Derek Smolenski, PhD

University of Minnesota
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
1300 Second Street South
Minneapolis, MN
USA 55454
dsmolens@umn.edu

Biographical Sketch:
2010-present -- Research Associate, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 2009 - 2010 -- Postdoctoral Associate, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Co-investigator and research methodologist on several NIH-funded studies of Internet-based approaches to HIV prevention. Methodological foci include applied psychometrics, continuous and categorical latent variable models, and multilevel modeling. Author or coauthor of 14 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Over 15 presentations at scientific meetings.