Kendra K. Schmid, PhD, MA
Campus Director of Assessment
Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
984375 Nebraska Medical Center Phone: (402) 559-8117
Omaha, NE 68198-4375 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION and APPOINTMENTS
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE M.A. in Educational Administration
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE Ph.D. in Statistics
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE M.S. in Statistics
Chadron State College, Chadron, NE B.S. in Mathematics
Administrative Appointments
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha NE
Campus Director of Assessment (2018-present), role includes Academic Liaison to Higher Learning Commission
2 direct reports, approx. $500K budget responsibility
Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies (2018-present)
1 direct report
Interim Chair, Department of Biostatistics (2017-2019)
16 direct reports (8 faculty, 8 staff), approx. $4 million budget responsibility
Interim Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, College of Public Health (2016-2017)
4 direct reports
Director of Masters Programs, College of Public Health (2012 – 2017)
1 direct report
Vice Chair, Department of Biostatistics (2015-present)
Academic Appointments
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha NE
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health (2017 – present)
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health (2013-2017, tenured 2015)
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health (2007 – 2013)
Children’s Oncology Group
Senior Statistician, Statistics and Data Center (2011 – 2013)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Lincoln NE
Visiting Professor, Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2017)
Coordinator, STAT 218 (2007)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistics (2002 – 2003, 2005–2007)
Resident Scientist, Project Fulcrum (2003–2005)
University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO), Omaha NE
Adjunct Professor, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (2014-present)
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Continuing Education/Professional Development
Higher Learning Commission Peer Reviewer Training (2019)
The Psychology of Persuasion (2019): 3 part series, (1) Introduction to persuasion and negotiation, (2) The
psychology of persuasion, (3) Finding confidence in conflict
Communications Series (2018): 5 part series, (1) Getting on the same page-strategies to deal with difficult
encounters, (2) Actions speak louder than words-strategies to project and identify nonverbal signals, (3)
Dousing the flames of burnout-strategies for thriving personal wellness, (4) Growing big ears-strategies to
improve active listening, (5) Dealing with the elephant in the room-strategies to enhance emotional
awareness
Strategic Assessment Workshop (2018), Higher Learning Commission, Oakbrook IL
Practical Solutions for Simple Problems with Bad Consequences in Clinical Trials Short Course, ENAR
(2016)
Mixed Methods Workshop, University of Nebraska Medical Center (2015)
Introduction to Mixed Methods Workshop, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2015)
Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trials Short Course, Nebraska Chapter ASA (2013)
Hierarchical Modeling and Analysis of Spatial-Temporal Data, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2012)
Certificate in Online Instruction, Central Michigan University (2012)
Applied Survival Analysis Short Course, University of Kansas Medical Center (2008)
GRANTS AND CONTRACT SUPPORT
Active
Title: Core Center for Communication Disorders (COBRE)
Funding Agency: Boys Town National Research Hospital (subcontract)
Start and End Dates: 04/01/19-03/31/24
Total: (20% FTE)
Principal Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
Title: Harnessing Movement Variability to Treat and Prevent Motor Related Disorders (COBRE)
Funding Agency: University of Nebraska-Omaha (subcontract)
Start and End Dates: 10/01/14—11/30/19 (recently renewed for Phase II)
Total: $72,793 (20% FTE)
Principle Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
Title: An Expanded Framework to Measure Cognitive Function in Older Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell
Transplantation
Funding Agency: DHHS/NIH/NIA
Start and End Dates: 07/01/19-06/30/21
Total: 2.5% FTE
Principle Investigator: Koll
Title: Fostering Educational Success Proposal - Partnership with Academy for Child and Family Well
Being/KVC/UNMC
Funding Agency: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (subcontract)
Start and End Dates: 09/01/19-08/31/24
Total: 5-15% FTE
Principle Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
Title: Improving mobility in peripheral arterial disease using an ankle foot orthosis
Funding Agency: University of Nebraska-Omaha (subcontract)
Start and End Dates: 09/23/16-08/31/21
Total: (5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Pipinos
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Title: Impact of assistive device use during treadmill and overground walking post-stroke
Funding Agency: University of Nebraska-Omaha (subcontract)
Start and End Dates: 09/15/18-08/31/20
Total: (2% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Bierner
Title: Clinical Pathway for the Timely & Appropriate Treatment and Support of Young Women Diagnosed with
Breast Cancer
Funding Agency: NCCN/Pfizer
Start and End Dates: 02/01/19 – 01/31/20 (transferred from another statistician)
Total: (5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Lally
Title: Nonclinical development of Nervelight, an intro-operative peripheral nerve imaging agent
Funding Agency: Manznita Pharmaceuticals
Start and End Dates: 02/01/19-08/31/19 (transferred from another statistician)
Total: (5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Mohs
Completed
Title: Core Center for Communication Disorders
Funding Agency: Boys Town National Research Hospital
Start and End Dates: 09/01/16—03/31/19
Total: (10% FTE)
Principal Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
Title: Prostaglandin Inhibition for Emphysema
Funding Agency: DHHS/NIH/NHLBI
Start and End Dates: 09/01/13—06/30/19
Total: $847,106 (20% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Schmid
Title: Great Plains IDeA-CTR
Funding Agency: NIH/DHHS
Start and End Dates: 09/01/16-06/30/21 (transferred to other personnel)
Total: $2,705,557 (5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Rizzo
Title: Certificate in Applied Biostatistics
Funding Agency: Online Worldwide
Start and End Dates: 07/01/16—06/30/18 (transferred to other personnel)
Total: $25,000
Principle Investigator: Schmid
Title: Enhancing the prosthetic interface:1/f vibrotactile socket stimulation to improve the adaptability of trans-
tibial amputees
Funding Agency: University of Nebraska-Omaha
Start and End Dates: 09/24/15—08/31/17
Total: $4,473 (2% FTE)
Principle Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
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Title: Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Start and End Dates: 10/01/16—09/30/21 (transferred to other personnel)
Total: $415,000 (5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Guthmiller
Title: Gait after Intervention in Peripheral Arterial Disease (VA Award to Kendra Schmid)
Funding Agency: Department of Veterans’ Affairs/Rehab R&D
Start and End Dates: 07/15/13—07/14/17
Total: $216,547 (3.5% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Johanning
Title: Producing Evidence: Coordination within a Multiteam System Makes Healthcare Safer
Funding Agency: DHHS/AHRQ
Start and End Dates: 04/01/16—03/31/17
Total: $60,776 (.5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Jones
Title: Driving Safety and Real-Time Glucose Monitoring in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
Funding Agency: Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center
Start and End Dates: 07/01/16—09/30/16 (transferred to other statisticians)
Total: (10% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Rizzo
Title: Core Center for Communication Disorders
Funding Agency: Boys Town National Research Hospital
Start and End Dates: 09/01/11—08/31/16
Total: (10% FTE)
Principal Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
Title: Community Profiles for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Funding Agency: Waponahki Public Health District
Start and End Dates: 03/01/14—06/30/14
Total: $9,848 (2.5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Johansson
Title: Biostatistics Primer E-Modules
Funding Agency: Vice Chancellor Office-UNMC
Start and End Dates: 12/01/13-05/31/14
Total: $14,000
Principle Investigator: Schmid
Title: Additional Analysis of Data from the Waponahki 2010 Assessment
Funding Agency: Penobscot Nation Health Department
Start and End Dates: 09/15/12—06/30/13
Total: $12,897 (2% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Johansson
Title: Children’s Oncology Statistics and Data Center
Funding Agency: National Children’s Cancer Center
Start and End Dates: 08/01/11—02/28/13
Total: (10-20% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Anderson
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Title: Community Putting Prevention to Work
Funding Agency: Douglas County Health Department
Start and End Dates: 04/01/10—03/18/12
Total: $144,514 (2% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Wang
Title: Development of Molecularly Targeted Therapeutics for Osteolytic Bone Metastasis
Funding Agency: Komen Foundation
Start and End Dates: 08/01/10—04/30/12
Total: $160,000 (1% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Singh
Title: ABCDE Protocol: A Nurse-Led, Inter-professional, Multi-component Plan for Managing Delirium in the
Critically Ill Adult
Funding Agency: Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
Start and End Dates: 11/01/10—04/30/12
Total: $267,858 (5% FTE)
Principle Investigator: Balas
Title: Prevention of Depression in Patients being Treated for Head and Neck Cancer
Funding Agency: NIH
Start and End Dates: 08/01/10—06/30/11
Total: $268,111 (10% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Burke
Title: Maine Tribal Assessment: Phase 2: Conducting of Survey and Data Analysis
Funding Agency: Penobscot Nation Health Department
Start and End Dates: 01/01/11—08/31/11
Total: $61,672 (5% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Johansson
Title: Relationship of Environmental Exposure and Innate Immunity to COPD
Funding Agency: VA
Start and End Dates: 03/01/10—09/30/11
Total: $3,265 (3% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Romberger
Title: Dual Care for Rural Veterans—Subtask Number 6.1.2
Funding Agency: VA
Start and End Dates: 08/11/10—06/15/11
Total: $98,342 (5% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Nayar
Title: Maine Tribal Assessment: Phase 1: Survey Development
Funding Agency: Penobscot Nation Health Department
Start and End Dates: 01/01/10—12/31/10
Total: $62,931 (5% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Johansson
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Title: Math in the Middle Institute Partnership
Funding Agency: NSF (subcontract through UNL)
Start and End Dates: 06/01/10—07/31/10
Total: $9334
Principal Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
Title: Investigation of Interventions for Sitting Postural Control in Young Children with Moderate to Severe CP
Funding Agency: US Department of Education (subcontract through UNO)
Start and End Dates: 10/01/08—09/30/09
Total: $68,027 (3% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Harbourne
Title: Lipology
Funding Agency: R&A Bailey & Co.
