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Grace Chan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Academic Office Location:
Psychiatry
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-2103
Phone: 860-679-4489
Fax: 860-679-1316
Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
B.S.Flinders University of South AustraliaStatistics
Ph.D.Australian National UniversityStatistics
M.S.Simmons CollegeLibrary and Information Science

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Academic Teaching AwardGeneral Adult Psychiatry Residency Program at UCHC
Accredited Professional Statistician (PStat®)American Statistical Association
PAP Moran PrizeAustralian National University
ANU Ph.D. ScholarshipAustralian National University
University MedalFlinders University of South Australia
Vacation ScholarshipCSIRO, Australia
Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
International Journal for Equity in HealthProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2023
School Psychology InternationalProfessional/Scientific JournalMethodological AdvisorExternalInternational2023
BMC PsychiatryProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2022
FrontiersProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2022
HeliyonProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2022
Journal of Addiction MedicineProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2022
Psychology of Addictive BehaviorsProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2021
Substance Use and MisuseProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2021
NIMH DSMBAdvisory CommitteeMemberExternalNational2021
Scientific ReportProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2021
EBioMedicine - LancetProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2020
Addictive BehaviorsProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2020
Data and Safety Monitoring Board: Cognitive Remediation of Cognitive Control in Late-Life DepressionOtherDSMB memberUConn HealthUniversity2020
Data and Safety Monitoring Board: Preventing Prescription Stimulant Diversion and Misuse via a Web-based Simulation InterventionOtherDSMB memberExternalState2020
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol AbuseEditorial BoardStatistical EditorExternalInternational2019
Journal of Addictive DiseaseEditorial BoardEditor Board member and Statistical AdvisorExternalInternational2019
Journal of Affective DisorderProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2019
PLOS OneProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2019
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health DisparitiesProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2019
Early Human DevelopmentProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2018
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental ResearchProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2017
BMJ OpenProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2017
Children and Youth Services ReviewProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational20172017
Journal of Addictive DiseaseProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational20172019
Data Safety Monitoring Board: A Phase I Study of the Biomarker Response and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) Administered as a Sublingual TabletOtherDSMB memberUConn HealthUniversity2017
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol AbuseProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational20162019
Psychiatry ResearchProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational20162016
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health DisparitiesProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2016
Schizophrenia BulletinProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational20162016
Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research using Existing DataStudy SectionAd hoc memberExternalNational2015
Austin Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesEditorial BoardEditor Board memberExternalInternational2014
Research Society on AlcoholismProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational2012
AddictionProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2011
Psychological MedicineProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2011
Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance AbuseProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational20112012
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and PolicyProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational20112011
Archives of Internal MedicineProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational20112011
Biological PsychiatryProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational20102010
Drug and Alcohol DependenceProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2010
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USAProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational20062006
ASA Iowa Chapter Professional/Scientific OrganizationSecretary and Treasurer ExternalState20052006
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Statistical Consulting Center Education CommitteeDirectorExternalUniversity20042006
