Professor

 

Research Interests

• Statistical Modeling of Longitudinal Data and Correlated Survival Data.
• Modeling of Missing Observations in Longitudinal Studies.
• Direct and Indirect Costs of Farm Injuries
• Exposures of Interest: Grain Dust, Pesticide
• Diseases of Interest: Cancer, Respiratory Disease, Farm Injuries

Education

• 2001 - PhD Biostatistics - University of Saskatchewan

Thesis Completed

• PhD. Title: ‘Patterns of Aging in adults with intellectual disabilities’ (2006) Supervisor.
• MSc. Title: ‘Atopy, the Hygiene Hypothesis and TLR4: A Rural Canadian Perspective’ (2006) Co-supervisor
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Statistical Model for the transmission of infectious diseases’ (2005) Supervisor
• M.Sc. Title: ‘The effects of Health Provider errors in ICU patients’ (2004) Supervisor
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Identifiable injuries among Aboriginals vs non-aboriginals’ (2004) Supervisor
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Longitudinal lung function decline in New Grain Workers’ (2003) Supervisor
• M.SC. (EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM JAPAN ) Co-supervisor at the U of S from April-Oct. 2005
• M.SC. (EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM JAPAN ) Co-supervisor at the U of S from Dec. 2004 – March 2005
• PhD. Title: ‘Longitudinal Bone density study’ (2006) Committee member
• PhD. Title: ‘Health of Children from birth to 6 years’ (2006) Committee member
• M.Sc. Title ‘The effect of early DMARD intervention on Mortality in Rheumatoid arthritis’ (2004)  Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Milk consumptions and breast cancer’ (2004)  Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Risk factors for Tuberculosis’ (2004)  Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Hormone replacement therapy and Dementia’ (2003)  Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Respiratory Health in Saskatchewan Infants’ (2003)  Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Pesticide exposure and prostate cancer’ (2002)  Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Quality of life of ovarian cancer patients’ (2002)  Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Machinery evaluation in a case-control study of farm injuries, Prairie region’ (2002) Committee member
• B.Sc(Med). Title: ‘Farmers and male breast cancer’ (2002) Committee member

Thesis in Progress

• PhD. Title: ‘Statistical Modeling of longitudinal complex survey data – an application’ –Supervisor
• PhD. Title: ‘Statistical Modeling of Canadian Heart Health Survey Data’- Supervisor
• PhD. Title: ‘ ‘ Co-supervisor
• M.Sc. Title: ‘ ‘ Co-supervisor
• PhD. (EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM JAPAN ) Title ‘ Gene-environment Interaction’ – Supervisor at the U of S from Dec. 2005 – Oct. 2006
• PhD. Title: Coronary Artery Risk Evaluation Study (CARES) - Committee member
• M.Sc. Title: ‘Characteristics of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Populations: Is there a difference in rates by residence (on and off reserve)? - Committee member

Invited Papers in Conference Proceedings

• Pahwa P, Karunanayke C, McDuffie HH. (2006). Modeling of Longitudinal Polytomous Outcome From Complex Survey Data – An Application. Submitted to Statistical Society of Canada Annual Meeting, May 2006 Proceedings of the Survey Methods Section.
• Ghosh S*, Pahwa P. (2006). Design-based vs. Model-based methods: A comparative study using longitudinal survey data. Submitted to Statistical Society of Canada Annual Meeting, May 2006 Proceedings of the Survey Methods Section. (* Ph.D student)
• Karunanayke C, Pahwa P McDuffie HH Statistical Modeling of Mental Distress among the National Population Health Survey Participants Assessed Longitudinally: Missing Data Analysis. Submitted to Statistical Society of Canada Annual Meeting, May 2006 Proceedings of the Survey Methods Section.

Invited Papers in other Non-referred Journals

• Punam Pahwa and Tiffany Blair (2002). Statistical Methods for Longitudinal Data Analysis. Canadian Association for Canadian Rehabilitation.

Invited Lectures Outside of U of S and Invited Conference Presentations

2006:

• Pahwa P, Karunanayke C, McDuffie HH. (2006). Modelling of Longitudinal Polytomous Outcomes From Complex Survey Data: Using GEE and Missing Data Analysis. Presented at the session ‘ Recent advances in the analysis of longitudinal survey data’. Statistical Society of Canada, London, Ontario, May, 2006
• Ghosh S*, Pahwa P. (2006). Design-based vs. Model-based methods: A comparative study using longitudinal survey data. Presented at the session ‘ Recent advances in the analysis of longitudinal survey data’. Statistical Society of Canada, London, Ontario, May, 2006 [* PhD student – work presented was based on her PhD thesis]
• Pahwa P. (2006). Effect of grain dust on the lungs prior to and following dust remediation. Saskatchewan Epidemiology Association’s 2006 Fall Symposium

