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Hire Dr. Sanggon N.

United States

PhD Epidemiologist & Biostatistician | Expert in SAS, SPSS, R & Health Data Analysis

Profile Summary

I am an Associate Professor of Public Health in the School of Nursing and a Ph.D. trained Epidemiologist with over 15 years of experience in academic research, biostatistics, and public health practice. My background combines rigorous statistical expertise with practical experience in clinical outcomes research and epidemiology. Core Expertise: 1. Advanced Biostatistics & Data Science: I possess expert-level proficiency in SAS, SPSS, STATA, and R. I hold multiple professional certifications in SAS, specifically in Machine Learning and Data Mining. I specialize in analyzing complex datasets using advanced methods such as survival analysis, predictive modeling, and big data analytics. 2. Epidemiology & Clinical Outcomes: My research portfolio includes extensive work in social epidemiology, chronic disease management (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease), and infectious disease control (COVID-19, STIs). I have served as an Epidemiologist for county-level public health departments and have experience with Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) and clinical risk management. 3. Medical Writing & Research Consultation: Having chaired and advised over 200 graduate theses and dissertations, I provide high-level guidance on study design, protocol development, and manuscript preparation. I have a strong track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals and can assist with grant proposal reviews, statistical interpretation for legal or business contexts, and responding to peer reviews. I am available for comprehensive data analysis projects, research design consultation, and medical writing support to help turn complex data into actionable evidence.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Public Health

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Creative Writing, Translation

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Associate Professor

Azusa Pacific University

2019 - Present

Education

PhD (Preventive Medicine and Community Health)

University of Texas Medical Branch

2008 - 2012

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sanggon Nam (2025). Coronary heart disease racial disparities among older adults in the U.S.: Systematic review, 2000-2024 . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus.

Lee, H., Park, S.J., Kim, J.E., Kong, F., Zhao, B., Nam, H., Koh, S.B., Nam, S., Yuasa, M., Aung, M.N., et al.(2021). International Comparison of Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among University Students in 13 Countries: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey . Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 33. (8). p. 928-931.

Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D.A., Park, N.S., Yoon, H., Cho, Y.J., Hong, S., Nam, S., Rhee, M.-K., Bernstein, K.S., Kim, M.T.(2021). The role of self-rated mental health in seeking professional mental health services among older Korean immigrants . Aging and Mental Health. 25. (7). p. 1332-1337.

Nam, S., Al Snih, S., Markides, K.S.(2017). A concordance of self-reported and performance-based assessments of mobility as a mortality predictor for older Mexican Americans . Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 17. (3). p. 433-439.

Nam, S., Al Snih, S., Markides, K.(2016). Lower body function as a predictor of mortality over 13 years of follow up: Findings from Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly . Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 16. (12). p. 1324-1331.

Nam, S., Al Snih, S., Markides, K.S.(2015). Sex, Nativity, and Disability in Older Mexican Americans . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63. (12). p. 2596-2600.

Nam, S.(2013). The Effects of Religious Attendance and Obesity on Health by Race/Ethnicity . Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives. 4. (2). p. 81-88.

Nam, S.(2013). Obesity and Asian Americans in the United States: Systematic Literature Review . Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives. 4. (4). p. 187-193.

Nam, S., Kuo, Y.-F., Markides, K.S., Al Snih, S.(2012). Waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and disability among older adults in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 55. (2).

Sanggon Nam, Yong-Fang Kuo, Kyriakos S. Markides, Soham Al Snih, 2012, 'Waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and disability among older adults in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC)', <i>Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics</i>, vol. 55, no. 2 .

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Nam, S.(2013). Effects of social support and spirituality on weight loss for rural African-American women . The ABNF journal : official journal of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education, Inc. 24. (3). p. 71-76.