Jane Oppenlander

Biography

Jane Oppenlander is associate professor and chair of Bioethics in the Lewis School of Health Sciences at Clarkson University where she teaches statistics, epidemiology, and research methods.  Prior to joining the Lewis School, she served as an assistant professor for Clarkson’s David D. Reh School of Business. Jane has over 35 years of experience applying statistical methods and operations research in the energy industry and is a certified six sigma master black belt. Jane has consulted and published in the fields of quality improvement in health care, nursing research, educational assessment and pedagogy, and transportation engineering.  Her current research interests include statistics education, adult learning, nursing research, and statistical applications in health care. Jane co-authored a business statistics textbook and two casebooks on data analysis and quality improvement in health care. She received her Ph.D. in Administrative and Engineering Systems from Union College and an M.S. in statistics, a B.A. in mathematics, and a B.S. in education, all from the University of Vermont.

Education Background

Ph.D. - 1986 Union College
Statistics M.S. - 1979 University of Vermont
Education B.S. - 1979 University of Vermont
Mathematics B.A. - 1979 University of Vermont

Courses Taught

• IS647 - Statistical Methods for Data Analytics
• HC602 - Advanced Statistics and Data Visualization
• HC680 - Health Policy and Managerial Epidemiology

Service

Capital District Nursing Research Alliance, Research Committee,  Saratoga Medical Reserve Corps, Colonie Town Band, and Music Director.

Research Interests

Statistics, Operations Research, Quantitative Methods, and Research Methods.

Awards

• Best Paper Award, Statistical Education Section, Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, August 2010. 
• Hahn, G.J., N. Doganaksoy, R. Lewis, J.E. Oppenlander, and J. Schmee, “Numbers in Everyday Life: A Short Course for Adults,” Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, August 2010.

Patents

• Brudnoy, D.M., J.E. Oppenlander, and A.J. Levy, "Automated Detection and Location of Indications in Eddy Current Signals," US Patent 6,115,674, September 5, 2000.
• Oppenlander, J.E., K.C. Loomis, D.M. Brudnoy, and A.J. Levy, "Automated Feature Detection and Identification in Digital Point-ordered Signals," US Patent 5,737,445, April 7, 1998, Japanese Patent 8,292174, November 5, 1996, French Patent 2,733,337, October 25, 1996. Canadian Patent 2,174,491.
• Levy, A.J., J.E. Oppenlander, D.M. Brudnoy, J.M. Englund, and K.C. Loomis, "Expert System for Analyzing Eddy Current Measurements," US Patent 5,339,256, August 16, 1994.

Publications

• Snyder, C., J. DeJoy, and J. Oppenlander, "Mapping the Transformative Journey of Graduate Students," Higher Education Teaching and Learning Review, Vol. 7, December, 2017.
• Oppenlander, J.E., and P.A. Schaffer, Data Management and Analysis Using JMP: Health Care Case Studies, SAS Press, October 2017.
• Miller, M. R., R.J., Alexander, V.A. Arbige, R.F. Dell, S.R. Kremer, B.P. McClune, J.E. Oppenlander, J. P. Tomlin, "Optimal Allocation of Students to Naval Nuclear-Power Training Units," Interfaces, July-August, 2017.
• Snyder, C., D. Besozzi, L. Paska, and J. Oppenlander, "Is Flipping Worth the Fuss: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Screencasting in the Social Studies Classroom," American Secondary Education, Fall 2016.
• Bliss, S.E., J.E. Oppenlander, J.M. Dahlke, G.J. Meyer, E.M. Williford, R.C. Macauley, "Measuring Quality in Ethics Consultation," Journal of Clinical Ethics, Summer 2016.
• Schmee, J. and J.E. Oppenlander, JMP Means Business: Statistical Models for Management, SAS Press, 2010.
• Hahn, G.J., N. Doganaksoy, R. Lewis, J.E. Oppenlander, and J. Schmee, "Numbers in Everyday Life: A Short Course for Adults," AmStat News, American Statistical Association, February 2009.
• Oppenlander, J.C. and J.E. Oppenlander, Simulation of Left-turn Storage Lengths without Separate Signal Phase" ITE Journal, Institute of Transportation Engineers, May 2002.