Start and End Dates: 10/01/08—12/31/09
Total: $52,407
Principal Investigator: Schmid
Title: Non-Linear Analysis of Postural Function in Infants
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (subcontract through UNO)
Start and End Dates: 10/01/08 – 07/31/09
Total: $200,000 (1.5% FTE)
Principal Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
Title: Pre-Professional and Professional Distance Education to Increase ARNG Physician Assistants
Funding Agency: Department of Defense
Start and End Dates: 03/01/09—06/30/09
Total: (15% FTE)
Principal Investigator: Meyer
Title: Teen Counselors for Smoking Cessation
Funding Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Start and End Dates: 09/12/03 – 08/31/08
Total: $1,323,999 (5% FTE)
Principal Investigator: McVea
Title: Math in the Middle Institute Partnership
Funding Agency: NSF (subcontract through UNL)
Start and End Dates: 07/07/08 – 07/11/08
Total: $1,500
Principal Investigator (UNMC): Schmid
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AWARDS
2019 Chadron State College Distinguished Young Alumni Award
2018 UNMC Impact in Education, Research in Education Scholar Award
2016 Inaugural Member of UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators
2016 Carruth J. Wagner, MD, Faculty Prize in Public Health
2015 UNMC Distinguished Scientist Award
2014 Delta Omega, National Public Health Honorary Society
2013 UNMC Outstanding Teacher Award
2013 College of Public Health Excellence in Teaching Award
2012 Honorable Guest, International Conference on Biometrics and Biostatistics, Omaha NE
2011 American Statistical Association, Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences, Young Investigator Award
2008 Certificate of Recognition, Elsevier Publishing, “Computation of a face attractiveness index based on
neoclassical canons, symmetry, and golden ratios” selected for Flash Alert
2008 Selected to attend (with travel support) the Workshop for Junior Researchers, The International Biometric
Society/Eastern North American Region
2002/03Cooper/Sharpless Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1998/99Math Scholars Award, Chadron State College
1997 Board of Trustees Scholarship, Chadron State College
Nominee, COPH Excellence in Teaching Award (2012)
Nominee, ASPH/Pfizer Early Career in Public Health Teaching Award (2012, 2013)
Nominee, Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences, Outstanding Teaching Award (2012, 2014)
Nominee, ASPPH Early Career in Public Health Teaching Award (2016)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICES
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Statistical Association (ASA)
Nebraska Chapter Representative (2011-2014)
Section on Sports Statistics Program Chair Elect 2015, Program Chair 2016, Past Program Chair 2017
Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences Program Chair Elect 2017, Program Chair 2018
Nominee, Vice Chair District 4, Council of Chapters, American Statistical Association (2012)
Secretary/Treasurer, Council of Chapters (2017 to present)
International Biometric Society, Eastern North American Region (IBS, ENAR)
Public Health Association of Nebraska (PHAN)
COMMITTEES (selected)
UNMC
NU Executive Graduate Council, alternate (2018-present)
NU Campus Climate Survey Committee (2018)
NU President’s Department Teaching Award Committee (2018, 2019, chair 2020)
UNMC Digital Campus Initiative, Analytics Committee (2019)
UNMC HLC Assessment Academy Team Member (2017—present)
UNMC Assessment Committee, Chair (2018—present)
UNMC iExcel Steering Committee (2016—2017)
UNMC eLearning Steering Committee (2016—2017)
UNMC Graduate Council (2016—2017, 2018—present)
UNMC Education Council (2016—2017, 2018—present)
College of Public Health Strategic Planning Steering Committee (2016—2017)
College of Public Health Accreditation Steering Committee (2015—2017)
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College of Public Health Accreditation Instructional Programs Committee, Co-Chair (2015—2017)
College of Public Health Recruitment Advisory Group (2015—present)
College of Public Health Curriculum Committee, Chair (2012 – 2015), Member (2010 –2012, 2015 – 2017)
UNMC NCA-HLC Accreditation Committee (2014-2016)
Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (2014 – 2016)
UNMC Career Development and Engagement Committee (2014 – 2016)
College of Public Health Community Engagement Committee (2013 – 2015)
Wagner Faculty Prize in Public Health Committee (2013, 2014, 2017)
College of Public Health Student Leadership Award Selection Committee (2012, 2013)
College of Public Health Student Recruitment and Admissions Committee (2012 – 2015)
College of Public Health Doctoral Programs Committee (2012 – 2014)
Robert D. Sparks Student Research Award Committee (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)
College of Public Health Online MPH Development Committee (2012 – 2014)
College of Public Health Evaluation Committee (2010 – 2014)
Inter Professional Service Learning Academy Evaluation Committee, Co-chair (2010 - 2014)
Inter Professional Service Learning Academy Steering Committee (2010 – 2014)
Biostatistics Faculty Search Committee (2010- 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
College of Public Health Accreditation Sub-Committee Student Criterion (2010)
Distance Education Technology Committee (2009)
Wagner Scholarship Committee (2009)
Robert D. Sparks Pre-professional/Undergraduate Scholarship Committee (2009, 2014)
College of Public Health Excellence in Teaching Award Committee (2009 – 2011, 2014)
College of Public Health Professional Development Committee (2008 – 2011)
Center for Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Grant Review Committee (2008 –2012)
CSREES Accreditation Review Team, UNL Department of Statistics Academic Program Review (2005)
BIBLIOGRAPHY (h-index=19, i-10index=32)
Book Chapter
Schmid KK and Lyden ER. (2012). “Biostatistics for the Gastroenterologist” in Gastroenterology and
Hepatology Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill.
Publications (Peer-Reviewed)
80. Moore TA, Ahmad IM, Schmid KK, Berger AM, Ruiz RJ, Pickler RH, Zimmerman MC. (2019).
Oxidative stress levels throughout pregnancy, at birth, and in the neonate. Biological Research for
Nursing. 21 (5): 485-494.
79. Sedani A, Soliman AS , Msami K, Msemo D, Mwaiselage J, Schmid KK, Kahesa C. (2019). The
impact of initiating screening programs on referral and management of cervical cancer in Tanzania.
