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Edward Spitznagel
Title:Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Biostatistics
Degree:PHD, University of Chicago
MS, University of Chicago
BS, Xavier University
Dept:Applied Statistics
Mathematics
Office:Cupples Hall I 118
Mailbox: Full Mailing Address
Phone:(314) 935-6745
E-mail:ed@wustl.edu

Courses
Elementary Probability and Statistics; Calculus II; Biostatistics; Calculus With Statistics

Research Interests
Statistics and statistical computation; application of statistics to medicine.

Selected Publications:

Factors associated with the transition from abuse to dependence among substance abusers: Implications for a measure of addictive liability. Drug Alcohol Depend 80, 1-14 (2005). (With Ridenour et. al.)

Meta-analysis of soy food and risk of prostate cancer in men. Int J Cancer 117, 667-669 (2005). (With Yan)

Prevalence and predictors of pathological gambling: results from the St. Louis personality, health, and lifestyle (SLPHL) study. J Psychiatr Res 39, 377-390 (2005). (With Cunningham-Williams et.al.)

Comparison of post-disaster psychiatric disorders after terrorist bombings in Nairobi and Oklahoma City. Br J Psychiatry 186, 487-493 (2005). (With North et. al.)

Preoperative Use of enoxaparin increases the risk of postoperative bleeding and re-exploration in cardiac surbery patients. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 19, 4-10 (2005). (With McDonald et. al.)