Tavakoli, Abbas S

Clinical Professor

Dr. Tavakoli has been involved with many research projects and manuscripts during his tenure at the College. His research interests are health related topics and he has considerable experience in data management, linear modeling, logistic regression, and experimental design.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Nursing
Department
Advanced Prof Nursing Practice
Tenure Status
Non-Tenure Track

International Activity

International Activities
No
Institutional Focus Areas
Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Sciences
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
Yes (Iran)
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes (Farsi or Persian)

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
biostatistician, statistician, data management
Institutional Focus Areas
Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
linear model, categorical analysis, data management

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
08/2009 - 01/2026 Professional Activity Board Member of South Eastern SAS Group Board, 2009- present3 South Eastern SAS User Group (SESUG)

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
10/2012 Appointed Section Chair for Sout Eastern SAS user group SAS Institute
11/2012 Executive Council Member of South Eastern SAS User Group (SESUG) Board, SAS Institute
2012 Co-chair Poster section (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute
2012 Appointed Academic Conference Chair South Eastern SAS user Group (2014) Southeast SAS Users Group conference, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
10/2013 Appointed Section Chair for South Eastern SAS User Group SAS Institute
2013 Co-chair Back to Basic section (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute
2015 Co-chair Pharm and Health section (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute
2016 Co-chair E-Poster section (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute
2017 Co-chair E-poster section (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute
2018 Co-chair Statistics section (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute
2019 Appointed Academic Conference Chair South Eastern SAS User group (SESUG) 2021 South Eastern SAS User group (SESUG) 2021
2019 Co-Chair E-poster South Eastern SAS User Group (SESUG)
2020 Co-Chair E-poster South Eastern SAS User Group (SESUG)
09/2024 Co-chair Statistics section (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute
2024 Elected Vice President (South Eastern SAS User Group) SAS Institute

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2009 Award In Recognition of Support of Sponsored Award Submission USC, College of Nursing
2011 Award Winner of Poster Presentation in Southeastern SAS User Groups (SESUG SESUG 2011
2013 Award Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
2014 Award Outstanding Graduate Faculty Reward College of Nursing (2013-2014) USC, College of Nursing
2017 Award Senior Scholar Award USC, College of Nursing
2017 Award SAS poster was elected as Traveling poster to other regional and global forum SESUG 2017
2019 Award SAS Global Forum Faculty Scholarship Award SAS Institute
2010 Honor Outstanding Teacher Nomination for University 101 Course UNIV 101
2014 Honor Outstanding Teacher Nomination for University 101 Course UNIV 101
2015 Honor Outstanding Teacher Nomination for University 101 Course UNIV 101
2016 Honor Outstanding Teacher Nomination for University 101 Course UNIV 101
2018 Honor Outstanding Teacher Nomination for University 101 Course UNIV 101
2019 Honor Outstanding Teacher Nomination for University 101 Course
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