St. Jude Research
Psychology & Biobehavioral Sciences

Data Science Program

Overview

The Data Science team within the Department of Psychology & Biobehavioral Sciences provides end-to-end support for the full data lifecycle, ensuring that research and clinical programs are bolstered by reliable data systems and rigorous data management practices. We offer the following data-science services:

  • Design and maintain secure pipelines for clinical and research data collection
  • Implement quality checks to ensure accuracy
  • Develop data dictionaries and documentation for project consistency
  • Perform statistical and spatial analysis and provide user-friendly tools for study teams to facilitate data discovery.
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Because psychology and biobehavioral research involves complex longitudinal information, ranging from developmental assessments to behavioral observations, the team’s ability to organize and structure these datasets across all phases of the pipeline is essential for meaningful analysis.  

Specialized research cohorts

The Data Science team develops and maintains databases and data freeze processes for psychological testing within two large institutional research cohorts. 

The team

The Data Science team is composed of professionals across the following focus areas who provide the necessary expertise to support the clinical and research data needs within the Department of Psychology & Biobehavioral Sciences.

Biostatistical Support: Our team of biostatisticians and epidemiological research analysts provide expertise that support the clinical and research pipeline within the department. 

Databases and Systems: Our database analysts and systems engineers ensure the robust and secure databases and systems needed to support clinical operations and research are compliant with data management practices.