Journal of Global Oncology. DOI: 10.1200/JGO.18.00052
78. Mortimer J, Di Palma J, Schmid KK, Ye Y, Jahanzeb M. (2019). Patterns of occurrence and
implications of Neratinib-associated diarrhea in patients with HER2-Positive breast cancer: Analyses
from the ExteNET trial. Breast Cancer Research. 21(1).
77. Anderson DE, Bhatt VR, Schmid KK, Holstein SA, Lunning M, Berger AM, Rizzo M. (2019).
Neurophysiological evidence of impaired attention and working memory in untreated hematologic
cancer patients. Clinical Neurophysiology. 130(8): 1243-1252.
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76. Weber TL, Copeland G, Pingatore N, Schmid KK, Jim MA, Watanabe-Galloway S. (2019). Using
Tribal data linkages to improve the quality of American Indian cancer data in Michigan. Journal of
Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 30 (2019): 1237-1248. In Press.
75. Groff BR, Antonellis P, Schmid KK, Knarr BA, Stergiou N. (2019). Stride-time variability is related to
sensorimotor cortical activation during forward and backward walking. Neuroscience Letters. 692:
150-158.
74. Yentes J, Denton W, Samson KK, Schmid KK, Wiens C, Rennard S. (2019). Energy efficient
physiologic coupling of gait and respiration is altered in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Acta
Physiologica. 225(4) e13217.
73. Le AB, Brooks EG, McNulty LA, Gill JR, Herstein JJ, Rios J, Patlovich SJ, Jelden KC, Schmid KK,
Lowe JJ, Gibbs SG. (2019). U.S. medical examiner/coroner capability to handle highly infections
decedents. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology. 15(1):31-40.
72. McCamley JD, Cutler CL, Schmid KK, Wurdeman SR, Johanning JM, Pipinos II, Myers SA. (2019).
Gait mechanics differences between healthy controls and patients with peripheral artery disease after
adjusting for gait velocity, stride length, and step width. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 35(1): 19-
24.
71. Green JL, Smith WM, Kerby AT, Blankenship EE, Schmid KK, Carlson MA. (2018). Introductory
statistics: preparing in-service middle-level mathematics teachers for classroom research. Statistics
Education Research Journal. 17(2): 216-238.
70. Anderson DE, Bhatt VR, Schmid KK, Holstein SA, Lunning M, Rizzo M. (2018). An
electrophysiological measure of impaired information processing in drivers with hematological
malignancy. Journal of the Transportation Research Board. In Press.
69. Harrison SJ, Hough M, Schmid KK, Groff BR, Stergiou N. (2018). When coordinating finger tapping
to a variable beat the variability scaling structure of the movement and the cortical BOLD signal are
both entrained to the auditory stimuli. Neuroscience. 392: 203-218.
68. Kyvelidou A, Harbourne R, Haworth J, Schmid KK, Stergiou N. (2018). Children with moderate to
severe cerebral palsy may not benefit from stochastic vibration when developing independent sitting.
Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 21(6): 362-370.
67. Janky KL, Thomas MLA, High RR, Schmid KK, Ogen A. (2018). Predictive factors for vestibular loss
in children with hearing loss. The American Journal of Audiology. 27(1): 137-146. Winner of the 2018
AJA Editor’s Award.
66. Janky KL, Patterson J, Shepart N, Thomas M, Barin K, Creutz T, Schmid KK, Jonaker JA. (2018).
Video head impulse test (vHIT): The role of corrective saccades in identifying patients with vestibular
loss. Otology & Neurotology. 39(4): 467-473.
65. Yentes JM, Denton W, McCamley J, Raffalt PC, Schmid KK. (2018). Effect of parameter selection on
entropy calculation for long walking trials. Gait and Posture. 60: 128-134.
64. Thakare R, Chonker YS, Nelson A, Gautam N, Nelson A. Casaburi R, Criner G, Dransfield M, Make
B, Schmid KK, Rennard SI, Alnouti Y. (2018). Simultaneous LC-MS/MS analysis of eicosanoids and
related metabolites in human serum, sputum, and BALF. Biomedical Chromatography. 32 (3), e4102.
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4102
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63. Keefe DH, Archer KL, Schmid KK, Fitzpatrick DF, Feeney MP, Hunter LL. (2017). Identifying
otosclerosis with aural acoustical tests of absorbance, group delay, acoustic reflex threshold and
optoacoustic emissions. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. 28: 838-860.
62. Jesteadt W, Walker SM, Ogun OA, Ohlrich B, Brunette KE, Wroblewski M, Schmid KK. (2017).
Relative contributions of specific frequency bands to the loudness of broadband sounds. Journal of the
Acoustical Society of America. 142(3): 1597-1610.
61. Yentes JM, Rennard SI, Schmid KK, Blanke D, Stergiou, N. (2017). Patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease walk with altered step time and step width variability as compared with healthy
control subjects. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 14(6): 858-866.
60. Jelden KC, Gibbs SG, Smith PW, Hewlett AL, Iwen PC, Schmid KK, Lowe JJ. (2017). Ultraviolet
(UV)-reflective paint with ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) improves decontamination of
nosocomial bacteria on hospital room surfaces. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene.
14(6): 456-460. Designated May 2018 as 1 of 9 articles in the JOEH Editor’s Choice Collection
with high quality and contributions to the field in decontamination and disinfection
http://explore.tandfonline.com/content/est/uoeh-editors-choice-
collection?utm_medium=email&utm_source=EmailStudio&utm_campaign=JMQ04716_2736585
59. Rieke K, Schmid KK, Lydiatt W, Houfek J, Boilesen E, Watanabe-Galloway S. (2017). Depression
and survival in head and neck cancer patients. Oral Oncology. 65: 76-82.
58. Bush C, Schmid KK, Rupp ME, Watanabe-Galloway S, Wolford B, Sandkovsky U. (2017).
Bloodborne pathogen exposures: Difference in reporting rates and individual predictors among job
categories. American Journal of Infection Control. 45(4): 372-376.
57. Wurdeman SR, Schmid KK, Myers SA, Jacobsen AL, Stergiou N. (2017). Step activity and 6-minute
walk test outcomes when wearing low-activity or high-activity prosthetic feet. American Journal of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 96(5): 294-300.
56. Hall DE, Arya S, Schmid KK, Blaser C, Carlson MA, Bailey TL, Purviance G, Bockman T, Lynch
TG, Johanning J. (2017). Development and Initial Validation of the Risk Analysis Index for Measuring
Frailty in Surgical Populations. JAMA Surgery. 152(2): 175-182.
55. Hall DE, Arya S, Schmid KK, Carlson MA, Lavedan P, Bailey TL, Purviance G, Bockman T, Lynch
TG, Johanning JM. (2017). Association of a Frailty Screening Initiative with Postoperative Survival at
30, 180, and 365 Days. JAMA Surgery. 152(3): 233-240.
54. Lewis DE, Schmid KK, O’Leary S, Spalding J, Heinrichs-Graham E, High RR. (2016). Effects of
noise on speech recognition and listening effort in children with normal hearing and children with mild
bilateral or unilateral hearing loss. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 59(5): 1218-
1232.
53. Hughes ML, Goehring JL, Baudhuin JL, Schmid KK. (2016). Effects of stimulus level and rate on
psychophysical thresholds for interleaved pulse trains in cochlear implants. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America. 140(4): 2297-2311.
52. Rieke K, McGreary C, Schmid KK, Watanabe-Galloway, S. (2016). Risk factors for inpatient
psychiatric readmission: Are there gender differences? Community Mental Health Journal. 52(6): 675-
682.
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51. Rieke K, Lydiatt W, Houfek J, Schmid KK, Watanabe-Galloway S. (2016). Population-based
retrospective study to investigate preexisting and new depression diagnosis among head and neck
cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiology. 43: 42-48.
50. Reed JR, Yates BC, Houfek J, Pullen CH, Briner W, Schmid KK. (2016). Motivational Factors predict
weight loss in rural adults. Public Health Nursing. 33(3): 232-241.
