Elizabeth Turner, PhD

Durham, North Carolina

Associate Professor, Duke University

Representing: Researchers
Term Ends August 2024

Elizabeth Turner, an Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Global Health at Duke University, leads the Research Design and Analysis Core at the Duke Global Health Institute. Over the past decade, Turner has led the design and analysis of more than 15 global trials, including both pragmatic and implementation trial designs.

Turner has studied multiple conditions including mental health, cardiovascular disease, and infectious diseases. A common theme across these studies is the use of patient-centered outcomes. Her methodological research focuses on statistical issues in the design and analysis of clustered randomized trials, including stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials.

Turner received a PhD in Statistics from McGill University in 2007, followed by a research fellowship at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, prior to joining the faculty at Duke University in 2012. Turner is a member of the Royal Statistical Society and of the Society of Clinical Trials, has served as a grant reviewer for both the NIH and the UK Medical Research Council, and has served on the data monitoring committee of several trials.

Turner is dedicated to translating complex statistical concepts to a broader audience and to partnering with collaborators and research stakeholders to undertake the most relevant research possible.