Justin Leach

Justin Leach is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), School of Public Health. He holds a PhD in Biostatistics from UAB (2020) and has expertise in biostatistical methods applied to clinical trials, maternal health, neurosciences, and rheumatology. His research focuses on developing statistical models for complex data (e.g., microbiome data) and evaluating healthcare interventions such as telemedicine and hypertension management in pregnancy.

• Appointments: Assistant Professor (School of Public Health), Associate Scientist (School of Medicine’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science)
• Education: PhD (2020), MS (2016), BS (2009) in Mathematics and Biostatistics from UAB and Birmingham-Southern College

Research interests include Bayesian methods, clinical trial design, and health disparities. He has led studies on telemedicine effectiveness in rheumatology, maternal outcomes in hypertension, and microbiome-based disease prediction. Key grants include NIH-funded projects on maternal health equity and rheumatology digital health.

His over 25 peer-reviewed articles span topics like postpartum care disparities, myasthenia gravis clinical trials, and cardiovascular outcomes in lupus nephritis. He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to advance statistical methodologies for medical research.