Catherine Crespi, Ph.D.

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Work Titles
UCLA Associate Professor In-Residence, Biostatistics
Education:
Degrees:
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1991
A.B., Harvard University, 1982 - 1986

Contact Information:

Work Email Address:

ccrespi@ucla.edu


Website:

Home Page
Pubmed Publications

Fax Number:

(310) 206-3566

Work Phone Number:

(310) 206-9364

Mailing Address:

A2-125 CHS
UCLA Division of Cancer Prevention & Control Research
UCLA School of Public Health
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
650 Charles Young Drive South
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Office Address:

Department of Biostatistics
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Detailed Biography:

Dr. Crespi's primary office is in the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, where she is involved in the design and analysis of cancer intervention and prevention trials and surveys and other health studies. Her statistical research interests include the analysis of recurrent events data, group-randomized trials, hidden Markov Models, and Bayesian methods.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Crespi Catherine M, Ganz Patricia A, Petersen Laura, Smith Sophia K   A procedure for obtaining impact of cancer version 2 scores using version 1 responses Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2013; 22(1): 103-9.
Oerlemans Simone, Smith Sophia K, Crespi Catherine M, Zimmerman Sheryl, van de Poll-Franse Lonneke V, Ganz Patricia A   Assessing the impact of cancer among Dutch non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors compared with their American counterparts: a cross-national study Psycho-oncology, 2013; 22(6): 1258-65.
Bostean Georgiana, Crespi Catherine M, McCarthy William J   Associations among family history of cancer, cancer screening and lifestyle behaviors: a population-based study Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2013; 22(6): .
Bostean Georgiana, Roberts Christian K, Crespi Catherine M, Prelip Michael, Peters Anne, Belin Thomas R, McCarthy William J   Cardiovascular health: associations with race-ethnicity, nativity, and education in a diverse, population-based sample of Californians Annals of epidemiology, 2013; 22(6): .
Vinceti Marco, Solovyev Nikolay, Mandrioli Jessica, Crespi Catherine M, Bonvicini Francesca, Arcolin Elisa, Georgoulopoulou Eleni, Michalke Bernhard   Cerebrospinal fluid of newly diagnosed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients exhibits abnormal levels of selenium species including elevated selenite Neurotoxicology, 2013; 22(6): .
Ryu So Yeon, Crespi Catherine M, Maxwell Annette E   Colorectal cancer among Koreans living in South Korea versus California: incidence, mortality, and screening rates Ethnicity & health, 2013; 22(6): .
Jeon Christie Y, Roberts Christian K, Crespi Catherine M, Zhang Zuo-Feng   Elevated liver enzymes in individuals with undiagnosed diabetes in the U.S Journal of diabetes and its complications, 2013; 22(6): .
Vinceti Marco, Malagoli Carlotta, Iacuzio Laura, Crespi Catherine M, Sieri Sabina, Krogh Vittorio, Marmiroli Sandra, Pellacani Giovanni, Venturelli Elisabetta   Serum Fatty acids and risk of cutaneous melanoma: a population-based case-control study Dermatology research and practice, 2013; 2013(1): 659394.
Vinceti Marco, Crespi Catherine M, Bonvicini Francesca, Malagoli Carlotta, Ferrante Margherita, Marmiroli Sandra, Stranges Saverio   The need for a reassessment of the safe upper limit of selenium in drinking water The Science of the total environment, 2013; 443(1): 633-42.
Ryu So Yeon, Crespi Catherine M, Maxwell Annette E   A Bi-National Comparative Study of Health Behaviors of Koreans in South Korea and Korean Americans in California Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health, 2012; 33(5): .
