Santu Ghosh
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science: Epidemiology
Administration
Department of Biostatistics, Data Science, & Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Department of Biostatistics, Data Science, & Epidemiology
College of Nursing
Department of Nursing Science
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Bio
Dr. Santu Ghosh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Data Science and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at Augusta University. He earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Northern Illinois University in 2013 and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Wayne State University School of Medicine from 2013 to 2015.
Dr. Ghosh’s research focuses on developing innovative statistical methods with applications in health sciences and related disciplines. He actively collaborates on interdisciplinary research projects in areas such as cancer, health policy, and other applied domains.
Education
Awards & Honors
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Boundless teaching Award
Center for Instructional Innovation, Augusta University, 2025
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Distinguished Teacher Award
The Graduate School, Augusta University, 2024
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Travel Award
Southern Region Council on Statistics, 2018
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Certificate of Merit (Superior academic achievement)
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, 2013
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Mathematical Association Membership Award in recognition of an outstanding scholar
Department of Mathematics, University of New Orleans, 2008
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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STAT 7010
Biostatistics I
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STAT 7640
Generalized Linear Models I
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STAT 8890
Readings and Research
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STAT 9300
Dissertation Research
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STAT 7020
Biostatistics II
Teaching Interests
Mathematical statistics, biostatistics, generalized linear models, longitudinal data analysis, and resampling methods.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Disparities in Preventive Care Utilization at the Intersection of Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics: A Survival Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in the United States, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Effects of low-intensity pulsed focal ultrasound-mediated delivery of endothelial progenitor-derived exosomes in tMCAo stroke, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Exploring Combined Effects of DNA Methylation and Copy Number on Gene Expression With a Two-Stage Approach, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Effect of 3 different disinfection methods on the image quality of photostimulable phosphor plates, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Pedia BP®: Leveraging Technology for Early Screening of Pediatric Blood Pressure Measurements, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
High-Dimensional Data Analysis, Bayesian Model Selection, Application of Bayesian Statistics in Biomedicine, Clinical trials, Bootstrap, Observed Confidence Levels, and Ranked Set sample.
Department Service
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Graduate Program Director of MS Data Science Program
2022 - Present
Role: Mentor
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Graduate Program Director of MS and PhD in Biostatistics programs
2021 - Present
Role: Mentor
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PhD dissertation- Bichna
2020 - Present
Role: Other
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PhD Dissertation-Rongrong Wang
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Student Advisor- Kathryn McDonald
2020 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
University Service
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Statistical Consulting: KIRSO Project
2021 - Present
Role: Other
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Statistical Consulting Service to Rajan Kapoor'sProject
2020 - 2021
Role: Other
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Statistical Consulting: Mary K Gaffney's project
2020 - 2020
Role: Other
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Statistical Consulting Service for Advaita Punjala-Patel
2019 - 2019
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Statistical Consulting Service for Meghan Nelson
2019 - 2019
Professional Service
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Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics
2020 - 2021
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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Journal of Applied Statistics
2020 - 2020
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Reserach
2020 - 2020
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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Bioinformatics
2019 - 2020
Role: Reviewer
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Pharmaceutical Statistics
2019 - 2019
Role: Reviewer
