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Dr. David Lewin is the founder and president of Statistically Speaking Consulting, LLC.  He graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.  He later earned his Ph.D. in statistics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with funding partially provided by an NIH cancer grant.  His ongoing research focuses on causal inference methods that can be applied to clinical trials with noncompliance. 

In addition to his academic training, he has professional experience working in supply chain management and pharmaceutical biostatistics at Johnson & Johnson, biostatistics for the psychiatry department at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and as the director of statistics for the Philadelphia Eagles.    

The breadth of applications and industries that he is familiar with is expanded by the consulting opportunities he has had over the past five years.  This has included in-depth analyses of consumer research studies, a survey study for an accounting firm, and developing a quality control protocol for a data entry company. 

David attributes his ability to effectively communicate these technical concepts to his experiences as an educator.  He taught high school math, including advanced placement statistics and computer science, and has tutored numerous undergraduate and MBA students.

After many years on the East coast, he now lives back in his hometown of Chicago with his wife Lynn, daughter Alison, son Kai, and dog Daisy.

Papers and Presentations

Lewin D.  Causal Inference Methods for Randomized Controlled Trials with Noncompliance.  Paper in Progress. Presented at Biotech 2008. Abstract.

Lewin D and Small D.  Using Instrumental Variables to Improve Safety Estimates from Clinical Trials.  Paper in Progress. Abstract.

Presented at:

• GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA
  
• Mid-Atlantic Causal Modeling Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  
• Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Titusville, NJ
  
• Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, Geneva, Switzerland

Marcus S, Gorman J, Shear M, Lewin D, Martinez J, Ray S, Mosovich S, Gorman L, Barlow D, Woods S, .  A Comparison of Medication Adverse Event Reports by Panic Disorder Patients With and Without Concomitant Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2007; 164: 273-275.

Marcus S, Tu X, Lewin D, Gibbons R.  An Instrumental Variable Approach for Bounding Rater Bias.  2005 Proceedings for the Joint Statistical Meetings, Paper 353.

Marcus S, Zanutto E, Lewin D, Weaver J, Bannon W, McKay M, Irwin T, Morgenstern J.  A Propensity Score Approach for Assessing Selection Bias in Uncontrolled Intervention Trials.

Public Reports

2008-2009 Nonprofit Survey: Study of Nonprofit & Social Service Organizations. Analysis for Sobel & Co., LLC, Semple Bixel Associates, Inc., and Community Foundation of New Jersey. December 2009.