Vinceti Marco, Crespi Catherine M, Malagoli Carlotta, Bottecchi Ilaria, Ferrari Angela, Sieri Sabina, Krogh Vittorio, Alber Dorothea, Bergomi Margherita, Seidenari Stefania, Pellacani Giovanni   A case-control study of the risk of cutaneous melanoma associated with three selenium exposure indicators Tumori, 2012; 98(3): 287-95.
Siddique Juned, Harel Ofer, Crespi Catherine M   Addressing Missing Data Mechanism Uncertainty using Multiple-Model Multiple Imputation: Application to a Longitudinal Clinical Trial The annals of applied statistics, 2012; 6(4): 1814-1837.
Streja Leanne, Crespi Catherine M, Bastani Roshan, Wong Glenn C, Jones Craig A, Bernert John T, Tashkin Donald, Hammond S Katharine, Berman Barbara A   Can a Minimal Intervention Reduce Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Children with Asthma from Low Income Minority Families? Results of a Randomized Trial Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health, 2012; 14(5): .
Wu Sheng, Crespi Catherine M, Wong Weng Kee   Comparison of methods for estimating the intraclass correlation coefficient for binary responses in cancer prevention cluster randomized trials Contemporary clinical trials, 2012; 33(5): 869-80.
Maxwell Annette E, Danao Leda L, Cayetano Reggie T, Crespi Catherine M, Bastani Roshan   Evaluating the training of Filipino American community health advisors to disseminate colorectal cancer screening Journal of community health, 2012; 37(6): 1218-25.
Maxwell Annette E, Crespi Catherine M, Alano Ryan E, Sudan Madhuri, Bastani Roshan   Health risk behaviors among five Asian American subgroups in California: identifying intervention priorities Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health, 2012; 14(5): 890-4.
Vinceti Marco, Rothman Kenneth J, Crespi Catherine M, Sterni Antonella, Cherubini Andrea, Guerra Luisa, Maffeis Giuseppe, Ferretti Enrica, Fabbi Sara, Teggi Sergio, Consonni Dario, De Girolamo Gianfranco, Meggiato Alessandro, Palazzi Giovanni, Paolucci Paolo, Malagoli Carlotta   Leukemia risk in children exposed to benzene and PM10 from vehicular traffic: a case-control study in an Italian population European journal of epidemiology, 2012; 27(10): 781-90.
Malagoli Carlotta, Crespi Catherine M, Rodolfi Rossella, Signorelli Carlo, Poli Maurizio, Zanichelli Paolo, Fabbi Sara, Teggi Sergio, Garavelli Livia, Astolfi Gianni, Calzolari Elisa, Lucenti Carlo, Vinceti Marco   Maternal exposure to magnetic fields from high-voltage power lines and the risk of birth defects Bioelectromagnetics, 2012; 33(5): 405-9.
Crespi Catherine M, Alfonso Vivian H, Whaley Shannon E, Wang May C   Validity of child anthropometric measurements in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Pediatric research, 2012; 71(3): 286-92.
Crespi Catherine M, Wong Weng Kee, Wu Sheng   A new dependence parameter approach to improve the design of cluster randomized trials with binary outcomes Clinical trials (London, England), 2011; 8(6): 687-98.
Mistry Ritesh, McCarthy William J, de Vogli Roberto, Crespi Catherine M, Wu Qian, Patel Minal   Adolescent smoking risk increases with wider income gaps between rich and poor Health & place, 2011; 17(1): 222-9.
Maxwell Annette E, Crespi Catherine M, Danao Leda L, Antonio Cynthia, Garcia Gabriel M, Bastani Roshan   Alternative approaches to assessing intervention effectiveness in randomized trials: application in a colorectal cancer screening study Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2011; 22(9): 1233-41.
Maxwell Annette E, Bastani Roshan, Crespi Catherine M, Danao Leda L, Cayetano Reggie T   Behavioral mediators of colorectal cancer screening in a randomized controlled intervention trial Preventive medicine, 2011; 52(2): 167-73.
Glenn Beth A, Herrmann Alison K, Crespi Catherine M, Mojica Cynthia M, Chang L Cindy, Maxwell Annette E, Bastani Roshan   Changes in risk perceptions in relation to self-reported colorectal cancer screening among first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer cases enrolled in a randomized trial Health psychology, 2011; 30(4): 481-91.
