JING ZHANG E-Mail: jzhang86@umd.edu School of Public Health Phone: 301-405-3085 University of Maryland College Park Website: http://sph.umd.edu/people/jing-zhang 2234Q SPH Bldg., 4200 Valley Drive 20742 RESEARCH INTERESTS Bayesian hierarchical models, Latent class models Meta-analysis, Network meta-analysis, Missing data analysis, Clinical trials, Diagnostic tests WORK EXPERIENCES Assistant Professor 2014-Present, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, Faculty Associate Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland, Affiliate Faculty 2014-Present 2015-Present Public Health Science, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, Visiting Assistant Professor Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY 2015 Summer EDUCATION Ph.D., Biostatistics 2014 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities M.S., Biostatistics 2011 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities B.S., Mathematics 2009 China Agricultural University, Beijing EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES Associate Editor Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics 2015-Present PUBLICATIONS Peer-reviewed Journal Articles Zhang, J., Yuan, Y., Chu, H. (2016). The impact of excluding trials from network metaanalyses - an empirical study. Accepted Plos One. 1 / 7
Lin, L., Zhang, J., Hodges, J., and Chu, H. (2016). Performing arm-based network metaanalysis in R with the pcnetmeta package. Accepted Journal of Statistical Software. Hong, H., Chu, H., Zhang, J., and Carlin, B.P. (2016). A Bayesian missing data framework for generalized multiple outcome mixed treatment comparisons. Research Synthesis Methods, 7 (1): 6 22. Hong, H., Chu, H., Zhang, J., and Carlin, B.P. (2016). Rejoinder to the Discussion of A Bayesian missing data framework for generalized multiple outcome mixed treatment comparisons by S. Dias and A.E. Ades. Research Synthesis Methods, 7 (1): 29 33. Zhang, J., Fu, H., and Carlin, B.P. (2015). Detecting outlying trials in network metaanalysis. Statistics in Medicine, 34 (19): 2695-2707. [**Won 2015 G70 Young Investigator Travel Award**] Zhang, J., Chu, H., Hong, H., Virnig, B.A., and Carlin, B.P. (2015). Bayesian hierarchical models for network meta-analysis incorporating nonignorable missingness. Accepted Statistical Methods in Medical Research. [**Won 2014 ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award & Earlier version won ICHPS Student Travel Award**] Zhang, J., Yuan Y. (2015), Industry-funded clinical trials: beneficial or harmful?. Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, 32 (4): 111-114. Zhang, J., Carlin, B.P., Neaton, J.D., Soon G.G., Nie L., Kane, R., Virnig B.A., and Chu, H. (2014). Network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials: Reporting the proper summaries. Clinical Trials, 11 (2): 246-262. Zhang, J., Cole, S.R., Richardson, D.B., and Chu, H. (2013). A Bayesian approach to strengthen inference for case-control studies with multiple error-prone exposure assessments. Statistics in Medicine, 32 (25): 4426-4437. [**Won 2013 JSM Young Investigator Award**] Book Chapters and Reviews, Software Zhang, J., Lin, L. (2014). Chapter 9. Choosing the appropriate statistics. Network meta-analysis: Evidence synthesis with mixed treatment comparison. Zhang, J., Yuan, Y. (2014). Randomized Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials (author: Jung, S. H.). Journal of the American Statistical Association, 109 (508): 1717. Lin L., Zhang J., Chu H. (2014). network meta-analysis. Manuscripts Under Review / Revision R package pcnetmeta: methods for patient-centered Zhang, J., Ko, C., Nie, L., Chen, Y., and Ram, T. (2016). Bayesian hierarchical methods for meta-analysis combining randomized-controlled and single-arm studies. Submitted Statistics in Medicine. Wen, Y., Jiang, C., Sun, W., and Zhang, J. (2015). Cystatin C is associated with plaque phenotype and plaque burden. Submitted to Mayo Clinic Proceedings. HONORS & AWARDS / OTHERS International Conferences Certificate of Appreciation, ICSA China Statistics Conference 2015 Young Investigator Travel Support, G70: A Celebration of Alan Gelfand s 70th Birthday, Duke University 2015 2 / 7
Distinguished Student Paper Awards, International Biometric Society/Eastern North American Region Spring Meeting 2014 Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop Travel Fund, International Biometric Society/Eastern North American Region Spring Meeting 2014 Young Investigator Award, Statistics in Epidemiology Section, Joint Statistical Meeting 2013 Student Travel Award, The 10th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics 2013 University of Minnesota Jacob E. Bearman Student Achievement Award (One student each year) 2014 Honorable Mention Recipient of School of Public Health Research Day 2013 School of Public Health Student Senate Grant 2013 Dean s PhD scholars Awards 2012 Graduate School Block Grant Fellowship 2010 China Agricultural University Champion in Fengru Cup Science-and-Technology Competition 2009 Second place in Challenge Cup Enterprise-Proposal Competition 2008 Academic Scholarship 2005-2008 Others ORISE fellowship, the Food and Drug Administration 2013 RESEARCH GRANTS (CURRENT COLLABORATIVE APPLICATIONS) Advance (Role: Co-I) University of Maryland College Park Seed Grant Regulatory Science and Review (RSR) Enhancement Program (Role: Biostatistician) TEACHING Food and Drug Administration Instructor Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016 University of Maryland EPIB 300 Biostatistics for Public Health Science Instructor Fall 2015 University of Maryland EPIB 798 Independent Study Instructor Spring 2015 University of Maryland EPIB 650 Biostatistics I Teaching Assistant Sep 2009 - Jan 2011 3 / 7