49. Reed JR, Yates BC, Houfek J, Pullen CH, Briner W, Schmid KK. (2016). Eating self-regulation in
overweight and obese adults: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum. 51(2): 105-116.
48. Isharwal S, Johanning JM, Dwyer JG, Schmid KK, LaGrange CA. (2016). Preoperative frailty predicts
postoperative complications and mortality in urology patients. World Journal of Urology. Epub ahead
of print. Doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1845-z
47. Reed JR, Yates BC, Houfek J, Briner W, Schmid KK, Pullen CH. (2016). A review of barriers to
healthy eating in rural and urban adults. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care. 16(1): 122-
153. Doi: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1.379
46. Jelden KC, Gibbs SG, Smith PW, Hewlett AL, Iwen PC, Schmid KK, Lowe JF. (2016). Comparison of
hospital room surface disinfection using a novel ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) generator.
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene. 13(9): 690-698. Doi:
10.1080/15459624.2016.1166369. Recipient of American Industrial Hygiene Association’s Hazard
Prevention and Engineering Controls Committee’s Best Paper Award for 2016. Designated May
2018 as 1 of 9 articles in the JOEH Editor’s Choice Collection with high quality and
contributions to the field in decontamination and disinfection
http://explore.tandfonline.com/content/est/uoeh-editors-choice-
collection?utm_medium=email&utm_source=EmailStudio&utm_campaign=JMQ04716_2736585
45. Joshi S, Wroblewski M, Schmid KK, Jesteadt W. (2016). Effects of relative and absolute frequency in
the spectral weighting of loudness. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 139(1): 373-383.
44. Schonfeld TL, Schmid KK, Boucher-Payne D. (2016). Incorporating spirituality into health sciences
education. Journal of Religion and Health. 55(1):85-96.
43. Moore TA, Schmid KK, Anderson-Berry A, Berger AM. (2016). Lung disease, oxidative stress, and
oxygen requirements in preterm infants. Biological Research for Nursing. 18(3):322-330.
42. Young L, Healey K, Charlton M, Schmid KK, Zabad R, Wester R. (2015). A home-based
comprehensive care model in patients with multiple sclerosis: a study pre-protocol. F1000 Research.
Doi: 10.12688/f1000research.7040.1.eCollection 2015.
41. Lewis J, Kopun J, Neely S, Schmid KK, Gorga M. (2015). Tone-burst auditory brainstem response
wave V latencies in ears with normal-hearing and hearing-impaired ears. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America. 138(5): 3210-3219.
40. Johansson P, Knox-Nicola P, Schmid KK. (2015). The Waponahki Tribal Health Assessment:
successfully using CBPR to conduct a comprehensive and baseline health assessment of Waponahki
Tribal members. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 26(3): 889-907.
39. Gruber K, Soliman AS, Schmid KK, Rettig B, Ryan J, Watanabe-Galloway S. (2015). Disparities in
the utilization of laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer in rural Nebraska: a call for placement and
training of rural general surgeons. The Journal of Rural Health. 31(4): 392-400.
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38. Schmid KK, Haynatzki GR. The biostatistics Master of Public Health in the USA: Practical
information for other countries. (2015). Stochastics Problems in Education.
http://probablystatistics.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stohedu1_GH.pdf
37. Kolkman P, Soliman M, Kolkman M, Stack A, Rao TS, Mukta S, Schmid KK, Thomposon J, Are C.
(2015). Comparison of resident operative case logs during a surgical oncology rotation in the United
States and an international rotation in India. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 6(1): 36-40.
36. Draid MM, Ben-elhaj KM, Ali AM, Schmid KK, Gibbs SG. (2015). Lung function impact from
working within the pre-revolution Libyan quarry industry. International Journal of Environmental
Research and Public Health. 12: 5006-5012.
35. Yentes J, Schmid KK, Blanke D, Romberger DJ, Rennard SI, Stergiou N. (2015). Gait mechanics in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory Research. 16(1): 31
34. Colbert EM, Gibbs SG, Schmid KK, High R, Lowe JJ, Chaika O, Smith PW. (2015). Evaluation of
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay to confirm surface disinfection of biological
indicators with vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP). Healthcare Infection. 20(1): 16-22.
33. Melin A, Schmid KK, Lynch TG, Pipinos II, Kappes S, Longo GM, Gupta PK, Johanning JM. (2015).
Preoperative frailty risk analysis index to stratify patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. Journal
of Vascular Surgery. 61(3): 683-689.
32. Moore TA, Schmid KK, French JA. (2015). Comparison of cortisol specimens in the first two weeks of
life in preterm infants. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 28(3-4): 415-420.
31. Obrist M, Osei-Bonsu E, Ahwah B, Watanabe-Galloway S, Merajver SD, Schmid KK, Soliman A.
(2014). Factors related to incomplete treatment of breast cancer in Kumasi, Ghana. Breast. 23(6): 821-
828.
30. Pecka SL, Schmid KK, Pozehl B. (2014). Psychometric testing of the Pecka grading rubric for
evaluating higher order thinking in distance learning. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Journal. 82(6): 449-456.
29. Schmid KK, Blankenship EE, Kerby A, Green JL, Smith WM. (2014). The development and evolution
of an introductory statistics course for in-service middle-level mathematics teachers. Journal of
Statistics Education, 22(3): 22-43.
28. Dwyer JG, Reynoso JF, Seevers GA, Schmid KK, Muralidhar P, Konigsberg B, Lynch TG, Johanning
JM. (2014). Assessing preoperative frailty utilizing validated geriatric mortality calculators and their
association with postoperative hip fracture mortality risk. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery &
Rehabilitation, September 2014(5): 109-115.
27. Jesteadt W, Valente D, Joshi S, Schmid KK. (2014). Perceptual weights for loudness judgments of six-
tone complexes. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 136(2): 728-735.
26. Earnst K, Hall D, Schmid KK, Seevers G, Lavedan P, Lynch T, Johanning JM. (2014). Surgical
palliative care consultations over time in relation to system frailty screening. JAMA Surgery. 149(11):
1121-1126.
25. Moore TA, Schmid KK, Anderson-Berry A, French JA, Berger AM. (2014). Authors’ Response.
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 58(4): e43.
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24. Johnson MS, Bailey TL, Schmid KK, Lydiatt WM, Johanning JM. (2014). A frailty index identifies
patients at high risk of mortality after tracheostomy. Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 150(4):
568-573.
23. Balas MC, Vasilevskis EE, Olsen KM, Schmid KK, Shostrom V, Cohen MZ, Peitz G, Gannon DE,
Sisson J, Sullivan J, Stothert J, Lazure J, Nuss SL, Jawa RS, Freihaut F, Ely EW, Burke WJ. (2014).
Effectiveness and safety of the awakening and breathing coordination, delirium
monitoring/management, and early exercise/mobility bundle. American Journal of Respiratory and
Critical Care Medicine. 42(5): 1024-1036.
22. Moore TA, Wilson ME, Schmid KK, Anderson-Berry A, French JA, Berger AM. (2013).
Relationships between feeding intolerance and stress biomarkers in preterm infants. Journal of
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 57(3): 356-362.
21. Schonfeld TL, Schmid KK, Brown JS, Amoura NJ, Gordon B. (2013). A pregnancy testing policy for
women enrolled in clinical trials. IRB: Ethics & Human Research, 35(6): 9-15.
20. Davidson CS, Green CF, Gibbs SG, Schmid KK, Panlilio AL, Jensen P, Scarpino PV. (2013).
Performance evaluation of selected N95 respirators and surgical masks when challenged with
aerosolized endospores and inert particles. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 10(9):
461-467.
19. Lydiatt WM, Bessette D, Schmid KK, Sayles H, Burke WJ. (2013). Prevention of major depression
using escitalopram in patients undergoing curative treatment for head and neck cancer: Report of a
randomized, placebo controlled trial. JAMA Otolaryngology, 139(7): 678-686.
18. Schmid KK. (2013). Virtual discussion for real understanding: The use of an online discussion board in
an introductory biostatistics course. Technology Innovations in Statistics Education, 7(1).
