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William D. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor
(601) 984-1935
wjohnson@prevmed.umsmed.edu
Biostatistics
 

Academic Interests:

Statistical consulting in medical research, evaluation of the performance of competing tests of hypotheses and methods of constructing confidence intervals in statistical inference, linear models for the analysis of univariate and multivariate data, methods for the analysis of categorical data.


Editorships:

Biostatistics editor for Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology.


Committees:

Member of University of Mississippi Medical Center Graduate Council, 1999-present.
Member of University of Mississippi Medical Center Institutional Review Board, , 2006-present.


Current Grants:

Co-investigator for “University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Clinical Center: Gastroparesis Research Consortium.” Source of Funding: National Institutes of Health. Principal Investigator: Thomas L. Abell, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center. Project Period 04-01-2006 through 03-31-2011. Annual Funding: $340,672.

Selected Publications:

Replogle WH, Johnson, WD. SAS® and SPSS® Program Solutions for use with Applied Linear Regression Models McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY, 2004. p 367 +xiii.

Johnson WD, Replogle WH. SAS® and SPSS® Program Solutions for use with Applied Linear Statistical Models McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY, 2004. p 636 +xiii.

Replogle WH, Johnson WD. New research assessment of selected psychometric properties of nonstandard ABFP ITE scales. Family Medicine, Jun 36(6): 387-388, 2004.

Mittal D, Jimerson NA, Neely EP, Johnson WD, Kennedy RE, Torres RA, Nasrallah HA. Risperidone in the treatment of delirium: results from a prospective open-label trial. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, May 65(5): 662-667, 2004.

Replogle WH, Johnson WD. Assessing the predictive value of the American Board of Family Practice In-training Examination. Family Medicine, Mar 36(3): 185-188, 2004.

Mitchell A, Stevens B, Mungan N, Johnson WD, Lobert S, Boss, B. Analgesic effects of oral sucrose and pacifier during eye examinations for retinopathy of prematurity.
Pain Manag Nurs, Dec 5(4) 160-8, 2004.

Zhang L, Johnson WD. Violence-related behaviors on school property among Mississippi Public High School students, 1993-2003. Journal of School Health, Feb 75(2): 67-71, 2005.

Wigington WC, Johnson WD, Minocha A. Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome among African Americans as compared with whites: A population based study. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jul 3(7): 647-53, 2005.

Zhang L, Johnson WD, Armstrong MG. Influenza vaccination in Mississippi, 1992-2003: Trends, subgroup comparisons, and forecast. Journal of Mississippi State Medical Association. Nov 46(11): 301-307, 2005.

Minocha A, Wigington WC, Johnson WD. Detailed characterization of epidemiology of uninvestigated dyspepsia and its impact on quality of life among African Americans as compared to Caucasians. American Journal of Gastroenterology, Feb 101(2): 336-342, 2006.

Minocha A, Wigington WC, Johnson WD. Racial differences in epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome alone, uninvestigated dyspepsia alone and the “overlap syndrome” among African Americans as compared to Caucasians: A population based study. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Jan 51(1): 218-26, 2006.

Muilenburg JL, Johnson WD, Annang L, Strasser LM. Racial differences in prevalence of and social exposure to tobacco use among middle school students in a rural southern community. Journal of School Health, May 76(5): 195-200, 2006.

Minocha A, Johnson WD, Abell TL, Wigington WC. Prevalence, socio-demography, and quality of life of older versus younger patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A population based study, Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Mar 51(3): 446-53, 2006.

Wigington WC, Johnson WD, Minocha A. Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome among African Americans as compared with Whites: A population-based study, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, Apr 3(7): 647-653, 2006.

Penman AD, Johnson WD. The changing shape of the body mass index distribution curve in the population: implications for public health policy to reduce the prevalence of adult obesity, Preventing Chronic Disease, Jul 3(3): A74. Epub 2006 Jun 15, 2006.

Lobrano A, Blanchard K, Rock W, Johnson WD, Schmieg B, Borman K, Araghizadeh F, Minocha A, Abell TL. Assessing thrombosis risk in patients with idiopathic, diabetic, and postsurgical gastroparesis. Adv Ther, Sep-Oct 23(5): 750-68, 2006.

Cox RG, Zhang L, Johnson WD, Bender DR. Academic performance and substance use: Findings from a state survey of public high school students, Journal of School Health, In Press.

Replogle WH, Johnson WD. Interpretation of absolute measures of disease risk in comparative research,, Family Medicine, In Press.

Muilenburg JL, Johnson WD. Inhalant use and risky behavior correlates in a sample of rural middle school students, Substance Abuse, In Press.

Muilenburg JL, Johnson WD. Usdan SL, Annang L, Clayton DL. Prevalence of impaired driving behaviors in a diverse, rural, southern middle school, Accident Analysis & Prevention,In Press.