Crespi Catherine M, Maxwell Annette E, Wu Sheng   Cluster randomized trials of cancer screening interventions: are appropriate statistical methods being used? Contemporary clinical trials, 2011; 32(4): 477-84.
Berman Barbara A, Guthmann Debra S, Crespi Catherine M, Liu Weiqing   Development and testing of an antitobacco school-based curriculum for deaf and hard of hearing youth American annals of the deaf, 2011; 155(5): 592-604.
Casillas Jacqueline, Syrjala Karen L, Ganz Patricia A, Hammond Emy, Marcus Alfred C, Moss Kerry M, Crespi Catherine M, Lu Peiyun, McCabe Mary S, Ford Jennifer S, Jacobs Linda A, Pucci Donna, Palmer Steven C, Termuhlen Amanda M, Diller Lisa, Campbell Marci, Jones Barbara, Friedman Debra L   How confident are young adult cancer survivors in managing their survivorship care? A report from the LIVESTRONG™ Survivorship Center of Excellence Network Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2011; 5(4): 371-81.
Vinceti Marco, Malagoli Carlotta, Fiorentini Chiara, Longo Caterina, Crespi Catherine M, Albertini Giuseppe, Ricci Cinzia, Lanzoni Anna, Reggiani Maurizio, Virgili Annarosa, Osti Federica, Lombardi Mara, Santini Marcello, Fanti Pier Alessandro, Dika Emi, Sieri Sabina, Krogh Vittorio, Seidenari Stefania, Pellacani Giovanni   Inverse association between dietary vitamin D and risk of cutaneous melanoma in a northern Italy population Nutrition and cancer, 2011; 63(4): 506-13.
Palaniappan Latha P, Maxwell Annette E, Crespi Catherine M, Wong Eric C, Shin Jessica, Wang Elsie J   Population Colorectal Cancer Screening Estimates: Comparing Self-Report to Electronic Health Record Data in California International journal of cancer prevention, 2011; 4(1): .
Wang May C, Crespi Catherine M   The influence of childhood and adolescent environmental exposure to a westernized environment on the relation between body mass index and adiposity in young Asian American women The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2011; 93(5): 1168S-74S.
Siddique Juned, Crespi Catherine M, Gibbons Robert D, Green Bonnie L   Using latent variable modeling and multiple imputation to calibrate rater bias in diagnosis assessment Statistics in medicine, 2011; 30(2): 160-74.
Kheifets Leeka, Ahlbom A, Crespi C M, Feychting M, Johansen C, Monroe J, Murphy M F G, Oksuzyan S, Preston-Martin S, Roman E, Saito T, Savitz D, Schuz J, Simpson J, Swanson J, Tynes T, Verkasalo P, Mezei G   A pooled analysis of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and childhood brain tumors American journal of epidemiology, 2010; 172(7): 752-61.
Maxwell Annette E, Crespi Catherine M, Antonio Cynthia M, Lu Peiyun   Explaining disparities in colorectal cancer screening among five Asian ethnic groups: a population-based study in California BMC cancer, 2010; 10(11): 214.
Crespi Catherine M, Smith Sophia K, Petersen Laura, Zimmerman Sheryl, Ganz Patricia A   Measuring the impact of cancer: a comparison of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and breast cancer survivors Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2010; 4(1): 45-58.
Maxwell Annette E, Jo Angela M, Crespi Catherine M, Sudan Madhuri, Bastani Roshan   Peer navigation improves diagnostic follow-up after breast cancer screening among Korean American women: results of a randomized trial Cancer causes & control, 2010; 21(11): 1931-40.
Maxwell Annette E, Wang Judy H, Young Lucy, Crespi Catherine M, Mistry Ritesh, Sudan Madhuri, Bastani Roshan   Pilot Test of a Peer-Led Small-Group Video Intervention to Promote Mammography Screening Among Chinese American Immigrants Health promotion practice, 2010; 21(11): .
Kheifets L, Ahlbom A, Crespi C M, Draper G, Hagihara J, Lowenthal R M, Mezei G, Oksuzyan S, Schuz J, Swanson J, Tittarelli A, Vinceti M, Wunsch Filho V   Pooled analysis of recent studies on magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia British journal of cancer, 2010; 103(7): 1128-35.
