Sandra N. Catlin, Ph.D., LCSW

Department of Mathematical Sciences

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154-4020, USA

E-mail: catlins@unlv.nevada.edu

Phone: (702) 895-0381

Fax: (702) 895-4343

Office: CDC 922

Education

Graduate Certificate in Infant Toddler Mental Health; Portland State University, 2016
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.); University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2012
Ph.D. Statistics; University of Washington, Seattle, 1997
M.S. Statistics; University of Washington, Seattle, 1993
B.A. Statistics, Economics; University of California, Berkeley, 1987

Professional Experience

Mental Health Therapist, Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness, Enterprise, Oregon, 2014-present
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2003-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1997-2003
Chateaubriand Research Fellow, Unité de Biométrie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Avignon, France, 1997-1998
Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, 1992-1997
Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, 1991-1992

Research Interests

Statistical Inference for Stochastic Processes
Hidden Markov Models
Generalized Linear Mixed Models
Applications in the Health and Social Sciences

Teaching (Spring 2018)

Office Hours

To be arranged, and by appointment.

Classes

MATH 124 (1033): College Algebra (online)

MATH 124 (1034): College Algebra (online)

Selected Publications

R.H. Dwight, S.N. Catlin, L.M. Fernandez (2012): Amounts and distribution of recreational beach expenditures. Ocean and Coastal Management 59, 13-19.
R.H. Dwight, J.S. Caplan, M.V. Brinks, S.N. Catlin, G. Buescher, and J.C. Semenza (2011): Influence of variable precipitation on coastal water quality in Southern California. Water Environment Research 83:12, 2121-2130.
S.N. Catlin, L. Busque, R. Gale, P. Guttorp, and J.L. Abkowitz (2011): The replication rate of human hematopoietic stem cells in vivo. Blood 117:17, 4460-4466.
A.N. Wallick and S.N. Catlin (2008): A multilevel analysis of the relationship between firearm availability and suicide attempt by firearm. Journal of the American Association of Behavioral And Social Sciences 11, 80-89.
S.N. Catlin, P. Guttorp, and J.L. Abkowitz (2005): The kinetics of clonal dominance in myeloproliferative disorders. Blood 106:8, 2688-2692.
N. Yanev, C.T. Jordan, S.N. Catlin, and A. Yakovlev (2005): Two-type Markov branching processes with immigration as a model of leukemia cell kinetics. Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 58:9, 1025-1032.
P.P. Egeghy, J.J. Quackenboss, S.N. Catlin, P.B. Ryan (2005): Determinants of temporal variability in NHEXAS-Maryland environmental concentrations, exposures, and biomarkers. Journal of Exposure Analysis & Environmental Epidemiology 15:5, 388-397.
S.N. Catlin, P. Guttorp, M.T. McCallie, and J.L. Abkowitz (2004): Hematopoiesis as a competitive exclusion process: Estimation of a stem cell selective advantage. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics 9:2, 216-235.
V. Albert and S.N. Catlin (2004): Reaching temporary time limits: A tale of a single state. Social Policy Journal 3:2, 57-77.
V. Albert, R. Iaci, and S.N. Catlin (2004): Welfare history and kinship placements under welfare reform: The Nevada experience. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services 85:1, 63-70.
E.D. Shenassa, S.N. Catlin, and S.L. Buka (2003): Lethality of firearms relative to other suicide methods: A population based study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 57:2, 120-124.
V. Albert and S.N. Catlin (2002): Strategic interaction among the states: An in-depth look at the welfare "race to the bottom". Social Work Research 26:4, 199-216.
J.L. Abkowitz, S.N. Catlin, M.T. McCallie, and P. Guttorp (2002): Evidence that the number of stem cells per animal is conserved in mammals. Blood 100:7, 2665-2667.
S.N. Catlin, J.L. Abkowitz, and P. Guttorp (2001): Statistical inference in a two-compartment model for hematopoiesis. Biometrics 57:2, 546-553.
S.N. Catlin, P. Guttorp, M.T. McCallie, and J.L. Abkowitz (2001): Hematopoiesis as a competitive exclusion process. Technical Report no. 386, University of Washington, Department of Statistics.
M.J. Brown, E.D. Shenassa, T. Matte, and S.N. Catlin (2000): Children in Illinois with elevated blood lead levels, 1993-1998, and lead related pediatric hospital admissions in Illinois, 1993-1997. Public Health Reports 115:6, 532-536.
E. Shenassa and S.N. Catlin (2000): Precision of estimates in capture-recapture studies of alcohol related problems [letter]. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 24:5, 744-745.
M.L. Rigas, S.N. Catlin, A. Ben-Jebria, and J.S. Ultman (2000): Ozone uptake in the intact human respiratory track-- relationship between effective and actual dose. Journal of Applied Physiology 88:6, 2015-2022.
J.L. Abkowitz, M. Taboada, G.H. Shelton, S.N. Catlin, P. Guttorp, and J.V. Kiklevich (1998): An X-Chromosome gene regulates hematopoietic stem cell kinetics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 95:7, 3862-3866.
J.L. Abkowitz, S.N. Catlin, and P. Guttorp (1997): Strategies for hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy: Insights from computer simulation studies. Blood 89:9, 3192-3198.
J.L. Abkowitz, M.T. Persik, S.N. Catlin, and P. Guttorp (1996): Simulation of hematopoiesis -- implications for the gene therapy of lysosomal enzyme disorders. Acta Haematologica 95:3-4, 213-217.
J.L. Abkowitz, S.N. Catlin, and P. Guttorp (1996): Evidence that hematopoiesis may be a stochastic process in vivo. Nature Medicine 2:2, 190-197.
M.A. Newton, P. Guttorp, S. Catlin, R. Assuncao, and J.L. Abkowitz (1995): Stochastic modeling of early hematopoiesis. Journal of the American Statistical Association 90, 1146-1155.
J.L. Abkowitz, M.T. Persik, G.H. Shelton, R.L. Ott, J.V. Kiklevich, S.N. Catlin, and P. Guttorp (1995): Behavior of hematopoietic stem cells in a large animal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 92:6, 2031-2035.