17. Yentes JM, Hunt N, Schmid KK, Kaipust JP, McGrath D, Stergiou N. (2013). The appropriate use of
approximate entropy and sample entropy with short data sets. Annals of Biomedical Engineering,
41(2): 349-365.
16. Myers SA, Johanning JM, Pipinos II, Schmid KK, Stergiou N. (2013). Vascular occlusion affects gait
variability patterns of healthy younger and older adults. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 41(8):
1692-1702.
15. Huisinga JM, Schmid KK, Filipi ML, Stergiou N. (2013). Gait mechanics are different between
healthy controls and patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 29(3):303-311.
14. Nayar P, Nguyen AT, Ojha D, Schmid KK, Apenteng B, Woodbridge P. (2013). Transitions in dual
care for veterans: non-federal physician perspectives. Journal of Community Health. 38:225-237.
13. Birkholz C, Gruhlke A, Neely ST, Kopun J, Tan H, Jesteadt W, Schmid KK, Gorga MP. (2012).
Growth of suppression usin7g distortion-product otoacoustic emission measurements in hearing-
impaired humans. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(5): 3305-3318.
12. Gruhlke A, Birkholz C, Neely ST, Kopun J, Tan H, Jesteadt W, Schmid KK, Gorga MP. (2012).
Distortion-product otoacoustic emission suppression tuning curves in hearing-impaired humans.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(5): 3292-3304.
11. Chen B, Schmid KK. Missing data: A non-ignorable issue in modern biostatistics. (2012). Editorial.
Journal of Biocomputing, 1(1). DOI: 10.4172/jbcg.1000e101
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10. Pettee Gabriel KK, McClain JJ, High RR, Schmid KK, Whitfield GP, Ainsworth BE. (2012). Patterns
of accelerometer-derived estimates of inactivity in middle-aged women. Medicine and Science in
Sports and Exercise, 44(1): 104-110.
9. Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2012). Tridimensional regression for comparing and mapping 3D
anatomical structures. Anatomy Research International. SI: Three-Dimensional Imaging and Modeling
of Anatomic Structures, Sectional and Radiological Anatomy, and Staining Techniques. DOI:
10.1155/2012/604543
8. Huisinga JM, Schmid KK, Filipi ML, Stergiou N. (2012). Persons with multiple sclerosis show altered
joint kinetics during walking after participating in elliptical exercise. Journal of Applied Biomechanics,
28(3): 249-257.
7. Huisinga JM, Filipi ML, Schmid KK, Stergiou N. (2011). Is there a relationship between fatigue
questionnaires and 3gait mechanics in patients with Multiple Sclerosis? Archives of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation, 92(10): 1594-1601.
6. Pettee Gabriel KK, Conroy MB, Schmid KK, Storti KL, High RR, Underwood DA, Kriska AM, Kuller
LH. (2011). The impact of weight and fat mass loss and increased physical activity on physical function
in overweight, postmenopausal women: Results from the WOMAN study. Menopause. 18(7): 759-765.
5. Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2011). Weighted Bidimensional Regression. Geographical
Analysis 43(1): 1-13.
4. Pettee Gabriel KK, McClain JJ, Schmid KK, Storti KL, Ainsworth BE. (2010). Reliability and
convergent validity of the past-week Modifiable Activity Questionnaire. Public Health Nutrition, 14(3):
435-442.
3. Pettee Gabriel KK, McClain JJ, Schmid KK, Storti KL, High RR, Underwood DA, Kuller LH, Kriska
AM. (2010). Issues in accelerometer methodology: the role of epoch length on estimates of physical
activity and relationships with health outcomes in overweight, post-menopausal women. International
Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7(53).
2. Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2008). Computation of a face attractiveness index based on
neoclassical canons, symmetry, and golden ratios. Pattern Recognition, 41(8): 276-283.
1. Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2007). Tridimensional regression. Proceedings of the Kansas State
University Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture, pp. 1-9.
Publications (Non-Peer-Reviewed)
Pleasants Dumas B, Azuero A, Schmid KK, and Szychowski JM. (2013). Teaching statistics online in the
health sciences. Proceedings of the 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings, pp. 2559-2570.
Schmid KK. Virtual discussion for real understanding. (2011). Proceedings of the 2011 Joint Statistical
Meetings, pp. 2108 -2115.
Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2009). Weighted bidimensional regression with a face matching
application. Proceedings of the 2009 Joint Statistical Meetings, pp. 1203-1212.
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Educational Materials
Schmid KK. (2014) Biostatistics Primer.
Primer 1: Summarizing Data
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerSummarizingData
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerSummarizingDataMorePractice
Primer 2: Study Design
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerStudyDesign
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerStudyDesignMorePractice
Primer 3: Variability
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticPrimerVariability
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerVariabilityMorePractice
Primer 4: Risk
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerRisk
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerRiskMorePractice
Primer 5: Inference Basics
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerInferenceBasics
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/coph/BiostatisticsPrimerInferenceBasicsMorePractice
Manuscripts Accepted for Publication
Gabel JV, Chamberlain RM, Ngoma T, Mwaiselage J, Schmid KK, Kahesa C, Soliman AS. Clinical and
epidemiologic variations of esophageal cancer in Tanzania. Accepted for publication in World Journal of
Gastrointestinal Oncology.
Watson K, Fallah Tafti F, Boron JB, Myers SA, Schmid KK, Yentes JM. Strength of plantar- and
dorsiflexors mediates step regularity during a high cognitive load situation in a cross-sectional cohort of
older and younger adults. Accepted for publication in Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy.
Manuscripts Submitted for Publication
McVea K, Schmid KK, Meza J, Geske J, Lacy L, and Robinson WD. Characteristics of adolescents
preparing to quit smoking. Submitted to American Journal of Public Health.
Iulianelli A, Holt D, and Schmid KK. A randomized pilot study: An alternative technique to decrease
autologous blood usage by decreasing circuit prime volumes. Submitted to The Journal of ExtraCorporeal
Technology.
Tetan AF, Decker LM, Schmid KK, High RR, Potter JF, Stergiou N. Gait affects clustering during
phonemic fluency: Age-related differences. Submitted to Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.
Pecka SL, Berger AM, Hadenfeldt S, Schmid KK, Kotcherlakota S, Pozehl B. Facilitating and evaluating
students’ development of higher order thinking. Submitted to Nurse Education Today.
Gordon G, Schmid KK, Chien JH, Salomon M, Csordas A, Myers S. Awareness of risks in the
interventional fluoroscopy suite: Results from a Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Radiation Safety
Committee sponsored survey. Submitted to Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
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Rieke K, Lydiatt W, Houfek J, Schmid KK, Watanabe-Galloway S. Conceptual model development to
understand the pathway to depression among head and neck cancer patients. Submitted to Journal of
Psychosocial Oncology.
Davy TJ, Watanabe-Galloway S, Schmid KK. Predictive data for future run-risk among adolescent
females admitted to Boys Town. Submitted to Social Work in Public Health.
Smith M, Rieke K, McGeary C, Schmid KK, Watanabe-Galloway, S. Can the outcome rating scale predict
readmission to an inpatient psychiatric facility? A novel use in the post-acute care setting. Submitted to
Community Mental Health Journal.
Watson K, Fallah Tafti F, Boron JB, Myers SA, Schmid KK, Yentes JM. Sample entropy, a sensitive tool
to discriminate between healthy older and younger adult’s gait pattern: Effect of task difficulty and
reducing visual input during dual motor task. Submitted to Clinical Biomechanics.
Skiadopoulos A, Moore E, Sayles H, Schmid KK, Stergiou N. When is step width variability excessive in
older adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Submitted to Neuroscience & Biobehavioral
Reviews.
Abstracts (selected)
Moore TA, Berger AM, Samson KK, Schmid KK, Pickler RH, Ruiz RJ, Ahmad I, Zimmerman MC.
