C. A. Sugar, Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
CATHERINE A. SUGAR, Ph.D.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
OFFICES:
Department of Biostatistics
UCLA School of Public Health
Room 51-236C, Center for the Health Sciences
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
Telephone: (310) 794-1078
Fax: (310) 267-2113
Email: [email protected]
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Room C9-420, Semel Institute
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1759
Telephone: (310) 825-6584
Fax: (310) 206-6438
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH:
Santa Barbara, California
May 31st, 1970
EDUCATION:
UNDERGRADUATE: B.A., Pomona College, Claremont, California, May,
1992 (Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude)
GRADUATE:
M.S., Stanford University, Palo Alto, California,
September, 1994 (Mathematics)
GRADUATE:
Ph.D., Stanford University, Palo Alto, California,
September, 1998 (Statistics)
PRESENT POSITIONS:
Associate Professor In Residence, Departments of Biostatistics, Fielding School
of Public Health; Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School
of Medicine; and Statistics, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (from 2011);
University of California, Los Angeles
7/2009-Present
Director, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
Data Core, United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Desert Pacific
Healthcare Network (VISN 22)
2/2008-Present
Director, Semel Institute Statistics Core (SIStat), Jane and Terry Semel Institute
for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles. (Interim Director 1/2007- 6/2008)
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1/2007-Present
PREVIOUS POSITIONS:
Assistant Professor In Residence, Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School
of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.
7/2006 – 6/2009
Assistant Professor of Statistics, Department of Information and Operations
Management, Marshall School of Business, and (by courtesy) Department of
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University of
Southern California
7/1998-6/2006
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
SOCIETIES:
1. American Statistical Association (Incoming President, Southern California
Chapter)
2. Institute of Mathematical Statistics (Life Member)
3. Society for Neuroscience
REVIEWER FOR:
1. Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA)-Theory and
Methods
2. Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA)-Case Studies and
Applications
3. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (JRSSB)
4. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
5. JAMA Psychiatry
6. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics (JCGS)
7. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis
8. Journal of Multivariate Analysis
9. Journal of Classification
10. Contemporary Clinical Trials (formerly Controlled Clinical Trials)
11. Journal of Biomedical Informatics
12. IEEE IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics
13. CIV/Computational Statistics
14. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods
15. Value In Health
16. Biometrics
17. Operations Research
18. National Institute for Health Research: Health Technology Assessment
Program (NIHR-HTA), a division of the National Health Service (NHS) of
the United Kingdom
19. Annals of Epidemiology
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COMMITTEES:
1. Fielding School of Public Health Educational Policy and Curriculum
Committee, 2014-Present
2. UCLA School of Medicine Biomedical Informatics Task Force, 2013-2014.
3. UCLA Department of Biostatistics Department Chair Search Committee,
2013-2014.
4. UCLA School of Public Health Student Affairs Committee, 2008-2010
Chair 2009-2010; 2013 (Spring only).
5. Course Revision, Department of Biostatistics: Restructured the Research
Methods and Data Analysis Sequence (now Biostatistics 201A/B) to create
an applied version (separate from 200A/B) for SPH doctoral students,
2011-2012.
6. Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Director’s Forum
2012-Present
7. UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Ad Hoc Promotion Committees,
2010, 2012 (Chair), 2013 (Chair). 2014.
8. Chair, UCLA Department of Biostatistics 2011-2012 Search Committee
(search involved multiple cross-department positions)
9. UCLA Department of Biostatistics 2010-2011 Search Committee
10. UCLA Department of Psychiatry CS06/Space Allocation Committee 2011Present
11. UCLA Department of Psychiatry, Informatics Committee 2010-Present
12. UCLA Department of Biostatistics Qualifying Exam Committee, Chair,
2008-Present.
13. UCLA School of Public Health, Public Health Major Development
Committee, 2008-2010
14. UCLA Department of Biostatistics Curriculum Committee, 2007-2011.
15. UCLA Department of Biostatistics Seminar Coordinator, Spring 2007, Fall
2009
STUDY SECTIONS & DATA SAFETY AND MONITORING BOARDS:
1. DSMB: An Efficacy-Effectiveness Trial of Cognitive Bias Modification for
Youth with Anxiety (PI G. Clarke, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health
Research, Oregon), 2014-Present.
2. National Science Foundation Review Panel: Computational and DataEnabled Science and Engineering, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Section, 2012.
3. DSMB: Center for Intervention Development and Applied Research:
Translational Research to Enhance Cognitive Control Project I (CIDARTRECC, PI J. McCracken, UCLA), 2007-2012.
4. DSMB: UCLA Autism Center of Excellence, Project V, Risperidone
Treatment in Children with ASD and High Levels of Repetitive Behavior
(PI J. McCracken, UCLA), 2008-2014
5. DSMB: Brief CBT for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care,
(PI V.R. Weersing, UCSD), 2010-Present.
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CONSULTING:
1. U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs: I have had regular consulting
collaborations with researchers at UCSD, Yale University and Boston
University and the corresponding VA centers in San Diego, New Haven
and Boston on projects involving health services research, schizophrenia,
depression, and HIV/AIDS, 2000-Present.
2. Roche Biosciences: Consulted on a study of the efficacy of Tolcapone, a
medication for Parkinson’s disease, 1997
3. RAND Corporation and Janssen Pharmaceutica: Through the sponsorhip of
Stanford University School of Medicine faculty I was involved in
collaborative projects involving health state modeling in depression and
schizophrenia, 1996-1997
PREVIOUS SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
1. Letter Writer: I have written hundreds of letters of recommendations for
students at UCLA and USC for scholarships, jobs, internships and graduate
programs, including Rhodes and Marshall Scholarship winners. (1998Present)
2. USC Health Collaborative: I was an originating member of the Steering
Committee for this provost sponsored initiative to promote interdisciplinary research and teaching in fields related to health care. (20042006)
3. USC Statistics Seminar Coordinator (2003-2005)
4. USC Marshall School of Business, Undergraduate Statistics Sequence
Coordinator: Includes curriculum, textbook selection, determination of
course equivalencies and waivers for the introductory mathematics and
statistics sequence (2001-2005)
5. USC Information and Operations Management Department Annual
Performance Review Committee (Various)
6. USC Marshall School of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Review
Committee (Various)
7. USC Marshall School of Business, Marshall Honors Program Committee
(1998-2004)
8. USC Marshall School of Business Undergraduate Scholarship Committee
9. USC Faculty Fellow (1999-2006)
10. USC Marshall School of Business Freshman Cohort Advisor (2004-2006)
11. USC Marshall School of Business, Delta Sigma Pi Professional Fraternity
Faculty Supervisor (2004-2006)
12. Interviewer, USC Presidential and Trustee Scholarships and Marshall
School of Business Study Abroad Programs (Various)
13. Speaker, USC Annual Trustee’s Meeting, on the importance of
interdisciplinary breadth in undergraduate education (2002)
14. Speaker, USC Parents’ Weekend (2003)
15. Speaker, USC University Orientation (2004)
16. Panelist, Marshall School of Business Orientation (2004)
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17. USC Marshall School of Business Graduation Name Reader (2003, 2004,
2006)
18. USC University and Business School Graduation Marshall (1999-2006)
19. President, Stanford University Department of Statistics Graduate Student
Association and Representative to the Faculty (1995-1996)
20. Student Member of the Stanford University Department of Statistics Ph.D.
Qualifying Examination Committee (1996 and 1997)
HONORS & AWARDS:
1. National Merit Fellowship, 1988.
2. Pomona College Scholar, the equivalent of the deans list at Pomona
College, requiring a grade point average of 3.67, 1988-1992.
3. The Llewellyn Bixby Mathematics Prize, in 1990 and the Jaeger
Mathematics Prize, in 1989. These are respectively the sophomore
and freshman mathematics prizes at Pomona College.
4. Howard Hughes Medical Foundation Grant for undergraduate
research, Pomona College, summer, 1990.
5. NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program at RoseHulman Institute of Technology, summer, 1991.
6. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi as a junior at Pomona
College, 1991.
7. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with honors in Mathematics from
Pomona College, May, 1992.
8. Rena Gurley Archibald High Scholarship Prize for the top
graduating student at Pomona College, May, 1992. Second person in
the one-hundred year plus history of the college to finish with a perfect
grade-point average.
9. Phi Beta Kappa Award, Pomona College, May, 1992.
10. The John Stauffer Prize for Academic Merit in the Sciences for the
top graduating student in the sciences, Pomona College, May, 1992
11. The Hugh Hamilton Mathematics Prize for the top graduating
student in mathematics, Pomona College, May, 1992.
12. The Philip Goldberg Memorial Prize in Music for exceptional
musical contribution from a graduating student at Pomona College,
May, 1992. I served as concertmaster of the orchestra during my junior
and senior years, and played the Vivaldi violin concerto Winter from
The Four Seasons with the orchestra in 1991.
13. NSF Graduate Fellowship in Mathematics, 1992-1995.
14. Centennial Teaching Assistant Award, for excellence in teaching,
Stanford University, 1997.
15. Gamma Sigma Alpha (National Greek Honor Society) Professor of
the Year, University of Southern California, 1999-2000, 2000-2001,
2002-2003, 2003-2004.
16. University of Southern California Faculty Fellow, 1999-2006.
17. URSC Faculty Fellow of the Year, University of Southern California,
1999-2000.
18. Golden Apple Teaching Award (Small Section), Marshall School of
Business, USC, 2000. This is the highest teaching honor given by the
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undergraduate students in the business school recognizing a faculty
member teaching a small seminar or elective style class.
Delta Sigma Pi Faculty Initiate, University of Southern California
Chapter, for the year 2002, and faculty advisor starting 2004.
Inaugural Teaching Has No Boundaries Award, University of
Southern California, 2002. A University-wide prize, intended to
recognize faculty who interact with students in significant pedagogical
and intellectual ways outside the classroom.
Golden Apple Teaching Award (Business Administration Core),
Marshall School of Business, USC, 2005. This is the highest teaching
honor given by the undergraduate students in the business school
recognizing a faculty member teaching the core business classes.
Inaugural Evan C. Thompson Faculty Teaching and Learning
Innovation Award, Marshall School of Business, USC, 2005. This
award, which is accompanied by a $10,000 prize, was initiated to
recognize outstanding contributions by faculty in the teaching arena,
both inside the classroom and beyond.
USC Web Profile, selected as one of the faculty members featured in
rotation on the front page of the University Web Site, 2004-2006.
Elected to Delta Omega, National Public Health Honor Society,
UCLA, 2007.
School of Public Health Outstanding Professor Award, as given by
the SPH graduate students, UCLA 2007.
School of Public Health Outstanding Professor Award, as given by
the SPH graduate students, UCLA 2009.
School of Public Health Outstanding Professor Award Runner Up,
as given by the SPH graduate students, UCLA 2010.
Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award, School of Public Health,
UCLA 2010
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry
and Biobehavioral Sciences Teaching, UCLA 2010.
School of Public Health Outstanding Professor Award Finalist, as
given by the SPH graduate students, UCLA 2011.
School of Public Health Outstanding Professor Award Finalist, as
given by the SPH graduate students, UCLA 2012.
School of Public Health Outstanding Professor Award Finalist, as
given by the SPH graduate students, UCLA 2013.
2014 Award for Publication Excellence from the APIC/American
Journal of Infection Control for “Survival and transmission of
community –associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
from fomites.” The award is given to the article that has the highest
level of readership and citation over the year.