2005 :

• Philosophy of Yoga, Yoga poses – Professional Educational Association of Non-teachers of Saskatchewan, October. 2005

2004:

• Pahwa P-Round Table leader at the 4th University of Manitoba Statistics Research Workshop, Aug. 4-6, 2004; Session topic - Analysis of longitudinal data
• Pahwa P. Modeling the longitudinal changes in prevalence of respiratory symptoms among Canadian grain elevator workers at the 4th University of Manitoba Statistics Research Workshop, Aug. 4-5, 2004.
• Pahwa P. Philosophy of Yoga, Yoga poses and Meditation – Venture Heights Elementary, Martensville, SK-March, 2004.

2002-2003:

• Pahwa P. Yoga, Science and Health – Complimentary and Alternative Medicine lecture series, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.
• Pahwa P. Yoga and Meditation – Psychology 1st year students, University of Saskatchewan
• Pahwa P. Philosophy of Yoga and Yoga poses – on St. John Lake School professional development day, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

2001:

• Pahwa P. Analysis of Variance vs. Regression, Health Services Utilization Research Commission. Nov. 2001

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals:

• Semchuk KM, Rosenberg AM, McDuffie HH, Cessna AJ, Pahwa P, Irvine DG. Antinuclear Antibodies and Bromoxynil Exposure in a Rural Sample. Accepted J. Toxilcol Environ Health, February 2006.
• Vickers D*, Mainer-Jaime RC, Pahwa P. (2006). Pertussis in Rural Populations: Incidence, Vaccine-Induced Protection, and Changing Seasonal Profiles: Can J Public Health [* M.Sc student supervised]
• Pahwa P, McDuffie HH, Dosman JA. Longitudinal changes in prevalence of respiratory symptoms among Canadian grain elevator workers. Chest. 129(6):1605-13.
• McDuffie HH, Nakagawa K, Pahwa P, Shindo J, Hashimoto M, Nakada N, Ghosh S, Kirychuk SP, Hucl P. A Tumour Necrosis factor Alpha and Pulmonary Function in Saskatchewan Grain Handlers. J Occup Environ Med., 2006; 48:505-512.
• Dosman JA, Fukushima Y, Senthilselvan A, Kirychuk SP, Pahwa P, Cormier Y, Hurst T, Barber EM, Rhodes CS, Zang Y. Responders and non-responders to endotoxin show different non-pulmonary effects.
• Pahwa P, McDuffie HH, Dosman JA, McLaughlin JR, Spinelli JJ, Robson D. (2006). Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, and Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Insect Repellents and Phenoxyherbicides. 48(3):264-74.
• Olfert S*, Pahwa P, Dosman JA. (2005). Longitudinal analysis of pulmonary dysfunction in the initially years of employment in the grain industry. Journal of Agricultural Safety & Health. 11(4):415-22. Nov. (* M.Sc. Student supervised)
• McDuffie HH, Pahwa P, Robson D, Dosman JA, Fincham S, Spinelli JJ, McLaughlin JR. A Insect Repellents, Phenoxyherbicide exposure, and Non-Hodgkin=s Lymphoma.@ J Occup Environ Med, 2005; 47(12): 806-816.
• Moshynska O, Sankaran K, Pahwa P, Saxena A. (2004). Prognostic Significance of a Short Sequence Insertion in the MCL-1 Promoter in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Journal of National Cancer Institute, 96(9): 673-682.
• Ward HA, Marciniuk DD, Pahwa P, Hooper MD. (2004). Extent of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients diagnosed by active compared to passive case finding. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (accepted).
• Pahwa P, McDuffie HH, Dosman J.A, Robson, McLaughlin J, Spinelli J, Fincham S. (2003). Exposure to animals and selected risk factors among Canadian farm residents with Hodgkin’s Disease, Multiple Myeloma or Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 45(8): 857-68.
• Pahwa P, Senthilselvan A, McDuffie HH, Dosman JA. (2003). Longitudinal decline in lung function measurements among Saskatchewan grain workers. Canadian Respiratory Journal,10(3: 135-141.
• Le T*. Leis A. Pahwa P. Wright K. Ali K. Reeder B. Kinderchuck M. Ward K. Quality of life evaluations of caregivers of ovarian cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment. [Evaluation Studies. Journal Article] Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Canada: JOGC. 26(7):627-31, 2004 Jul.
• Le T. Leis A. Pahwa P. Wright K. Ali K. Reeder B. Hopkins L. Fung MF. Quality of life evaluations in patients with ovarian cancer during chemotherapy treatment. [Journal Article] Gynecologic Oncology. 92(3):839-44, 2004 Mar.
• Le T. Leis A. Pahwa P. Wright K. Ali K. Reeder B. Quality-of-life issues in patients with ovarian cancer and their caregivers: a review. [Review] [60 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 58(11):749-58, 2003 Nov.
• Baerg J, Kaban J, Tonita J, Pahwa P, Reid D. (2003). Gastroschisis: A sixteen-year review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 38(5): 771-774.
• Sperling B, Marschall J, Kennedy R, Pahwa P, Chibbar R. (2003). Thymoma: A critical and pathologic review of 65 cases. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 46(1): 37-42.
• McDuffie HH, Pahwa P, Spinelli JJ, McLaughlin JR, Fincham S, RobsonD, Dosman JA, Hu J. (2002). Canadian Farm Residents, Specific Behaviours, Exposure to Animals and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). Suppl 2: 54-61.
• McDuffie HH, Pahwa P, McLaughlin, JR, Spinelli J, Fincham S, Dosman J, Robson D, Skinnider LF, Choi NW. (2001). Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) and specific pesticide exposures in men : Cross-Canada Study of Pesticide and Health. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 10: 1155-1163.
• Gomes J, Llyod O.L, Norman NJ, Pahwa P. (2001). Dust exposure and impairment of lung function at a small iron foundry in a rapidly developing country. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(10): 656-662.

