T. Joseph Sheehan, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Joseph Sheehan received his Ph.D. degree in education from the University of Chicago in 1965.
Brief Chronology of Professional Career
- 1965-1970 Assistant to Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- 1970 Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- 2003 Retired
Dr. Sheehan officially retired in August 2003, however he continues to hold a part-time appointment and contributes to the department's teaching and research programs.
Dr. Sheehan teaches Data Analysis via Modeling in the Master of Public Health program.
Dr. Sheehan is interested in biostatistics and statistical modeling of health interventions.
Sheehan TJ, DeChello, L. A space-time analysis of the proportion of late stage breast cancer in Massachusetts, 1988 to 1997. Int J Health Geogr. 2005; 4: 15. [Full Text Link; NEW WINDOW]
Gregorio DI, Kulldorff M, Sheehan TJ, Samociuk H. Geographic distribution of prostate cancer incidence in the era of PSA testing, Connecticut, 1984 to 1998. Urology. 2004 Jan;63(1):78-82.
Sheehan TJ, DuBrava S, Fifield J, Reisine S, DeChello L. Rate of change in functional limitations for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: effects of sex, age and duration of illness. J Rheumatol. 2004 Jul; 31(7):1286-92. [Abstract Link, NEW WINDOW]
Sheehan TJ, DeChello LM, Kulldorff M, Gregorio DI, Gershman S, Mroszczyk M. The geographic distribution of breast cancer incidence in Massachusetts 1988 to 1997, adjusted for covariates. Int J Health Geogr. 2004 Aug 3;3(1):17. [Full Text Link; PDF; NEW WINDOW]
Sheehan TJ, DeChello L, Garcia R, Fifield J, Rothfield N, Reisine S. Measuring disability: application of the Rasch model to the Activities of Daily Living (ADL/IADL), Journal of Outcome Measurement, 2001; 4(3): 681-705.
Sheehan TJ, DuBrava S, DeChello LM, Fang Z. Rates of weight change for black and white Americans over a twenty year period. Int J Obes Relat Metab Diord. 2003 Apr; 27(4):498-504. [Full Text Link, NEW WINDOW]
Sheehan, T.J.. Can Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Inform Blood Pressure Research? Blood Pressure Monitoring, 4(1):14-19, 2000.
Sheehan JT, Gershman ST, MacDougall LA, Danley R, Mroszcyk M, Sorrensen A, Kulldorff M. Geographical Surveilance of Breast Cancer Screening by Tracts, Towns, and Zip Codes. Journal of Health Management and Practice, 2000, 6(6), 48-57.
Sheehan, TJ. Stress and Low Birth Weight: A Structural Modeling Approach Using Real Life Stressors, Social Science & Medicine. 1998, 47(10):1503-1512.
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Community Medicine and Health Care
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6325
Farmington, CT 06030-6325
Phone: (860) 679-5469
Fax: (860) 679-5464
Email: sheehan@nso.uchc.edu
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