Biography

    Dr. Weinberg has a ScD in Biostatistics and is Professor of Biostatistics, Mathematics and Statistics. She has taught several courses in the department including the Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials (BS722), Intermediate Statistical Computing and Applied Regression Analysis (BS805) and Analysis of Correlated Data (BS857). Dr. Weinberg is the statistical consultant for the Department of Medicine (DOM) and was the statistical reviewer for the BUMC Institutional Review Board for many years. She has also collaborated on several studies with the department of Environmental Health at BUSPH including the Superfund Project(www.busbrp.org). As part of this work, she is exploring methods to detect and analyze disease patterns in spatial epidemiologic data. These methods will be applied to data from studies on Cape Cod, Massachusetts to investigate potential environmental sources of disease risk.

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    1. Vieira VM, Hoffman K, Shin HM, Weinberg JM, Webster TF, Fletcher T. Perfluorooctanoic Acid exposure and cancer outcomes in a contaminated community: a geographic analysis. Environ Health Perspect. 2013 Mar; 121(3):318-23.
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    2. Roque AM, Weinberg J, Hohler AD. Evaluating exposure to abuse and violence in neurological patients. Neurologist. 2013 Jan; 19(1):7-10.
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    3. Do A, Weinberg J, Kakkar A, Jacobson BC. Reliability of adenoma detection rate is based on procedural volume. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Mar; 77(3):376-80.
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    4. Vieira VM, Weinberg JM, Webster TF. Individual-level space-time analyses of emergency department data using generalized additive modeling. BMC Public Health. 2012; 12:687.
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    5. Getz KD, Janulewicz PA, Rowe S, Weinberg JM, Winter MR, Martin BR, Vieira VM, White RF, Aschengrau A. Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene and Adult Vision. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Jul 11.
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    6. Janulewicz PA, White RF, Martin BM, Winter MR, Weinberg JM, Vieira V, Aschengrau A. Adult neuropsychological performance following prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2012 Apr 12; 34(3):350-359.
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    7. Baranoski AS, Tandon R, Weinberg J, Huang FF, Stier EA. Risk factors for abnormal anal cytology over time in HIV-infected women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar 30.
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    8. Coukos JA, Howard LA, Weinberg JM, Becker JM, Stucchi AF, Farraye FA. ASCA IgG and CBir Antibodies Are Associated with the Development of Crohn's Disease and Fistulae Following Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis. Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Feb 7.
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    9. Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Janulewicz PA, Romano ME, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Martin BR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, White RF, Ozonoff DM. Occurrence of mental illness following prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health. 2012 Jan 20; 11(1):2.
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    10. Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Weinberg J, Stapleton HM, Sjödin A, Webster TF. Impact of Dust from Multiple Microenvironments and Diet on PentaBDE Body Burden. Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Dec 20.
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    11. Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Janulewicz PA, Romano ME, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Martin BR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, White RF, Ozonoff DM. Affinity for risky behaviors following prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health. 2011 Dec 2; 10(1):102.
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    12. Bliss RL, Weinberg J, Vieira VM, Webster TF. Adjusted significance cutoffs for hypothesis tests applied with generalized additive models with bivariate smoothers. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2011 Dec; 2(4):291-300.
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    13. Watkins DJ, McClean MD, Fraser AJ, Weinberg J, Stapleton HM, Sjödin A, Webster TF. Exposure to PBDEs in the Office Environment: Evaluating the Relationships Between Dust, Handwipes, and Serum. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Sep; 119(9):1247-52.
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    14. Rothman EF, Johnson RM, Young R, Weinberg J, Azrael D, Molnar BE. Neighborhood-Level Factors Associated with Physical Dating Violence Perpetration: Results of a Representative Survey Conducted in Boston, MA. J Urban Health. 2011 Apr; 88(2):201-13.
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    15. Young RL, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Ozonoff A, Webster TF. Generalized Additive Models and Inflated Type I Error Rates of Smoother Significance Tests. Comput Stat Data Anal. 2011 Jan 1; 55(1):366-374.
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    16. Rothman EF, Johnson RM, Azrael D, Hall DM, Weinberg J. Perpetration of physical assault against dating partners, peers, and siblings among a locally representative sample of high school students in Boston, massachusetts. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Dec; 164(12):1118-24.
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    17. Bliss RY, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Ozonoff A, Webster TF. Power of permutation tests using generalized additive models with bivariate smoothers. J Biom Biostat. 2010 Sep 12; 1(104).
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    18. Cuneo CL, Curtis Cooper MR, Drew CS, Naoum-Heffernan C, Sherman T, Walz K, Weinberg J. The effect of reiki on work-related stress of the registered nurse. J Holist Nurs. 2011 Mar; 29(1):33-43.
