James Davis, PhD

Associate Professor James Davis

James Davis, PhD, MS
Associate Professor and Senior Biostatistician
Office: MEB 411 D
jamesdav@hawaii.edu
(808) 692-1806

Degrees

PhD in Immunology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

MS in Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, WA

MS 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. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Sep 8;2(9):e0000283. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000283. PMID: 36962709; PMCID: PMC10021154. 
  • Davis J, Lim E, Taira D A, Chen, Relation of the Networks Formed by Diabetic Patients Sharing Physicians With Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations. Med Care. 2020 Sep;58(9):800-804. DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001378. PMID: 32826745; PMCID: PMC10697216.
  • 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. PMID: 29049018; 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. PMID: 30646266; PMCID: PMC6324447.