Summary
Helena Chmura Kraemer is an American professor emerita of biostatistics at Stanford University. She is a fellow of the American Statistical Association.
Helena Chmura Kraemer | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Manchester |
| Alma mater | Smith College (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Point Estimation in Learning Models (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick Suppes |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
Education edit
Helena Chmura Kraemer completed a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Smith College in 1957.[1][2] In 1958, Kraemer attended University of Manchester as a Fulbright fellow. Kraemer earned a Doctor of Philosophy in statistics from Stanford University in 1963.[3] Her dissertation was titled Point Estimation in Learning Models. Her doctoral advisor was Patrick Suppes.[4]
Career edit
Kraemer is a professor emerita of biostatistics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.[1]
Awards and honors edit
Kraemer became a fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1987. She is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (1994) and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2003).[3] She was awarded the Franklin Ebaugh Prize from Stanford University and the Harvard Prize in Psychiatric Biostatistics and Epidemiology (2001).[1][2] In 2014, she was awarded an honorary degree from Wesleyan University.[2]
Selected works edit
Books edit
- Kraemer, Helena Chmura (1992). Evaluating Medical Tests: Objective and Quantitative Guidelines. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9780803946118.
- Kraemer, Helena Chmura; Lowe, Karen Kraemer; Kupfer, David J. (2005). To Your Health: How to Understand What Research Tells Us about Risk. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199748181.
- Helzer, John E.; Kraemer, Helena C.; Krueger, Robert F.; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Sirovatka, Paul J.; Regier, Darrel A. (2009). Dimensional Approaches in Diagnostic Classification: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V. American Psychiatric Association. ISBN 9780890426548.
- Areán, Patricia A.; Kraemer, Helena Chmura (2013). High Quality Psychotherapy Research: From Conception to Piloting to National Trials. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199782468.
- Kraemer, Helen Chmura; Blasey, Christine M. (2015). How Many Subjects?: Statistical Power Analysis in Research. SAGE Publishing. ISBN 978-1483319544.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kraemer, Helena". SAGE Publications Inc. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ a b c Drake, Olivia (2014-05-25). "Wesleyan Confers Honorary Degrees on White, Shaw '76, Kraemer". News @ Wesleyan. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ a b "Helena Chmura Kraemer's Profile". Stanford University. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ Kraemer, Helena Chmura (1964). "Point estimation in learning models". Journal of Mathematical Psychology. 1 (1): 28–53. doi:10.1016/0022-2496(64)90016-1. ISSN 0022-2496.