Walter Dempsey
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics.

M4057 SPH II
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Hi, my name’s Walter. I am an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and an Assistant Research Professor in the d3lab located in the Institute of Social Research. My research focuses on Statistical Methods for
Digital and Mobile Health
. My current work involves three
complementary research themes: (1) experimental design and data
analytic methods to inform multi-stage decision making in health; (2)
statistical modeling of complex longitudinal and survival data; and
(3) statistical modeling of complex relational structures such as
interaction networks. In the coming years, I will continue to design
and apply novel statistical methodologies to make sense of complex
longitudinal, survival, and relational datasets. This work will inform
decision making in health by aiding in intervention evaluation and
development. Outside of my research, I enjoy exploring Ann Arbor
with my fiancee by taking our beagle on long walks around town and
attending UMS performances or shows at the Ark. I’m also an avid
soccer fan and play way too much rec league soccer.
Prior to joining, I was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Statistics at Harvard University. My fellowship was in the Statistical Reinforcement Learning Lab under the supervision of Susan Murphy. I received my PhD in Statistics at the University of Chicago under the supervision of Peter McCullagh.
news
Jan 5, 2020 | Exchangeable multi-state survival process paper accepted at Statistica Sinica |
Sep 2, 2019 | Stratified MRT paper accepted at Annals of Applied Statistics |
Sep 1, 2019 |
Joined the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan! ![]() ![]() |