Katherine (Kat) Hoffman

I am a biostatistician who is passionate about meaningful and reproducible medical research. In addition to my research collaborations, I enjoy creating educational materials about statistics, programming, and career-related topics.

Education:
M.S. Biostatistics | University of Michigan | 2018
B.S. Biochemistry | University of Detroit Mercy | 2015

Experience:
Columbia University Medical Center | 2022-present
Weill Cornell Medicine | 2018-2022

Featured blog posts

Statistics

• An Introduction to Modified Treatment Policies
• Building Statistical Intuition For Optimal Treatment Rules
• Illustrated Guide to Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation (TMLE)

Programming

• Treatment Timelines for Multiple Variables with {ggplot2}
• Annotated Effect Size Plots with {ggplot2}
• Customizable Correlation Plots in R

Career

• A Day in the Life of a Biostatistician
• Stats on Drugs: An Interview with a Pharmaceutical CRO Biostatistician
• On the Sidelines: NYC’s COVID-19 Surge through the eyes of a pulmonary and critical care team’s biostatistician