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Student Awards CommitteeEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity20042006
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Student Awards Committee Education CommitteeChairExternalUniversity20042005
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and DrugsProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalInternational2004
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Colloquium CommitteeEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity20032005
University of Iowa: Department of Industrial Engineering: Faculty Search CommitteeProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational20032005
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Computer CommitteeEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity20022004
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Executive CommitteeEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity20022003
Statistical Modelling: An International JournalProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational20022002
Association for Women in Mathematics Professional/Scientific OrganizationMentorExternalNational20012006
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: M.S. Exam-MinorEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity20002003
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Social Committee Education CommitteeChairExternalUniversity20002002
IEEE Transactions on Signal ProcessingProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational20002003
Statistics and Probability LettersProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational20002000
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Search Committee for visitorEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity19992002
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Colloquium CommitteeProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalUniversity19992000
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Curriculum CommitteeEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity19992000
Journal of Computational and Graphical StatisticsProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational19992005
Statistica SinicaProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational19991999
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Ph.D. Qualifying CommitteeEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity19981999
University of Iowa: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences: Education CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity19981999
University of New South Wales, Australia: Department of Statistics: Selection Committee for computer center manager in the School of MathematicsEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity19981998
Statistics and ComputingProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational19981998
University of New South Wales, Australia: Department of Statistics: Selection Committee for two post-doctoral fellowship positions in Applied MathematicsEducation CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity19971997
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series CProfessional/Scientific JournalReviewerExternalNational19951995
American Statistical AssociationProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational1994
Statistical Society of AustraliaProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational19912006

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

  • Symptoms and Course: Alcohol Dependence in Adulthood
    Hesselbrock, M.N., Chartier, K.G., Chan, G., and Hesselbrock, V.M. Encyclopedia of Addictive Behaviors 2012 May;
  • Stochastic Fractal Models for Multi-Processed Surfaces
    Chan, G., Constantine, A.G., and Hall, P.G. Research Developments in Probability and Statistics: Festschrift in honor of Madan L. Puri on the occasion of his 65th birthday 1996 Jun;329-341

Notes

  • In reply
    Sen S., Kranzler H.R., Krystal J.H., Speller H., Chan G., Gelernter J., Guille C. Archives of General Psychiatry 2010 Jan;67(6):568-569
Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
DNA METHYLATION PREDICTS SURVIVAL ACROSS DECADES IN THE COLLABORATIVE STUDIES ON GENETICS OF ALCOHOLISMPosterRSA2023Bellevue, Washington
Exposing Students to a Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive DisordersPoster2023San Diego, CA
The prediction of suicidal ideation as a function of daily mood and anxiety scores collected using mHealth technology in patients undergoing treatment for depressionPosterUConn Center for mHealth and Social Media2022virtual
Teacher anxiety program for elementary students (TAPES): Description and outcomesTalkSoutheastern School Behavioral Health Conference2022South Carolina
Using geospatial analysis to describe the association between active tick surveillance data and clinical cases of anaplasmosisPosterIDWeek 20222022Washington, DC
Reproducibility and replicability in the context of effective statistical and open science practiceTalkRSA and ISBRA2021Virtual
Reproducibility and replicability in the context of effective statistical and open science practiceTalkRSA and ISBRA2021Virtual
