schmid is a Professor of Biostatistics at Brown University, specializing in methods and applications of meta-analysis and evidence synthesis. He focuses on Bayesian methods, predictive modeling, and combining data from clinical trials, particularly N-of-1 trials. A founding member of the Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health at Brown's School of Public Health, Schmid directs the Biostatistics, Epidemiology Research Design Core. He has formerly served as Director of the Biostatistics Research Center at Tufts Medical Center, brought national standards for systematic reviews to the Institute of Medicine, and collaborated widely with medical public health scientists. Schmid has published extensively in prominent medical journals and has helped develop software tools like Open Meta-Analyst for meta-analysis. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University and a BA in Mathematics from Haverford College, and has nurtured the growth of biostatistics education and research through his roles and affiliations, including Fellow of the American Statistical Association and member of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Leading research and teaching in Biostatistics, focusing on meta-analysis and Bayesian methods.
Tufts Medical Center • Boston, MA
Directed Biostatistics Research Center, contributing to clinical translational science.
Department: Department of Economics