Brian N. White

Research

Scalable Inference for Spatial Extremes

Forecasting coastal flood extremes by integrating observations with climate model output via scalable Gaussian processes.

Dissertation in progress

Opioid Epidemic Surveillance

Bayesian spatiotemporal models for county-level opioid misuse prevalence across NC, OH, WA, and NY.

Clinical Research

Collaborating with clinical investigators across departments including general surgery, pediatrics, gerontology, and gastroenterology. Statistician on the NIH LEAP trial.

Publications

2026

Young, Rives, Gudzune, Jaeger, Simmons, White, et al. The long-term effectiveness of the anti-obesity medication phentermine (LEAP) trial: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics. Contemporary Clinical Trials.

Jeong, Edmunds, McCollum, White, Clayton. Lower mean nocturnal baseline impedance in erosive reflux disease, Barrett's Esophagus, and elevated body mass index compared to nonerosive reflux disease. Diseases of the Esophagus.

2025

Kline, White, Lancaster, et al. Estimating prevalence of opioid misuse in North Carolina counties from 2016-2021: An integrated abundance model approach. Epidemiology.

Lippert, Callahan, White, et al. Hospitalist and "SNFist" Clinician Perspectives on Frailty Assessment of Rehab Patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Semelka, White, Callahan, Pajewski. The Association of Frailty With Post-Hospital Discharge Location and Health Outcomes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Heeren, Ruddiman, Simmons, White, et al. Application of the Lancet Commission Criteria for the Diagnosis of Obesity to a Clinical Trials Population: The LEAP Trial. Obesity.

Krakovski, Madigan, Cecil, White, et al. Patient Factors Contributing to Wireless pH Monitoring Intolerance. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.

Brown, White, Hanchate, et al. Short Term Health Outcomes of the Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire on the Surrounding Community. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.

2024

Estadt, White, Ricks, et al. The impact of fentanyl on state- and county-level psychostimulant and cocaine overdose death rates by race in Ohio from 2010 to 2020: a time series and spatiotemporal analysis. Harm Reduction Journal.

Khanna, Banga, Rigdon, White, et al. Role of continuous pulse oximetry and capnography monitoring in the prevention of postoperative respiratory failure, postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression and adverse outcomes on hospital wards: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.

Kipp, Vesely, Lance, White, et al. Age influence on total ankle arthroplasty outcomes: a systematic review. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Vesely, Kipp, Lance, White, et al. BMI influence on total ankle arthroplasty outcomes: A systematic review. Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases.

Fabian, Adkins, White, et al. Temporal trends in BAHA softband wear time among pediatric patients. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.