John R. Bassler, DrPH
About
As an experienced statistician, I’ve honed my skills in higher education, contributing to research and analytical initiatives. I apply advanced spatial and survival statistical methods to public health challenges, with a focus on HIV care outcomes across Alabama and the Deep South.
I currently serve as Clinical Database Manager II with the UAB Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), and I am completing my Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Biostatistics at UAB, with a dissertation on shared frailty models for spatial data applied to time to HIV viral suppression. My work sits at the intersection of survival analysis, spatial and Bayesian statistical methods, and structural determinants of HIV care outcomes — including a study on historical redlining and delays in HIV treatment that has been covered in the national press.
Research interests
Statistical Methodology: Time-to-event / survival analysis · Frailty models · Spatial and Bayesian spatial modeling
Clinical/Scientific Areas: HIV/AIDS and infectious disease · Substance Abuse · Environmental health · Health Policy · Structural determinants of health
Education
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Biostatistics — University of Alabama at Birmingham (expected December 2026)
Dissertation: Shared Frailty Models for Spatial Data, with Application to Time to HIV Viral Suppression
Committee Chair: Dr. Jeff M. Szychowski
Committee Members: Dr. Dustin M. Long, Dr. Emily Levitan, Dr. Aadia Rana, Dr. D. Scott Batey, Dr. David T. Redden, Dr. Stacey S. Cofield
Master of Science (MS), Biostatistics — West Virginia University, May 2017
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics — West Virginia University, December 2013
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Industrial Mathematics and Statistics — West Virginia University, December 2013 Minor: Communication Studies
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