Assistant Professor
Core Director for Biostatistics
Center for Aging and Population Health
Dept of Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh
130 N. Bellefield Avenue, Rm 513
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Voice: 412-383-1304
Fax: 412-383-1308
Email: BoudreauR@edc.pitt.edu


Research Interests

• Physiologic, subclinical, lifestyle and behavioral factors: Associations with aging, disability and frailty.
• Longitudinal modeling and analysis of epidemiologic data.
• Quantification and statistical assessment of degree of mediation, confounding and effect modification in epidemiologic studies
• medical outcomes risk-adjustment methods
• health services research

Dr. Boudreau's research interests are particularly focused on the application and development of methods for modeling longitudinal data, in hierarchical and mixed models, in the uses of administrative claims data for epidemiological and medical research and in the discovery and clear presentation of patterns through visualization of multi-dimensional data

Research Support

• Co-Principal Investigator
  • "Cardio 4 Life" Pilot Cardiovascular Disease Study (2003-2004), Hampton Roads Health Coalition
  • Estradiol, Cytokines & Bone Turnover-Effects on Fracture (2005-2008), NIH/NIAMS (PI: Jane Cauley)
• Co-Investigator
  • The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study [Health ABC] - Field Center (1996-2009), NIH/NIA (PI: Anne Newman)
  • Longitudinal Impact of CNS Polypharmacy on Geriatric Syndromes (2006-2009), NIH/NIA (PI:Joseph Hanlon)
  • Peripheral nerve function decline in an aged cohort (2007-11), NIH/NIA (PI: Elsa Strotmeyer)
  • Risk factors and non-motor features of Parkinson disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study (2008-10), University of Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (PI: Samay Jain)
  • Brain anatomical correlates of mobility control in the oldest old (2007-2012), NIA/NINDS (PI: Caterina Rosano)
  • PITT-Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (2007-2012), NIA/NIAMS (PI: Kent Kwoh). My role: Co-Director of Methodology Core

Education & Training

• Fairfield University – B.S. Mathematics, 1973
• University of Pittsburgh – Ph.D. Statistics, 1986

Selected Publications

Boudreau RM, Hanlon JT, Roumani YF, Studenski SA, Ruby CM, Wright RM, Hilmer SN, Shorr RI, Bauer DC, Simonsick EM, Newman AB. Central nervous system medication use and mobility limitation in community elders: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Drug Safety and Pharmacoepi 2009 (in press)

Hanlon JT, Boudreau RM, Roumani YF, Newman AB, Ruby CM, Wright RM, Hilmer SN, Shorr RI, Bauer DC, Simonsick EM, Studenski SA. Number and Dosage of Central Nervous System Medications on Recurrent Falls in Community Elders: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Gerontol Med Sci 2009; 64A(4):492-498.

Thompson RL, Boudreau R, Hannon M, Newman A, Chu C, Jansen M, Nevitt M, Kwoh CK. The Knee Pain Map: Reliability Of A Method To Identify Knee Pain Location And Pattern. Arth. Care & Res. 2009; 61(6):725-731

Wright RM, Roumani YF, Boudreau R, Newman AB, Ruby CM, Studenski SA, Shorr RI, Bauer DC, Simonsick EM, Hilmer SN, Hanlon JT. Effect of Central Nervous System Medication Use on Decline in Cognition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009:57:243-250.

Spalding SJ, Kwoh CK, Boudreau R, Enama J, Lunich J, Huber D, Denes L, Hirsch R. Three-Dimensional and Thermal Surface Imaging Produces Reliable Measures of Joint Shape and Temperature: A potential tool for quantifying arthritis. Arthritis Research and Therapy 2008; 10(1): R10.

Newman AB, Boudreau RM, Naydeck BL, Fried LF, Harris TB.A Physiologic Index of Comorbidity: Relationship to Mortality and Disability. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008. ;63A:M603-609.

Sutton-Tyrrell K, Venkitachalam L, Kanaya AM, Boudreau R, Harris T, Thompson T, Mackey RH, Visser M, Vaidean GD, Newman AB. Relationship of Ankle Blood Pressures to Cardiovascular Events in Older Adults. Stroke. 2008;39:863-869.

Fried LF, Boudreau R, Lee JS, Chertow G, Kurella M, Shlipak MG, Ding J, Sellmeyer D, Tylavsky FA, Simsonick E, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB, Newman AB. Kidney Function as a Predictor of Loss of Lean Mass in Older Adults: Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55:1578-1584.