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    19. Young RL, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Ozonoff A, Webster TF. A power comparison of generalized additive models and the spatial scan statistic in a case-control setting. Int J Health Geogr. 2010; 9:37.
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    20. Young RL, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Aschengrau A, Webster TF. A multilevel non-hierarchical study of birth weight and socioeconomic status. Int J Health Geogr. 2010; 9:36.
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    21. Hoffman K, Webster TF, Weisskopf MG, Weinberg J, Vieira VM. Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in u.s. Children 12-15 years of age. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Dec; 118(12):1762-7.
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    22. Vieira VM, Hart JE, Webster TF, Weinberg J, Puett R, Laden F, Costenbader KH, Karlson EW. Association between residences in U.S. northern latitudes and rheumatoid arthritis: A spatial analysis of the Nurses' Health Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jul; 118(7):957-61.
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    23. Ficociello LH, Rosolowsky ET, Niewczas MA, Maselli NJ, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A, Eckfeldt JH, Stanton RC, Galecki AT, Doria A, Warram JH, Krolewski AS. High-normal serum uric acid increases risk of early progressive renal function loss in type 1 diabetes: results of a 6-year follow-up. Diabetes Care. 2010 Jun; 33(6):1337-43.
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    24. Hoffman K, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A, Janulewicz PA, White RF, Vieira VM. Spatial analysis of learning and developmental disorders in upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts using generalized additive models. Int J Health Geogr. 2010; 9:7.
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    25. Rodrigues EG, Virji MA, McClean MD, Weinberg J, Woskie S, Pepper LD. Personal exposure, behavior, and work site conditions as determinants of blood lead among bridge painters. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Feb; 7(2):80-7.
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    26. Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Janulewicz PA, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the risk of congenital anomalies: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health. 2009; 8:44.
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    27. Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Spatial analysis of bladder, kidney, and pancreatic cancer on upper Cape Cod: an application of generalized additive models to case-control data. Environ Health. 2009; 8:3.
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    28. Ficociello LH, Perkins BA, Roshan B, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A, Warram JH, Krolewski AS. Renal hyperfiltration and the development of microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2009 May; 32(5):889-93.
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    29. Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Drinking Water and the Risk of Pregnancy Loss. Water Qual Expo Health. 2009 Feb 1; 1(1):23-34.
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    30. Weinberg J. The kindergarten clinical trial. Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials. 2009; (1):23 - 26.
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    31. Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Hart J, Laden F, Costenbader K, Karlson E. Spatial analysis of rheumatoid arthritis in the Nurses' Health Study. Epidemiology. 2009; 6(20):S46.
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    32. Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. Spatial-temporal analysis of breast cancer in upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Int J Health Geogr. 2008; 7:46.
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    33. Webster TF, Hoffman K, Weinberg J, Vieira V, Aschengrau A. Community- and individual-level socioeconomic status and breast cancer risk: multilevel modeling on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Aug; 116(8):1125-9.
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    34. Rodrigues EG, McClean MD, Weinberg J, Pepper LD. Beryllium sensitization and lung function among former workers at the Nevada Test Site. Am J Ind Med. 2008 Jul; 51(7):512-23.
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    35. Hatch EE, Nelson JW, Qureshi MM, Weinberg J, Moore LL, Singer M, Webster TF. Association of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations with body mass index and waist circumference: a cross-sectional study of NHANES data, 1999-2002. Environ Health. 2008; 7:27.
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    36. Aschengrau A, Weinberg J, Rogers S, Gallagher L, Winter M, Vieira V, Webster T, Ozonoff D. Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the risk of adverse birth outcomes. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Jun; 116(6):814-20.
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    37. Janulewicz PA, White RF, Winter MR, Weinberg JM, Gallagher LE, Vieira V, Webster TF, Aschengrau A. Risk of learning and behavioral disorders following prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2008 May-Jun; 30(3):175-85.
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    38. Perkins BA, Ficociello LH, Ostrander BE, Silva KH, Weinberg J, Warram JH, Krolewski AS. Microalbuminuria and the risk for early progressive renal function decline in type 1 diabetes. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Apr; 18(4):1353-61.
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    39. Broe KE, Chen TC, Weinberg J, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Holick MF, Kiel DP. A higher dose of vitamin d reduces the risk of falls in nursing home residents: a randomized, multiple-dose study. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 2007; 2(55):234 - 239.
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    40. Sweeney AT, Tangpricha V, Weinberg J, Malabanan AO, Chimeh FN, Holick MF. Comparison of the effects of a new conjugated oral estrogen, estradiol-3beta-glucoside, with oral micronized 17beta-estradiol in postmenopausal women. Transl Res. 2006 Oct; 148(4):164-70.
