Gian Jhangri, MSc, MSc

About

I am an applied biostatistician and most of my research work is collaborative in nature. In my career, I have had the opportunity to become involved in different collaborative research projects in many different areas. 

Currently, I am collaborating or have previously collaborated with nephrologists, graduate students, epidemiologists, rheumatologists, psychiatrists, radiologists, an obstetrician and gynecologist, a gastroenterologist, a physical therapist and a neurologist. 

Biostatisticians collaborate with clinical faculties in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical research. The knowledge I have garnered through my education and research experiences in biostatistics has trained me to apply innovative biostatistical techniques to understand, investigate and evaluate public health-related questions.

The need for biostatistical, epidemiological and public health collaborative research to identify appropriate public health prevention strategies are growing. I believe that carrying out collaborative research to understand public health related questions and disease etiology is essential. 

In order to achieve this goal, there is important work to do through collaborative efforts in biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical research and public health. Research in biostatistics covers a wide range of theory and methods applicable to health-related fields such as medicine, biology, environmental health, genetics, and so on.

One of my most significant research contributions is my training of graduate students in the theoretical and practical aspects of biostatistical methods. I am very committed to support students to publish their research findings as is evidenced by graduate student co-authorship of 40+ manuscripts already published in peer-reviewed journals.

Degrees

MSc, University of Alberta, 1986 

MSc, Punjabi University, India, 1981 

Awards

•           SPH students have not given out any Teaching Award since COVID started in 2020 
• Professor of the Year – Large Class SPH 535, School of Public Health Students’ Association, 2019
• Professor of the Year – Distance Class SPH 531, School of Public Health Students’ Association, 2018 
• #1 Professor – Large Class, School of Public Health Students’ Association, 2016
• Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, University of Alberta, 2014
• Excellence in Teaching Lifetime Achievement, School of Public Health Students’ Association, 2013
• Teaching Award – Large Class, School of Public Health Students’ Association, 2012
•           No teaching award was given out by Students’ Association in 2009, 2010 and 2011
• Faculty of the Year, Public Health Sciences Students’ Association, 2008
• Faculty of the Year, Public Health Sciences Students’ Association, 2005 
• Faculty of the Year, Public Health Sciences Students’ Association, 2001

SPH 431 - Statistical Methods in Health Research

Basic biostatistical concepts and methods used in health science research including; the role of biostatistics in research including ethics-related issues and data management; exploratory data analysis and data presentation by tabulations and graphics; estimation and comparisons of means, proportions, rates; introduction to linear regression analysis; brief overview of logistic regression; and non-parametric methods. Credit will only be given for one of SPH 431, SPH 531, or SPH 519. Prerequisite: Introductory statistics course or consent of Instructor.

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SPH 531 - Statistical Methods in Health Research

Basic biostatistical concepts and methods used in health science research including; the role of biostatistics in research including ethics-related issues and data management; exploratory data analysis and data presentation by tabulations and graphics; estimation and comparisons of means, proportions, rates; introduction to linear regression analysis; brief overview of logistic regression; and non-parametric methods. Credit will only be given for one of SPH 431, SPH 531, or SPH 519. Prerequisite: Introductory statistics course or consent of Instructor.

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SPH 535 - Using and Creating Evidence in Public Health Practice

This is the first of two consecutive courses that provide an overview of evidence used by communities, governments, health systems, and academics to inform public health actions. This course covers practical contexts within which public health evidence is used, philosophical and disciplinary assumptions shaping views on what evidence is relevant for decision-making, and ethical and equity dimensions of evidence creation and use. Fundamental biostatistical, epidemiologic, and measurement concepts are introduced in the context of descriptive, analytic, and causal research questions, and study designs used to answer them. SPH 535 is a required course for the degree of Master of Public Health in General Public Health. Prerequisite: SPH 530. Corequisites: SPH 536, SPH 541, and SPH 562, or consent of instructor.

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SPH 537 - Using and Creating Evidence in Public Health Practice II

This is the second of two consecutive courses that provide an overview of evidence used by communities, governments, health systems, and academics to inform public health actions. This course covers social science methods (surveys, analysis of qualitative evidence), sampling approaches, quality appraisal and synthesis of pre-existing evidence, and quantitative methods for identifying risk factors. Fundamental concepts used in program planning & evaluation, evidence transferability and scalability, and costs analysis are introduced. SPH 537 is a required course for the degree of Master of Public Health in General Public Health. Prerequisites: SPH 530, SPH 535, SPH 536, SPH 541, SPH 562, or consent of instructor. Corequisites: SPH 541B, and SPH 546, SPH 563 or consent of instructor.

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Browse more courses taught by Gian Jhangri

Collaborator 
funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Jhangri GS, Soskolne CL, Pagano G, Botte G, Cintio PD.

Euro J Oncol. 12 (1):15-22

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Gourishankar S, Jhangri GS, Cockfield SM, Halloran PF.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 14 (2):493-9

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Heys J, Kipp W, Jhangri GS, Alibhai A, Rubaale T.

AIDS. 23 (S1):S37-S45