Tonghui Xu, Ph.D.
Tonghui Xu, Ph.D. is a research assistant professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences and a biostatistician for the Humana Integrated Health Systems Sciences Institute. He provides statistical and data science expertise in study design, data management and analysis for multiple projects involving large datasets, including survey, clinical, claims and electronic health record data. His work applies psychometric, biostatistical and machine learning methods to population health and social and behavioral science research.
Xu鈥檚 research interests include social determinants of health, chronic disease management, healthcare utilization, medical education and mental health. Beyond medicine and public health, he has collaborated with researchers in psychology, education, engineering and business.
Xu earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mathematics from the University of Tulsa and a master鈥檚 degree in statistics from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, specializing in survey methodology. He received his Ph.D. in research and evaluation from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where his work focused on quantitative psychology.