Dr. Emily Slade, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Emily Slade is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and the Director of the Biostatistics Consulting and Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Lab (Biostat CIRCL). She collaborates with researchers in a wide range of biomedical areas through her work with the Biostat CIRCL as well as though the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Core in UK’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Dr. Slade is co-investigator on multiple projects in the areas of opioid use disorder and health disparities in underserved populations. In addition to practicing collaborative biostatistics in these areas, Dr. Slade also studies the role of collaborative biostatisticians on multidisciplinary research teams, with an eye to training strategies for biostatisticians to be effective team scientists. She also promotes the value of team science through teaching and mentoring students in statistical consulting and collaboration skills.