Pippa Simpson, PhD

Titles
Investigator, Children's Research Institute; professor, Pediatrics, (Quantitative Health Sciences) and Population Health, section chief, Quantitative Health Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Quantitative Health Sciences

Research interests
Biostatistics, clinical effectiveness and outcomes, genetic diseases/genomics

Study interests
Study design, genetic data analysis, missing data analysis, reliability.

Education
Master of Science, Computer Science, University of London, London, England,  1974; Doctorate, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1988.

Honors
Commonwealth undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships; University of Kentucky Fellowship.

Representative publications

• Heulitt MJ, Jones SM, Holt SJ, Thurman TL, Jo CH, Simpson PM. Repeated Measurements of Respiratory Mechanics in Developing rats Utilizing a Forced Oscillation Technique. Experimental Lung Research. 2008 Sept.; 34(7): 409-423.
• Badger TM, Ronis MJ, Wolff G, Stanley S, Ferguson M, Shankar K, Simipson P, Jo CH. Soy Protein Isolate Reduces Hepatosteatosis in yellow Avy/a Mice without Altering Coat Color Phenotype. Experimental Biology & Medicine. 2008, Oct.; 233(10): 1242-1254.
• Haribhai D, Lin W, Edwards B, Ziegelbauer J, Salzman N, Carlson MR, Li S, Simpson PM, Chatila TA, Williams BA. A Central Role of Induced Regulatory T Cells in Tolerance Induction in Experimental Colitis. The Journal of Immunology. 2009, Jan.; 182:3461-3468.
• Johnson NL, Klingbeil C, Melzer-Lange M, Humphreys C, Scanlon M, Simpson P. Evaluation of an Itimate Partner Violence Curriculum in a Pediatric Hospital. Pediatrics. 2009, Feb.; 123(2): 562-568.
• Rao R, Danduran M, Frommelt P, Ghanayem N, Berger S, Simpson P, Yan K, Hoffman G. Measurement of Regional Tissue Bed Venous Weighted Oximetric Trends During Exercise by Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Pediatric Cardiology. 2009, Feb.; 30: 465-471.
• Toni Cavanagh Johnson, Bevan Emma Huang, Pippa M. Simpson. Sibling Family Practices: Guidelines for Healthy Boundaries. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 2009, May; 18(3): 339-354.
• James L, Letzig L, Simpson P, Capparelli E, Roberts D, Hinson J, Davern T, Lee W. Pharmacokinetics of Acetaminophen Protein Adducts in Adults with Acetaminophen Overdose and Acute Liver Failure. Drug Metabolism & Disposition. 2009, May.
• Drewek R, Garber E, Stanclik S, Simpson P, Nugent M, Gershan W. The FEF25-75 and its Decline as a Predictor of Methacholine Responsiveness in Children. Journal of Asthma. 2009, May; 46(4): 375-381.

Contact
Children's Research Institute
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 955-4521
Fax: (414) 955-6331
E-mail: psimpson@mcw.edu