Newman AB, Naydeck BL, Ives DG, Boudreau RM, Sutton-Tyrrell K, O'Leary DH, Kuller LH. Coronary Artery Calcium, Carotid Artery Wall Thickness and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults 70 to 99 Years Old. American Journal of Cardiology. 2008;101(2):186-192.

Inzitari M, Newman AB, Yaffe K, Boudreau RM, de Rekeneire N, Shorr R, Harris TB, Rosano C. Gait Speed Predicts Decline in Attention and Psychomotor Speed in Older Adults: The Health Aging and Body Composition Study. Neuroepidemiology 2007;29:156-162.

Goldman SE, Stone KL, Ancoli-Israel S, Blackwell T, Ewing SK, Boudreau RM, Cauley JA, Hall M, Matthews KA, Newman AB. Poor Sleep is associated with poorer physical performance and greater functional limitations in older women. Sleep 2007;30(10):1317-1324.

Park SW, Goodpaster B, Strotmeyer E, Kuller L, Boudreau R, Kammerer C, de Rekeneire N, Harris T, Schwartz A, Tylavsky F, Cho Y-w, Newman AB. Accelerated Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: The Health, Aging and Body Compostion Study. Diabetes Care 2007 30:1507-12.

Miyamae T, Marinov AD, Sowders D, Wilson DC, Devlin J, Boudreau R, Robbins P, Hirsch R. Follistatin-Like Protein-1 Is a Novel Proinflammatory Molecule. The Journal of Immunology 2006; 177:4758-62.

Newman AB, Simonsick EM, Naydeck BL, Boudreau RM, Kritchevsky SB, Nevitt MC, Pahor M, Satterfield S, Brach JS, Studenski SA, Harris TB. Association of Long Distance Corridor Walk Performance with Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, Mobility Limitation, and Disability. JAMA 2006;295:2018-2026.

Pettee KK, Brach JS, Kriska AM, Boudreau RM, Richardson C, Colbert LH, Satterfield S, Visser M, Rubin S, Harris T, Ayonayon HN, Newman AB. Influence of Marital Status on Physical Activity Levels Among Older Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2006;38(3):541-546.

Sutton-Tyrrell K, Najjar SS, Boudreau RM, Venkitachalam L., Kupelian V, Simonsick EM, Havlik R, Lakatta E, Spurgeon H, Kritchevsky S, Pahor M, Bauer D, Newman A. Elevated aPWV, a Marker of Arterial Stiffness, Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Well-Functioning. Circulation. 2005;111:3384-3390.

Boudreau RM, McNally C, Rensing EM, Campbell MK. Improving the Timeliness of Written Patient Notification of Mammography Results By Mammography Centers. The Breast Journal 2004;10(1):10-19.

Elward KS, Penberthy LT, Bear HD, Sieburg DM, Boudreau RM, Cook SC. Collaborative Initiatives in the Care of Early Stage Breast Cancer: Reduction in Variation of Breast-Conserving Therapy. The Breast Journal 2000;6(2):108-114.

Cook SC, Canglialose CB, Sieburg DM, Kieszak SM, Boudreau RM, Hoffman LH, Elward KS, Ballard DJ. Red Blood Cell Transfusions for Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Opportunity to Improve Quality of Care and Documentation. Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care 1999;7:5-16.

Elward KS, Penberthy LT, Bear H, Swartz D, Boudreau RM, Cook SS. Variation in the Use of Breast-Conserving Therapy for Medicare Beneficiaries in Virginia: Clinical, Geographic and Hospital Characteristics. Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care 1998;6:63-69.

Boudreau RM, Rao CR. Graphical Representation of Blood Group Data of Human Populations. Journal of Quantitative Anthropology 1995;5:191-214.

Bernardi L, MD, Uretsky BR, MD, Reddy PS, MD, Boudreau RM. Modeling the Isovolumic Relaxation Period. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 1985;11:255-268.

Rao CR, Boudreau RM. Prediction of Future Observations in a Factor Analytic Growth Model, in the book MultivariateAnalysis VI: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Multivariate Analysis (1985), ed. P. R. Krishnaiah, North Holland pp 449-466 (invited paper).

Rao CR, Boudreau RM. Diversity and Cluster Analyses of Blood Group Data on Some Human Populations, in the book Human Population Genetics: The Pittsburgh Symposium (1984), ed. Aravinda Chakravarti, Van Nostrand Reinhold pp 331-362 (invited paper).