Background
Roberson, Paula Karen was born on November 26, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Joseph Paul and Venita Rose (Adams) Roberson.
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Paula Karen Roberson
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Bachelor of Science, Southern Methodist U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1979.
Career
Chief biostatis. & data processing group, Health Effects Research Laboratory, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, 1979-1981;
assistant member biostatis., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 1982-1993;
vice chair biostatis. and information systems, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 1986-1991;
associate professor pediatrics, U. Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, since 1993;
director biometry, U. Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, since 1997;
director biostatistics, Arkansas Cancer Research Center, since 1995. Visiting faculty U. Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 1992-1993. Consultant in field; mem.NIH study section, 1994-1998.
Member of advisory board maternal-fetal medicine research network National Institute Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health, since 1997.
Membership
Clerk of session Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Memphis, 1987, 91. Session member First Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, 1995-1997, clerk, 1997. Member worshipcom. Presbytery of Arkansas, since 1998.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (section committee, statistics section 1995-1999), APHA, American Statistical Association(county of chapters, secretary-treasurer 1991-1996, commission on membership since 1992, chair county of chapters 1998, president Center Arkansas chapter 1995-1996, commission on nominations since 1999), Society for Clinical Trials, American Society Clinical Oncology, Southern Society Pediat. Research, Biometric Society (regional advisory board 1984-1986, 91-93).
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1 child, Elizabeth Lourdes.
