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David L. Ronis, PhD
Director of Statistical Consulting Team
Associate Research Scientist

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Room 4247
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0482
Telephone: (734) 764-9555
FAX: (734) 647-0351
dronis@umich.edu

I am a research psychologist and statistician with a special interest in understanding health related behaviors (i.e., why people do and do not do things that are good and bad for their health). Some of my current and recent projects concern preventive dental behaviors (in collaboration with faculty in Dentistry and the Institute for Social Research), use of hearing protection devices by factory and construction workers (in collaboration with Sally Lusk), various health and risk behaviors among adolescents (in colloration with many School of Nursing faculty members), and patient decision making about treatments for diabetes (in collaboration with faculty in the Medical School and Department of Veterans Affairs). My area of special statistical expertise is linear statistical models including structural equation modeling.

Education
PhD, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1977
MA, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1974
BA, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1972

Research Interests
Health Related Behaviors
Statistics and Research Design
Attitudes and Decision Making
Health Services Research

Current Research
Preventive Dental Behaviors
Use of Hearing Protection Devices by Workers
Health Promoting and Risk Taking Behaviors among Adolescents
Diabetes Patient Treatment Preferences

For more information, please see my Personal Home Page and Online Vita.