Transition of adolescent drinking profile predicts young adult DSM 5 alcohol use disorder (AUD)Poster42nd Annual Research Society of Alcoholism Scientific Meeting2019Minneapolis/St Paul, MN
Current status of long-term alcohol dependent subjects: results from a follow-up feasibility study of COGA participantsPoster41st Annual Research Society of Alcoholism Scientific Meeting2018San Diego, CA
Alcohol dependence and 18 year mortalityTalk41st Annual Research Society of Alcoholism Scientific Meeting2018San Diego, CA
Epidemiology and Treatment of Opioid AddictionLectureClinical Research Center Seminar2018UCHC
Typology of alcohol dependence and 35-year mortalityTalk40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2017Denven, CO
Transition in alcohol use patterns from early to late adolescence: a latent transitional analysis approachPoster40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2017Denven, CO
Severity of alcoholism and its consequences among older adultsPoster40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2017Denven, CO
Effect of internalizing problems on alcohol involvement in emerging adulthoodTalk39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2016New Orleans, LA
Gender and conduct disorder interaction on the trajectories of alcohol consumption in emerging adulthoodPosterResearch Society of Alcoholism2015San Antonio, Texas
Alcohol use behavior in adolescence: Bad kids? Bad environment? Bad genes?TalkUniversity of Pennsylvania2015University of Pennsylvania
Maternal risk and protective factors in the relationship between mothers' posttraumatic stress symptoms and their preschool children's functioningTalkAssociation for Psychological Science2015New York City, New York
Emotional and physical intimate partner violence and young children's mental healthTalkInternational Society for Traumatic Stress Studies2015New Orleans, Louisiana
Investigation of treatment emergent specific sexual dysfunction in adult male patients taking antipsychotic medication: A cross-sectional studyPosterNeuroscience Education Institute Psychopharmacology2015Orlando, Florida
The role parenting styles play in substance use among adolescentsPosterAmerican Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry2015San Antonio, Texas
Trajectories of recent maximum number of drinks in a 24-hour period from early adolescence to young adulthoodPosterRSA2014Bellevue, Washington
Developmental Trajectories of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in a High Risk SampleOtherRSA2014Bellevue, Washington
Topics on AlcoholLectureUConn Medical School2014UCHC
Temporal Sequence and Prevalence of Comorbid Disorders in AlcoholismTalkAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2013Orlando, Florida
The Social Ecology of Alcohol Use: Theories, Models, Methods and ApplicationsTalk36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2013Orlando, Florida
Risk Management Rounds Series: The Electronic Medical Record and Inter-Provider CommunicationTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2013Farmington, Connecticut
Effective Verbal and Non Verbal CommunicationTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2013Farmington, Connecticut
Medical Scholarship: Writing for PublicationTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2013Farmington, Connecticut
Alcohol Use Behaviors from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: An Application of the Deviance Proneness ModelTalkAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2012San Francisco, California
Alcohol Use Behaviors from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: An Application of Structural Equation ModelingTalkModern Modeling Methods Conference2012Storrs, Connecticut
Publication EthicsTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2012Farmington, Connecticut
Managing Up: Conversations with Those with PowerTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2012Farmington, Connecticut
New NIH Conflict of Interest PolicyTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center Compliance Office2012Farmington, Connecticut
8th Annual Satellite Session: Mechanisms of Behavior Change—What we Know, How we Know it, and What’s Next?TalkAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2012San Francisco, California
An Introduction to Multiple ImputationTalkUniversity of Connecticut2012Storrs, Connecticut
Cautiously Adding Dynamics to Longitudinal AnalysesTalkModern Modeling Methods Conference, University of Connecticut2012Storrs, Connecticut
Family history, childhood risk factors and development of alcohol use disorder in young adults: Prospective studyPoster34th Annual Scientific Meeting of RSA2011Atlanta, GA
Comparative analyses of alcoholic typologiesPoster34th Annual Scientific Meeting of RSA2011Atlanta, GA
The serotonin Transporter Gene SLC6A4, environmental adversity, and heavy alcohol consumptionPoster34th Annual Scientific Meeting of RSA2011Atlanta, GA
Suicide attempts during adolescence and emerging adulthood: Analysis of COGA dataPoster34th Annual Scientific Meeting of RSA2011Atlant, GA
How latent class and transition analyses can help us study behavioral patternsTalkDepartment of Psychiatry Research Bonanza2011UCHC
Predictors for emerging and persisting alcohol dependence in adulthoodTalkAlcohol Research Center Meeting2011UCHC
