Beth L. Nordstrom, PhD, MPH

Research Scientist
Center for Epidemiology and Database Analytics (CEDA)

Beth L. Nordstrom, PhD, MPH, is a Senior Research Scientist for UBC's Center for Epidemiology and Database Analytics (CEDA). She serves as principal investigator on UBC's epidemiology and database services projects using claims and electronic medical record databases, as well as literature review projects. Her studies have investigated such issues as treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia, the epidemiology and costs of renal disease in HIV, treatment patterns in multiple sclerosis, prevalence of retinal diseases, and the safety of bisphosphonates.

Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Nordstrom was an Epidemiologist at i3 Drug Safety, a division of Ingenix. At i3, she designed and carried out numerous studies related to drug safety and outcomes, including investigations into treatments for HIV, influenza, glaucoma, and psychotic disorders, as well as studies of disease epidemiology in areas such as anemia, atrial fibrillation, and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Nordstrom's previous experience includes working in smoking cessation research at Harvard University, running prospective studies of both smokers attempting to quit and retrospective epidemiologic studies using data from the Normative Aging Study at the Boston Veteran's Administration.

Dr. Nordstrom earned her graduate degrees in psychology and public health at Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a bachelor of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.