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RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED:
FUNDING SOURCES AND GRANTS (Current):
1. HHS/NIH/NIMH-12-241: FAST FAIL Trials in Autism (FAST AS) (PI: James McCracken, M.D.);
$5,688,386 (total); 2012-2015. Role: Co-Investigator.
2. NIH/NIMH R01 11008773: Adaptive Interventions for Minimally Verbal Children with ASD in the
Community (PI: Connie Kasari); $479,102 (Year 1); 2012-2016. Role: Co-Investigatior/Director of Data
and Statistics Core.
3. NIH/NIMH R01 MH095878: Visual Tuning and Performance in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder (PI:
Michael Green, Ph.D.); $427,031; 2012-2017. Role: Co-Investigator.
4. NIH/NIMH R01 MH093676-01A1: Early Family Intervention for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder (PI:
David Miklowitz, Ph.D.); $611,708; 2012-2016. Role: Co-Investigator.
5. NIH/NIAID P30 A1 028697: UCLA Center For AIDS Research (CFAR)/Core H (PI: Irvin Chen, Ph.D./
William Cumberland, Ph.D.); $1,924,427 (Year 1, 2013-2018 cycle); 2008-2018. Role: Co-Investigator.
6. HRSA UA3MC11055: Autism Intervention Network on Behavioral Health (AIR-B Network) (PI: Connie
Kasari, Ph.D.); $1,787,157 (Year 1); 2008-2014; Role: Co-Investigator.
7. NIH/NIMK RO1 MH084864; Multisite RCT of Early Intervention for Spoken Communication in Autism
(PI: Connie Kasari, Ph.D.); $328,185 (UCLA Year 1); 2009-2014; Role: Co-Investigator.
8. NIH/NIMH RO1 MH084955: Mapping Brain Structure to Function in Euthymic Subjects with Bipolar
Disorder (PI: Lori Altshuler, M.D.); $454,996; 2009-2014; Role: Co-Investigator.
9. NIH/NIMH R01 MH085953: Mechanisms of Abnormal Development and Psychosis in the 22q11.2
Deletion Syndrome (PI: Carrie Bearden, Ph.D.); $221,821 (Year 1); 2009-2014; Role: Co-Investigator.
10. NIH/NIMH R01 MH065707 4/8: The Genetics of Endophenotypes and Schizophrenia (PI: Michael
Green, Ph.D.); $341,474 (UCLA); 2010-2014; Role: Director of Data Management and Statistics Unit.
11. NIH/NIMH P50 MH66286: Center for Neurocognition and Emotion in Schizophrenia (PI: Keith
Nuechterlein, Ph.D.); $6,062,760; 2010-2015; Role: PI of Data and Methodology Core.
12. NIH/NICHD 2P50-HD055784-06 Biomarkers of Developmental Trajectories and Treatment in ASD (PI:
Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.); $10,324,680 (total award); 2007-2017 project period; 2012-2017 current budget
period.
GRANTS SUPPORTING SISTAT (Current and Past:) As SIStat director I am often actively involved in
writing and overseeing grants for which the support goes to the unit rather than to me as an individual
investigator.
13. NIH/NIMH RO1 MH37705 Developmental Processes in Schizophrenic Disorders (PI: Keith Nuechterlein,
Ph.D.); 2005-2010.
14. NIH/NIA AG P50 16570: UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (PI: Jeffrey Cummings, M.D.);
$1,544,019; 2004-2015. (Formerly Statistician/PI Data Core)
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15. CA DHS: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center of California (ARCC) (PI: Jeffrey Cummings, M.D.);
$541,667; 2006-2015.
16. US Department of Veteran's Affairs (Clinical Sciences and Research Development): Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapy in Veterans with Schizophrenia (PI: Shirley Glynn, Ph.D.); $600,000; 2008-2012;
17. NIH/NIMH RO1 MH082782: Collaboration to Advance Negative Symptom Assessment in Schizophrenia
(3/4) (PI: William Horan, Ph.D.); 675,000; 2008-2011;
18. NIH/NIMH RO1 MH082939: Cognitive Rehabilitation and Work Outcome in Schizophrenia (PI: Robert
Kern, Ph.D.); 1,125,000; 2008-2013;
19. NIH/NIMH R34 MH089299: Neurofibromatosis Type I as a Model for Therapeutic Neuroadaptation (PI:
Carrie Bearden, Ph.D.); 2009-2011
20. NIH/NIMH R34: Web-Based Weight Management for Individuals with Mental Illness (PI: Alexander
Young, M.D.); $200,000; 2010-2012
21. NCI P01 CA132681: Stem Cell-Engineered Tumor Immunity In Man (PI: David Baltimore, Ph.D., Cal
Tech); $5,003,150 (Year 1); 2010-2015
FUNDING SOURCES AND GRANTS (Past):
FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANTS:
1. NIH/NIAID RO1 AG030327: Synergistic Effects of HIV and AIDS on Naïve CD4+ T-cell Senescence (PI:
Beth Jamieson, Ph.D.); $2,337,555 (total); 2008-2013. Role: Co-Investigator.
2. NIH/NIMH P50 MHO77248: Translational Research to Enhance Cognitive Control (TRECC) (PI: James
McCracken, M.D.); $6,173,661 (total); 2006-2011. NCTE 2012. Role: Core Director, Data Management
and Statistics Unit.
3. NIH/NIMH P30 PL1MH08327: Consortium for Neuropsychiatric Phenomics (PI: Rpbert Bilder, Ph.D.);
$3,750,744; 2007-2012. Role: Director, Statistics and Database Management Unit of the Human
Translational Applications Core.
4. NIH/NIMH PL1MH08327-S1: Consortium for Neuropsychiatric Phenomics-Phen-X Supplement (PI:
Robert Bilder, Ph.D.); 2011-2012. Role: Co-Investigator.
5. NIH/NIDA P20 DA022539: Methamphetamine Abuse and Inhibitory Control: Implications for Treatment
(PI: Edythe London, Ph.D.); $457,306 (Year 5); 2006-2011; Role: Statistician.
6. NIH/NCRR 1UL1RR033176-01: UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) (PI: S.
Dubinett); $61,430,028 (Total Direct); 2011-2016; Role: Co-Investigator.
7. NIH/NIMH R21 MH086104; Tractography, White Matter Integrity and fMRI in Bipolar Disorder (PI: Lori
Altshuler, M.D.); $150,000 (annual); 2009-2011; Role: Co-Investigator.
8. NIH/NIMH RC1 MH089634: Social Cognition and Functioning in Bipolar Disorder (PI: Michael Green,
Ph.D); $390,684 (Year 1); 2009-2011; Role: Co-Investigator.
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9. US Department Of Veteran's Affairs IIR 03-089-2: Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality In The
VA (PI: Allen Gifford, M.D.); 2005-2007; Role: Senior Consulting Statistician
10. NIH/NIMH R01 MH042228: Gating and Inhibition in Schizophrenia (PI: David Braff, MD); $9,890 (for
subcontract, year 5); 2003-2008; Role: PI of Subcontract/Statistician
11. NIH/NIAID P30 A1 028697: UCLA Center For AIDS Research (CFAR)/Core H (PI: Irvin Chen Ph.D./
William Cumberland Ph.D.); $924,140 (Core H); 2003-2007. Role: Co-Investigator
12. CDC U01 DD000041: Interventions for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Transitioning Science to
Community Projects (PI: Mary O'Connor Ph.D.); $ 1,199,84; 2005-2009; Role: Biostatistician
13. NIH/NIDA R01 DA021754-01A1: Neural Recruitment During Self-control of Smoking: An fMRI Paradigm
(PI: John Monterosso Ph.D.); $ 450,000; 2007-2009. Role: Statistician
14. Stanley Medical research Institute: Stanley Database Core Collaborative Group (Lori Altshuler, M.D.):
$100,179; 2007-2009: Role: Senior Biostatistician
15. NIH/NIMH P50 MH66286: Center for Neurocognition and Emotion in Schizophrenia (PI: Keith
Nuechterlein, Ph.D.); $6,062,760; 2003-2010. Role: PI of Data and Methodology Core
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERNAL GRANTS:
The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California provides internal grants for summer
funding based on competitive peer reviewed application process. This is intended to minimize the pressure on
faculty to write external grant proposals. During my time at USC I had the following projects funded, each for
two months of summer salary:
16. 2001: Clustering Sparse Functional Data
17. 2002: Using Cluster Analysis To Assess the Medical And Financial Impacts Of Treatments In Complex
Diseases
18. 2003: Cluster Validation Using Rate Distortion Theory
19. 2004: Issues In Using Cluster Analysis To Partition A Target Population With Applications To Healthcare
Economics
20. 2005: A Bayesian Approach To Estimation Of Network Topologies
COURSES TAUGHT:
UCLA DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BIOBEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (2009-Present):
1. Psychiatry 284A: Principles of Neuroimaging I (Instructor M. Cohen)
Guest lecturer (3 sessions) on statistical modeling. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ratings (2012 only; on scale of 1-7): Mean 6.4 clinical enstructor/6.6 knowledge and enthusiasm
UCLA DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS (2006-Present):
1. Biostatistics 100B: Introduction to Biostatistics (Ratings are out of 9)
Term: Winter, 2007
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Class Size: 97
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 8.11/Median = 9.00
Overall Class Rating: Mean = 7.78/Median = 9.00
Term: Winter, 2008
Class Size: 126 (plus fellows from various SPH programs)
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 8.01 /Median = 8.00
Overall Class Rating: Mean = 7.80/Median = 8.00
Term: Winter, 2009
Class Size: 109
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 8.56/Median = 9
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 8.37/Median = 9
Term: Winter, 2010
Class Size: 122
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 8.56/Median = 9
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 8.34/Median = 9
2. Biostatistics 200A: Biostatistics
Term: Fall, 2010
Class Size: 49
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 8.57/Median = 9
Overall Course Rating: Mean =8.14/Median = 9
3. Biostatistics 201A: Topics in Applied Regression Part I (In charge of redesign, 2011)
Term: Fall, 2011
Class Size: 61
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 8.68/Median = 9
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 8.23/Median = 9
4. Biostatistics 201 B: Topics in Applied Regression Part II (Designed course, 2012)
Term: Winter, 2012
Class Size: 33
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 8.21/Median =9.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean =7.82/Median =8.00
(paper evaluations)
Term: Winter 2013
Class Size: 51
Evaluations In Progress
Term: Winter 2014
Class Size: 44
Evaluations In Progress
5. Biostatistics 245: Advanced Seminar, Biostatistics
Term: Spring, 2007
Class Size: 21
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Term: Fall, 2009
Class Size: 35
6. Biostatistics 288: Seminar, Statistics in AIDS
Term: Spring, 2007
Class Size: 4 (plus 3 postdocs)
Term: Winter, 2011
Class Size: 7
7. Biostatistics 596: Directed Individual Study
Fall, 2006: Vivian Shih, Topics in Cluster Analysis
Spring, 2008: Vivian Shih, Masters Report on Patterns of Cognitive Deficits in Bipolar Disorder
Spring, 2009: Cathy Lee, Masters Report on Classification Methods with Applications to Psychiatry Studies
Fall, 2012: Victor Lee, Masters Report on Random Forests for Imaging Data
8. Biostatistics 597: Preparation for Comprehensive and Qualifying Examinations
Spring, 2008: Jared Foster, Preparation for MS Comprehensive Exam
Fall, 2008: Leanne Streja, Preparation for DrPh Oral Defense
9. Biostatistics 599: Directed Research
Fall, 2007: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Winter, 2008: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Spring, 2008: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Winter, 2009: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Spring, 2009: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Fall, 2009: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Soeun Kim, PhD Thesis Research
Winter, 2010: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Soeun Kim, PhD Thesis Research
Spring, 2010: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Soeun Kim, PhD Thesis Research
Fall, 2010: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Soeun Kim, PhD Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh. Thesis Research
Lu Wang, HIV/AIDS Research Project
Winter, 2011: Leanne Streja, DrPh Thesis Research
Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Soeun Kim, PhD Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
Spring, 2011: Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Soeun Kim, PhD Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
Fall, 2011: Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
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Winter, 2012: Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
Spring, 2012: Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
Fall, 2012: Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
Winter, 2013: Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
Spring, 2013: Brian Calimlim, DrPh Thesis Research
Vivian Shih, DrPh Thesis Research
Fall 2011-Spring 2013: Qiaolin Chen (listed under Dr. Weiss)
INFORMAL: Ran informal seminar series for fellows and junior faculty in Children’s Division, Department of
Psychiatry, 2011-2012 (roughly 1 dozen 2 hour seminars)
USC DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (1998-2006):
1. BUAD 309 Honors, Decision Making Under Uncertainty (Ratings are out of 5)
This is a case-based undergraduate course in probability and statistics.
