Dr. Elizabeth Sweeney

Dr. Elizabeth Sweeney completed her PhD in Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, under the mentorship of Dr. Ciprian Crainiceanu and Dr. Russell Shinohara. Her doctoral research significantly advanced neuroimaging data analysis, resulting in multiple publications, presentations, and patents. Elizabeth's interest in neuroimaging began during a traineeship at the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke, where she researched image analysis in multiple sclerosis. Passionate about research and teaching, she has co-taught various tutorials on neuroimaging data analysis and led an introductory biostatistics course for MPH students at the American University of Armenia. Currently, as a Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice University, she focuses on developing neuroimaging, epidemiological, and genetic biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease under the guidance of Dr. Genevera Allen and Dr. Joshua Shulman.