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    41. Webster T, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Method for mapping population-based case-control studies: an application using generalized additive models. Int J Health Geogr. 2006; 5:26.
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    42. Ozonoff A, Webster T, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Ozonoff D, Aschengrau A. Cluster detection methods applied to the Upper Cape Cod cancer data. Environ Health. 2005; 4:19.
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    43. Vieira V, Webster T, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A, Ozonoff D. Spatial analysis of lung, colorectal, and breast cancer on Cape Cod: an application of generalized additive models to case-control data. Environ Health. 2005; 4:11.
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    44. Brockner J, Spreitzer G, Mishra A, Pepper L, Weinberg J, Hochwarter W. Perceived control as an antidote to the stressful effects of layoffs on survivors. Administrative Science Quarterly. 2004; 1(49):76 - 100.
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    45. Pepper L, Messinger M, Weinberg J, Campbell R. Downsizing and health at the United States Department of Energy. Am J Ind Med. 2003 Nov; 44(5):481-91.
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    46. Weinberg JM, Kleinman KP. Good study design and analysis plans as features of ethical research with humans. IRB. 2003 Sep-Oct; 25(5):11-4.
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    47. Webster T, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A. Spatial analysis of lung, breast and colorectal cancer using generalized additive models. Euroheis-Sahsu Conference, Small Area Health Statistics Unit, Imperial College, London. 2003.
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    48. Jara M, Lee LM, Weinberg J, Clifford C, Prout M. Effect of HIV infection on the risk of invasive cervical cancer among women with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2003; 11(Suppl 157):151 -S.
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    49. Howland J, Weinberg J, Smith E, Laramie A, Kupka M. Prevalence of allergy symptoms and associated medication use in a sample of college seniors. J Am Coll Health. 2002 Sep; 51(2):67-70.
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    50. Sweeney AT, Malabanan AO, Blake MA, Weinberg J, Turner A, Ray P, Holick MF. Bone mineral density assessment: comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements at the calcaneus, spine, and hip. J Clin Densitom. 2002; 5(1):57-62.
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    51. Webster T, Vieira V, Weinberg J, Aschengrau A, Ozonoff D. Mapping population-based case-control studies using generalized additive models: applcation to the Cape Cod breast cancer and environmental study. Silent Spring Institute. 2002.
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    52. Weinberg JM, Lagakos SW. Efficiency comparisons of rank and permutation tests based on summary statistics computed from repeated measures data. Stat Med. 2001 Mar 15; 20(5):705-31.
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    53. Weinberg JM, Lagakos SW. Linear rank tests under general alternatives, with application to summary statistics computed from repeated measures data. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. 2001; (96):109 - 127.
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    54. Weinberg JM, Lagakos SW. Asymptotic behavior of linear permutation tests under general alternatives, with application to test selection and study design. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 2000; (95):596 - 607.
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    55. Cupples LA, Weinberg J, Beiser A, Auerback SH, Volicer L, Cipolloni PB, Wells J, Growdon JH, D'Agostino R, Wolf PA, Farrer LA. Effects of smoking and alcohol on alzheimer disease: the Mirage study. Alzheimer's Reports. 2000; (3):105 - 114.
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    56. Aldea GS, Gaudiani JM, Shapira OM, Jacobs AK, Weinberg J, Cupples AL, Lazar HL, Shemin RJ. Effect of gender on postoperative outcomes and hospital stays after coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Apr; 67(4):1097-103.
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    57. Glencross PM, Weinberg JM, Ibrahim JG, Christiani DC. Loss of lung function among sheet metal workers: ten-year study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 1997; (32):460 - 466.
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    58. Adami S., Baroni MC, Broggini M, Carratelli L, Caruso I, Gnessi L, Laurenzi M, Lonbardi A, Norbiato G, Ortolani S, Ricerca E, Romanini L, Subrizi S, Weinberg J, Yates AJ. Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with continuous daily oral Alendronate in comparison with either placebo or intranasal salmon Calcitonin. Osteoporosis International. 1993; (Suppl 3):S21 - 27.
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    59. Janulewicz PA, Killiany RJ, White RF, Martin BM, Winter MR, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging in an adult cohort following prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2013 Apr 6.
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    60. Bliss R, Weinberg J, Webster T, Vieira V. Determining the Probability Distribution and Evaluating Sensitivity and False Positive Rate of a Confounder Detection Method Applied To Logistic Regression. J Biom Biostat. 2012 May 23; 3(4):142.
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