Term: Fall, 2000
Class Size (Section 1): 30
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 1): Mean = 4.8/5.0
Overall Course Rating (Section 1): Mean = 4.6/5.0
Class Size (Section 2): 39
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 2): Mean = 4.6/5.0
Overall Course Rating (Section 2): Mean = 4.6/5.0
2. GSBA 603, Foundations of Statistical Inference (Ratings are out of 5)
This is a Ph.D. level course in mathematical statistics, required by all departments in the school.
Term: Fall, 2005
Class Size: 6
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.67/5.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.67/5.00
3. BUAD 310, Applied Business Statistics (Ratings are out of 5)
This is the core required course in applied statistics and data analysis, taught in megasections (250+
students) for our undergraduate business majors.
Term: Spring, 1999
Class Size: 282
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.04/5.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 3.73/5.00
Term: Spring, 2001
Class Size: 266
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.1/5.0
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 3.8/5.0
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Term: Fall, 2001
Class Size: 286
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.6/5.0
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.5/5.0
Term: Summer, 2003
Class Size: 70
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.89/5.0
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.59/5.00
Term: Fall, 2003
Class Size: 265
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.58/5.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.03/5.00
Term: Summer, 2004
Class Size: 67
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.81/5.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.44/5.00
Term: Fall, 2004
Class Size (Section 1): 264
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 1): Mean = 4.46/5.00
Overall Course Rating (Section 1): Mean = 3.80/5.00
Class Size (Section 2): 265
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 2): Mean = 4.53/5.00
Overall Course Rating (Section 2): Mean = 3.88/5.00
Term: Summer, 2006
Class Size: 76
Ratings were unprocessed when I left USC.
4. BUAD 310 Honors, Advanced Business Statistics (Ratings are out of 5)
This is an intensive course in applied statistics and data analysis. It, along with BUAD 309, are part of the
Marshall Honors Program. This program, which I helped develop, was designed to give our best
undergraduate majors added depth and breadth of experience based on one-on-one contact with faculty and
corporate professionals and involvement in real-world projects.
Term: Fall, 1998
Class Size: 19
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.89/5.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.32/5.00
Term: Spring, 1999
Class Size: 24
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.57/5.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.48/5.00
Term: Spring, 2000
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Class Size (Section 1): 41
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 1): Mean = 4.92/5.00
Overall Course Rating (Section 1): Mean = 4.69/5.00
Class Size (Section 2): 35
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 2): Mean = 4.85/5.00
Overall Course Rating (Section 2): Mean = 4.45/5.00
Term: Spring, 2002
Class Size (Section 1): 38
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 1): Mean = 4.5/5.0
Overall Course Rating (Section 1): Mean = 4.6/5.0
Class Size (Section 2): 43
Overall Instructor Rating (Section 2): Mean = 4.7/5.0
Overall Course Rating (Section 2): Mean = 4.5/5.0
Term: Fall, 2003
Class Size: 40
Overall Instructor Rating: Mean = 4.83/5.00
Overall Course Rating: Mean = 4.35/5.00
5. BUAD 490, Directed Research: I supervised a large number of individual undergraduates at USC in directed
reading courses aimed at learning and applying advanced statistical techniques to business projects. Often
these reading courses have been in conjunction with a senior honors thesis.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (1995-1998)
1. Statistics 116: Theory of Probability: I taught this course (as the instructor of record) in the summer of 1996.
This is the statistics department's introductory probability course. The lectures were broadcast live via the
Stanford Instructional Television Network to companies with Stanford affiliations. Full responsibility for a
course was unusual for a graduate student in the Stanford Department of Statistics.
2. Stanford University Department of Statistics Seminar Course: I was the founder and teacher of this
inaugural course on how to be a good teacher and course assistant, 1997-1998. This seminar was required
for all first year Ph.D. students and became a prerequisite for candidacy.
3. Science, Mathematics and Engineering Core: I was an inaugural TA in 1996 and 1997 for this program
which was designed to teach broad principles of science in an exciting and applicable fashion to non-science
majors. My responsibilities included fundamental participation in course design and choice of materials,
construction of assignments, examinations and paper topics, running laboratory sessions and discussions.
4. Department of Statistics Courses: I was a course assistant at Stanford from 1995-1998 and served as head
TA for many of the department's offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
DOCTORAL AND MASTERS COMMITTEES, UCLA:
Unless otherwise indicated, students are in the Department of Biostatistics
COMMITTEE CHAIR/CO-CHAIR (Current):
None.
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COMMITTEE MEMBER/ACADEMIC ADVISOR (Current):
1. Jonathan Drury
Degree: Ph.D. (Biology)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Oral Exam December, 2010; graduation summer 2014.
2. Kathryn Peiman
Degree: Ph.D. (Biology)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Oral Exam August, 2011
3. Lu Wang
Degree: Ph.D.
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Oral Exam March, 2012
4. Matthew Beymer
Degree: Ph.D. (Community Health Sciences)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams
Principal Advisor: Linda Bourke
5. Dat Nguyen
Degree: Ph.D.
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Oral Proposal Defense May, 2013; Final Defense Scheduled May, 2014.
6. Rachel Chock
Degree: Ph.D. (Evolutionary Biology)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Passed Oral Proposal Defense, April, 2013
7. Heidi Fischer
Degree: Ph.D.
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Passed Oral Proposal Defense, April, 2013
8. Claire Hanmi Kim
Degree: Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Passed Oral Proposal Defense June, 2013
9. Amity Zimmer-Faust
Degree: Ph.D. (Environmental Science and Engineering)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Oral Exam Passed September, 2013
10. Joy Toyama
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Degree: Ph.D.
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Oral Proposal Defense passed November, 2013
Primary Advisor: Cristina Ramirez
11. Shemra Rizzo
Degree: Ph.D.
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Oral Proposal Defense passed March 2014
Primary Advisor: Robert Weiss
12. Christopher Ching
Degree: Ph.D. (Neuroscience)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams
13. Rachel Jonas
Degree: Ph.D. (Neuroscience)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Oral Proposal Defense passed September, 2014
Primary Advisor: Carrie Bearden
14. Katherine McNamara
Degree: Ph.D. (Environmental Health Sciences)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams; Oral Proposal Defense Passed May 2014
15. John Dinkler
Degree: PhD (Health Policy and Management)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exam; Oral Proposal Defense planned Fall 2014
16. Priya Bhagwat
Degree: PhD (Epidemiology)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Preparing for Qualifying Exam
Primary Advisor: Pamina Gorbach
17. Anna Liza Antonio
Degree: DrPh
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exam; Oral Proposal Defense planned Fall 2014
Primary Advisor: Kate Crespi
18. Jason Estes
Degree: PhD
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exam; Oral Proposal Defense planned Fall 2014
Primary Advisor: Damla Senturk
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19. Hilary Aralis
Degree: Ph.D.
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exam; Oral Proposal Defense planned Winter 2014
20. Roger Shih
Degree: M.P.H.
Role: MPH Report Advisor
Status: Second Year Student; Graduation Anticipated Spring, 2015
21. Alex Klomhous
Degree: DrPh
Role: Academic Advisor
Status: Passed Doctoral Screening Exam
22. Alec Chan-Golston
Degree: PhD
Role: Academic Advisor
Status: Passed Doctoral Screening Exam
23. Scott Friedlander
Degree: M.P.H.
Role: Academic Advisor
Status: Second Year Student; Graduation Anticipated Spring, 2015
24. Tara Heitzman
Degree: M.P.H.
Role: Academic Advisor
Status: First Year Student
25. Darwin Uy
Degree: Ph.D.
Role: Academic Advisor
Status: First Year Student.
26. Fong Liu
Degree: Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
Role: Committee Member
Status: Passed Comprehensive Exams
COMMITTEE CHAIR/MEMBER UCLA (Past)
1. Tommi Gaines (Committee Member), Biostatistics, Dr.Ph. (March, 2008) Current: UCLA Postdoc
2. Lida Jennings (External Committee Member), Education, Ed.D. (Spetember, 2008) Current: Teach for
America; Past: RAND Graduate School of Education
3. Lei Qian (Committee Member), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (June, 2009) Current: Kaiser Permanente
4. Vivian Shih (Academic and MS Report Advisor), Biostatistics M.S. (September, 2008) Current:
UCLA Biostatistics Doctoral Program
5. Ying Zhou (Committee Member), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (June, 2010) Current: Statistician, Amgen
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6. Cory Zigler (Committee Member), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (June, 2010) Current: Harvard Biostatistics
Postdoc
7. Lily Altstein (Committee Member), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (June, 2010) Current: Senior Statistician,
Novartis
8. Jessica Miller (Committee Member), Epidemiology, Ph.D. (February, 2011); Current: Postdoctoral
Fellow, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (Melbourne, Australia)
9. Leanne Streja (Committee Co-Chair), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (March/June 2011) Current: City of Hope
10. Soeun Kim (Committee Co-Chair), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (August 2011); Current: Assistant Professor,
UT Houston
11. Trina Patel (Committee Member), Biostatistics), Dr.Ph. (May, 2012); Current: Senior Biostatistician,
Edwards Lifesciences.
12. Elani Streja (Committee Member), Epidemiology, Ph.D. (May 2012); Current: Research Associate, LA
Biomedical Research Institute, Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research & Epidemiology
13. Laurie Brenner (Committee Member), Psychology, Ph.D. (June, 2012); Current: Research Fellow,
Harvard University
14. Ren He (Committee Member), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (August, 2012 ): Los Angeles Capital Management
and Equity Research
15. Cathy Lee (Masters Report Supervisor), Biostatistics M.S. (September 2012) Current: Harvard
Biostatistics Doctoral Program. Past: Senior Statistician, UCLA Alzheimers Disease Research Center;
Faculty, Bard High School Early College Program.
16. 16. Tyler Moore (Committee Member), Psychology, Ph.D. (Winter 2013); Current: Postdoctoral
Fellow, Harvard University.
