James Davis, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor and Senior Biostatistician
Office: MEB 411 D
jamesdav@hawaii.edu
(808) 692-1806
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Immunology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
- M.S. in Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, WA
- M.S. in Environmental Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Research Focus
Health services research, ethnicity and epidemiology, osteoporosis, cancer research, and virology.
Selected Publications
- Davis J, Lim E, Taira DA, Chen J. Relation of incident chronic disease with changes in muscle function, mobility, and self-reported health: Results from the Health and Retirement Study.2022. PLOS Global Public Health https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000283.
- Davis J, Lim E, Taira D A, Chen, Relation of the Networks Formed by Diabetic Patients Sharing Physicians With Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations. J. Medical Care 58(9):p 800-804, September 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001378
- Davis J, Lim E, Taira DA, Chen J. Healthcare network analysis of patients with diabetes and their physicians. Am J Manag Care. 2019 Jul 1;25(7):e192-e197. PubMed PMID: 31318509; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6999614.
- Davis J, Penha J, Mbowe O, Taira DA. Prevalence of Single and Multiple Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity Among US Adults Aged 60 to 79 Years. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 Oct 19;14:E101. doi: 10.5888/pcd14.160241. PubMed PMID: 29049018; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5652239.
- Novotny R, Davis J, Butel J, Boushey CJ, Fialkowski MK, Nigg CR, Braun KL, Leon Guerrero RT, Coleman P, Bersamin A, Areta AAR, Barber LR Jr, Belyeu-Camacho T, Greenberg J, Fleming T, Dela Cruz-Talbert E, Yamanaka A, Wilkens LR. Effect of the Children’s Healthy Living Program on Young Child Overweight, Obesity, and Acanthosis Nigricans in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Oct 5;1(6):e183896. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3896. PubMed PMID: 30646266; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6324447.