Kerrie Nelson, PhD
Research Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Biostatistics

PhD, University of Washington
MSc, University of Washington
BSc, University of Auckland



Kerrie Nelson is a Research Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at Boston University. She is from New Zealand originally, and after her undergraduate studies at the University of Auckland, worked as a Research Fellow in Christchurch, New Zealand. She completed her PhD in Statistics at the University of Washington where her research focused on correlated data and generalized linear mixed models. She currently spends her time on both methodological research and applied projects focusing on developing statistical methods for assessing agreement in screening and diagnostic tests and has worked in a collaborative role with several groups at Boston Medical Center including Emergency Medicine, Diabetes and Nutrition, and Women's Health. She often enjoys teaching BS704 Introduction to Biostatistics.

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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




Addressing racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk prediction
06/07/2024 - 05/31/2028 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
5R01CA286064-02

Improving accuracy and reliability in cancer screening tests
02/15/2018 - 01/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
5R01CA226805-04

Model Agreement in Cancer Diagnostic Tests
01/01/2014 - 12/31/2019 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
5R01CA172463-04



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Addressing racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk prediction 5R01CA286064-02
2024 Addressing racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk prediction 1R01CA286064-01A1
2021 Improving Accuracy and Reliability in Cancer Screening Tests 5R01CA226805-04 3
2020 Improving Accuracy and Reliability in Cancer Screening Tests 5R01CA226805-03 3
2019 Improving Accuracy and Reliability in Cancer Screening Tests 5R01CA226805-02 3
2018 Improving Accuracy and Reliability in Cancer Screening Tests 1R01CA226805-01 3
2017 Model Agreement in Cancer Diagnostic Tests 5R01CA172463-04 7
2016 Model Agreement in Cancer Diagnostic Tests 5R01CA172463-03 7
2015 Model Agreement in Cancer Diagnostic Tests 5R01CA172463-02 7
2014 Model Agreement in Cancer Diagnostic Tests 1R01CA172463-01A1 7
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  1. Nelson KP, Zhou TJ. Accounting for Patient Characteristics in a Model-Based Kappa of Agreement Between Two Experts' Ordinal Ratings. Stat Med. 2025 Jul; 44(15-17):e70141. PMID: 40662445; DOI: 10.1002/sim.70141;
     
  2. Gonzalez F, Welsh L, Caicedo J, Clark A, Okafor IM, Nelson KP, Frausto S, Cleveland Manchanda EC. Differences in language used to describe racial groups in emergency medicine standardized letter of evaluation. AEM Educ Train. 2025 Jun; 9(3):e70054.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40395228; PMCID: PMC12086979; DOI: 10.1002/aet2.70054;
     
  3. Bigham Z, Holder EX, Rodday AM, Breeze JL, Nelson KP, Palmer JR, Freund KM, Bertrand KA. Reproductive determinants of mammographic density in black women. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Sep; 36(9):911-921.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40146429; PMCID: PMC12353944; DOI: 10.1007/s10552-025-01991-8;
     
  4. Bigham Z, Holder EX, Rodday AM, Breeze JL, Nelson KP, Palmer JR, Freund KM, Bertrand KA. Lifecourse Growth and Development Determinants of Mammographic Density in Black Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Dec 02; 33(12):1640-1650.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39093038; PMCID: PMC11611676; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0494;
     
  5. Holder EX, Bigham Z, Nelson KP, Barnard ME, Palmer JR, Bertrand KA. Mammographic density and breast cancer risk among Black American women. Int J Cancer. 2025 Mar 15; 156(6):1173-1180.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39425554; PMCID: PMC11738672; DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35223;
     
  6. Mujic E, Parker SE, Nelson KP, O'Brien M, Chestnut IA, Abrams J, Yarrington CD. Implementation of a Cell-Enabled Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Program During the Postpartum Period at a Safety-Net Hospital. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jul 02; 13(13):e034031.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38934890; PMCID: PMC11255713; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.034031;
     
  7. Howard EC, Murray Horwitz ME, Gunn CM, Bak S, Nelson KP, Morton S, Flacks-Dunning JG, Battaglia TA. Burden and trajectory of social needs after breast cancer diagnosis at a safety-net hospital. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Oct; 207(3):579-585.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38851661; PMCID: PMC12351389; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07389-5;
     
  8. Shapiro JP, Pino EC, Goodridge A, Dholakia A, Nelson K, Hoch A, Kendi S, Boyle TP, Kistin CJ. Disparities in Child Welfare Referrals for Patients Seen in a Pediatric Emergency Department for Unintentional Ingestions. Acad Pediatr. 2024; 24(4):686-691.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38253175
     
  9. Pino EC, Gonzalez F, Nelson KP, Jaiprasert S, Lopez GM. Disparities in use of physical restraints at an urban, minority-serving hospital emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jan; 31(1):6-17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37597262; DOI: 10.1111/acem.14792;
     
  10. DiLorenzo MA, Davis MR, Dugas JN, Nelson KP, Hochberg NS, Ingalls RR, Mishuris RG, Schechter-Perkins EM. Performance of three screening tools to predict COVID-19 positivity in emergency department patients. Emerg Med J. 2023 Mar; 40(3):210-215.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36596666
     
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Bar chart showing 79 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2017

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