17. Vivian Shih (Committee Chair), Biostatistics, Dr.Ph. (May, 2013) Current: Senior Statistician at
Novartis. Thesis Topic: Variable Selection in Psychiatric Studies
18. Airek Matthews (Committee Member), Environmental Health Sciences, Ph.D. (June, 2013)
19. Victor Lee (Academic and MS Report Advisor), Biostatistics, M.S. (December, 2013)
20. Chiayang Hsu (Committee Member), Biostatistics. M.P.H. (May, 2014)
21. Brian Calimlim (Committee Chair), Biostatistics, Dr.Ph. (September, 2013) Current: Health
Economist, ICON. Thesis Topic: Applications of Functional Data Analysis to Bipolar Disorder
22. Qiaolin Chen (Committee Co-Chair), Biostatistics, Ph.D. (December, 2013) Current: Senior
Statistician, Novartis. Thesis Topic: Models for Hierarchical Multivariate Outcomes with Applications
to Psychiatry
COMMITTEE MEMBER, USC: The USC Business School did not have a graduate degree in statistics but I
was the external committee member for many students in other departments.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Victor Gastenaga, Applied Economics, Ph.D. (1999)
David Hsia, Applied Economics, Ph.D. (1999)
Tingting Ge, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, M.S. (2005)
Danielle Zammit, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Ph.D. (2007)
Steven Cen, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Ph.D. (2007)
Nuoo (Jassy) Molitor, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine (2007)
MENTEES FOR K-AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS (UCLA)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ellen Woo (Postdoctoral fellow, UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Research Center),
Debika Bhattacharya (Clinical instructor in the Division of Infectious Diseases),
Jesse Clark (Postdoctoral fellow, Infectious Diseases),
Olusola Ajilore (Postdoctoral fellow/clinical instructor, Department of Psychiatry),
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5. Matthew Wright (Postdoctoral fellow, Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior), Award
received
6. Tara Peris (Postdoctoral fellow, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior). K-Award
received
7. Risa Hoffman (Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases and Program in Global Health, BurroughsWellcome Fellowship)
8. Eraka Bath (Assistant Professor In Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Application
Submitted)
9. Ted Hutman (Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Application Approved)
10. Shafali Jeste (Assistant Professor In Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Award
received)
11. April Thames (Neuropsychology Fellow, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior;
UCLA Center for AIDS Research Fellowship received.)
12. Lindsey Sterling (Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Application Submitted)
13. Jen Cowen (PhD Student, Psychology)
14. Maria Jalbrzowski (Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology, F32 Proposal submitted)
15. Nathalie Vizueta (Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry, K-award proposal submitted)
16. Angie Morales (PhD student, Psychiatry, NRSA Fellowship submitted)
17. Milky Kohno (PhD student, Psychiatry, NRSA Fellowship submitted)
18. Justin Miller (Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry, assisted with F32 proposal)
19. Peter Bachman (Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology, statistical consulting on K23, proposal submitted)
20. George Slavich (Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, K-08 award mentor, proposal submitted)
21. Rachel Jonas (Ph.D. student, Neuroscience, NRSA Fellowship proposal received, 2014)
22. Alissa Ellis (Postdoctoral fellow, Psychiatry, K-Award application statistical mentor, proposal in
process)
23. Supervised doctoral students in Graduate Student Researcher positions and consulting projects,
providing them with valuable real-world consulting experience
o Vivian Shih (SIStat GSR)
o Brian Calimilim (SIStat GSR)
o Qiaolin Chen (SIStat GSR, Dissertation Year Fellowship (approved for 2013-2014))
o Wendy Shih (SIStat GSR)
o Lu Wang (Supervising HIV/AIDS consulting project with Jamieson Lab under the CFAR umbrella)
o Matthew Beymer (CHS doctoral student; supervising HIV risk modeling independent research
project)
o Andrew Siroka (Health Services doctoral student; Graduate Division Graduate Mentorship proposal
to analyze NGO data on mobile clinic data from FIJI accepted for Summer 2013 and Academic
Year 2013-2014)
o Shemra Rizzo (SIStat GSR from fall, 2013)
LECURES AND PRESENTATIONS:
SELECTED ACADEMIC LECTURES BY INVITATION
1996
1997
1997
“Medical Applications of Cluster Analysis,” Biostatistics Seminar Series, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA.
“Choosing the Number of Clusters,” Biostatistics Seminar Series, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
“Medical Applications of Techniques for Clustering and Classification”, Bay Area Chapter of the
American Statistical Association, Berkeley.
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1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1999
2000
2001
2001
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2006
2006
2006
2006
2007
2007
2007
2010
2011
2012
2013
“Clustering: Medical Applications and Related Statistical Problems'', Department of Biostatistics,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN.
“Clustering: Medical Applications and Related Statistical Problems'', University of California, Berkeley.
“Clustering: Medical Applications and Related Statistical Problems'', Marshall School of Business,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
“Clustering: Medical Applications and Related Statistical Problems'', Department of Statistics, Wharton
School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
“Clustering: Medical Applications and Related Statistical Problems'', Department of Biostatistics, Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
“An Application of Clustering to Public Health Policy”, Biostatistcs Seminar Series, Stanford
University, Stanford, CA.
“An Introduction to CART and Cluster Analysis for Observational Data”, Second Annual Seminar In
Data Analytic Methods for Observational Studies, Merck \& Co., Westpoint, PA.
“Clustering Sparse Functional Data”, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
“Clustering Sparsely Sampled Functional Data”, Department of Statistics, University of California, Los
Angeles.
“Clustering Sparsely Sampled Functional Data”, Department of Statistics, Wright State University,
Dayton, OH.
“Cluster-analytic Health State Modeling for Clinical Trials Data”, Department of Biostatistics,
University of California, Los Angeles
“Applications of Clustering to the Analysis of Longitudinal Data”, Department of Statistics, Oxford
University, Oxford, UK.
“Applications of Clustering to the Analysis of Longitudinal Data”, Department of Statistics, University
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
“Cluster-analytic Health State Modeling for Clinical Trials Data”, Department of Health Studies,
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
“Cluster Analytic Health State Modeling for Longitudinal Data”, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
“Cluster Analytic Health State Modeling for Longitudinal Data”, Department of Biostatistics,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
“Clustering Functional Data: Methods and Applications”, Department of Biostatistics, University of
California, Los Angeles.
“Clustering Functional Data: Methods and Applications”, The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
“Interpretable Methods in Functional Data Analysis”, with G.M. James, Division of Biostatistics,
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
“Cluster-Analytic Health State Modeling for Clinical Trials”, Department of Radiology, University of
California, Los Angeles.
“Clustering Functional Data: Methods and Applications”, Department of Radiology, University of
California, Los Angeles.
“Clustering Functional Data: Methods and Applications”, Department of Statistics, University of
California, Riverside
“Sparse Functional Data with an Irregular Cyclical Component: An Application to Psychiatric Data”,
the RAND Corporationn, Santa Monica, CA.
“Sparse Functional Data with an Irregular Cyclical Component: An Application to Psychiatric Data”,
Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, NY.
“Sparse Functional Data with an Irregular Cyclical Component: An Application to Psychiatric Data”,
Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS:
Includes Short Courses and Panel Discussions. Starred entries are presentations given by Dr. Sugar.
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1. Sugar, C.A.*, Lenert, L.A., Olshen, R.A., An Application of Cluster Analysis to Medical Decision
Making: Forming Prototypical Health States, Society for Medical Decision Making, Toronto, Canada,
September, 1996.
2. Sugar, C.A.*, “Medical Applications of Cluster Analysis”, Invited Talk at the workshop Jumps,
Bumps and Clustering preceding the Conference on the Interface, Houston, Texas, May, 1997.
3. Sugar, C.A.* and Olshen, R.A.*, “Clustering and the Formation of Health States”, Invited Short Course
at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Reno, Nevada, October, 1999.
4. Sugar, C.A.*, Invited Panel Discussant on Health State Modeling, Annual Meeting of the International
Society for Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Washington D.C., May, 2001
5. Cen SY., Sugar C.A., Conti D., Stahl D., Azen S.P. Oral Presentation: Steps towards the Individualized
Treatment, the Challenge and Opportunity to Computational Statistics. The 3rd World Conference on
Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Cyprus, October, 2005.
6. Cen S.Y., Sugar C.A., Stahl D., Conti D., Langholz B., Azen S.P. Oral Presentation: STEAM Engine
with a Double Supervised Machine Learning in the Approach of Individualizing the Medical Treatment.
The 38th Symposium on the Interface of Statistics, Computing Science, and Applications (Massive Data
Sets and Streams), Pasadena, CA, May, 2006.
7. Cen S.Y., Sugar C.A., Langholz B., Conti D., Stahl D., Azen S.P., Steps Toward Individualized
Treatment: Double Supervised Machine-Leaning Method, The Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), Seattle,
Washibgton, August, 2006.
8. Gifford, A.L., Bowman, C., Goetz, M.B., Chen, Y, Hoang, T., Mole, L., Slipchecnko, T., Sugar, C.A.,
Asch, S. for QUERI HIV/HCV Program. HIV Testing in Adults Receiving Care from the U.S. Veterans
Health Administration. VA HSRD National Meeting, Washington D.C. , 2007.
9. Bowman, C., Slipchenko, T., Chen, Y., Mole, L., Backus, L., Sugar, C.A., Gifford, A. Poster
Presentation. Using New Modeling Approaches to Casefinding: HIV in the VHA. 2nd Treatment &
Management of HIV in the US Conference, Dallas, Texas, May, 2007.
10. Bowman C, Slipchenko T, Chen Y, Mole L, Backus L, Sugar C.A., Gifford A. Poster Presentation:
Using New Modeling Approaches to Casefinding: HIV in the VHA. Academy Health Annual
Research Meeting, Orlando, Forida, June, 2007.
11. Slipchenko, T., Bowman, C., Hen, Y., Sugar, C.A., Gifford, A. Oral Presentation: Case Study:
Development of an HIV Casefinding Algorithm with SAS(R) Enterprise Miner(TM). Western Users of
SAS 15th Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, October, 2007.
12. Zammit, D.C., Hay, J.W., Globe, D.R., Sugar, C.A., Gauderman, J.W. Poster Presentation: Framework
for the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer. ISPOR 10th Annual
European Congress, Dublin, Ireland, October, 2007.
13. Zammit, D.C., Hay, J.W., Globe, D.R., Sugar, C.A., Gauderman, J.W. Poster Presentation: Adjusting
for Trial Quality in Meta-Analysis. ISPOR 10th Annual European Congress, Dublin, Ireland, October,
2007.
14. Sugar, C.A.*, Light, G.A., Cadenhead, K.S., Sprock, J., Radant, A.D., Geyer, M.A., Swerdlow, N.R.,
Braff, D.L. “Subtyping the Group of Schizophrenias Using Neurophysiological Endophenotypes”,
Neuroscience, San Diego, California, November, 2007.
15. Foland LC, Altshuler LL, Leow AD, Sugar CA, Toga AW, Thompson PM: Lithium and mood state
effects on brain structure in subjects with bipolar disorder. Society for Neuroscience 2007, San Diego,
California, November 2007.
16. Bearden C, Shih V, Green M, Gitlin M, Sugar C, Altshuler L: The impact of neurocognitive
impairment on functional recovery in patients with bipolar disorder. The American College of
Neuropsychopharmacology Meetings, Phoenix, Arizona, 2008.
