Assistant Professor
Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Environmental Health

Hadiza Galadima

3110 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
NORFOLK, 23529

Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, (2015)

B.S. in Statistics, St. Cloud State University, (2008)

Expertise

Statistics
Biostatistics, Observational Study, Causal Inference, Propensity Score Methods
Health Services Research
Health Disparities, Access to Care, and Disease Outcomes
Research
Collaborative research, Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health

Articles

Galadima, H., Anson-Dwamena, R., Johnson , A., Bello, G., Adunlin, G. and Galadima, H. (2024). Machine Learning as a Tool for Early Detection: A Focus on Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer across Socioeconomic Spectrums. Cancers.
Galadima, H., Dumadag, A. and Tonn, C. (2024). Navigating New Normals: Student Perceptions, Experiences, and Mental Health Service Utilization in Post-Pandemic Academia. Education Sciences 14(2):125.
Carter, M., Galadima, H. and Akpinar-Elci, M. (2023). Pregnancy Intention and Breastfeeding Behaviors in Virginia: A Secondary Analysis of PRAMS Data. Clinical Lactation 14 (2) , pp. 63-71.
Berumen-Flucker, B., Galadima, H., Shangani, S., Galadima, H. and Akpinar-Elci, M. (2023). Experiences with COVID-19 Stress Among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 29 (3) , pp. 159-172.
Lucero, L. M., Diaz-Kope, L. L. and Galadima, H. (2023). Politics, preparedness, or resources Examining state responsiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic. Politics and the life sciences : the journal of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences 41(2) , pp. 276鈥288.
Al-Taiar, A., Al-Sabah, R., Shaban, L., Sharaf Aldin, R., Durgampudi, P. and Galadima, H. (2022). Is age of menarche directly related to vitamin D levels?. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council.
Blando, J., Allen, M. J., Galadima, H., Tolson, T., Akpinar-Elci, M. and Szklo-Coxe, M. (2022). Observations of Delayed Changes in Respiratory Function among Allergy Clinic Patients Exposed to Wildfire Smoke. . International journal of environmental research and public health 19(3) , pp. 1241.
Shahani, D., Sani Farouq, Z., Galadima, H., Khare, A. and Ravi, N. (2021). Survey of COVID-19 associated symptoms and reported deaths in an urban community in Kano, Nigeria.
Galadima, H., Adunlin, G., Hughes S., Cropp, C. D., Galadima, H. M. and Galadima, H. (2021). Racial disparities and treatment trends among young-onset colorectal cancer patients: An analysis of a hospital cancer registry.. Cancer epidemiology 72.
Bradshaw, B. T., Bruhn, A., Newcomb, T. and Galadima, H. (2020). Postmortem Dental Records Identification by Dental Hygiene Students: A pilot study.. Journal of dental hygiene : JDH 94 (4) , pp. 39-46.
Enos, C. W.., Galadima, H., Saini, A. D.., Bell, S., Siegel, M. and Van Voorhees, A. S.. (2020). Predictors of Biologic Use and Satisfaction Among Patients With Psoriasis: An Analysis and Geographic Visualization of the 2016 and 2017 National Psoriasis Foundation Annual Surveys. Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis 5 (3) , pp. 100-108.
Galadima, H., Adunlin, G., Blando, J. and Lawali, M. (2020). PCN50 MACHINE LEARNING MODELING AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS ON COLORECTAL CANCER MORTALITY. Value in Health 23 , pp. S31.
Porche, L. M., Sinkovskaya, E., Seaman, R. D., Galadima, H., Romary, L., Philips, J. and Abuhamad, A. (2019). Fetal Myocardial Performance Index in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Feasibility and Reproducibility of Conventional Spectral Doppler versus Spectral Tissue Doppler Technique.. American journal of perinatology.
