Jie Chen
Associate Dean
Jie Chen
Associate Dean
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Administration
Department of Biostatistics, Data Science, & Epidemiology
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Other Duties
Program Director, Population Health Science, Biostats & Data Science
- JIECHEN@augusta.edu
- (706) 721-6721
- SCI E-1075
Education
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Ph.D., Mathematics, General Bowling Green State University, 1995
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MS, Statistics, General University of Akron The, 1991
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BS, Applied Mathematics, General Chongqing University, 1985
Awards & Honors
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Distinguished Service Award Augusta University The Graduate School, 2021
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Elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association American Statistical Association, 2014
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Awarded University of Missouri President's Leadership Development Program (LDP) Certificate University of Missouri (UM) System, 2010
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Lukcas Visiting Scholar Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Bowling Green State University, 2007
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Faculty honoree Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day, University of Missouri-Kansas City Activity and Program Council, 2004
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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STAT 9300
Dissertation Research
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STAT 8890
Readings and Research
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ANAT 8120
Cell Biology Techniques
Teaching Interests
Statistics Models and Methods; Statistical Consulting Project; Bayesian Inference; Statistical Theory II; Biostatistics II; Generalized Linear Models I; Theory of Linear Model
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Outcomes, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Inhibition of AhR improves cortical bone and skeletal muscle function via preservation of neuromuscular junctions., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Body mass index and colorectal cancer screening among cancer survivors: the role of sociodemographic characteristics, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Sex-specific transcriptomic profiling reveals key players in bone loss associated with Alzheimer's disease., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Identifying survival subtypes with autoencoder using multiple types of high-dimensional genomic data from studies of glioblastoma multiforme., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Statistical Change Point Analysis, Applied Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistics in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistical Modeling of High-dimensional Genomic Data, Bayesian Analysis
Department Service
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Department Comprehensive Exam Committee 2017 - 2022
Role: Committee Member
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DPHS Administrative Council 2017 - 2022
Role: Committee Member
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Biostatistics Graduate Program Committee 2014 - 2021
Role: Committee Chair
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Biostatistics Admissions Committee 2017 - 2021
Role: Committee Chair
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MS Data Science Program Committee 2017 - 2021
Role: Committee Chair
College Service
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2024 - Present
Role: Other
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SPH Council of Program Directors 2023 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Interim MPH Program Director 2024 - 2025
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SPH Accreditation Taskforce 2022 - 2024
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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SIS Ecosystem (Slate & Pathify) Project 2025 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Graduate Council Curriculum Subcommittee 2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Graduate Council 2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Early Student Check-In Survey Redesign Committee 2025 - 2025
Role: Committee Member
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Academic Planning Process Improvement Project 2025 - 2025
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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Journal of Applied Statistics 2017 - Present
Role: Editor, Journal Editor
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Southern Regional Council on Statistics 2014 - Present
Role: Member
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Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics 2021 - 2025
Role: Editor, Associate Editor
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Frontiers in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 2011 - 2025
Role: Editor, Associate Editor
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American Statistical Association representative to the Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences 2016 - 2022
Role: Committee Member