Jeffrey S. Morris

Jeffrey S. Morris is a Professor and Director of Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics. His work focuses on statistical methods for complex big data, computational biology, data integration, and translational bioinformatics.

Research interests include:

• Statistical methods for high-dimensional and distributional data
• Translational bioinformatics and computational biology
• Data integration across clinical sites and domains
• Epidemiological modeling of infectious diseases
• Biomarker discovery in oncology and virology

Recent publications highlight applications of machine learning, causal inference, and distributed modeling to analyze SARS-CoV-2 transmission, vaccine effectiveness, long COVID, and cancer biomarkers. Key methodologies include Wasserstein centroids, penalized regression, and functional data analysis.