Antonio Anna Liza M, Crespi Catherine M   Predictors of interobserver agreement in breast imaging using the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Breast cancer research and treatment, 2010; 120(3): 539-46.
Maxwell Annette E, Bastani Roshan, Danao Leda L, Antonio Cynthia, Garcia Gabriel M, Crespi Catherine M   Results of a community-based randomized trial to increase colorectal cancer screening among Filipino Americans American journal of public health, 2010; 100(11): 2228-34.
Smith Sophia K, Crespi Catherine M, Petersen Laura, Zimmerman Sheryl, Ganz Patricia A   The impact of cancer and quality of life for post-treatment non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors Psycho-oncology, 2010; 4(1): .
Siddique Juned, Crespi Catherine M, Gibbons Robert D, Green Bonnie L   Using latent variable modeling and multiple imputation to calibrate rater bias in diagnosis assessment Statistics in medicine, 2010; .
Rowland Julia H, Meyerowitz Beth E, Crespi Catherine M, Leedham Beth, Desmond Katherine, Belin Thomas R, Ganz Patricia A   Addressing intimacy and partner communication after breast cancer: a randomized controlled group intervention Breast cancer research and treatment, 2009; 118(1): 99-111.
Crespi Catherine M, Boscardin W John   Bayesian Model Checking for Multivariate Outcome Data Computational statistics & data analysis, 2009; 53(11): 3765-3772.
Maxwell Annette E, Crespi Catherine M   Trends in colorectal cancer screening utilization among ethnic groups in California: are we closing the gap? Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, 2009; 18(3): 752-9.
Crespi Catherine M, Wong Weng Kee, Mishra Shiraz I   Using second-order generalized estimating equations to model heterogeneous intraclass correlation in cluster-randomized trials Statistics in medicine, 2009; 28(5): 814-27.
Holland Gary N, Crespi Catherine M, ten Dam-van Loon Ninette, Charonis Alexander C, Yu Fei, Bosch-Driessen Lotje H, Rothova Aniki   Analysis of recurrence patterns associated with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis American journal of ophthalmology, 2008; 145(6): 1007-1013.
Maxwell Annette E, Danao Leda L, Crespi Catherine M, Antonio Cynthia, Garcia Gabriel M, Bastani Roshan   Disparities in the receipt of fecal occult blood test versus endoscopy among Filipino American immigrants Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, 2008; 17(8): 1963-7.
Bickel Markus, Zangos Stephan, Lutz Thomas, Eisen Johannes, Knecht Gabi, Goebel Frank D, Crespi Catherine M, Jacobi Volkmar, Staszewski Schlomo, Klauke Stephan   Long-term effect on body composition and metabolic parameters after treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) in HIV-1 infected patients with lipodystrophy Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 2008; 40(1): 36-9.
Crespi Catherine M, Ganz Patricia A, Petersen Laura, Castillo Adrienne, Caan Bette   Refinement and psychometric evaluation of the impact of cancer scale Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2008; 100(21): 1530-41.
Crespi Catherine M, Cumberland William G, Wald Anna, Corey Lawrence, Blower Sally   Longitudinal study of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection using viral dynamic modelling Sexually transmitted infections, 2007; 83(5): 359-64.
Mishra Shiraz I, Bastani Roshan, Crespi Catherine M, Chang L Cindy, Luce Pat H, Baquet Claudia R   Results of a randomized trial to increase mammogram usage among Samoan women Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, 2007; 16(12): 2594-604.
Crespi Catherine M, Cumberland William G, Blower Sally   A queueing model for chronic recurrent conditions under panel observation Biometrics, 2005; 61(1): 193-8.

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