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17. Black, V., Hoffman, R., Sugar, C.A., Venter, F., Menon, P. Currier, J., Rees, H. Poster Presentation:
Factors Associated with Mother-to-Child Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in South
African Women with Advanced Immunosuppression Initiated on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
During Pregnancy. 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2008),
Boston, Massachusetts, February, 2008.
18. Sugar, C.A.*, Cluster Analytic Health State Modeling, Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), Denver
Colorado, August 2008.
19. Streja, L., Weiss, R.E. and Sugar, C.A. Analysis of Motorcycle Grand Prix (MOTOGP) Lap Times,
Joint Statistical Meetings, Denver, Colorado, August, 2008.
20. Organizer, US Department of Veteran's Affairs Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers
(MIRECC, VISN 22) Retreat and Data Analysis Conference. Presentations: Sugar, C.A.*, Cluster
Analysis' and Introduction to Functional Data Analysis. Long Beach California. September 17th-18th,
2008.
21. Fogelson, D.L., Nuechterlein, K.H., Asarnow, R.A., Subotnik, K.L., Kendler, K., Neale, M., Jacobsen,
K.C., Sugar, C.A. Avoidant Personality Disorder Symptoms in First-Degree Relatives of
Schizophrenics Predict Performance on Neurocognitive Measures: The UCLA Family Study.
International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR), San Diego, California, March, 2009.
22. Altshuler LL, Kupka RW, Hellemann G, Frye MA, Grunze H, Keck Jr PE, Leverich GS, McElroy SL,
Nolen WA, Sugar CA, Zermeno M, Post RM, Suppes T: Gender and depressive symptoms in 711
patients with bipolar disorder evaluated prospectively in the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Treatment
Network. 7th International Conference on Bipolar Disorder, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, 2009.
23. Sugar, C.A.*, Writing Statistics For Grants, VISN 22 MIRECC Scientific Retreat, Long Beach,
California, September, 2009.
24. Noordsy, D.L., Marder, S.R., Fetter, J, Sugar, C.A., Glynn, S., O'Keefe, C., Almeida, M: Are There
Synergistic Interactions Between Antipsychotic Medications and Psychosocial Rehabilitation? Evidence
From A Double-Blind Randomized Trial of Risperidone vs. Olanzapine Among Participants
In Vocational Rehabilitation. Accepted for the 2010 Schizophrenia International Research Conference,
April 13th, 2010, Florence Italy.
25. Streja, L., Weiss, R.E., Sugar, C.A., Motocycle Grand Prix (MOTOGP) Lap Time Models, 2010 Joint
Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia, August, 2010.
26. Shih, V.H., Bearden, C.E., Green, M., Sugar, C.A., Gitlin, M., Altshuler, L., Modeling the Impact of
Neurocognitive Impairment On Occupational Functioning: An Application to Bipolar Disorder, 2010
Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia, August, 2010.
27. Kim, S., Belin T.R., Sugar, C.A., Multiple Imputation for Regression Models with Interaction, 2010
Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia, August, 2010.
28. Sugar, C.A.*, Calimlim, B.M. Whybrow, P.C. and Walshaw, P.D., Sparse Functional Data with a
Periodic Component: Methods and Applications to Pyschiatric Data, 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings,
Miami, Florida, August, 2011.
29. Calimlim, B.M., Sugar, C.A., Whybrow, P.C. and Walshaw, P.D., Thyroid Hormone Treatment
Efficacy In Bipolar Disorder with Irregular and Sparse Cyclical Longitudinal Data (Poster), 2011 Joint
Statistical Meetings, Miami, Florida, August, 2011.
30. Streja, L., Weiss, R.E., Sugar, C.A., Predicting Race Times for Motorcycle Grand Prix Racing, 2011
Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami, Florida, August, 2011.
31. Kim, S., Sugar, C.A., Belin, T.R., Multiple Imputation for Missing Covariates in Regression Models
with Interactions, 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami, Florida, August, 2011.
32. Shih, V.H. and Sugar, C.A., Covariance Estimation and Variable Selection for High-Dimensional
Psychiatric Data, 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami, Florida, August, 2011.
33. Sugar, C.A.*, Writing Statistics For Grants, VISN 22 MIRECC Scientific Retreat, Long Beach,
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California, September, 2011
34. Shih, V.H., Brenner, L.A., Sugar, C.A., Dapretto, M. Bearden, C.E.; The Relationship of Temporal
Processing to Attention and Social Function in Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, Society of
Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, April 2012 (poster).
35. Shih, V.H. and Sugar, C.A.; Modeling Complex Structures in Neuropsychiatric Data for Subjects with
Pediatric Disorders, Eastern North American Region Annual Meeting, 2012.
36. Shih, V.H. and Sugar, C.A., Network Models in Non-Sparse Psychiatric Data; Joint Statistical
Meetings, 2012, San Diego, C.A., August 2012.
37. Chen, Q., Weiss, R. and Sugar, C.A., Bayesian Family Factor Models for Multiple Outcomes in
Familial Data, Joint Statistical Meetings, San Diego, C.A., August 2012.
38. Karlsgodt, K.H., Hellemann, G.S., Congdon, E., Sugar, C.A., Poldrack, R.A., Sabb, F.W., London, E.,
Bilder, R., Cannon, T.D. Multimodal Network Measures Associated with Working Memory
Performance, Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Hollywood,
Florida, December 2012.
39. Hoffman, J., Elashoff, D., Anisman-Posner, D., Tanner, K., Sugar, C.A., Elliott, J., Baldwin, G.C.,
Anton, P., Yang, O., Hoffman, R. Semen IFN-gamma And IL-17 Are Positively Associated with Semen
HIV-1 Shedding. 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), Atlanta,
Georgia. March 2013.
40. Shih, V.H., Sugar, C.A., Graphical Network Models for Multi-Dimensional Neurocognitive Phenotypes
of Pediatric Disorders, Eastern North American Region Annual Meetings, Orlando, FL, March 2013.
41. Chen, Q., Weiss, R. and Sugar, C.A., Bayesian Family Factor Models for Multiple Outcomes, Eastern
North American Region Annual Meetings, March 2013, Orlando, FL
42. Brenner, L., Shih, V., Lee, S., Sugar, C.A., Bearden, C.E. The Precision of Temporal Reproductions is
Associated with Age and Inattention, 2013 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting, Seattle WA. April 2013 (accepted).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
RESEARCH PAPERS
A.
RESEARCH PAPERS – PEER REVIEWED
1. Sugar, C.A., Sturm, R., Lee, T.T., Sherbourne, C.D., Olshen, R.A., Wells, K.B., Lenert, L.A:
Empirically Defined Health States for Depression from the SF-12. Health Services Research, 1998; 33
(4): Part 1: 911-928. PMCID: PMC1070293.
2. Lenert, L.A., Lin, A., Olshen, R.A., Sugar, C.A: Clustering in the Service of the Public's Health.
Bulletin of the International Statistics Institute ISI99, 1999; 52nd Session, Tome LVIII, Book 1, Editta
Ltd., Helsinki, Finland, 71-74.
3. Lenert, L.A., Sherbourne, C.D., Sugar, C.A., Wells, K.B: Estimation of Utilities for the Effects of
Depression from the SF-12. Medical Care, 2000; 38 (7): 763-770.
4. Lee, T.T, Ziegler, J.K., Sommi, R., Sugar, C.A., Mahmoud, R., Lenert, L.A: A Comparison of
Preferences for Health Outcomes in Schizophrenia Among Stakeholder Groups. Journal of Psychiatric
Research, 2000; 34 (3): 201-210.
5. James, G.M., Hastie, T.J., and Sugar, C.A: Principal Components Models for Sparse Functional Data.
Biometrika, 2000; 87 (3): 587-602.
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6. Siriniana, G., Shimizub, T., Sugar, C.A., Slots, J., Chen, C: Periodontopathic Bacteria in Young
Subjects of Different Ethnic Background in Los Angeles. Journal of Periodontology, 2002; 73 (3): 283288.
7. Slots, J., Kamma, J.J., and Sugar, C.A: The Herpesvirus-Porphyromonas Gingivalis-Periodontitis Axis.
Journal of Periodontal Research, 2003; 38(3): 318-323.
8. Slots, J., Sugar, C.A., Kamma, J.J: Cytomegalovirus Periodontal Presence Is Associated with
Subgingival Dialister Pneumosintes and Aveolar Bone Loss. Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 2003;
17 (6): 369-374.
9. James, G. M., and Sugar, C.A: Clustering Sparsely Sampled Functional Data. Journal of the American
Statistical Association, 2003; 98 (462): 397-408.
10. Sugar, C.A. and James, G. M: Finding the Number of Clusters in a Dataset: An Information-Theoretic
Approach. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2003; 98 (463), 750-763.
11. Sugar, C.A., James, G.M, Lenert, L.A., and Rosenheck, R.A: Discrete State Analysis for Interpretation
of Data from Clinical Trials. Medical Care, 2004; 42 (2): 183-196.
12. Scott, S. L., James, G. M., and Sugar, C.A: Hidden Markov Models for Longitudinal Comparisons.
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2005; 100 (470): 359-369.
13. James, G.M., Sugar, C.A., Desai, R., and Rosenheck, R.A: A Comparison of Outcomes Among
Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Mental Health Systems: A Health State Approach. Schizophrenia
Research, 2006; 86 (1-3): 309-320. PMID: 16806839
14. Stein, K., Sugar, C.A., Stark, D., Velikova, G: Putting the 'Q' in Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)
for Advanced Ovarian Cancer--An Approach Using Data Clustering Methods and the Internet.
European Journal of Cancer, 2007; 43(1): 104-113.
15. Foland, L.C., Altshuler, L., Sugar, C.A., Leow, A.D., Townsend, J., Narr, K.L., Toga, A.W.,
Thompson, P.M: Increased Volume of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in Bipolar Patients Treated with
Lithium. Neuroreport, 2008; 19(2): 221-224. PMCID: PMC3299336.
16. Horan, W.P., Braff, D.L., Nuechterlein, K.H., Sugar, C.A., Cadenhead, K.S., Calkins, M.E., Dobie,
D.J., Freedman, R., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E., Gur, R.C., Light, G.A., Mintz, J., Olincy, A., Radant,
A.D., Schork, N.J., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Stone, W.S., Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang,
D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., , and Green, M.F: Verbal Working Memory Impairments in
Individuals with Schizophrenia and Their First-Degree Relatives: Findings from the Consortium on the
Genetics of Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 2008; 103: 218-228. PMCID: PMC2529172
17. Lee, J., Nuechterlein, K.H., Subotnik, K., Sugar, C.A., Ventura, J., Grechen-Doorly, D., Green, M.F.:
Stability of Visual Masking Performance in Recent-Onset Schizophrenia: An 18-Month Longitudinal
Study. Schizophrenia Research, 2008; 103: 266-274. PMCID: PMC2859819
18. Kern, R. S., Green, M.F., Nuechterlein, K.H., and Sugar, C.A: Interpreting T-score and Percentile
Equivalents using MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery in Schizophrenia Trials--Dr. Kern and
Colleagues Reply. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 2008; 165(7): 914-915.
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19. Black, V., Hoffman, R., Sugar, C.A., Menon, P., Venter, F., Currier, J., Rees, H: Safety and Efficacy of
Initiating HAART in an Integrated Antenatal and HIV Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. JAIDSJournal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 2008; 49(3): 276-281. PMCID: PMC2893046.