Contributed Papers in Published Conference Proceedings and Abstracts (previous year only).

• Karunanayake C, Pahwa P, McDuffie HH. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Occupational Exposures. Accepted: Seventh National Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society: Rural and Remote Health – Taking Action Together, Prince George, BC, October 2006.
• Ghosh S, Pahwa P, McDuffie HH, & The Cross Canada Study of Pesticides and Health Researchers. Multiple Myeloma and Occupation: A Population Based Case-control Study. Accepted: Seventh National Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society: Rural and Remote Health – Taking Action Together, Prince George, BC, October 2006.
• Vishwakarma G, Pahwa P, McDuffie HH, & Cross Canada Study of Pesticides and Health Researchers. Occupational Exposure and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Case-control Study. Accepted: Seventh National Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society: Rural and Remote Health – Taking Action Together, Prince George, BC, October 2006.
• Seo T, Nakagawa K, Pahwa P, Shindo J, McDuffie HH, Hashimoto M, Yurube K. Influence of Paraoxonase-1 Q192R Polymorphism on Lung Function in Male Grain Handlers. Accepted: Seventh National Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society: Rural and Remote Health – Taking Action Together, Prince George, BC, October 2006.
• Horn M, McDuffie HH, Pahwa P, & Cross Canada Study of Pesticides and Health Researchers. The Role of prior infection in the development of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). Accepted: Seventh National Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society: Rural and Remote Health – Taking Action Together, Prince George, BC, October 2006.
• Pahwa P, Karunanayke C, McDuffie HH. Modelling of Longitudinal Polytomous Outcomes From Complex Survey Data. Presented at the Joint Staistical meeting in Seattle, August 2006.
• Karunanayke C, Pahwa P, , McDuffie HH. Statistical Modeling of Mental Distress among the National Population Health Survey Participants Assessed Longitudinally: Missing Data Analysis. Presented at the Joint Staistical meeting in Seattle, August 2006.
• Ghosh S, Pahwa P. (2006). Design-based vs. Model-based methods: A comparative study using longitudinal survey data. Poster presentation at the Joint Statistical meeting in Seattle, August 2006.
• McDuffie HH, Pahwa P. Cancer Among Male Potash Workers in Saskatchewan. Presented: Second North American Congress of Epidemiology, Seattle, WA, USA, 163(Suppl):S1-S258 – S93, June 2006.
• Pahwa P, Karunanayke C, McDuffie HH. (2006). Modelling of Longitudinal Polytomous Outcomes From Complex Survey Data: Using GEE and Missing Data Analysis. Presented at the session ‘ Recent advances in the analysis of longitudinal survey data’. Statistical Society of Canada, London, Ontario, May, 2006
• Ghosh S*, Pahwa P. (2006). Design-based vs. Model-based methods: A comparative study using longitudinal survey data. Presented at the session ‘ Recent advances in the analysis of longitudinal survey data’. Statistical Society of Canada, London, Ontario, May, 2006 (* PhD student)
• McDonald MN, Rennie D, Pahwa P, Bharadwaj L, Nakagawa K, Burch LH, Schwartz DA, Dosman JA, McDuffie HH. TLR4 and the Hygiene Hypothesis: Is There Increased Risk of Atopic Sensitization in a Rural Population with TLR4 SNPs? Presented: CIHR Young Investigator’s Conference, Winnipeg, MB, May 2006.