Jeffrey Spence, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences, Internal Medicine

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

jeffrey.spence@utsouthwestern.edu

Biography

Dr. Spence was awarded his PhD in Biostatistics (2004) from Southern Methodist University. Previously, he earned a Masters of Science in statistics from SMU in 2001. He attended the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine from 1991-94. From 1994-99, he served as a Research Assistant at the UT Medical Branch. From 1999-2004, he was a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant in the Department of Statistical Science at SMU. His dissertation was entitled "A spatial analysis of SPECT brain imaging data: Optimal prediction in regions of interest".

Education

Graduate SchoolSouthern Methodist University (2004)

Research Interests

Biomedical statistics
Experimental design
Functional Neuroimaging
Spatial modeling

Publications

Abnormal Brain Response to Cholinergic Challenge in Chronic

Haley, R.W., Spence, J.S., Carmack, P.S., Gunst, R.F., Schucany, , Psych. Res.: Neuroimaging , 2008; (to appear)

Accounting for Spatial Dependence in the Analysis of SPECT Brain Imaging Data

Spence JS, Carmack PS, Gunst RF, Schucany WR, Woodward WA and Haley RW , J Am Stat Assoc , 2007; (102 (478)):464-473

Using a White Matter Reference To Remove the Dependency of Global Signal on Experimental Conditions in SPECT Analyses

Spence JS, Carmack PS, Gunst RF, Schucany WR, Woodward WA, and Haley RW , NeuroImage , 2006; (32):49-53

Pyelonephritic Escherichia Coli Expressing P Fimbriae Decrease Immune Response of the Mouse Kidney

Rice JC, Peng P, Spence JS, Wang H, Goldblum RM, Corthesy B, and Nowicki BJ , J Am Soc Nephrol , 2005; (16):3583-3591

Improved Agreement Between Talairach and MNI Coordinate Spaces in Deep Brain Regions

Carmack PS, Spence JS, Gunst RF, Schucany WR, Woodward WA, and Haley RW , NeuroImage , 2004; (22):367-371

Honors/Awards

Sigma Xi Chapter of SMU

Graduate Student Research Award

SMU

Research Assistantship

SMU

Graduate Stipend for Teaching Excellence

SMU

Provost’s Dissertation Fellowship