Type Of Business:
University
Marketing Area:
International
Expertise:
Dr. Oster's expertise is in medical statistics and research-related statistics.
Major Product/SVS:
Higher Education
Favorite Business Publication:
The American Statistician; Biometrics; Statistical Science
Hobbies/Sports:
Singing in the Choir, Playing the Handbells, Studying Civil War History, Hiking, Camping, Reading, Collecting Stamps
Education Degrees:
Ph.D. in Biostatistics, University of Cincinnati (1995); Master of Science in Statistics, University of Kentucky (1986); Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University (1984)
Affiliations Awards:
Statistical Computing Software Reviews Editor and Associate Editor, The American Statistician; Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Madison Who's Who, Inc.; Windsor Who's Who; Presidential Who's Who; Sterling Who's Who; American Mensa, Ltd.; Publications Officer, Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, American Statistical Association; Former President, Association of General Clinical Research Center Statisticians; Former Chair, Former Program Chair, Former Book Review Editor, Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, American Statistical Association; Former Member, Committee on Archives and Historical Materials, American Statistical Association; Former Member, Biometrics Section Continuing Education Committee, American Statistical Association; Former Member, Poster Competition Committee, Statistical Graphics Section, American Statistical Association; The International Biometric Society; International Who's Who Historical Society
Place of Birth:
Mansfield, OH
Industry:
Medical Higher Education
Date of Distinction:
8/28/2009
Work History:
Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2007-Present); Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2001-2007); Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine (1998-2001); Instructor, Morehouse School of Medicine (1996-1998); Instructor, School of Medicine, University of Miami (1995-1996); Graduate Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati (1989-1994); Mathematical Statistician, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (1986-1989); Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky (1984-1986)
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The highlight of his career was being promoted to associate profession in 2007.
Charity:
Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America
Number Of Years In Profession:
22
Number Of Years In Current Position:
8
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
He attributes his success to his hard work, perseverance, mentoring skills and the good rapport he shares with his colleagues and supervisors.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
He became involved in his profession because of his prior experience in statistical consulting and the suggestions he received from his former professors.
Extended Bio Profile:
Dr. Oster held faculty positions at three medical schools, served as a consultant to three contract research organizations and worked for the federal government. He authored and co-authored numerous scientific and statistical manuscripts and articles and served as a grant reviewer for the Cancer Biomarkers Study Section, the Basic Mechanisms of Cancer Therapeutics Study Section and the Clinical Oncology Study Section at the National Institutes of Health, the Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research and the Centers for Disease Control Prevention Research Centers. He taught statistics courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and served as a statistician on 25 dissertation and thesis committees. His statistical research interests include the design and analysis of clinical trials, categorical data analysis, nonparametric statistical methods, longitudinal data analysis, statistical methods in epidemiology and modern statistical computing methods. He is also known for his work on evaluating the implementation and performance of categorical data analysis methods and exact procedures in statistical software packages.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Managing Statistical Consulting Duties including Data Analysis and Interpretation of Results, Preparing Manuscripts, Writing Sections for Grant Applications, Reviewing Research Study Proposals with Medical and Health Science Researchers and Graduate Students
Awards/Honors:
Comer-Reynolds Memorial Award (1992)