Oxidative stress levels in pregnant women and their newborn infants. Midwest Nursing Research Society
2017 Annual Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 2017.
Moore TA, Schmid KK, Berger AM, Ruiz RJ, Pickler RH, Zimmerman M. Relationships between
antioxidants in pregnant women, maternal sociodemographic variables, and perinatal outcomes. 2016 State
of the Science Congress on Nursing Research: Determinants of Health, Washington DC, September 2016.
Green J, Kerby AT, Blankenship EE, Schmid KK, Smith WM. (2016). Introductory statistics: Preparing
in-service middle-level mathematics teachers for classroom research. Joint Statistical Meetings, July 31-
August 4, Chicago, IL.
Jelden KC, Gibbs SG, Smith PW, Hewlett AL, Iwen PC, Schmid KK, Lowe JJ. (2016). UV-reflective
paint and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) improve decontamination of nosocomial bacteria on
hospital room surfaces. American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition, May 21-26, 2016,
Baltimore, MD.
Hernandez H, Pipinos I, Myers S, Chien J, Rutar F, Schmid KK, Gordon G. (2016). Attachable radiation
reduction extension support sheath (ARRESS) to reduce radiation exposure for endovascular specialties.
SVS Vascular Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., June, 2016.
Johanning JM, Arya S, Schmid KK, Blaser C, Carlson MA, Bailey TL, Purveiance G, Bockman T, Lynch
TG. Frailty screening initiative improves mortality at 30, 180, and 360 days. Journal of the American
College of Surgeons. 221(4):e28
Smith LM, Lyden ER, Schmid KK. SAS: A flipped class approach. Joint Statistics Meetings, Boston, MA,
August 2014.
Lyden ER, Smith LM, Schmid KK. Moving SAS Online. Joint Statistics Meetings, Boston, MA, August,
2014.
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Schmid, KK. Biostatistics Primer: Online e-modules for campus learning. Women in Statistics, Cary NC,
May 2014.
Franz D, Olsen KM, Balas MC, Lander L, Schmid KK, Shostrom V, Burke WJ. Psychoactive medication
administration and delirium prevalence and duration in ICU patients. The Society of Critical Care Medicine
43rd Critical Care Congress, San Francisco, CA, January 9-14, 2014
Moore TA, Schmid KK, Anderson-Berry A, Berger AM. (2013). Oxidative and physiologic stress, oxygen
requirements, and lung disease in the preterm infant. The 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics National
Conference and Exhibition. Orlando, FL.
Lydiatt WM, Bessette D, Schmid KK, Sayles H, Burke WJ.(2013). Predicting depression in patients
initiating treatment for head and neck cancer. The 60th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic
Medicine. Tucson, AZ.
Yentes JM, Hunt N, Schmid KK, Kaipust JP, McGrath D, Stergiou N. (2013). Sample entropy outperforms
approximate entropy with small data sets. The 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Biomechanics, Omaha, NE.
Szychowski J, Andres A, Schmid KK, Pleasants Dumas B. (2013). Teaching online in the health sciences,
Joint Statistical Meetings, Montreal, Canada.
Sit K and Schmid KK. (2012). Evaluation of Landmark-Based Face Recognition using Bidimensional and
Tridimensional Regression, Joint Statistics Meetings, San Diego, CA.
Franz DD, Balas M, Burke WJ, Olsen K, Bevil C, Schmid KK, Sullivan J, Gannon D, Nuss S, Stothert J,
Ely EW, Vasilevskis E, Cohen MZ. (2012). Implementation and Dissemination of an Interdisciplinary
Nurse-Led Plan to Manage Delirium in Critically Ill Adults. INQRI National Conference, Washington DC.
Schmid KK. (2012). Evaluation of landmark-based face recognition using Bidimensional and
tridimensional regression. International Conference on Biometrics and Biostatistics, Omaha, NE.
Birkholz C, Gruhlke A, Neely ST, Kopun J, Tan H, Jesteadt W, Schmid KK, Gorga MP. (2012). Growth
of suppression using distortion-product otoacoustic emission measurements in hearing-impaired humans.
American Auditory Society Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ.
Gruhlke A, Birkholz C, Neely ST, Kopun J, Tan H, Jesteadt W, Schmid KK, Gorga MP. (2012).
Distortion-product otoacoustic emission suppression tuning curves in hearing-impaired humans. American
Auditory Society Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ.
Dwyer JG, Reynoso JF, Seevers GA, Schmid KK, Muralidhar P, Johanning JM, Lynch TG. (2012).
Employing validated geriatric mortality calculators to predict post-operative mortality. Association of VA
Surgeons Conference, Miami Beach, FL.
Cutler E, Schmid KK, Stergiou N, Johanning JM, Pipinos I, Myers SA. (2011). Gait mechanics differ
between healthy controls and patients with peripheral arterial disease. Gait and Clinical Movement
Analysis Society Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.
Schmid KK. (2011). Virtual discussion for real understanding. Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami, FL.
Kolkman P, Soliman M, Patnala V, Subramanyeshwar R, Srinivasulu M, Kolkman M, Schmid KK,
Thompson J, Are C. (2011). Comparison of operative cases between a general surgery rotation in the
United States and an international surgical rotation. American College of Surgeons.
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Pettee Gabriel KK, McClain JJ, High RR, Schmid KK, Whitfield GP, Ainsworth BE. (2011). Descriptive
study of accelerometer-derived measures of sedentary behavior in middle-aged women. 58th Annual
Meeting and 2nd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine of the American College of Sports Medicine,
Denver, CO.
Schonfeld T, Amoura NJ, Brown JS, Schmid KK, Gordon B. (2010). Pregnancy Testing Policy. American
Society for Bioethics and Humanities 2010 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Pettee Gabriel KK, Kriska AM, Schmid KK, Conroy MB, Underwood DA, Storti KL, Kuller LH. (2010).
Longitudinal relationship between walking performance and body composition in overweight
postmenopausal women: Results from the WOMAN Study. Joint Conference - 50th Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention - and - Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism, San Francisco, CA.
Amoura NJ, Schonfeld T, Schmid KK, Brown JS, Gordon B. (2009). Pregnancy Testing Policy.
Advancing Ethical Research Conference, Nashville TN.
Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2009). Weighted Bidimensional Regression with a Face Matching
Application. Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington DC.
Sudhakar P, Legge RH, Laux R, and Schmid KK. (2009). Correlation of visual acuity with pattern visual
evoked potential latency. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Meeting.
Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2007). Tridimensional Regression. Kansas State University
Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture, Manhattan, KS.
PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations
Utts J, Vittert L, Nuzzo R, Butterworth T, Schmid KK. Communicating statistics and data science to the
masses. 12th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics,
University of London, UK, December 2019.
Schmid KK, King EC, Healy B, Cetinkaya-Rundel M. Teaching Statistics for Better Decision Making in
the Health Sciences. Joint Statistics Meetings, Seattle, WA, August 2015. Organizer and Presenter.
Schmid KK, Blankenship EE. The development and evolution of an introductory statistics course for in-
service middle-level mathematics teachers. CAUSEWeb and Journal of Statistics Education Webinar
Series, February 17, 2015.
Schmid, KK. Biostatistics Primer: Online e-modules for campus learning. E-learning Showcase, UNMC,
Omaha, NE, June 2014.
Knox-Nicola P, Johansson PL, Schmid KK, Anderson M, Sayles H, Russell S. Waponahki tribal health
assessment 2010—Summary and findings. Great Plains Public Health Training Center Leadership Speaker
Series, Omaha, NE, June 2012.
Schmid KK. Multidimensional regression for comparing and mapping anatomical structures. Frontiers in
Biostatistics, Kansas City, MO, April 2012.
Schmid KK. The Science of Attractiveness. Wayne State College, March 2012.
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Schmid KK. From Face Recognition to Facial Attractiveness. Omaha-West Rotary Club meeting, February
2010. Invited by UNMC Chancellor Harold Maurer.
Schmid KK. The Science of Attractiveness. UNO Pre-Health Professionals Club, October 2009.
