Kenneth James
Biography
Dr. James has a faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health in the Biostatistics programs. Prior to retirement in 2008, he used to teach Clinical Trials Methods and Management in the spring from 1993 to 2002.
Dr. James joined the OHSU School of Medicine’s former Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine as an Associate Professor in July of 1993. He also held a joint appointment as Senior Biostatistician for the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program, which funded clinical trials conducted within the Department of Veterans Affairs. He also provided biostatistical consulting to medical investigators at the Portland VA Medical Center and OHSU. He was promoted to Professor in August of 2000. Dr. James retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs in January 2003 and continued to work as a consulting biostatistician at OHSU and the VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research until his retirement from OHSU in November 2008. He was awarded the honor of Professor Emeritus in June 2009.
Education, Degrees
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1969
M.S., University of Minnesota, 1967
B.S., Walla Walla College, 1965
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