Galadima, H. and McClish, D. K. (2019). Controlling for confounding via propensity score methods can result in biased estimation of the conditional AUC: A simulation study.. Pharmaceutical statistics 18 (5) , pp. 568-582.
Galadima, H. and McClish, D. K.. (2019). Controlling for confounding via propensity score methods can result in biased estimation of the conditional AUC: A simulation study. Pharmaceutical Statistics.
Ko, A., Kang, G., Hattler, J. B., Galadima, H., Zhang, J., Li , Q. and Kim, W. K. (2019). Macrophages but not Astrocytes Harbor HIV DNA in the Brains of HIV-1-Infected Aviremic Individuals on Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy.. Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology 14 (1) , pp. 110-119.
Matthew, N. G.., Dhanani, R., Galadima, H. and Burgess, J. (2018). Moderate Sedation or Monitored Anesthesia Care for Colonoscopies: Is There a Difference?. AMERICAN SURGEON 84 (8) , pp. 1284-1287.
Kulla, B., Haggerty, P., Shankaran, S., Galadima, H. and Peworchik, M. (2018). 2007. To Treat or Not to Treat: Does a More Sensitive and Specific Testing Methodology Make the Treatment Decision More Clear?. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 5 (suppl_1) , pp. S584-S584.
Kimmel, A. D., Masiano, S. P., Bono, R. S., Martin, E. G., Belgrave, F. Z., Adimora, A. A., Dahman, B., Galadima, H. and Sabik, L. M. (2018). Structural barriers to comprehensive, coordinated HIV care: geographic accessibility in the US South.. AIDS care 30 (11) , pp. 1459-1468.
Ng, M., Dhanani, R., Galadima, H. and Burgess, J. (2018). Moderate Sedation or Monitored Anesthesia Care for Colonoscopies: Is There a Difference?. The American surgeon 84 (8) , pp. 1284-1287.
Saadeh, M., Zhao, Y., Galadima, H., Chaoui, R., Sinkovskaya, E. and Abuhamad, A. (2018). Relationship Between Cavum Septi Pellucidi Measurements and Fetal Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome or Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries.. Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 37 (7) , pp. 1673-1680.
Kimmel, A. D.., Masiano, S. P.., Bono, R. S.., Martin, E. G.., Belgrave, F. Z.., Adimora, A. A.., Dahman, B., Galadima, H. and Sabik, L. M.. (2018). Structural barriers to comprehensive, coordinated HIV care: geographic accessibility in the US South. AIDS Care 30 (11) , pp. 1459-1468.
Porche, L., Sinkovskaya, E., Abuhamad, A., Philips, J., Romary, L. and Galadima, H. (2018). 442: Fetal myocardial performance index in the 3rd trimester: Feasibility and reproducibility of spectral vs tissue Doppler. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 218 (1) , pp. S267-S268.
Harvey, V. M.., Enos, C. W.., Chen, J. T.., Galadima, H. and Eschbach, K. (2017). The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Late Stage Melanoma Diagnosis among Hispanic Men in California, Texas, and Florida, 1996-2012. JOURNAL OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY.
Harvey, V. M., Enos, C. W., Chen, J. T., Galadima, H. and Eschbach, K. (2017). The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Late Stage Melanoma Diagnosis among Hispanic Men in California, Texas, and Florida, 1996-2012.. Journal of cancer epidemiology 2017 , pp. 8418904.
Kimmel, A. D.., Martin, E. G.., Galadima, H., Bono, R. S.., Tehrani, A. Bonakdar., Cyrus, J. W.., Henderson, M., Freedberg, K. A.. and Krist, A. H.. (2016). Clinical outcomes of HIV care delivery models in the US: a systematic review. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV 28 (10) , pp. 1215-1222.
Kimmel, A. D., Martin, E. G., Galadima, H., Bono, R. S., Tehrani, A. B., Cyrus, J. W., Henderson, M., Freedberg, K. A. and Krist, A. H. (2016). Clinical outcomes of HIV care delivery models in the US: a systematic review.. AIDS care 28 (10) , pp. 1215-22.

