Richard J. Charnigo, Jr., Ph.D.

Professor of Biostatistics

University Research Professor, 2014-2015

University of Kentucky

 

 

Short resume (February 2026)

 

Academic vita (February 2026)

 

 

Archived materials:

 

Written demonstrations of SQL

        First demonstration

               First “data” file

               Second “data” file

        Second demonstration

               Third “data” file

               Fourth “data” file

 

Here is a zipped folder containing my lecture slides and related materials for the “Simulation Based Inference for Health Data Science” course that I taught in Fall 2025.  There was no textbook for this course.  The lecture slides assume a previous probability or statistics class as well as two semesters of calculus.  If I were teaching this course again, I might add graphs and figures to the lecture slides; I did a lot of “live” writing and drawing during class sessions in Fall 2025.

        Permission is hereby granted to use these materials for self-study and, for faculty instructors of relevant courses, to use or adapt these materials for didactic purposes.  If adapting these materials, please do include an appropriate credit (e.g., “Modified from materials prepared by Prof. Charnigo”).  For faculty instructors of relevant courses, my solutions to the portfolio contributions are also available upon written request.

 

Here is a zipped folder containing my lecture slides and related materials for the “Introduction to Biostatistical Methods” course that I taught in Fall 2025.  There was no textbook for this course.  The lecture slides do not assume any previous statistics or calculus coursework, but such background is helpful if present.  If I were teaching this course again, I might add more graphs and figures to the lecture slides; I did some “live” writing and drawing during class sessions in Fall 2025.

        Permission is hereby granted to use these materials for self-study and, for faculty instructors of relevant courses, to use or adapt these materials for didactic purposes.  If adapting these materials, please do include an appropriate credit (e.g., “Modified from materials prepared by Prof. Charnigo”).  For faculty instructors of relevant courses, my solutions to the portfolio contributions are also available upon written request.

 

Here is a zipped folder containing my lecture slides and related materials for the “Bayesian Biostatistics” special topics course that I taught in Spring 2025.  The lecture slides largely follow Prof. Kruschke’s book entitled Doing Bayesian Data Analysis, second edition, whose cover displays four puppies demonstrating Bayes’ Rule.  As the special topics course had no prerequisites and was open to both undergraduate and graduate students, we covered only what Prof. Kruschke referred to as the “minimalist excursion” of his book.  Still, that material was treated in some depth, and the interested student might continue with other chapters. 

        Permission is hereby granted to use these materials for self-study and, for faculty instructors of relevant courses, to use or adapt these materials for didactic purposes.  If adapting these materials, please do include an appropriate credit (e.g., “Modified from materials prepared by Prof. Charnigo”).  For faculty instructors of relevant courses, my solutions to the portfolio contributions are also available upon written request.  Finally, I state my objection to using pirated intellectual property; in particular, please buy Prof. Kruschke’s book if you want to use it, or otherwise access it legally (e.g., in a library or via institutional subscription).  Thank you.

 

Materials from Rare Events presentations     

 

Materials from Mixed Modeling presentations

 

Materials from Trajectory Modeling presentations

 

Materials from Generalized Linear Mixed Modeling presentations

 

Materials from Multiple Linear Regression presentations

 

Materials from Structural Equation Modeling presentations

 

 

Please note:

 

1. I am not currently recruiting Ph.D. students.

 

2. Some of my views on human subjects research and behavioral interventions have changed over time. Moreover, my co-authorship on a paper which describes human behaviors should not be taken to imply my approval of those behaviors.

 

3. Support of my research by a funding agency does not imply that I agree with all views or activities of the funding agency. Publication of my work by a journal does not imply that I agree with all views or activities of the journal or publisher.