Paula Diehr

Paula Diehr is a Professor of Biostatistics and Health Services at the University of Washington's School of Public Health and Community Medicine. With a distinguished career spanning several decades, Dr. Diehr has established herself as a leading expert in biostatistics and health services research.

Dr. Diehr's research focuses on critical methodological issues in public health, including small area statistics, health care utilization analysis, and statistical methods for population health research. Her work on the Diehr Rule for diagnosing pneumonia represents an important clinical decision tool, while her more recent work on the Healthy Life Calculator has contributed significantly to aging and longevity research.

Her publications demonstrate consistent contributions to methodological advancements in public health research, particularly in statistical approaches for analyzing health care data and evaluating community-based interventions. Dr. Diehr has published extensively in top public health journals including Annual Review of Public Health, American Journal of Public Health, and Medical Care.

• UCLA Alumni Hall of Fame recipient

Dr. Diehr has been instrumental in developing statistical methodologies that address real-world challenges in health services research, with particular emphasis on the proper application of statistical assumptions in large public health datasets and innovative approaches to analyzing health care utilization patterns. Her work bridges theoretical statistical methods with practical public health applications.