Conference Proceeding

Dumadag, A. and Galadima, H. (2023). Towards culturally competent mental health: Identifying an Asian American population at risk of undiagnosed mental illness APHA: APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo.
Carter, M., Mackenzie, M., Galadima, H. and Galadima, H. (2023). Work stress levels among hospital-based lactation consultants amidst a public health crisis: A cross-sectional study APHA: APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo.
Adunlin, G., Galadima, H., Cropp, C. and Cagle, J. C. (2021). Protection Motivation Theory in Predicting Intention to Engage in Protective Behaviors Against NOVEL Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.
Galadima, H., Adunlin, G. and Blando, J. (2020). Abstract A006: Multi-modal estimation of causal influences of environmental agents on colorectal cancer in an understudied population Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts American Association for Cancer Research.
Adunlin, G., Freeman, M. K.., Galadima, H. and Asare, M. (2020). Abstract B098: Individual and contextual factors associated with prostate cancer stage at diagnosis: A multistate study Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts American Association for Cancer Research.
Adunlin, G., Galadima, H. and Asare, M. (2020). Abstract B130: Characteristics of young-onset colorectal cancer patients and variation of treatment patterns: An analysis of US hospital data Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts American Association for Cancer Research.
Galadima, H., Adunlin, G., Hughes, M. and May, J. (2020). Abstract C005: Racial disparity, stage at diagnosis, and treatment patterns of colorectal cancer: Analysis of data from a hospital-based cancer registry, Virginia 2008-2016 Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts American Association for Cancer Research.
Dada, O., Galadima, H., Cyrus, J. and Adunlin, G. (2020). Abstract D090: Can exposure to environmental chemical and biologic agents increase the risk of prostate cancer and its outcomes? Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts American Association for Cancer Research.
Enos, C., Galadima, H., Shankle, L., Wilhelm, C., Siegel, M. and Van Voorhees, A. (2019). A real-world view of biologic use in psoriatic disease: A pilot GIS analysis of the 2016 and 2017 NPF national survey (pp. AB10) Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Taylor, DaShaunda D. H., Galadima, H. and Chapman, D. A.. (2019). Individual and Neighborhood-Level Factors and Pre-Eclampsia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Virginia, 2008-2015 (pp. 12-12) JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH.
Mhadgut, H., Galadima, H. and Tahhan, H. Raymond. (2018). Thrombocytosis in Iron Deficiency Anemia BLOOD.
Kulla, B., Haggerty, P., Shankaran, S., Galadima, H. and Peworchik, M. (2018). To Treat or Not to Treat: Does a More Sensitive and Specific Testing Methodology Make the Treatment Decision More Clear? (pp. S584-S584) Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Galadima, H., Adunlin, G., Hughes, M. and May, J. (2018). Racial disparity, stage at diagnosis, and treatment patterns of colorectal cancer: Analysis of data from a hospital-based cancer registry, Virginia 2008-2016 New Orleans (LA): 11th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved.
Nielsen, M., Gresham, C., Glace, E., Anderson, C., Galadima, H., Delong, J., Tonkin, J., Virasoro, R. and McCammon, K. (2017). Physical Therapy for Orchalgia (pp. E119-E119) JOURNAL OF UROLOGY.
Harvey, V., Enos, C., Chen, J., Galadima, H. and Eschbach, K. (2017). The role of neighborhood characteristics in late stage melanoma diagnosis among Hispanic men in California, Texas, and Florida, 1996-2012 (pp. AB256-AB256) JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY.
Galadima, H. and McClish, D. (2014). Adjusting for Covariates using Propensity Score Methods when AUC is used as Measure of Treatment Effect (pp. 84) Virginia Journal of Science.

