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Patient and knowledgable PhD for statistics/biostats, epidemiology
Donna D.

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Now accepting new students for fall 2025. Contact me to discuss your tutoring goals, scheduling, and rates.

I have a PhD in epidemiology and a Masters in Public Health from University of Southern Caifornia. My undergraduate degree is in biology. I have extensive tutoring experience and I currently teach health science subjects to undergraduate college students and graduate level research methods. My tutoring focus is in statistics, biostatistics, and epidemiology. I also tutor public...

Now accepting new students for fall 2025. Contact me to discuss your tutoring goals, scheduling, and rates.

I have a PhD in epidemiology and a Masters in Public Health from University of Southern Caifornia. My undergraduate degree is in biology. I have extensive tutoring experience and I currently teach health science subjects to undergraduate college students and graduate level research methods. My tutoring focus is in statistics, biostatistics, and epidemiology. I also tutor public health and research methods. I can help with preparing for medical biostatistics and epidemiology examinations such as USMLE Step 1 Medical Board Exam.

I am experienced with SPSS, SAS, and STATA. I am also familiar with other statistical programs such as StatCrunch and Excel for data analysis and with the TI-84 calculator. I can help with R as well. I work with all levels of students from high school through post-graduate and have successfully worked with many returning adult students who had math anxiety. In addition, I am available for help with developing research projects and writing.

In addition to my experiences and education, I have a good personality for tutoring. I am very patient and one of my main strengths is the ability to explain material in different ways so that my students will understand it. If someone is having trouble in a class understanding what the teacher is teaching, the student needs to hear the material explained in a different way. I can also explain complex ideas (such as those in biostatistics) using real life examples that can help in understanding.

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Education

Pomona College
Biology
(1) University of Southern California
Other
(1) University of Southern California
PhD

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  • Hourly Rate: $100
  • Rate details: Rates may be discounted based on need. Please inquire. Contact me to discuss group rates or discounts for multiple hour sessions. $40 for lessons canceled with less than 24 hours notice.
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  • Background check passed on 9/20/2014

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Approved Subjects

Biostatistics

Biostatistics

I have a Masters in Public Health with a focus in biostatistics and epidemiology. I have a PhD in epidemiology and my coursework included several biostatistics courses. I used biostatistical methods regularly in my doctoral research work. I have tutored many undergraduate and graduate students in biostatistics courses. I also have experience teaching biostatistics as the college level.
Data Analysis

Data Analysis

I am experienced in data analysis through my training in public health and epidemiology and in my work with students. I work with SAS, STATA, and R for data analysis and am experienced with hand calculations as well. In data analysis, it is important to understand the why not only the how and to have an understanding of the whole process and I have the expertise to help you.
Epidemiology

Epidemiology

I have an MPH and my focus was biostatistics and epidemiology. My doctorate is in epidemiology. I currently teach an introductory undergraduate class in epidemiology. I have also taught and tutored graduate students.
SAS

SAS

As a Master of Public Health student in epidemiology/biostatistics I studied SAS. I continued to study and use SAS as a doctoral student. I use SAS now regularly for the statistical analysis of my research projects. I can help with data management including recoding variables, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation analysis, and linear and logistic regression.
STATA

STATA

As a doctoral student I used Stata. I continue to use it in research projects and have provided Stata tutoring for several years. I can help with data management including recoding and creating new variables, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing and regression. I can assist with developing your statistical analysis plan.
Statistics

Statistics

I have an MPH with a focus on biostatistics and epidemiology. My doctorate is in epidemiology. I have tutored many students in statistics from high students through graduate and professional students. I am patient and can explain concepts in a variety ways to ensure understanding.
Microsoft PowerPoint
SPSS

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EXCELLENT TUTOR!!

Donna is an excellent teacher! She is very knowledgeable, patient, and very intelligent! She was extremely helpful, punctual, and prepared for our lessons. I found her to be very accessible for questions, and she explained the subject well so it was easy to understand. You will see great results. I highly recommend her!

Student, 39 lessons with Donna

Knowledgeable and experienced

Donna answered all my questions and provided me with resources to improve my skills and knowledge. I’m planning to reach out to her whenever I needed extra support or information

Sally, 1 lesson with Donna

Knowledgeable, Patient and Encouraging

Donna was Patient and encouraging every step. She is clear, has extensive knowledge and walks through processes in a logical way. I enjoy the sessions. Would definitely recommend.

Rochel, 2 lessons with Donna

Donna literally SAVED MY LIFE. She is amazing!!!!

Donna helped me with a final project and I truly could not have done it without her. I was so lost and she was patient with me, helped me get back on track, and really really knows her stuff. 10/10 recommend

Brit, 2 lessons with Donna

Thoughtful and reassuring

Donna and i were able to review advanced methods and pick them apart and discuss them from multiple angles. She’s an excellent resource for someone working with graduate level statistics.

Suzannah, 1 lesson with Donna

Valuable insight and advice

Excellent workflow and guidance! Donna has valuable working knowledge and helped me think through challenges with self assessing and project related obstacles. Well worth the time!

John, 1 lesson with Donna

Experienced teacher - came up to speed on my work quickly

Donna was very patient, and was able to look at what I was working on and jump in right where I needed help on master's level biostatistics/SAS. I would highly recommend her!

Anonymous, 4 lessons with Donna

Great tutor!

I was having trouble with outcome regression, propensity score, and standardization. Donna was extremely knowledgeable and patient. She helped discuss and explain through homework problems, which was very useful. She also helped me work through some Stata problems I was having. I felt more confident in the material after my session! I will definitely continue lessons with her!

Maria, 3 lessons with Donna

Expert, engaging and patient tutor

Donna was super helpful clarifying key terms and formulae. She was patient and explained concepts in relatable terms. I highly recommend her and will definitely hire her again.

Joie, 4 lessons with Donna

Very patient!

Donna is super helpful and very good in SAS. Great at helping beginners. She worked through an entire homework with me.

Missy, 2 lessons with Donna
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