20. Kern, R.S., Liberman, R.P., Becker, D.R., Drake, R.E., Sugar, C.A., Green, M.F: Errorless Learning for
Training Individuals with Schizophrenia at a Community Mental Health Setting Providing Work
Experience. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2009; 35(4):807-15. (Epub March, 2008.) PMCID: PMC2696371.
21. Kern, RS, Green, M.F., Fiske, A.P., Kee, K.S., Lee, J., Sergi, M.J., Horan, W.P., Subotnik, K.L., Sugar,
C.A., Nuechterlein, K.H: Theory of Mind Deficits Involving Processing of Counterfactual Information
in Individuals with Chronic Schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine, 2009; 39(4), 645-654. (Epub:
August, 2008.) PMCID: PMC2928136.
22. Kee, K., Horan, W.P., Salovey, P., Kern, R.S., Sergi, M.J., Fiske, A.P., Subotnik, K.L., Nuechterlein,
K., Sugar, C.A., Green, M.F: Emotional Intelligence in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 2009;
107(1):61-8. (Epub: September, 2008). PMCID: PMC2859819.
23. Altshuler, L. L., Post, R., Hellemann, G., Leverich, G.S., Nolen. W.A., Frye, M.A., Keck, P.E., Kupka,
R., Grunze, H., McElroy, S.L., Sugar, C.A., Suppes, T: Impact of Antidepressant Continuation After
Acute Positive or Partial Treatment Response for Bipolar Depression: A Blinded, Randomized Study.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009; 70(4): 450-457.
24. Dean, A. C., London, E. D., Sugar, C.A., Kitchen, C. M. R., Swanson, A-N., Heinzerling, K.G.,
Kalechstein, A.D., Shoptaw, S: Predicting Adherence to Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence
from Neuropsychological and Drug Use Variables. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 2009; 105(1-2): 4855. PMCID: PMC2754143.
25. McGough, J.J., McCracken, J.T., Loo, S. K., Manganiello, M., Leung, M.C., Tietjens, J.R., Trinh, T.,
Baweja, S., Suddath, R., Smalley, S.L. Hellemann, G., Sugar, C.A: A Candidate Gene Analysis of
Methylphenidate Response in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009; 48(12): 1155-1164. PMCID: PMC2888980.
26. Townsend, J., Bookheimer, S.Y., Foland-Ross, L.C., Sugar, C.A., Altshuler, L.L: fMRI Abnormalities
in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex During a Working Memory Task in Manic, Euthymic and Depressed
Bipolar Subjects. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2010; 182: 22-29. PMCID: PMC2918407.
27. Fogelson, D.L., Asarnow, R.A., Sugar, C.A., Subotnik, K.L., Jacobsen, K.C., Neale, M.C., Kendler,
K.S., Kuppinger, H., Nuechterlein, K.H: Avoidant Personality Disorder Symptoms in First-Degree
Relatives of Schizophrenics Predict Performance on Neurocognitive Measures: The UCLA Family
Study. Schizophrenia Research, 2010; 120:113-120. PMCID: PMC2888850.
28. Frankel, F., Myatt, R., Sugar, C.A., Whitham, C., Gorospe, C., Laugeson, E: A Randomized Controlled
Study of Parent-Assisted Children’s Friendship Training with Children Having Autism Spectrum
Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010; 40(7):827-842. PMCID:
PMC2890979.
29. Altshuler, L., McElroy, S.L., Hellemann, G., Sugar, C.A., Zermeno, M., Frye, M.A., Gruenze, H.,
Keck, P.E., Kupka, R.W., Leverich, G.S., Nolen, W.A., Post, R.M., Suppes, T: Gender and Depressive
Symptoms in 711 patients with Bipolar Disorder Evaluated Prospectively in the Stanley Foundation
Bipolar Treatment Outcome Network. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 2010; 167(6): 708-715.
C. A. Sugar, Ph.D.
30. Wynn, J, Sugar, C.A, Horan, W.P., Kern, R., Green, M.F: Mismatch Negativity, Social Cognition and
Functioning in Schizophrenia Patients. Biological Psychiatry, 2010; 67(10): 940-947. PMCID:
PMC2862843.
31. Hutman, T., Rozga, A., DeLaurentis, A.D., Barnwell, J.M., Sugar, C.A., Sigman, M.; Response to
Distress in Infants at Risk for Autism: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Journal of Child Psychology
and Psychiatry, 2010; 51(9): 1010-1020. PMCID: PMC2920353.
32. Townsend, J.D., Eberhart, N.K., Bookheimer, S.Y., Eisenberger, N.I., Foland-Ross, L.C., Cook, I.A.,
Sugar, C.A., Altshuler, L.L: fMRI Activation in the Amygdala and the Orbitofrontal Cortex in
Unmedicated Subjects with Major Depressive Disorder. Psychiatry-Research-Neuroimaging, 2010;
183(3): 209-217. PMID: 20708906; NIHMSID: NIHMS230207. PMCID: PMC3382985.
33. Zorick, T., Nestor, L., Miotto, K., Sugar, C.A., Hellemann, G., Scanlon, G., Rawson, R., London, E.D:
Withdrawal Symptoms in Abstinent Methamphetamine-Dependent Subjects. Addiction, 2010; 105(10):
1809-1818. NIHMS ID: NIHMS281612. PMCID: PMC3071736.
34. Feusner, J.D. Moller, H., Altstein, L., Sugar, C.A., Bookheimer, S., Yoon, J., Hernbacher, E; Inverted
Face Processing in Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2010; 44(15): 10881094. PMCID: PMC3285268.
35. Rickabaugh, T. M., Kilpatrick, R.D., Hultin, L.E., Hultin, P.M. , Hausner, M.A., Sugar, C.A., Althoff,
K.N., Margolick, J.B., Rinaldo, C.R., Detels, R., Phair, J., Efros, R.B., Jamieson, B.D: The Dual
Impact of HIV-1 Infection and Aging on Naïve CD4+ T-Cells: Additive and Distinct Patterns of
Impairment. PLoSONE, 2011; 6(1): e16459. (UCLA Press Release January 26th, 2011.) PMCID:
PMC3027697.
36. Kern, R.S., Gold, J.M., Dickinson, D., Green, M.F., Nuechterlein, K.H., Baade, L.E., Keffe, R.S.E.,
Mesholam-Gately, R., Seidman, L. J., Lee, C., Sugar, C.A., Marder, S.R: The MCCB Impairment
Profile for Chronic Schizophrenia Outpatients: Results from the MATRICS Psychometric and
Standardization Study. Schizophrenia Research, 2011; 126(1-3): 124-131. PMCID: 3050090.
37. Desai, R., Pannaraj, P.S., Agopian, J., Sugar, C.A., Liu, G.Y., Miller, L.G: Survival and Transmission
of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus from Fomites. American
Journal of Infection Control, 2011; 39(3): 219-225. PMID: 21458684. Winner of the 2014 Award for
Publication Excellence from the PIC and American Journal of Infection Control as the most highly read
and cited manuscript of the year.
38. Frankel, F.D., Gorospe, C.M., Chang, Y-C., Sugar, C.A: Mother’s Reports of Playdates and
Observation of School Playground Behavior of Children Having High-Functioning Autism Spectrum
Disorders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011; 52(5): 571-579. PMCID: PMC3010494.
39. Foland-Ross, L.C., Thompson, P.M., Sugar, C.A., Madsen, S.K., Shen, J.K., Penfold, C., Ahlf, K.,
Rasser, P.E., Fischer, J., Yang, Y., Townsend, J., Bookheimer, S.Y., Altshuler, L.L: Investigation of
Cortical Thickness Abnormalities in Lithium-free Adults with Bipolar Type I Disorder Using Cortical
Pattern Matching. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2011; 168(5): 530-539. PMCID: PMC3640313.
40. Dean, A.C., Sugar, C.A., Hellemann, G.S., London, E.D: Is All Risk Bad? Young Adult Cigarette
Smokers Fail to Take Adaptive Risk in a Laboratory Decision-Making Test. Psychopharmacology,
2011; 215(4): 323-333. PMCID: PMC3102183.
C. A. Sugar, Ph.D.
41. Bearden, C.E., Shih, V., Green, M.F., Gitlin, M., Sokolski, K.N., Levander, E., Marusak, S., Hammen,
C., Sugar, C.A., Altshuler, L.L: The Impact of Neurocognitive Impairment on Occupational Recovery
of Clinically Stable Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Prospective Study. Bipolar Disorder, 2011; 13(4):
323-33. PMCID: PMC3157039.
42. Dean, A.C., Sevak, R.J., Monterosso, J.R., Hellemann, G., Sugar, C.A., London, E.D: Acute Modafinil
Effects on Attention and Inhibitory Control in Methamphetamine-Dependent Humans. Journal of
Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2011; 72(6): 943-953. PMCID: PMC3211965.
43. Zorick, T.S., Sugar, C.A., Hellemann, G., Shoptaw, S., London, E.D: Poor Response to Sertraline in
Methamphetamine Dependence is Associated with Sustained Craving for Methamphetamine. Drug and
Alcohol Dependence, 2011; 118 (2-3): 500-503. PMID:21592681; PMCID: PMC3181284.
44. Foland-Ross, L.C., Bookheimer, S.Y., Lieberman, M.D., Sugar, C.A., Townsend, J., Fischer, J., Torrisi,
S., Penfold, C., Madsen, S.K., Thompson, P.M., Altshuler, L.L: Normal Amygdala Activation but
Deficient Ventrolateral Prefrontal Activation in Adults with Bipolar Disorder During Euthymia.
NeuroImage, 2012; 59: 738-744. PMCID: PMC3216485.
45. Peris, T.S., Sugar, C.A., Bergman, R.L., Langley, A., Piacentini, J: Family Factors Predict Treatment
Outcome for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychiatry,
2012; 80(2): 255-263. PMCID: PMC3378322.
46. Light, G.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Rissling, A.J., Radant, A., Sugar, C.A., Sprock, J., Pela, M., Geyer, M.A.,
Braff, D.L: Characterization of Neurophysiologic and Neurocognitive Biomarkers for Use in Genomic
and Clinical Outcome Studies of Schizophrenia. PLoS ONE, 2012; 7(7): e39434. PMCID:
PMC3389010.
47. Townsend, J., Bookheimer, S., Foland-Ross, L., Moody, T., Eisenberger, N., Fischer, J., Cohen, M.,
Sugar, C.A., Altshuler, L: Deficits in Inferior Frontal Cortex fMRI Activation in Euthymic Bipolar
Subjects During a Response Inhibition Task. Bipolar Disorders, 2012; 14(4): 442-450. PMC Journal-in
process.
48. Dean, A.C., Hellemann, G., Sugar, C.A., London, E.D: Educational Attainment is not a Good Proxy for
Cognitive Function in MethAmphetamine Dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2012; 123(1-3):
249-254. PMID:22206606. NIHMSID: 401380
49. Green, M.F., Bearden, C.E., Cannon, T.D., Fiske, A.P., Hellemann, G.S., Horan, W.P., Kee, K., Kern,
R.S., Lee, J., Sergi, M.J., Subotnik, K.L., Sugar, C.A., Ventura, J., Yee, C.M., Nuechterlein, K.H:
Social Cognition in Schizophrenia, Part 1: Performance Across Phase of Illness. Schizophrenia Bulletin,
2012; 38(4): 854-864. PMCID: PMC3406534.
