Folefac Atem

Folefac Atem is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health (Dallas campus). His research focuses on developing and applying advanced statistical methodologies to address complex health data challenges.

• Primary affiliation: UTHealth Houston School of Public Health (Dallas)
• Collaborations: O’Donnell Brain Institute, UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Division of Neurocritical Care, Center for Pediatric Population Health

Research interests include:

• Non-parametric and semi-parametric estimator development
• Causal inference in observational studies
• Handling censored predictors and missing data
• Mixed model theory applications
• Study design for clinical and translational research
• Small data and Big Data analytic challenges
• Patient-centered outcomes research

A key statistician for studies on obesity in preschoolers, he emphasizes minimizing data assumptions while maximizing analytical efficiency across experimental and observational studies.