Division of Biostatistics University of Minnesota PUBH 6400 Biostat Method I Instructor: Dr. Ann M Brearley Minneapolis, MN STUDENT ADVISING PhD dissertation committee 2015-2018 Zhenyi Xue, Joint Program in Survey Methodology Jing Yan, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lemeng Pan, Department of Mathematics MPH thesis committee 2014-2016 David Michael Phillips, MPH in Epidemiology Amelia Jamison, MPH in Epidemiology Sarah Olson, MPH in Epidemiology Marly Dainton, MPH in Epidemiology Academic Advisor 2014-2017 Christina Czabaranek Academic Advisor 2015-2017 Hela Koka Yanfang Zhang Weizhe Li JOURNAL REFEREE Biometrics (1) Statistics in Medicine (9) Statistica Sinica (1) American Journal of Epidemiology (4) Epidemiology (1) Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics (10) BMC Medical Research Methodology (3) Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research (1) Cochrane Intervention Review (1) PLOS ONE (1) ADVISORY COMMITTEES, REVIEW GROUPS/STUDY SECTIONS Reviewer Panel, PCORI Grant Reviewer, MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research Grant Reviewer, Vascular Cell and Molecular Biology Study Section, NIH 2016 - Now 2015 - Now 2016 - Now 4 / 7
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Chair for an invited session on Challenges and Advancement in Biomarker Evaluation for Precision Medicine at 2016 JSM Organizer & Chair for an invited session on Recent development for meta-analysis at 2016 the 10th ICSA International Conference Chair for an invited session on Innovative Clinical Trial Design and Analysis Methods at 2016 ENAR conference Chair for a topic-contributed session 520. Survival Methods for Risk Analysis at 2015 JSM conference Chair for session 46. Contributed papers: Applications of Bayesian Methods at 2014 ENAR spring meeting DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE Course Scheduling Committee MPH in Biostatistics Admission Committee EPIB Graduate Studies Committee Biostatistics Curriculum Committee 2015 - now 2015 - now 2014 - now 2014 - now SCHOOL SERVICE Steering committee for Strengthening our Public Health Core Dialogue 2016 Public Health Science Steering Committee 2015 - now Department Chair Search Committee 2015-2016 Judge for Public Health Research@Maryland 2015-2016 UNIVERSITY SERVICE Board of Directors of the Association of Chinese American Professors and Scientists 2015 - now PRESENTATIONS Invited Talks The 10th ICSA International Conference, Recent Development on Meta-analysis, Shanghai, China. Dec 2016 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM), Solving complex statistical problems in network metaanalysis, Chicago, IL. Aug 2016 2016 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium, Recent Advances on Statistical Analysis of Safety and Efficacy Endpoints in Clinical Trials, Atlanta, GA. Jun 2016 2016 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium, invited discussant, Statistical Computing using R, Atlanta, GA. Jun 2016 University of Maryland Baltimore County, Bayesian hierarchical methods for meta-analysis combining randomized-controlled and single-arm studies, Baltimore, MD. Apr 2016 5 / 7
University of Maryland at Baltimore, Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials, Baltimore, MD. Jan 2016 Johns Hopkins University, SLAM working group, Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials, Baltimore, MD. Oct 2015 International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA) China Statistics Conference, Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials, Shanghai, China. Jul 2015 Beijing University of Technology, Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials, Beijing, China. Jun 2015 4th International Symposium on Biopharmaceutical Statistics, Detecting outlying trials in network meta-analysis, Beijing, China. Jun 2015 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Detecting outlying trials in network meta-analysis, New York City, NY. Jun 2015 University of Maryland, Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials,. Apr 2014 Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials,. Apr 2014 Refereed Presentations Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM), Detecting outlying trials in network meta-analysis, Seattle, WA. Jul 2015 G70: A Celebration of Alan Gelfand s 70th Birthday, Detecting outlying trials in network meta-analysis, Durham, NC. Apr 2015 International Biometric Society/Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Spring Meeting, Bayesian hierarchical models for network meta-analysis incorporating nonignorable missingness, Baltimore, MD. Mar 2014 The 10th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS), Bayesian hierarchical models for network meta-analysis incorporating nonignorable missingness, Chicago, IL. Oct 2013 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM), Bayesian hierarchical models for network meta-analysis incorporating nonignorable missingness, Montreal, Canada. Aug 2013 International Biometric Society/Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Spring Meeting, Network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials: Reporting the proper summaries, Orlando, FL. Mar 2013 International Biometric Society/Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Spring Meeting, A Bayesian approach to strengthen inference for case-control studies with multiple errorprone exposure assessments, Washington DC, MD. Apr 2012 Non-Refereed Presentations Research Day, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, The detection of outlying trials in network meta-analysis,. Apr 2015 Research Day, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Bayesian hierarchical models for network meta-analysis incorporating nonignorable missingness, Minneapolis, MN. Apr 2014 6 / 7
Intern Presentation, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Comparative efficacy of antiretroviral drugs: a network meta-analysis, Silver Spring, MD. Sep 2013 Intern Presentation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Longitudinal outcomes with time-to-event data: a case study from an exercise trial, Danbury, CT. Jul 2013 Research Day, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials: Reporting the proper summaries, Minneapolis, MN. Mar 2013 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Statistical Association Eastern North American Region, International Biometric Society International Society for Bayesian Analysis International Chinese Statistical Association International Biometric Society International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2010 - Present 2010 - Present 2013 - Present 2012 - Present 2014 - Present 2015 - Present COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS Programming Languages: R, C, and C++ Software: BUGS, JAGS, SAS and Stata Operating Systems: Windows, Macintosh, and Linux 7 / 7