Nancy A. Perrin, PhD

Senior Investigator
Assistant Program Director
Nancy Perrin

Dr. Nancy Perrin is an expert in the application of multivariate statistical techniques to health outcomes. Professing an interest in “working with messy data,” she uses a variety of designs and statistical methods in her research. Dr. Perrin specializes in longitudinal data and statistical modeling in current collaborations on a number of NIH-funded studies.

Recently Dr. Perrin has been working with Dr. Adrianne Feldstein to uncover trajectories of weight loss or gain in patients with diabetes or CVD. This project uses longitudinal data analyses to estimate individual weight trajectories and the relationship between these trajectories and future health outcomes. Dr. Perrin is also conducting research with John Hopkins University on support for victims of domestic violence. Specifically, she is developing measures to understand workplace culture toward domestic violence and performing cluster analysis to determine what types of domestic violence support women want from their supervisors.

Dr. Perrin came to CHR from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), where she retains an Adjunct Professor appointment. At OHSU, she was the Director for the Statistical Core, leading a team of Statisticians and Research Associates to support the development of research proposals, data collection protocols, data management, data analysis, and preparation of manuscripts. A former professor and Associate Dean at Portland State University, Dr. Perrin received her BA from University of California, Los Angeles, and her master’s and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University.

E-mail: Nancy.Perrin@kpchr.org

Current Studies:

  		• A Microfinance Intervention to Improve Health of Rape Survivors in the DRC—Micro DRC
  		• An Epidemiology Study of Changes in Rates of Opioid Overdose and Poisoning Events in the Kaiser Permanente Health System with the Introduction of Reformulated Oxycontin®
  		• Analysis of CMI Patient Experience Survey
  		• Assist Purdue in Preparation for a Mock FDA Epidemiology Advisory Committee Meeting
  		• Biostatistical Consultation and Analysis for the VISN20 Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration Lab
  		• Community Health Applied Research Network Central Data Management Coordinating Center—CHARN
  		• Dissemination of CVD Risk Factor Treatment Among Diabetic Patients in FQHCs
  		• Empowering children of rape survivors in DRC
  		• Evaluation of the Oregon Protective Leave Law for Victims of Violence
  		• Knowledge Synthesis Center for Genomic Applications– KS Center
  		• Maximizing Yield of the Fecal Immunochemical Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening—MY-FIT
  		• Oregon Healthy Work Life Center
  		• Partnership to Improve Workplace Safety for In-home Care Workers
  		• Reducing Weight and Diabetes Risk in an Underserved Population—STRIDE
  		• Risk factors associated with fractures during bisphophonate therapy
  		• Social support during a randomized trial of a trucker weight loss intervention
  		• Strategies and Opportunities to Stop Colon Cancer in Priority Populations
  		• Systemic sulfonamide use during pregnancy and the risk of selected congenital anomalies
  		• The Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) Scientific Forum
  		• Urinary Diversion Among Bladder Cancer Survivors: Cost, Complications, and QOL

    Recently Completed Studies:

  		• Adoption of Buprenorphine in an HMO Setting
  		• An Epidemiology Study of Trends in the Incidence Rate of Overdose and Respiratory Depression, Medication Errors, and Utilization Patterns in Opioid-Naïve Patients among Patients Prescribed OxyContin®
  		• Community-Partnered Response to Intimate Violence
  		• Comparison of Aerobic & Resistance Exercise in Older Breast Cancer Survivors
  		• Developing a research framework for evaluating the comparative effectiveness of health care delivery interventions to improve patient outcomes in serious mental illness
  		• Effectiveness of a Housing Intervention for Battered Women
  		• Effectiveness of Bisphosphonates in a Real-World Setting—PAI
  		• Effectiveness of Guided Self-Help for Binge Eating—BEST
  		• Focusing Implementation to Bring Effective Reminders—FIBER
  		• Forging Implementation of Cancer Screening Reminder Systems—FICSRS
  		• Incidence & Demography of Hip Fractures With & Without Atypical Features in an HMO—BEAK
  		• Measuring Cultural Competence and Racial Bias Among Physicians
  		• Neighborhood Design and Obesity in Older Women
  		• New HSQ Predictive Model
  		• Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute—OCTRI
  		• Primary Care Treatment for Overweight Adolescent Females—SHINE
  		• Study of Transitions and Recovery Strategies—STARS
  		• Symptoms and Symptom Clusters in End-Stage Chronic Disease (Heart Failure)
  		• The Inflammatory Cytokine Response to Radiation Therapy and Fatigue
  		• The role of Vitamin D in menopause: Relationship to menopausal symptoms and body composition
  		• Weight in Secondary Prevention—WISP

