Robert L. Strawderman

Robert L. Strawderman is the Department Chair and Donald M. Foster, MD Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Rochester's Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology. His research focuses on survival analysis, semiparametric methods for censored/missing data, statistical learning for medical prediction, and healthcare quality evaluation. Applications span cancer, psychiatry, and neurological diseases like Huntington’s. He has contributed to over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including influential work on robust Q-learning and censoring-unbiased regression trees. Key achievements include the 2018 Best Paper in Biometrics for his work on renewal process analysis. His interdisciplinary research bridges statistical theory and clinical practice, with notable studies on forensic community treatment affordability and tumor collagen analysis for metastasis prediction.

Education background includes a ScD in Biostatistics. He leads URMC’s biostatistics department, offering consulting services for medical researchers. His work emphasizes translational research, integrating advanced statistical methods into healthcare decision-making, cost analysis, and outcome optimization.