Timothy C. Heeren, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Biostatistics
General Internal Medicine

PhD, Boston University
BA, Carleton College



Timothy Heeren, Ph.D., Professor of Biostatistics earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics (Statistics) from Boston University, and has been on the faculty of the School of Public Health since 1981. Dr. Heeren has developed and taught both introductory and advanced applied biostatistics methods courses at the School of Public Health. Currently, he alternates between teaching the core biostatistics course and the more advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology. Dr Heeren also teaches a graduate level applied statistical methods course through the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Dr. Heeren’s research interests are in applied biostatistics, observational studies, behavioral trials, regression models and complex survey design. His current applied research includes serving as biostatistician on a clinical trial of extended caffeine treatment for premature infants, a trial of a text-message oral health program for children, a prospective study of cognitive development in children born prematurely, and a prospective study of the impact of substance use in HIV positive patients.


Effect of support for low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the NICU
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2027 (Subcontract PI)
University of Massachusetts, Medical School NIH NICHD
1R01HD109293-01

URBAN ARCH (5/5) Boston Cohort - Alcohol and HIV-associated comorbidity and complications: Frailty, Functional impairment, Falls, and Fractures (the 4F Study)
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Timothy C. Heeren, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
3U01AA020784-10S2

Early Identification of Rising Risk Families and Parent Guided Team Based Care to Prevent and Mitigate Toxic Street
05/01/2020 - 04/30/2023 (Co-Investigator of Sub-Project / SP)
Boston Medical Center Corporation JPB Foundation


25 Years of Food Security Measurement: Developing the ACAFSS
05/01/2021 - 11/30/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation USDA/Econ Res Svc


Impact of Marijuana Policies on Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Mortality
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIAAA
5R01AA026268-04

Children's HealthWatch H&DYC
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation


Community collected Data to make the Case for Homes for Health (Children's Health Watch)
01/01/2018 - 10/31/2019 (Co-Investigator)
Boston Medical Center Corporation The Kresge Fdn


Children's Health Watch Data Collection (BMC ID 6400)
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 (PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation


Children's Health Watch: Timely Frontline Data to Inform a Better Future for Children (BMC 6402)
01/01/2018 - 10/31/2018 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation JPB Foundation


Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Young Adult Follow-Up
04/01/2011 - 03/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5R01DA006532-25

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2023 Biostatistics and Data Management Core 5P01AA029546-03-9252
2021 Biostatistics and Data Management Core 1P01AA029546-01-9252
2008 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 5P60AA013759-05-9001 33
2007 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 5P60AA013759-04-9001 33
2006 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 5P60AA013759-03-9001 33
2005 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 5P60AA013759-02-9001 33
2004 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 1P60AA013759-01A1-9001 33
2002 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 5P50AG011669-10-9002 43
2001 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 3P50AG011669-09S1-9002 43
2001 CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 5P50AG011669-09-9002 43
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  1. Kim TW, Bertholet N, Magane KM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Winter MR, Samet JH, Erlandson KM, Stein MD, Bryant KJ, Saitz R, Heeren TC. Alcohol Consumption and Illicit Drug Use: Associations With Fall, Fracture, and Acute Health Care Utilization Among People With HIV Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Apr 01; 95(4):391-398.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38133581
     
  2. LoCasale-Crouch J, Wallace MK, Heeren T, Kerr S, Yue Y, Deeken G, Turnbull K, Jaworski B, Mateus MC, Moon R, Hauck FR, Kellams A, Colson E, Corwin MJ. The importance of community resources for breastfeeding. Int Breastfeed J. 2024 Mar 06; 19(1):16.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38448983; PMCID: PMC10916149; DOI: 10.1186/s13006-024-00623-2;
     
  3. Chiu LS, Huang KZ, Xu X, Heeren T, Haque R, Schroy PS. Initial Stage of Disease Similar for White and Black Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 Feb 01; 58(2):162-168.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36806090; DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001840;
     
  4. Lucero MM, Palfai TP, Heeren TC, Stein MD, Kim TW, Saitz R. Heavy Alcohol Use and HIV Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Pain. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):636-644.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38236321
     
  5. Stein MD, Godersky ME, Kim TW, Walley AY, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Magane KM, Saitz R. Self-medication of pain and discomfort with alcohol and other substances by people with HIV infection and substance use disorder: preliminary findings from a secondary analysis. AIDS Care. 2024 Mar; 36(3):414-424.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37909062; PMCID: PMC10922286; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2275047;
     
  6. Keating D, Krengel M, Dugas J, Toomey R, Chao L, Steele L, Janulewicz LP, Heeren T, Quinn E, Klimas N, Sullivan K. Cognitive decrements in 1991 Gulf War veterans: associations with Gulf War illness and neurotoxicant exposures in the Boston Biorepository, Recruitment, and Integrative Network (BBRAIN) cohorts. Environ Health. 2023 Oct 04; 22(1):68.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37794452; PMCID: PMC10548744; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-023-01018-2;
     
  7. Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Frank DA, Esteves G, Rateau LJ, Heeren TC, Coleman S, Black MM, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Ochoa ER, Sandel M, Sheward R, Cook J. Development and Validation of an Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale for Use in Clinical and Research Settings in the United States. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 Oct; 123(10S):S89-S102.e4.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37730309
     
  8. Hevel DJ, Henshaw M, Endrighi R, Adams WG, Heeren T, Jankowski A, Borrelli B. The differential predictive utility of two caregiver-targeted self-efficacy measures to promote oral health of underserved children. Health Psychol. 2023 Oct; 42(10):735-745.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37307330; PMCID: PMC10524688; DOI: 10.1037/hea0001308;
     
  9. Sy KTL, Horváth-Puhó E, Sørensen HT, Szépligeti SK, Heeren TC, Thomsen RW, Fox MP, Horsburgh CR. Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attributable to Tuberculosis: A Microsimulation Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Jun 02; 192(6):908-915.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36813297; PMCID: PMC10505413; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwad042;
     
  10. Klepp TD, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Lloyd-Travaglini CA, Magane KM, Romero-Rodríguez E, Kim TW, Walley AY, Mason T, Saitz R. Cannabis use frequency and pain interference among people with HIV. AIDS Care. 2023 Aug; 35(8):1235-1242.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37201209; PMCID: PMC10332422; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2208321;
     
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Bar chart showing 400 publications over 43 distinct years, with a maximum of 31 publications in 2017

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