50. Horan, W.P., Green, M.F., DeGroot, M., Fiske, A.P., Hellemann, G.S., Kee, K., Kern, R.S., Lee, J.,
Sergi, M.J., Subotnik, K.L., Sugar, C.A., Ventura, J., Nuechterlein, K.H: Social Cognition in
Schizophrenia, Part 2: 12-Month Stability and Prediction of Functional Outcome in First Episode
Patients. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2012; 38(4): 865-872. PMCID: PMC3406537.
51. Brennan, C.A., Ibarrando, F.J., Sugar, C.A., Hausner, M.A., Shih, R., Ng, H.L., Detels, R., Margolick,
J.B., Rinaldo, C.R., Phair, J., Jacobsen, L.P., Yang, O.O., Jamieson, B.D: Early HLA-B*57-Restricted
CD8+ T Lymphocyte Responses Predict HIV-1 Disease Progression. Journal of Virology, 2012;
86(19):10505-10516. (Cover Article.) PMCID: PMC3457253.
C. A. Sugar, Ph.D.
52. Foland-Ross, L.C., Thompson, P.M., Sugar, C.A., Narr, K.L., Penfold, C., Vasquez, R.E., Townsend,
J., Fischer, J., Priya, S., Bearden, C.E., Altshuler, L.L: Three-dimensional Mapping of Hippocampal
and Amygdalar Structure in Euthymic Adults with Bipolar Disorder Not Treated with Lithium.
Psychiatric Research Neuroimaging, 2012; 211(3): 195-201. PMCID: PMC3594485.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.08.002. NIMHSID: NIMHS401243.
53. Schlosser, D.A., Jacobson, S., Chen, Q., Sugar, C.A., Li, G., Niendam, T.A., Bearden. C.E., Cannon,
T.D: Recovery From an At-Risk State: Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Putatively Prodromal
Youth Who Do Not Develop Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2012; 38(6):1225-33. PMCID:
PMC349042.
54. Hegarty, C.E., Foland-Ross, L.C., Narr, K.L., Sugar, C.A., McGough, J.J., Thompson, P.M., Altshuler,
L.L: ADHD Comorbidity Can Matter When Assessing Cortical Thickness Abnormalities in Patients
with Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 2012; 14(8): 843-855. PMCID: PMC3506177.
55. Huynh, T.N., Weigt, S.S., Sugar, C.A., Shapiro, S., Kleerup, E.C: Prognostic Factors and Outcomes of
Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Critical Care,
2012; 27(6): Article number 739.e7. PMID: 23089677
56. Ringman, J.M., Bardens, J., Teng, E., Beigi, M., Gylys, K., Badmaev, V., Heath, D.D., Frautschy, S.A.,
Apostolova, L.G., Porter, V., Vanek, Z., Marshall, G.A., Hellemann, G.S., Sugar, C.A., Montine, T.J.,
Cummings, J.L., Cole, G: Oral Curcumin for Alzheimer's Disease: Tolerability and Efficacy in a 24Week Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, 2012
4(5): Article 43. PMCID: PMC3580400.
57. Dean, A.C., Altstein, L.L., Berman, M.E., Constans, J.I., Sugar, C.A., McCloskey, M.S: Secondary
Psychopathy, but not Primary Psychopathy, is Associated with Risky Decision-Making in
Noninstitutionalized Young Adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 2013; 54(2): 272-277.
58. Townsend, J.D., Torrisi, S.J., Lieberman, M.D., Sugar, C.A., Bookheimer, S.Y., Altshuler, L.L:
Frontal Amygdala Connectivity Alterations During Emotion Down regulation in Bipolar I Disorder.
Biological Psychiatry, 2013; 73(2): 127-135. NIHMSID: NIHMS398987. PMCID: PMC3525751.
59. Green, M.F., Horan, W.P., Sugar, C.A: Has the Generalized Deficit Become the Generalized Criticism?
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2013; 39(2): 257-262. (At Issue Article)
60. Rissling, A.J., Park, S-H., Young, J. W., Rissling, M.B., Sugar, C.A., Sprock, J., Mathias, D.J., Pela,
M., Sharp, R.F., Braff, D.L., Light, G.A: Demand and Modality of Directed Attention Modulate "Preattentive" Sensory Processes in Schizophrenia Patients and Nonpsychiatric Controls. Schizophrenia
Research, 2013; 146(1-3): 326-335.
61. Townsend J., Sugar, C., Walshaw, P., Vasquez, R., Foland-Ross, L., Moody, T.,Bookheimer, S.Y.,
McGough, J., Altshuler, L.L: Frontostriatal neuroimaging findings differ in patients with bipolar
disorder who have or do not have ADHD comorbidity. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2013; 247 (1-3):
389-396. NIHMSID: NIHMS407715. PMCID: PMC3562405.
62. Greenwood, T.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Gur, R.E., Cadenhead, K.S., Calkins, M.E., Dobie, D.J., Freedman,
R., Green, M.F., Gur, R.C., Lazzeroni, L.C., Nuechterlein, K.H., Olincy, A., Radant, A.D., Ray, A.,
Schork, N.J., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Stone, W.S., Sugar, C.A., Tsuang, D.W.,
Tsuang, M.T. Turetsky, B.I., Light, G.A., Braff, D.L: Genome-Wide Linkage Analyses of 12
C. A. Sugar, Ph.D.
Endophenotypes for Schizophrenia From the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia. American
Journal of Psychiatry, 2013; 170(5): 521-532. PMCID: PMC3878873
63. Calkins, M.E., Ray, A., Gur, R.C., Freedman, R., Green, M.F., Greenwood, T.A., Light, G.A.,
Nuechterlein, K.H., Olincy, A., Radant, A.D., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Stone, W.S.,
Sugar, C.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Braff, D.L., Lazerroni,
L.C., Gur, R.E: Sex Differences in Familiality Effects on Neurocognitive Performance in
Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 2013; 73(10): 976-984. PMCID: PMC3954126
64. Brody, A.L., Mukhin, A.G., La Charite, J., Ta, K., Farahi, J., Sugar, C.A., Mamoun, M.S., Vellios, E.,
Archie, M., Kozman, M., Mandelkern, M.A: Up-Regulation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in
Menthol Cigarette Smokers. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2013; 16(5): 957966. PMCID: PMC3758251.
65. Gulsuner, S., Walsh, T., Watts, A.C., Lee, M.K., Thomton, A.M., Casadei, S., Rippey, C., Shahin, H.,
Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS), PAARTNERS Study Group, Nimgaonkar,
V.L., Go, R.C.P., Savage, R.M., Swerdlow, N.R., Gur, R.E., Braff, D.L., King, M-C., McClellan, J.M:
Spatial and Temporal Mapping of De Novo Mutations in Schizophrenia to a Fetal Prefrontal Cortical
Network. Cell, 2013; 154: 518-529.
66. Swerdlow, N.R., Light, G.A., Sprock, J., Calkins, M.E., Green., M .F., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E.,
Gur, R.C., Lazzeroni, L.C., Nuechterlein, K.H., Radant, A.D., Ray, A., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J.,
Silverman, J.M., Stone, W.S., Sugar, C.A., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I.,. Braff, D:
Deficient Prepulse Inhibition in Schizophrenia Detected by the Multi-site Consortium on the Genetics of
Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 2014; 152(203): 503-512.
67. Jalbrzikowski, M., Sugar, C.A., Zinberh, J., Bachman, P., Cannon, T.D., Bearden, C.E.; Coping Styles
of Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Developing Psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 2014;
8(10: 68-76.
68. Tsuang, D., Esterberg, M., Braff, D., Calkins, M., Cadenhead, K., Dobie, D., Freedman, R., Green,
M.F., Greenwood, T., Gur, R., Gur, R., Horan, W., Lazzeroni, L., Light. G., Millard, S.P., Olincy, A.,
Nuechterlein, K., Ray, A., Seidman, L., Siever, L., Silverman, J., Stone, W., Sprock, J., Sugar, C.,
Swerdlow, N., Tsuang, M., Turetsky, B., Radant, A.; Is There an Association Between Advanced
Paternal Age and Endophenotype Deficit Levels in Schizophrenia? PLoS One, 2014; 9(2): e88379.
PMCID: PMC3921166
69. Schmeidler, J., Lazzeroni, L. C, Swerdlow, N.R., Ferreira, R.P., Braff, D.L., Calkins, M.E., Cadenhead,
K.S., Freedman, R., Green, M.F., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E., Gur, R.C., Light. G.A., Olincy, A.,
Nuechterlein, K.H., Radant, A.D., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Stone, W.S., Sprock, J., Sugar, C.A.,
Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Silverman, J.I; Paternal Age of Schizophrenia Probands
and Endophenotypic Differences From Unaffected Siblings. Psychiatry Research, 2014; 219: 67-71.
70. Brody, A.L., Mukhin, A.G., Mamoun, M.S., Luu, T., Neary, M., Liang, L., Shieh, J., Sugar, C.A.,
Rose, J.E., Mandelkern, M.A.; Brain Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability and Response to
Smoking Cessation Treatment. JAMA Psychiatry, 2014; 71(7): 797-805.
71. Miklowitz, D.J., Schneck, C.D., George, E.L., Taylor, D.O., Sugar, C.A., Birmaher, B., Kowatch, R.A.,
DelBello, M.P., Axelson, D.A.; A 2-Year Randomized Trial of Pharmacotherapy and Family-Focused
Treatment for Adolescents with Bipolar I and II Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2014;
171(6): 658-667.
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B.
RESEARCH PAPERS – PEER REVIEWED (IN PRESS).
1. Light, G., Greenwood, T.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Calkins, M.E., Freedman, R., Green, M.F., Gur, R.E.,
Gur, R.C., Nuechterlein, K.H., Olincy, A., Radant, A.D., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M.,
Sprock, J., Stone, W.S., Sugar, C.A., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Braff, D.L.;
Comparison of the Heritability of Schizophrenia and Endophenotypes in the COGS-1 Family Study.
Schizophrenia Bulletin, in press.
2. Jeste, S.S., Kirkham, N., Senturk. D.S., Hasenstab, K., Sugar, C.A., Kupelian, C., Baker, E., Sanders,
A., Shimizu, C., Norona, A., Paparella, T., Freeman, S.F.N., Johnson, S.P. Electrophysiological
Evidence of Heterogeneity in Visual Statistical Learning in Young Children with ASD. Developmental
Science, in press.
3. Brenner, L.A., Shih, V.H., Colich, N.L., Sugar, C.A., Bearden, C.E., Dapretto, M: Time Reproduction
Performance Is Associated with Age and Working Memory in High-Functioning Youth with Autism
Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research, in press.
4. Reddy, L.F., Green, M.F., Rizzo, S., Sugar, C.A., Blanchard, J.J., Gur, R.E., Kring, A.M., Horan, W.P.:
Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Systems in Schizophrenia: An Evaluation of Motivational Profiles.
Psychological Medicine, in press.
5. Kasari, C., Siller, M., Huynh, L., Shih, W., Swanson, M., Hellemann, G.S., Sugar, C.A.: Randomized
Controlled Trial of Parental Responsiveness Intervention for Toddlers at Risk for Autism. Infant
Behavior and Development, in press.
6. Davis, M.C., Horan, W.P., Li, W., Nurmi, E.L., Rizzo, S., Sugar, C.A., Green, M. F: Associations
Between Oxytocin Receptor Genotypes and Social Cognitive Performance in Individuals with
Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, in press.
