Stacia M. DeSantis

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Stacia M. DeSantis is a leading biostatistician whose work bridges rigorous methodological development with pressing public health challenges. Her research centers on causal inference, missing data, and statistical methods for longitudinal and clustered data, with a particular focus on substance use and HIV/AIDS research. She has made foundational contributions to methods for analyzing complex survey data and developing approaches for handling informative missingness in clinical trials and observational studies. Her work has been widely adopted, with her most cited papers collectively garnering hundreds of citations, reflecting her influence on both statistical practice and applied health research. Notably, she has led innovative studies examining the interplay of substance use, mental health, and HIV outcomes, and has served as principal investigator on multiple NIH-funded grants. DeSantis is also recognized for her commitment to mentoring the next generation of biostatisticians and for translating advanced statistical concepts into accessible tools for interdisciplinary collaborators. Her scholarship continues to shape how researchers design studies and draw valid conclusions from imperfect data in high-stakes health settings.