3 papers
stat.AP2025
A Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Top-Down Framework for Estimating Opioid Use Disorder Risk Under Data Sparsity
Emily N Peterson, Alex Edwards, Martha Wetzel +3
County-level estimates of opioid use disorder (OUD) are essential for understanding the influence of local economic and social conditions. They provide policymakers with the granul…
math.ST2025
The Hidden Toll of COVID-19 on Opioid Mortality in Georgia: A Bayesian Excess Opioid Mortality Analysis
Cyen J. Peterkin, Lance A. Waller, Emily N. Peterson
COVID-19 has had a large scale negative impact on the health of opioid users exacerbating the health of an already vulnerable population. Critical information on the total impact o…
stat.ME2023
A Bayesian Spatial Berkson error approach to estimate small area opioid mortality rates accounting for population-at-risk uncertainty
Emily N Peterson, Rachel C. Nethery, Jarvis T. Chen +4
Monitoring small-area geographical population trends in opioid mortality has large scale implications to informing preventative resource allocation. A common approach to obtain sma…