Yeongjin Gwon

Yeongjin Gwon, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Public Health. He also serves as Director of Biostatistics for the Water, Climate and Health Program and a Faculty Fellow at the University of Nebraska’s Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. Dr. Gwon’s research focuses on Bayesian modeling for complex health data, including environmental exposures, clinical trials, and public health applications. His work integrates geospatial analytics, heterogeneous datasets, and adaptive statistical designs to address challenges in climate health, respiratory mortality, and microbiome studies.

• Education:
  • PhD in Statistics, University of Connecticut (2018)
  • MS in Statistics, Kyungpook National University (2011)
  • BS in Statistics and Mathematics, Kyungpook National University (2008)

His research interests span Bayesian hierarchical models, multivariate count data analysis, and spatiotemporal environmental health modeling. Notable projects include assessing drought impacts on mortality disparities, satellite-derived air quality applications, and microbiome-driven clinical studies. He is actively involved in collaborative programs addressing water scarcity and food security through interdisciplinary approaches.

Dr. Gwon’s publications highlight methodological innovations for public health challenges, such as drought-climate mortality linkages and meta-analyses of cardiovascular interventions. He maintains affiliations with the American Statistical Association, International Biometrics Society, and Korea-American Scientists and Engineers Association.

His advising and grant activities align with environmental health priorities, though specific student names or grant details are not provided in the source text. He contributes to the Water, Climate and Health Program and Daugherty Institute, focusing on data-driven solutions for global health challenges.