7. Hoffman, J.C., Anton, P.A., Baldwin, G.C., Elliott, J., Anisman-Posner, D., Tammer, K., Grogan, T.,
Elashoff, D.A., Sugar, C.A., Yang, O.O., Hoffman, R.M.; Seminal Plasma HIV-1 RNA Concentration
is Strongly Associated with Altered Levels of Seminal Plasma IFN-1, IL-17 and IL-5, AIDS Research
and Human Retroviruses, in press.
8. Rissling, A.J., Miyakoshi, M., Sugar, C.A., Braff, D.L., Makeig, S., Light, G.A.; Cortical Substrates
and Functional Correlates of Auditory Deviance Processing Deficits in Schizophrenia. NeruoImage:
Clinical, in press.
9. Turetsky, B.I., Dress, E.M., Braff, D.L., Calkins, M.E., Green, M.F., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E., Gur,
R.C., Lazzeroni, L.C., Nuechterlein, K.H., Radant, A.D., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M.,
Sprock, J., Stone, W.S., Sugar, C.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang, D.T., Tsuang, M.T., Light, G.: The
Utility if P300 as a Schizophrenia Endophenotype and Predictive Biomarker: Clinical and SocioDemographic Modulators in COGS-2. Schizophrenia Bulletin, in press.
10. Light, G., Swerdlow, N.R., Thomas, M.L., Calkins, M.E., Green, M.F., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E.,
Gur, R.C., Lazzeroni, L.C., Nuechterlein, K.H., Pela, M., Radant, A.D., Seidman, L.J., Sharp, R.F.,
Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Sprock, J., Stone, W.S., Sugar, C.A., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Braff,
D.L., Turetsky, B.I.: Validation of Mismatch Negativity and P3a for Use in Multi-Site Studies of
Schizophrenia: Characterization of Demographic, Clinical, Cognitive and Functional Correlates in the
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COGS-2. Schizophrenia Bulletin, in press.
11. Bilder, R.M., Sugar, C.A., Hellemann, G.S.: Cumulative False Positive Rates Given Multiple
Performance Validity Tests. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, in press.
12. Stone, W.S., Seidman, L.J., Calkins, M.E., Green, M.F., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E., Gur, R.C.,
Lazzeroni, L.C., Light, G.L., Nuechterlein, K., Radant, A.D., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Sprock, J.,
Sugar, C.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Braff, D.L.: CVLT-II
Performance in Schizophrenia as a Function of Ascertainment Strategy: Comparing the first and second
phases of the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS). Schizophrenia Bulletin, in press.
13. Gur, R.E., Gur, R.C., Calkins, M.E., Green, M.F., Greenwood, T.A., Lazzeroni, L.C., Light, G.L.,
Nuechterlein, K., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Sprock, J., Stone, W.S., Sugar, C.A.,
Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Braff, D.L.: Neurocognitive Performance
in Family-Based and Case-Control Studies of Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, in press.
C. RESEARCH PAPERS – PEER REVIEWED (IN REVIEW PROCESS)
1. Kim, S. Sugar, C.A., Belin. T. R.: Multiple Imputation for Missing Covariates in Regression Models
with Interactions. Under second review at Statistics in Medicine.
2. Hasenstab, K., Sugar, C.A., Telesca, D., McEvoy, K., Jeste, S., Senturk, D: Identifying Longitudinal
Trends within EEG Experiments. Under review at Biometrics.
3. Chen, Q. Weiss, R.W., Sugar, C.A: A Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Model for Familial Data with
Multiple Outcomes. Under review at Biometrics.
4. Seidman, L., Hellemann, G., Nuechterlein, K., Greenwood, T., Calkins, M., Freedman, R., Gur, R., Gur,
R., Lazzeroni, L., Light, G., Olincy, A., Radant, A., Siever, L., Silverman, J., Sprock, J., Stone, W.,
Sugar, C., Swerdlow, N., Tsuang, D., Tsuang, M., Turetsky, B., Braff, D., Green., M.: Factor Structure
and Heritability of Endophenotypes in Schizophrenia: Findings from the Consortium on the Genetics of
Schizophrenia (COGS-I). Under review at Schizophrenia Bulletin.
5. Lee, J., Calkins, M.E., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E., Gur, R.C., Lazzeroni, L.C., Light, G.L.,
Nuechterlein, K., Radant, A.D., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Sprock, J., Stone, W.S.,
Sugar, C.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Braff, D.L., Green, M.F.:
Verbal Working Memory in Schizophrenia: The Moderating Role of Smoking Status and Antipsychotic
Medications. Under review at Schizophrenia Bulletin.
6. Radant, A., Calkins, M.E., Green, M.F., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E., Gur, R.C., Lazzeroni, L.C., Light,
G.L., Nuechterlein, K., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Sprock, J., Stone, W.S., Sugar,
C.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Braff, D.L.: Robust Differences in
Antisaccade Performance Exist Between Cases and Controls Regardless of Recruitment Strategies.
Under review at Schizophrenia Bulletin.
7. Nuechterlein, K., Green, M.F., Calkins, M.E., Greenwood, T.A., Gur, R.E., Gur, R.C., Lazzeroni, L.C.,
Light, G.L., Radant, A.D., Seidman, L.J., Siever, L.J., Silverman, J.M., Sprock, J., Stone, W.S., Sugar,
C.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Tsuang, D.W., Tsuang, M.T., Turetsky, B.I., Braff, D.L.: Attention/Vigilance
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in Schizophrenia: Performance Results from a Large Multi-Site Study of the Consortium on the
Genetics of Schizophrenia. Under review at Schizophrenia Bulletin.
8. Dean, A.C., Hellemann, G., Sugar, C.A., Simon, S.L., Mouzakis, K., London, E.D.; Relationships
Between Methamphetamine Abuse, Denial, Education and Cognition. Under second review at Archives
of Clinical Neuropsychology.
9. Langley, A.K., Gonzalez, A., Sugar, C.A., Solis, D., Jaycox, L.; Bounce Back: Effectiveness of an
Elementary School-Based Intervention for Multicultural Children Exposed to Traumatic Events. Under
review at Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychiatry.
10. Lin. A., Sugar, C.A., Zbrozek, A., Rosenheck, R.A.: Comparing Antipsychotic Treatments for
Schizophrenia: A Health State Approach. Under review at Psychiatric Quarterly.
11. Stey, A., Russell, M.M., Hall, B.L., Sugar, C.A., Zingmond, D.S., Lawson, E.H., Ko, C.Y: Extending
the Value of the NSQIP-Claims Dataset to Study Long-term Outcomes: Studying the Rate of Repeat
Ventral Hernia Repair. Under review at Surgery.
12. Light, G.A., Perez, V.P., Miyakoshi, M., Pianka, S.T., Swerdlow, N.R., Marder, S.R., Sugar, C.A.,
Makeig, S.D., Braff, D.L: Mismatch Negativity Reveals Plasticity in Cortical Dynamics After Auditory
Training. Under review at Biological Psychiatry.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND OTHER WORKS
1. Lenert, L.A., Sugar, C.A., Lee, T.T., Sherbourne, C., and Sturm, R., Adaptation to the Effects of
Depression on Quality of Life and Its Limits: Evidence for Response Shift, Quality of Life Research, 6 (7-8)
(Published Meeting Abstract), 1997
2. Sugar, C.A., Techniques for Clustering and Classification with Applications to Medical Problems, Stanford
University, Ph.D. Thesis, 1998.
3. Sugar, C.A., Lenert, L.A., Olshen, R.A., An Application of Cluster Analysis to Health Services Research:
Empirically Defined Health States for Depression from the SF-12, Technical Report No. 203, Division of
Biostatistics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1999.
4. Slipchenko, T., Bowman, C., Chen, Y., Sugar, C.A., Gifford, A. A Case Study: Development of an HIV
Casefinding Algorithm with SAS Enterprise Miner, WUSS Proceedings, 2007.
5. Zammit, D.C., Hay, J.W., Globe, D.R., Sugar, C.A., Gauderman, W.J., Framework for the CostEffectiveness Analysis of Mammography Screening in Breast Cancer, Value In Health, 10(6): A376-A377,
2007. (Published Meeting Abstract.)
6. Zammit, D.C., Hay, J.W., Globe, D.R., Sugar, C.A., Gauderman, W.J., Adjusting for Trial Quality in MetaAnalysis, Value In Health, 10(6): A377-A377, 2007. (Published Meeting Abstract.)
7. Fogelson, D.L., Nuechterlein, K.H., Asarnow, R.A., Subotnik, K.L., Kendler, K., Neale, M., Jacobsen,
K.C., Sugar, C.A., Avoidant Personality Disorder Symptoms in First-Degree Relatives of Schizophrenics
Predict Performance on Neurocognitive Measures: The UCLA Family Study,” abstract accepted for
publication in a special edition of Schizophrenia Bulletin in conjunction with the 2009 International
Congress on Schizophrenia Research.
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8. Altshuler, L.L., Kupka, R.W., Hellemann, G., Frye, M.A., Grunze, H., Keck, P.E., Leverich, G.S., McElroy,
S.L., Nolen, W.A., Sugar, C.A., Zermeno, M., Post, R.M., Suppes, T., Gender and Depressive Symptoms in
711 Patients with Bipolar Disorder Evaluated Prospectively in the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Treatment
Network, Bipolar Disorders, 2009; 11: 15-16.
9. Kern, R.S., Gold, J.M., Dickenson, D., Green, M.F., Nuechterlein, K.H., Keefe, R.S.E., Marder, S.R.,
Sugar, C.A.; Cognitive Dysfunction and Community Functioning in Schizophrenia: Results of the
MATRICS Psychometric and Standardization Study (PASS), Schizophrenia Research, 2010; 117(2-3): 323324.
10. Jalbrzikowsi, M., Sugar, C.A., Zinberg, J., Cannon, T.D., Bearden, C.E., Coping Styles of Individuals at
Clinical High Risk for Developing Psychosis, Biological Psychiatry, 2010; 67(9): 261S-261S.
11. Shih, V.H., Brennen, L.A., Bearden, C.E., Sugar, C.A., Dapretto, M.; The Relationship of Temporal
Processing to Attention and Social Function in Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome; Biological
Psychiatry, 2012; 71(8): 72S.
PAPERS IN PREPARATION (RESEARCH COMPLETED)
1. Hegarty, C.E., Foland-Ross, L.C., Narr, K., Sugar, C.A., McGough, J., Thompson, P.M., Altshuler, L.L.;
Cortical Thickness Abnormalities in Adults with Bipolar Disorder Are Influenced by the Presence of
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; in preparation.
2. Young, A., Niv, N., Altstein, L., Sugar, C.A., Li, G., Zhou,Y: Evaluating an Intervention to Enhance the
Quality of Care for Psychosis (EQUIP); in preparation.
3. Sugar, C.A., Light, G.L., Cadenhead, K.S., Sprock, J., Radant, A.D., Geyer, M.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Braff,
D.L: Subtyping the Group of Schizophrenias Using Neurophysiological Endophenotypes; in preparation.
4. Sugar, C.A: Convexity of the Distortion Function in the k-means Context; (In preparation.)
5. Kim, J.H., Lee, S-H., Sugar, C.A., Kern, R.S., Green, M.F: Preliminary Study of Aripiprazole Versus
Haloperidol on Facial Emotion Judgement in Schizophrenia Patients with Poor Facial Emotion Perception;
In preparation.