Schmid KK. From Face Recognition to Facial Attractiveness. UNMC Board of Counselors meeting,
October 2009. Invited by UNMC Chancellor Harold Maurer.
Schmid KK. The Science of Attractiveness. Excellence in Education & New Discoveries, UNMC Alumni
Weekend, October 2009.
Schmid KK. The Science of Attractiveness. UNMC Summer Workshop on Technology and Imaging for
HS Science Teachers, June 2009.
Schmid KK. The Science of Attractiveness. UNMC Summer Undergraduate Research Program, June 2009.
Schmid KK. The Science of Attractiveness. University of Nebraska Medical Center Science Café, May
2009.
Schmid KK. Using Face Geometry to Calculate Attractiveness. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Statistics Seminar Series, October 2008.
Schmid KK. Using Face Geometry to Calculate Attractiveness. Excellence in Education & New
Discoveries, UNMC Alumni Weekend, September 2008.
Marx D, Sayaloune D, Travnicek D, Schmid KK, Dwyer A, Coldwell R. SAS Software and Sports
Statistics. The Fourth Annual NEBSUG Meeting, June 2008. Keynote Address.
Schmid KK. Computation of a face attractiveness index based on neoclassical canons, symmetry, and
golden ratios. Computer Vision Lecture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, April 2008.
Contributed Presentations (selected)
Smith LM, Lyden ER, Schmid KK. SAS: A flipped class approach. Joint Statistics Meetings, Boston, MA.
Lyden ER, Smith LM, Schmid KK. Moving SAS Online. Joint Statistics Meetings, Boston, MA.
Roundtable Presentation.
Schmid, KK. Biostatistics Primer: Online e-modules for campus learning. Women in Statistics, Cary NC,
May 2014. Poster Presentation
Szychowski J, Andres A, Schmid KK, Pleasants Dumas B. Teaching online in the health sciences, Joint
Statistical Meetings, Montreal, Canada, August 2013. Topic Contributed Presentation.
Gunning-Scofield L and Schmid KK. Rural EMS providers’ willingness and ability to respond to various
types of MCIs. Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, March 2013. Poster Presentation.
Sit K and Schmid KK. Evaluation of Landmark-Based Face Recognition using Bidimensional and
Tridimensional Regression. Joint Statistical Meetings, San Diego, CA, August 2012. Poster Presentation.
Schmid KK, Boucher-Payne D, Schonfeld TL. Assessing the spirituality and stress of medical students.
Annual Conference of the Association of Professional Chaplains. Schaumburg, IL, June 2012. Poster
Presentation.
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Schmid KK and Sit K. Evaluation of landmark-based face recognition using Bidimensional and
tridimensional regression. International Conference on Biometrics and Biostatistics, Omaha, NE, March
2012.
Sit K. and Schmid KK. Evaluation of Landmark-Based Face Recognition using Bidimensional and
Tridimensional Regression. SURP Presentations, Omaha, NE, August 2011. Poster Presentation.
Schmid KK. Virtual discussion for real understanding. Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami Beach, FL, August
2011.
Schmid KK. Weighted Bidimensional Regression with a Face Matching Application. Joint Statistical
Meetings, Washington DC, August 2009.
Schmid KK. Tridimensional Regression. Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture, Kansas State
University, April 2007.
Schmid KK. Statistics in NASCAR. The Seventh Annual Regional Workshop in the Mathematical
Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, November 2004.
Invited Panelist
All Girls All Math Camp Career Panel. University of Nebraska Lincoln, July 2011, July 2012, July 2013,
July 2014, July 2016, July 2017, July 2018, July 2019.
What is the mentoring relationship and how does it work? Faculty Mentoring and Professional
Development Program, October 2008.
Winter Interim Teaching and Learning Workshop, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, January 2007.
Computer Software
Schmid KK, Kumar G, Samal A, and Marx D. Baileys Lip Attractiveness Software. Commissioned by
R&A Bailey & Co.
Schmid KK. OPSM Loves Australian Faces Face Shape Classifier. Commissioned by Luxottica.
Media Coverage
Telegraph.co.uk, March 3, 2008. “Computers try to predict pretty faces”. Based on: Schmid KK, Marx D,
and Samal A. (2008). Computation of a face attractiveness index based on neoclassical canons, symmetry,
and golden ratios. Pattern Recognition, 41(8): 276-283.
The Times (London), March 5, 2008. “The Renaissance artists’ formula for beauty that stood the test of
time”. Based on: Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2008). Computation of a face attractiveness index
based on neoclassical canons, symmetry, and golden ratios. Pattern Recognition, 41(8): 276-283.
The Associated Press, September 8, 2008. “Who’s playing the cute card: Obama or McCain?” Based on:
Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2008). Computation of a face attractiveness index based on
neoclassical canons, symmetry, and golden ratios. Pattern Recognition, 41(8): 276-283.
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Interview and feature on youbeauty.com, a science-based website on health and beauty. July 2011.
Huffington Post, February 26, 2013. “Scientifically beautiful: How Hollywood’s gorgeous stars rank
against one another” Based on: Schmid KK, Marx D, and Samal A. (2008). Computation of a face
attractiveness index based on neoclassical canons, symmetry, and golden ratios. Pattern Recognition, 41(8):
276-283.
Huffington Post iPad Magazine, March 17, 2013. “The Science of Beauty” Based on: Schmid KK, Marx D,
and Samal A. (2008). Computation of a face attractiveness index based on neoclassical canons, symmetry,
and golden ratios. Pattern Recognition, 41(8): 276-283.
Today Health, June 20, 2014. “Science of hotness: Strength, endurance and soccer”.
Daily Mail, October 16, 2014. “Scientists have now identified nine distinct face shapes”. Based on: OPSM
loves Australian faces index http://www.opsm.com.au/style/face-shapes
Television Appearances
CNN International Interview Based on: “Who’s playing the cute card: Obama or McCain?” Air Date
September 14, 2008.
The Discovery Channel, Documentary: “The Science of Sex Appeal”. Original Air Date February 8, 2009.
The Oprah Winfrey Show, “The Laws of Attraction”. Original Air Date April 3, 2009.
News Corp Australia, “The Changing Face of Australia”. Original Air Date October 16, 2014.
CONSULTANT
Board Member, Prime IRB (2019-present)
Statistician, Independent Data Monitoring Committee, Puma Biotechnology (2012-present)
Statistician, Independent Data Monitoring Committee, Pfizer (2012)
Statistician, Data analysis and FDA reporting, Streck (2008-2009)
SERVICE TO PROFESSION
Council of Chapters Secretary/Treasurer, American Statistical Association (ASA) (2017-present)
Program Chair, ASA Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences (2018)
NIH NCI study section (2018)
Program Chair Elect, ASA Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences (2017)
Colleague to Colleague, Senior Mentor, American Statistical Association (2016-present)
Editorial Board, Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences Resource Portal (2015-2017)
Program Chair, American Statistical Association Section on Sports Statistics (2016)
Program Chair Elect, American Statistical Association Section on Sports Statistics (2015)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (2013-
2014)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biocomputing (2012-2013)
Judge, American Statistical Association Poster and Project Competition (2013)
Nebraska Chapter Representative, Nebraska Chapter of the American Statistical Association (2011-
2014)
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Founder, UNL Statistics Student Association (President 2005-2007)
Student representative to faculty meetings, Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-
Lincoln (2005-2007)
AP Statistics Reader (2006)
Founder and Supervisor, 6th Grade Science Club, Culler Middle School (2003-2004)
President, Nebraska Gamma Chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honorary,
Chadron State College (1999-2001)
Treasurer, Nebraska Gamma Chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honorary,
Chadron State College (1998-1999)
Manuscript Referee: Journal of Cancer Education, JAMA Otolaryngology, Journal of Statistics Education,
Public Health Nutrition, American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, Journal of Biometrics and
Biostatistics, Ear and Hearing, Pattern Recognition, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Textbook Reviewer, Elsevier Science
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
UNMC
2018-2019: Administrative duties and funding levels have bought out teaching load, however, I have served as
teaching mentor for other faculty and been instructor of record for adjunct teaching Biostatistics I online.