Predictors for emerging and persisting alcohol dependence in adulthoodPoster34th Annual Scientific Meeting of RSA2011Atlanta, GA
Predictors for Emerging and Persisting Alcohol Dependence in AdulthoodTalkAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2011Atlanta, Georgia
Domestic Violence Prevention TrainingTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2011Farmington, Connecticut
Etiology of Substance Use Disorders: Genetic, Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Culture InfluencesTalkCenter for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, Brown University2011
Mandated Reporter TrainingTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2011Farmington, Connecticut
Treatment for Adolescent Opiate and Prescription Drug AddictionTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2011Farmington, Connecticut
Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships: A Workshop for Assistant ProfessorsTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2011Farmington, Connecticut
Affective disorder and persistence of alcohol dependencePoster33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the RSA2010San Antonio, TX
Multiple-Domain Approach to Determine General and Sex-Specific Influencing Factors in the Development of Alcohol Dependence in AdulthoodTalkAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2010San Antonio, Texas
Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research with Ethnocultural PopulationsTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2010Farmington, Connecticut
NIAAA-Supported Research: A Grandsmanship WorkshopTalkScientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2010San Antonio, Texas
8th Annual ASA CT Chapter Mini-Conference: The Analysis of Incomplete Data—from past to futureTalkUniversity of Connecticut2010Storrs, Connecticut
Adverse Childhood Events as Risk Factors for Alcohol and Drug DependenceTalkAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2009San Diego, California
Introduction to Clinical ResearchTalkUniversity of Connecticut Health Center2009Farmington, Connecticut
RSA Grantsmanship Satellite WorkshopTalkAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society of Alcoholism2009San Diego, California
DATIC Summer Workshop: Hierarchical Linear ModelingTalkUniversity of Connecticut2009Storrs, Connecticut
Multiple Imputation of Missing DataTalkUniversity of Pennsylvania2008
Application of Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Cluster Analysis in Phenotypically Subtyping Medical and Psychiatric DisordersTalkJoint Statistical Meetings, Section on Biometrics2008Colorado
Design and Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies of Gene-Environment InteractionsTalkNational Cancer Institute, Continuing Education Program2008
S-Plus Graphical Analysis of Clinical Data: Exploratory and Production EnvironmentsTalkS-PLUS User Conference Workshop2005
Analysis of Clinical Trials: Theory and ApplicationsTalkContinuing Education Program, 2005 Joint Statistical Meeting2005
Longitudinal and Incomplete DataTalkJoint Statistical Meeting2004
Meta-analysis: Statistical Methods for Combining the Results of Independent StudiesTalkJoint Statistical Meeting2004
Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams onlines courseLecture2004
Increment-Based Fractal Dimension Estimators for a Class of Non-Guassian Stationary FieldsTalkAustralian Statistical Society Conference2002Canberra, Australia
SiZer for Simple, Direct Inference in Exploratory Data AnalysisTalkJoint Statistical Meeting2001
Parallel Programming Workshop, Session I?MPITalkAdvanced Research Computing Services, University of Iowa2001
How to Communicate ExpectationsTalkCenter for Teaching, University of Iowa2001
How to Communicate ExpectationsTalkCenter for Teaching, University of Iowa2001
Web-Based Approaches to InstructionTalkCenter for Teaching, University of Iowa2001
Analyzing Nonlinear Experimental Time Series DataTalkJoint Statistical Meetings, Section on Biometrics2001Atlanta, Georgia
Documenting your TeachingTalkCenter for Teaching, University of Iowa2000
Analyzing Nonlinear Experimental Time Series DataTalkAustralian Statistical Society Conference2000Adelaide, Australia
Pathways to the Future WorkshopTalk1999Baltimore, Maryland
Teaching Contemporary Statistics with Active Learning CourseTalkASA LearnSTAT Course1999Boston, Massachusetts
Teaching Introductory Statistics with Simulation/Resample CourseTalkASA LearnSTAT Course1999Boston, Massachusetts
An Effective Method for Simulating Gaussian Random FieldsTalkJoint Statistical Meetings, Section on Statistical Computing, Baltimore1999
Non-Integer Dimension Objects: From Modeling to Statistical InferenceTalkJoint Meetings of the Iowa MAA, ASA and IMATYC1999Iowa City, Iowa
Simulation of Multifractional Brownian MotionTalkConference of the International Association for Statistical Computing1998Bristol, England
Estimating Fractal Dimensions of a Processed Surface Via SemiperiodogramTalkAustralian Statistical Society Conference1994Melbourne, Australia
Simulation of Stationary Gaussian Processes in [0,1]dTalkStatistics’ 93 (STATCOMP’93)1993Wollongong, Australia
Sampling Design for Estimating Fractal Dimensions via PeriodogramsTalkYoung Statisticians’ Professional Development Workshop1992Newcastle, Australia