CCHSA - Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture

Chandima Karunanayake

Chandima Karunanayake, BSc, MSc, PhD, P.Stat.

Professional Research Associate
Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA)
University of Saskatchewan
103 Hospital Drive
P.O. Box 120, R. U. H.
Saskatoon, SK Canada S7N 0W8

Telephone: (306) 966- 1647
Facsimile: (306) 966-8799
E-mail: cpk646@mail.usask.ca
Personal website: http://homepage.usask.ca/~cpk646/homepage.html

Degrees:

2007	Ph.D., Statistics	University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
2002	M.Sc., Biostatistics	Center for Statistics, Limburgs University, Belgium
2001	M.Sc., Applied statistics	Center for Statistics, Limburgs University, Belgium
2000	M.Sc., Applied statistics	Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
1997	B.Sc., Statistics,	University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Professional Roles :

Member of NET Data Team
Member of ICAARE Research Team

Areas of Interest:

Multivariate Poisson Hidden Markov Models/Multivariate Data analysis
Applied Linear Models
Hidden Markov Models
Statistical Modeling of Longitudinal Data
Missing Observations in Longitudinal Studies

Specific Research Related to the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture:

Project 1:

Mental health of NPHS participants who reported respiratory diseases, Mental health of rural seniors, Mental health of immigrant women.
Duties: Longitudinal statistical analysis and missing data analysis of the Canadian National Population Health Survey

Project 2:

SKY RDC Project: Title- Investigation of Longitudinal Patterns of Changes in Mental Health of Immigrant Women: Comparison of Missing Data Approaches in Longitudinal Data Analysis. 2008-2010.

Project 3:

Exposure to Radon and Lung Cancer
Duties: Statistical analysis and GIS mapping

Project 4:

Cross-Canada Study of Pesticides and Health, Ethnicity, Occupations and Cancer (Soft tissue Sarcoma, Hodgkin’s Disease, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma)
Duties: Statistical analysis and preparing manuscripts.

Project 5:

(i) Care of Rural Elderly with Dementia in Special Care Units vs. Integrated Facilities and (ii) Strategies to Improve the Care of Persons with Dementia in Rural and Remote Areas
Duties: Member of NET Data Team.

Project 6:

A comprehensive longitudinal epidemiological study of childhood rheumatic diseases in Saskatchewan.
Duties: Data Analysis.

Project 7:

Endotoxin and Lung: The Humboldt Study
Duties: Statistical analysis and preparing manuscripts.

Project 8:

Lower Respiratory Infection and its Association with Vitamin D Insufficiency in Saskatchewan Children.
Duties: Statistical analysis

Project 9:

Saskatchewan Rural Health Study-Team Member

Publications:

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Other Skills and Interests:

Computer Skills

Chandima has the experience and sound knowledge to work on the following software packages

Statistical Packages:

SAS, SPSS, MINITAB, EPI-INFO, S-PLUS, R, SUDAAN (SAS callable)

Other:

MICROSOFT EXCEL, MS WORD, POWER POINT.

Training:

Workshop on Introduction to ArcGIS conducted by Information Technology Services, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics, conducted by Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Workshop on Applied Statistical Genetics for Population-Based Association Studies, Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, DC, USA.