Fall 2017
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I (Online), 3 credit hours, co-instructor (2 sections)
Guest Lecture for High School Alliance, 2 contact hours, October 2017
Summer 2017
STAT 812T, Statistics for High School Teachers (UNL, Online), 3 credit hours
Spring 2017
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Fall 2016
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Guest Lecture for High School Alliance, 2 contact hours, September 2016
Summer 2016
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Spring 2016
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I (Online), 3 credit hours, co-instructor
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Fall 2015
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I (Online), 3 credit hours
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Guest Lecture for High School Alliance, 2 contact hours, September 2015
Summer 2015
BIOS 806/CPH 506 Biostatistics I (Online), 3 credit hours
STAT 811T, Statistics for Middle Level Teachers, (UNL) 3 credit hours
STAT 812T, Statistics for High School Teachers (UNL, Online), 3 credit hours
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Spring 2015
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Fall 2014
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I (Online), 3 credit hours
BIOS 810/CPH 651, Introduction to SAS Programming (Online), 3 credit hours, co-instructor
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Guest Lecture for High School Alliance, 2 contact hours, September 2014
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, October 2014
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Summer 2014
STAT 811T, Statistics for Middle Level Teachers, (UNL) 3 credit hours
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Guest Lecture for Undergraduate Public Health Workshop, 1 contact hour, May 2014
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, June 2014
Spring 2014
BIOS 810/CPH 651, Introduction to SAS Programming, 3 credit hours, co-instructor
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Creation of series of 5 E-learning modules “Biostatistics Primer”
Fall 2013
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I (Online), 3 credit hours
BIOS 810/CPH 651, Introduction to SAS Programming, 3 credit hours, co-instructor
BIOS 810/CPH 651, Introduction to SAS Programming (Online), 3 credit hours, co-instructor
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Biostatistics Lectures for Psychiatry Residents, 3 contact hours, August 2013
Guest Lecture for High School Alliance, 2 contact hours, September 2013
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, October 2013
Summer 2013
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Guest Lecture for Undergraduate Public Health Workshop, 1 contact hour, May 2013
Spring 2013
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I (Online), 3 credit hours
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Development of Biostatistics modules for the Public Health Training Center Learning Management System
Fall 2012
BIOS 823/CPH 653, Categorical Data Analysis, 3 credit hours
CPH 528, Service Learning for MPH, 3 credit hours
CPH 529, Capstone Experience for MPH, 3 credit hours
Biostatistics Lectures for Psychiatry Residents, 2 contact hours, August 2012
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, November 2012
Statistics refresher lecture series, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Development of Online Offering of CPH 506, Biostatistics I, to be offered Spring 2013
Summer 2012
Development of Online Offering of CPH 506, Biostatistics I, to be offered Spring 2013
Development of syllabus for new course, BIOS 941, Essentials of Biostatistical Consulting
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, June 2012
Spring 2012
Development of Online Offering of CPH 506, Biostatistics I, to be offered Spring 2013
Statistics refresher lecture series, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Review session for students taking CPH exam, 3 contact hours, February 2012
ICE M2 Small Group Facilitator, Biostatistics, February 2012
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Fall 2011
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I, 3 credit hours
BIOS 823/CPH 653, Categorical Data Analysis, 3 credit hours
Sample Size Lecture, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, 2 contact hours, October 2011
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, October 2011
Summer 2011
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, June 2011
Spring 2011
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I, 3 credit hours
Guest Lecture for University of Nebraska-Omaha Statistics Class, 1 contact hour, April 2011
Development of syllabus for new course, BIOS 925, Theory of Generalized Linear and Mixed Models in
Biostatistics
Biostatistics Lecture for Pharmacy Residents, 1 contact hour, January 2011
Fall 2010
BIOS 806/CPH 506, Biostatistics I, 3 credit hours
SAHP 413, Statistics for Health Care Professionals, 3 credit hours (online, grant funded)
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, December 2010
Biostatistics Lecture for Pharmacy Residents, 1 contact hour, September 2010
CRC Research Symposium Journal Club leader, 1 contact hour, September 2010
Summer 2010
STAT 892, Statistics for Middle Level Teachers (Funded by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Math in the
Middle Institute Partnership), 3 credit hours, June 2010
Spring 2010
SAHP 413, Statistics for Health Care Professionals, 3 credit hours (Online, grant funded)
Fall 2009
BIOS 823, Categorical Data Analysis, 3 credit hours
BIOS 806, Biostatistics I, 3 credit hours
Guest Lecture for Foundations of Public Health Class, 1 contact hour, November 2009
Summer 2009
Development of BIOS 823, Categorical Data Analysis
Development of online statistics course for Allied Health students (SAHP 413, grant funded)
Biostatistics Lecture for Pharmacy Residents, 1 contact hour, July 2009
Spring 2009
BIOS 806, Biostatistics I, 3 credit hours
ICE M2 Small Group Facilitator, Biostatistics, February 2009
Fall 2008
BIOS 806, Biostatistics I, 3 credit hours
Summer 2008
STAT 892, Statistics for Middle Level Teachers (Funded by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Math in the
Middle Institute Partnership), 3 credit hours, Assistant Instructor
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Spring 2008
BIOS 806, Biostatistics I, 3 credit hours
ICE M2 Small Group Facilitator, Biostatistics, February 2008
Development of syllabus for new course, BIOS 816, Biostatistical Methods I
UNL
Summer 2007
STAT 218, Introduction to Statistics, 3 credit hours
STAT 892, Statistics and Inquiry into Effective Practice, 3 credit hours, Lead Teaching Assistant
Spring 2007
STAT 218, Introduction to Statistics, Coordinator of 15 sections
STAT 997, Practicum in Statistical Consulting, 4 credit hours, Assistant Instructor
Fall 2006
STAT 218, Introduction to Statistics, 3 credit hours (2 sections)
Summer 2006
STAT 380, Statistics and Applications, 3 credit hours
Spring 2006
STAT 218, Introduction to Statistics, 3 credit hours (2 sections)
Fall 2005
STAT 218, Introduction to Statistics, 3 credit hours
STAT 892, Statistics and Inquiry into Effective Practice, 3 credit hours, Lead Teaching Assistant
Summer 2005
STAT 892, Statistics and Inquiry into Effective Practice, 3 credit hours, Lead Teaching Assistant
Spring 2003
STAT 801 Lab, Statistical Methods in Research, Lab Instructor
Fall 2002
STAT 801 Lab, Statistical Methods in Research, Lab Instructor
Advising/Mentoring
Academic Advising and Capstone Chair: 2 current, 5 graduated
*NOTE: As MPH Program Director and Interim Associate Dean I was not able to supervise students.
Michaela Frenzel. MPH Biostatistics. 2019. “Comorbidity profile of head and neck cancer patients with
and without depression.”
Bailey Cooper. MPH Biostatistics. December 2018. “Assessing medication error rates in pediatrics pre- and
post-implementation of the Handtevy app within the San Antonio Fire Department.”
Erin Smith. MPH Community Health Education. May 2014. “Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs and
physical function outcomes of African-American adults before and after a healthy diet and physical activity
intervention program.”
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Sheetal Sawant. MPH Biostatistics. December 2012. “An exploration of opportunities for oral health
collaborations in Omaha.”
Christine Hauschel. MPH Biostatistics. December 2012. “Examining the influence of social determinants
of health, perceived physical and mental health, and chronic disease diagnosis on access to health care in
the Two Rivers Public Health District of Nebraska.”
PhD Dissertation Committees: 11 current, 10 graduated
Masters Committees: 3 current, 25 graduated
Other student supervision: Graduate Teaching Assistant supervision (7), student workers (2), CEESP Mentor (1),
Undergraduate Intern (1)
Faculty Mentoring: K99/R00 (2), Faculty Fulbright Scholar (1), Education Research Mentor (1)