    Recent Publications:

    Feldstein A, Schneider J, Unitan R, Perrin N, Smith DH, Nichols GA, Lee NL. Health care worker perspectives inform optimization of patient panel-support tools: A qualitative study. Population Health Management 2013 Apr; 16(2):107-19. [Epub 2012 Dec 5] PMC Journal - In Process   PubMed abstract
    LeBlanc ES, Perrin N, Johnson JD Jr., Ballatore A, Hillier T. Over-the-counter and compounded vitamin D: Is potency what we expect? JAMA Internal Medicine 2013 Apr 8; 173(7):585-6.   PubMed abstract
    DeBar LL, Stevens VJ, Yarborough BJ, Perrin N, Dickerson J, Pearson J, Wu P, Lynch F. A primary care-based multi-component lifestyle intervention for overweight adolescent females. Pediatrics 2012 Mar; 129(3):e611-20. [Epub 2012 Feb 13.] PMC3289521   Full text
    Farley J, Tudor C, Mphahlele M, Franz K, Perrin NA, Dorman S, van der Walt M. A national infection control evaluation of drug resistant-TB hospitals in South Africa. The International Journal of Tubercolosis and Lung Disease 2012 Jan; 16(1):82-9.    PubMed abstract
    Feldstein A, Perrin N, Liles E, Smith DH, Rosales AG, Schneider J, Lafata JE, Myers R, Mosen D, Glasgow R. Primary care colorectal cancer screening recommendation patterns: Associated factors and screening outcomes. Medical Decision Making 2012 Jan-Feb; 32(1):198-208. [Epub 2011 Jun 7] PMCID: PMC3624016   Full text
    Feldstein AC, Black D, Perrin N, Rosales AG, Friess D, Boardman D, Dell R, Santora A, Chandler JM, Rix MM, Orwoll E. Incidence and demography of femur fractures with and without atypical features. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2012 May; 27(5):977-86.   PubMed abstract
    Liles EG, Perrin, N, Rosales AG, Feldstein AC, Smith DH, Mosen DM, Schneider JL. Change to FIT increased CRC screening rates: evaluation of a US screening outreach program. The American Journal of Managed Care 2012 Oct; 18(10):588-95. PMCID: PMC3631273   Full text
    Rollins C, Glass N, Perrin N, Bilhardt K, Clough A, Barnes J, Hanson G, Bloom T. Housing instability is as strong a predictor of poor health outcomes as level of danger in an abusive relationship: Findings from the SHARE study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2012 Mar; 27(4):623-43. [Epub 2011 Oct 10]    PubMed abstract
    Smith DH, Feldstein AC, Perrin N, Rosales AG, Mosen DM, Liles EG, Schneider JL, Lafata JE, Meyers RE, Glasgow RE. Automated telephone calls to enhance colorectal cancer screening: economic analysis. The American Journal of Managed Care 2012 Nov; 18(11):691-9. NIHMSID 4444642   Full text
    Vesco K, Karanja N, King J, Gillman MW, Perrin N, McEvoy AF Eckhardt C, Smith S, Stevens VJ. Healthy Moms, a randomized trial to promote and evaluate weight maintenance among obese pregnant women: study design and rationale. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2012 Jul; 33(4):777-85. [Epub 2012 Mar 20] PMC3361519[Available on 2013/7/1]   Full text


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