Hongwei Zhao

Hongwei Zhao is a Professor in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah. He holds a ScD in Biostatistics from Harvard University (1997) and has held prior positions at the University of Rochester (11 years) and Texas A&M Health Science Center (15 years). His research focuses on advanced statistical methodologies including longitudinal/multilevel data analysis, survival analysis, and machine learning applications in public health.

• Education: ScD in Biostatistics, Harvard University, 1997

Key research areas include infectious disease modeling, causal inference, and medical cost analysis with censored data. He collaborates across disciplines such as Epidemiology, Neurology, and Cardiovascular Sciences. His work has advanced methodologies for estimating quality-adjusted survival time in clinical studies.

He is affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, contributing to occupational safety and health research initiatives.