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Warren L. May, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Program
(601) 984-1935
wmay@prevmed.umsmed.edu
Biostatistics
 

Academic Interests:

Categorical data analysis, linear models, applied biostatistics


Grants:

(Current)

"Center for Research Excellence in Psychiatric Neuroscience", Department of Health and Human Services (NIH/NCRR). 1 P20 RR17701-01. Funding start date: September, 2002. Funding Amount: $9,400,000. Principal Investigator: Mark Austin, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. [Statistician (10% effort)]

(Selected Past)

"Limbic Dopaminergic System in Depression", National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). RO1 MH63187. Funding dates: December, 2001 - December, 2005, Funding Amount: $918,664. Principal Investigator: Violetta Klimek, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. The main objective is to reveal neurochemical abnormalities in dopamine transporter and in dopaminergic receptors in the limbic regions of the brain from subjects with post-mortem diagnoses of major depression in comparison to psychiatrically normal control subjects. [Consultant (5% effort)]

"New Graduate Students' Baseline Knowledge of RCR", Office of Research Integrity (ORI). RO1-NS/NR 44533-01. Funding start date: 10/01/02. Amount: $175,000. PI: Elizabeth Heitman [Co- investigator (10% effort)]

"Impact of False Positive Neonatal Hearing Screening", National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). RO3: Funding dates: 10/01/02 - 09/30/05. Amount: $222,000. PI: David Elkin [Co-Investigator (10% effort)].


Selected Publications:

May, WL and Johnson, WD (2001). "Symmetry in square contingency tables: Tests of hypothesis and confidence interval construction," Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics 11(1&2), 15-25.

Klimek, V, Zhu, MY, Dilley, G, Konick, L, Overholser, JC, Meltzer, HY, May, WL, Stockmeier, CA, Ordway, GA (2001). "Effects of long-term cigarette smoking on the human locus coeruleus," Archives of General Psychiatry 58(9) 821-827.

Olivier J and May WL. (2006) "Weighted Confidence Interval Construction for Binomial Parameters." Statistical Methods in Medical Research 15(1): 37-46.

Salahudeen, AK, Haider, N and May, W (2004). "Cold Ischemia and the Reduced Long-Term Survival of Cadaveric Renal Allografts" Kidney International 65(2) 713-718.

Waltman, P., Brewer, J., Rogers, B., May, W. (2004). "Building evidence for practice: A pilot study of newborn bulb suctioning at birth" Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. 49(1) 32-38.

Sneed, RC, May, WL and Stencel, C. (2004). “Policy versus Practice: Comparison of prescribing therapy and durable medical equipment in medical and educational settings” Pediatrics 114(5) 612-625.

Rose, CH, Thigpen, BD, Bofill, JA, Cushman, J, May, WL and Martin, JN Jr. (2004). “Obstetric implications of antepartum corticosteroid therapy for HELLP syndrome” Obstetrics and Gynecology 104(5) 1011-1014.

Krause, DD, Frate, DA and May, WL (2005). “Demographics and distributions of dentists in Mississippi: A dental workforce study” Journal of the American Dental Association 136; 668-677.

Chen, S, Averett, NT, Manelli, A, LaDu, MJ, May, W and Ard, MD (2005). “Isoform-specific effects of apolipoprotein E on secretion of inflammatory mediators in adult rat microglia” Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 7(1) 25-35.

Ascarelli, MH, Johnson, V, McCreary, H, Cushman, J, May, WL and Martin, JN Jr. (2005). “Postpartum preeclampsia management with furosemide: A randomized clinical trial” Obstetrics and Gynecology 105(1) 29-33.

Martin, JN Jr., Thigpen, GD, Moore, RC, Rose, CH, Cushman, J and May, W (2005). “Stroke and severe preeclampsia and eclamsia: A paradigm shift focusing on systolic blood pressure” Obstetrics and Gynecology 105(2) 246-254.

Carroll, CS, Hines, RS, Haddad, GF, Robinette, LG, May, WL and Cowan, BD (2005). “Randomized trial of paracervical block with endometrial biopsy” Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery 11(1) 1-5.

Barrilleaux, PS, Martin, JN Jr, Klauser, CK, Bufkin, L and May, WL (2005). “Postpartum intravenous dexamthasone for severely preeclamptic patients without hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome: A randomized trial” Obstetrics and Gynecology 105(4) 843-848.

Subramony, SH, May, W, Lynch, D, Gomez, C, Fischbeck, K, Hallett, M, Taylor, P, Wilson, R, Ashizawa, T; Cooperative Ataxia Group. (2005). “Measuring Friedrech ataxia: Interrater reliability of a neurologic rating scale” Neurology 12;64(7) 1261-1262.

Hua, L, Shi, D, Bishop, PR, Gosche, J, May, WL and Nowicki, MJ. (2005). “The role of UGT1A1 28 mutation in jaundiced infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis” Pediatric Research 58(5) 881-884.

Nowicki, MJ, Bishop, PR, Subramony, C, Wyatt-Ashmead, J, May, W and Crawford, M. (2005). “Colonic chicken-skin mucosa in children with polyps is not a preneoplastic lesion” Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 41(5) 600-606.

Faruque F, Carithers T, Wilson K, Williams W, Li H, May W and Olivier J. (2005) "Evaluation of a Method of Estimating Agricultural Chemical Use." WIT Transactions on Ecology and Environment 85 409-418.

Li, J, May, W and McMurray RW (2005). “Pituitary hormones and systemic lupus rythematosus” Arthritis and Rheumatism 52(12) 3701-3712.

Furr, AM, Schweinfurth, JM and May, WL (2006). “Factors associated with long-term complications after repair of mandibular fractures.” Laryngoscope 116(3) 427-430.

Loustalot, F., Wyatt, SB., Boss, B., May, W., & McDyess, T. (2006). “Psychometric examination of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale.” Journal of Cultural Diversity, 13(3), 162-167.