Faculty - Science and Humanities

Gail received a BA and MS in Biometrics from the University of Minnesota and a PhD from the University of North Carolina. After graduation she spent three years working at Quintiles, Inc., a contract research organization that helps biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies get their newly designed drugs approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). She spent a year at West Virginia University, Department of Statistics, then three years at the Duke Clinical Research Institute teaching and consulting and then six years at the University of North Carolina in the Department of Biostatistics. In 2005, Gail joined the faculty at Husson. In addition to teaching, she serves as a consultant for students and faculty at Husson who need help designing, conducting and/or analyzing their research projects. Gail is married with four children, and loves to water ski, swim, hike and play soccer.

I encourage students to be active learners. Ask questions in class, come by and visit me in my office, and/or discuss class materials with other students. Find examples of what you are learning in the classroom, outside of the classroom. To succeed in college, learning must take place inside and outside the classroom.

Gail Tudor

Gail has been consulting with health professionals for over 20 years. Her expertise is in clinical trials, categorical data analysis and online instruction. She currently consults with medical professionals and faculty from the University of New England, University of Maine, University of North Carolina and Eastern Maine Medical Center on a regular basis. Gail has successfully collaborated with 12 different principal investigators on 15 grants over the last 20 years. As a public health professional she is particularly interested in research that concentrates on affordable ways to get a large amount of individuals to change their behavior in a positive way. Studying the relationship between providers and patients is an effective way to do this as patients with chronic disease visit their health care provider regularly and the provider can use these visits to educate their patients.

Sample of Refereed articles (published)

* Sleath, BL, Carpenter, DM, Slota C, Williams, DM, Tudor, G, Yeatts, K, , Davis, S and
Ayala GX (2012). Communication during pediatric asthma visits and self-reported asthma
medication adherence, Pediatrics, In print.

* Sleath B, Ayala GX, Williams D, Davis S, Yeatts K , Tudor G, Washington D, and
Gillete C (2011). Caregiver rating of provider participatory decision-making style and caregiver
and child satisfaction with pediatric asthma visits. Patient Education and Counseling. Vol. 85,
Issue 2, pp 286-289.

* Murphy, L, Helmick, CG, Schwartz, T, Renner, JB, Tudor G, Koch G, Dragomir A,
Kalsbeek WD, Luta G, Jordan JM (2010). One in four people may develop symptomatic hip
osteoarthritis in their lifetime. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. Vol 18 (11), pp. 1372-1379.

* Sleath B, Ayala GX, Davis S, Williams D, Tudor G, Yeatts K, Washington D, Gillete
C (2010). Child- and caregiver-reported problems and concerns in using asthma medications. J
Asthma. 47(6): 633-8.

* Beard AJ, Sleath B, Blalock SJ, Roth M, Weinberger M, Tudor G, and Chewning B.
(2010). Predictors of rheumatoid arthritis Patient-physician communication about medication
costs during visits to rheumatologists. Arthritic Care and Research, Vol. 62. No. 5, pp 632-639.

* Sleath, BL, Krishnadas, R, Cho, M., Robin, AL, Mehta, R., Covert, D., Tudor, G.
(2009) Patient-reported barriers to glaucoma medication access, use, and adherence in southern
India Indian J Ophthalmol: 57:69-74

* Sleath B, Chewning B, Devellis B, Weinberger M, Devellis R, Tudor G and Beard A.
(2008). Communication about depression during rheumatoid arthritis patient visits. Arthritis
Care & Research. Vol 59, Issue 2, pp 186-191

* Nusbaum MRH, Frasier PY, Rojas F, Trotter K, and Tudor G. (2008). Sexual
Orientation and Sexual Health Care Needs: A Comparison of Women Beneficiaries in Outpatient
Military Health Care Settings. Journal of Homosexuality, 54(3): 259–276.

* Tudor, GE. (2006). Teaching Introductory Statistics Online – Satisfying the Students.
Journal of Statistics Education Volume 14, Number 3, www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v14n3/
tudor.html.

* Potthoff, RF, Tudor, GE, Pieper, KS, and Hasselblad, V. (2006). Is it safe to assume
MAR for missing data in medical studies? Statistics in Medical Research. Vol. 15: 213-214

* Tudor GE and Koch GG (2000). Statistical methods for crossover designs in bioenvironmental
and public health studies. Handbook of Statistics, Vol. 18: Bio-Environmental and Public Health
Statistics, pp. 571-614.