Ming Wang, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Director, Masters Program in Biostatistics
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
School of Medicine

Research Information

Research Interests

Dr. Wang's methodology research interests include longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, Bayesian statistics, missing data, data integration, spatial statistics, risk prediction, model selection, and other (bio)statistical aspects related to population health, biomedical and environmental research. Her clinical interests focus on (prostate) cancer, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, and child abuse. 

Awards and Honors

Elected Member
2021
International Statistical Institute
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2019
Penn State University College of Medicine
Travel Award
2018
National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS)/American Statistical Association (ASA)
Junior Faculty Presentation Award
2016
Association for Clinical and Translational Statisticians (ACTStat) annual meeting
CTSI KL2 career development award
2017
Penn State University
Biostatistics in Genetics, Immunology, and Neuroimaging (BGIN) training fellowship
2013
National Institutes of Health

Professional Memberships

American Statistical Association (ASA)
The International Biometric Society (IBS): Eastern North American Region (ENAR)
Mental Health Statistics (MHS)
Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMS)
International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA)
Association of Clinical and Translational Statisticians
International Statistical Institute (Elective Member)
The Bernoulli Society

Publications

Find Dr. Wang's publications here.  

Editorial roles:

  • Biometrics, Associate Editor
  • Statistics in Medicine, Associate Editor
  • Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, Associate Editor
  • Journal of American Society of Nephrology, Statistical Editor

Education

PhD
Biostatistics
Emory University
2013
Masters of Science
Biostatistics
University of Louisville
2008
Bachelors of Science
Applied Mathematics
Peking University
2006