Simon
  • Address:
    Department of Biostatistics
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    2525 West End Ave #1136
    Nashville, TN 37203, USA

  • Email: simon.vandekar@vumc.org

I am an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I obtained my PhD in Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of Taki Shinohara. I am particularly interested in applications in psychology, neuroimaging, and cellular imaging.

My current interest is in using estimating equations and multilevel modeling to perform neuroimaging spatial extent inference that is robust to model misspecification. I am also developing methods for cellular imaging data. My thesis work developed multiple testing procedures for high-dimensional data with an unknown dependence structure. I try to produce work that develops theoretically justified methods and software that are directly applicable in another scientific field.

I love collaborative research and am interested in starting new projects. If you would like to work with me please email me!

For a complete listing of my publications please check out my Google Scholar Page.