Ph.D. in Biometrics and Statistics
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
MSc in Biometrics and Statistics
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Bachelor’s degree in Market Research
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
TRAINEESHIP
Visiting Scholar
Center for the Study of Wealth and Inequality, ISERP, Columbia University
Research Fellow
STICERD, London School of Economics
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist
Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Associate Research Scientist
Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Associate Research Scientist
General Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC)
Senior Staff Associate
General Pediatrics, CUMC
Senior Staff Associate
Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Visiting Associate Research Scientist
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Division of General Pediatrics Statistical Consulting Core, CUMC
Biostatistician. Provided statistical support to writing grants, research and evaluation design and planning analyses to other researchers of the division.
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University
Biostatistician/Researcher. Conduct impact evaluation of the WIC in the NY state in awareness and prevention of overweight and obesity. Perform multilevel and longitudinal data analysis.
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson
Mobile Health Research, Columbia University Medical Center
Co-Investigator/Biostatistician. I have participated in the design, implementation and evaluation of 4 randomized controlled trials to study the effectiveness of text message as reminder/recalls to improve vaccination rates in the pediatric population ( Kharbanda and Stockwell, PIs) and the effectiveness of daily educational text messages to improve oral contraceptive continuation in young women (Castano, PI).
Funders: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), CDC, Affinity Plan
London School of Economics and A&R, Inland Revenue, UK
Statistician/Reseacher. Study of the Drivers of the Corporate Tax in UK, under supervision of professor Frank Cowell (LSE) and Colin Yeend (RP A&R, Inland Revenue).
Funder: Inland Revenue, UK
PEER-REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Journal reviewer for the American Journal of Public Health
Journal reviewer for Pediatrics
ORIGINAL, SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
(Additional articles available upon request)
- Stockwell MS, Kharbanda EO, Andres R, Vargas CY, Vawdrey DK, Camargo S. Effect of a Text Messaging Intervention on Influenza Vaccination in an Urban, Low-Income Pediatric and Adolescent Population. JAMA. 2012;307(16):1702-1708.
- Castaño PM, Bynum JY, Andrés R, Lara M, Westhoff C.. Effect of Daily Text Messages on Oral Contraceptive Continuation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology. Vol 119. No. 1, Jan 2012.
- Stockwell, MS, Kharbanda EO, Andres R, Lara M Vawdrey D, Karthik N, Vaughn R. 2012. Text4Health: Impact of Text Message Reminder-Recalls for Pediatric and Adolescent Immunizations. AJPH. 102, No. 2, pp. e15-e21.
- Kharbanda EO, Stockwell MS, Andres R, Lara M, Fox H, Rickert, V. Text Message Reminders to Promote Human Papillomavirus Vaccination. Vaccine 2011 Mar 21;29(14):2537-41.
- Getaneh A, Andres R, Brillon D, Findley S. 2010. A1c Criterion for Diabetes Diagnosis among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Populations. Endocr Pract. 2010 Sep 14:1-21.
- Stockwell MS, Findley SE, Irigoyen M, Martinez RA, Sonnett M. Change in parental reasons for use of an urban pediatric emergency department in the past decade. Pediatr Emerg Care. Mar 2010;26(3):181-185.
- Raquel Andres & Samuel Calonge, 2005. “Inference on Income Inequality and Tax Progressivity Indices: U-Statistics and Bootstrap Methods”, Working Papers 09, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality