Juste Goungounga

Juste Goungounga is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Health Data at the French School of Public Health (EHESP) and a researcher at the ARENES laboratory (UMR CNRS 6051) within the INSERM U1309 "Research on Health Services and Management" (RSMS) team. He previously worked at the Burgundy Digestive Cancer Registry/University of Burgundy (EPICAD Team - UMR 1231) as a postdoctoral researcher.

• Education: Doctor of Medicine (University of Ouagadougou), Master of Public Health (Aix Marseille University), PhD in Clinical Research and Public Health (Aix Marseille University)

His research focuses on statistical methods in cancer epidemiology and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly:

• Cure models and time-to-cure estimators
• Excess hazard modeling (cluster heterogeneity, bias correction)
• Disease mapping techniques (Bayesian hierarchical models, cluster detection)
• Supervised classification methods (CART, PLS regression)
• R package development (xhaz)
• Application to population registries and clinical trials

His work addresses health inequalities through quantitative frameworks, analyzing dynamics of NCD outcomes across socioeconomic and geographic dimensions. Articles highlight methodological innovations in survival analysis, spatial statistics, and clinical trial bias correction.

Teaching and mentorship activities include:

• Lecturer in biostatistics and epidemiology
• Statistical programming instruction (R)
• Supervision of public health trainees

He is affiliated with scientific societies such as the French Statistical Society (SFDS), International Biometric Society, and International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB). Current institutional affiliations include the Department of Quantitative Methods in Public Health (METIS) and the ARENES laboratory (UMR 6051) at Inserm U1309 RSMS team.