Laura Pontiggia, PhD
Professor
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
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Laura Pontiggia, PhD
Professor
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
Education
PhD, Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2004
MS, Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2002
Laurea in Economia - Summa Cum Laude, University of Pavia, Italy, 1998
Publications
- Optimal energy provision early in ICU stay for critically ill patients receiving parenteral nutrition
- Response to “‘Optimal energy provision early in ICU stay for critically ill patients receiving parenteral nutrition’: A commentary”
- Impact of Student Pharmacist State Anxiety on Vasopressor Calculation Accuracy in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Simulations
- Prevalence and Value of Board Certification Among Pharmacy Practice Faculty in the United States
- Physical Activity and Nutrition-Related Beliefs, Behaviors, and Challenges in Individuals Living with Cancer and Their Caregivers
Research & Interest
Biostatistics
Data analytics
Data science methods
Clinical trials
Educational research
Biography
Dr. Laura Pontiggia received her Laurea in Economics Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pavia, Italy, her Master of Science and Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Her current areas of research are statistical approaches for clinical and pharmaceutical data, Models for health sciences and biological data, and educational research. Dr. Pontiggia joined University of the Sciences in 2005 as Assistant Professor of Statistics, got promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and Full Professor in 2016 and she also served in several administrative roles. In July 2020 she joined Thomas Jefferson University as the Director of Academic Programs for the Institute of Emerging Health Professions and Professor. During her tenure as a faculty, she has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics and she has also been very active in research with numerous collaborations that resulted in more than 40 peer-reviewed publications.
Teaching
Applied Research Design & Methods
Applied Health Research Design & Methods
Applied Research Design
Foundations of Biostatistical Methods
Fundamentals of Applied Biostatistics