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Howard F. Andrews is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, with cross-appointments in Psychiatry, the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, and Biostatistics. He serves as Director of the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center, and as Co-director of the Research Information Services Consortium (RISC) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. His work focuses on managing large-scale clinical trials and epidemiological studies.
- BA, 1971, Richmond College
- PhD, 1977, Rutgers University Newark
- Master’s in Biostatistics
Dr. Andrews specializes in data management and statistical analysis for community-level health research, including projects related to Alzheimer’s disease, environmental health, and mental health interventions. He has led the HIV Center's Data Management Component since its inception and directed the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) since 1989, maintaining a longitudinal database of elderly individuals in New York City. His international collaborations include the WHO’s ICD-11 Development for Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders and the RedeAmericas initiative, where he designed multilingual data systems for mental health studies.
Administrative roles include leadership of the Data Coordinating Center and contributions to the Columbia Child Environmental Health Center. While no specific scientific awards are mentioned, his expertise in statistical frameworks for clinical research is foundational to major studies in aging, mental health, and environmental exposures.