Presentations

Galadima, H. (September 21, 2019). Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan: Which Test Should You Use? Oral Presentation 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved San Francisco, CA.
Oluwabunmi Dada, D., Adunlin, G., Cyrus, J. and Gallina, M. (September 20, 2019). Can exposure to environmental chemical and biological agents increase the risk of prostate cancer and its outcomes? Poster 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved San Francisco, CA.
Galadima, H., Adunlin, G. and Asare, M. (September 20, 2019). Characteristics of Young-onset Colorectal Cancer Patients and Variation of Treatment Patterns: An Analysis of US Hospital Data Poster 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved San Francisco, CA.
Galadima, H., Blando, J., Adunlin, G. and Lawali, M. (September 20, 2019). Multi-modal Estimation of Causal Influences of Environmental Agents on Colorectal Cancer in an Understudied Population Poster 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved San Francisco, CA.
Taylor, D., Galadima, H. and Chapman, D. (June 17, 2019). Individual and neighborhood-level factors and pre-eclampsia: A cross-sectional study in Virginia, 2008-2015 Poster 32nd Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN.
Taylor, D., Galadima, H. and Chapman, D. (April 23, 2019). Temporal Trends in Pre-Eclampsia Prevalence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Virginia from 2008-2015 Poster Graduate Research Symposium and Exhibit Richmond, VA.
Bradshaw, B. T., Bruhn, A., Newcomb, T. and Galadima, H. (April 19, 2019). Dental Hygiene Students鈥 Ability to Make Forensic Identification Matches Poster College of Health Sciences Research Day Norfolk, VA.
Taylor, D., Galadima, H. and Chapman, D. (April 9, 2019). Pre-eclampsia prevalence in Virginia: An analysis of multilevel factors, 2008-15 Poster 15th Annual Virginia Commonwealth University Women鈥檚 Health Research Day Richmond, VA.
Mantlo, K., Benjamin, R. S., Haney, T., Galadima, H. and Hoch, M. (March 22, 2019). Using Social Media to Recruit Millennial-Aged Survivors of Pediatric Cancer for a Mixed-Methods Study, Lessons Learned Poster 17th Annual Graduate Research Conference Norfolk, VA.
Bradshaw, B. T., Bruhn, A., Newcomb, T. and Galadima, H. (March 18, 2019). Dental Hygiene Students鈥 Ability to Make Forensic Identification Matches Poster American Dental Education Association Annual Session Chicago, IL.
Galadima, H. (June , 2018). Oral Presentation Big Data in Biomedical Research Symposium Norfolk, VA.
Galadima, H. (May , 2018). A Combined Approach Using AUC and Propensity Score Methods Poster The 2018 Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop Indianapolis, Indiana.
Galadima, H. and McClish, D. (May , 2018). The Performance of Different Propensity Score Methods for Estimating the Area Under The Curve Poster The 6th Workshop on Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Atlanta, Georgia.
Galadima, H. (April 5, 2018). Introduction to Data Management and Statistical Analysis for Clinical Research Oral Presentation Health outcomes and population research webinar series Samford University, McWhorter School of Pharmacy.
Hafer, A. S., Venugopal, A., Young, D. G., Mueller, G. K., Urban, S. S., Haley, E. S., Creden, S. P., Galadima, H. and Aravich, P. F. (November , 2017). Attitudes of high school students for healthcare careers using a week-long neuroscience-based immersion experience Poster 2017 Society for Neuroscience Meeting Washington DC.
Kimmel, A., Martin, E., Galadima, H., Tehrani, A., Cyrus, J., Henderson, M., Bono, R., Freedberg, K. and Krist, A. (July , 2015). Clinical outcomes of HIV care delivery models in the US: a systematic review Oral Presentation 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention Vancouver, CA.
Kimmel, A. D., Martin, E. G., Galadima, H., Tehrani, A. B., Cyrus, J., Henderson, M., Freedberg, K. A. and Krist, A. H. (June , 2015). Care delivery models for patients with complex chronic conditions: the case of HIV Oral Presentation Academy Health annual research meeting Minneapolis, MN.
Galadima, H. and Sima, A. (December 15, 2014). Propensity Score Matching Oral Presentation International Society for Pharmaeconomics and Outcomes Research VCU Chapter Richmond, VA.
Galadima, H. (August , 2014). My Experience as a Student in the US: Lessons Learned Keynote/Plenary Address 5th Edition Certificate Ceremony Award New York, NY.
Galadima, H. (August , 2014). My Experience as a Student in the US: Lessons Learned Oral Presentation Conseil des Etudiants Nigeriens aux USA New York, NY.
Galadima, H. and McClish, D. (August , 2014). Adjusting for Covariates using Propensity Scores when Area under the Curve is used as Measure of Risk Effect Oral Presentation Joint Statistical Meetings Boston, MA.
Galadima, H. and McClish, D. (May , 2014). Different Propensity Score Stratification Models to Estimate Adjusted Poster Inaugural Women in Statistics Conference Cary, NC.
Galadima, H. (April , 2008). SCSU Survey Coverage of Previous Surveys Oral Presentation 11th Annual Colloquium Research St. Cloud, MN.
  • 2023: Outstanding Teaching Award, American Statistical Association Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section
  • 2021: NIH Data Scholar 鈥淒ata Science for Science Teachers Boot Camp鈥, NIH Office of Data Science Strategy
  • 2020: NIH Data Scholar 鈥淗arnessing Data Science for Health Discovery & Innovation in Africa鈥, NIH
  • 2018: Retrospective Study of Colectoral Cancer, HADSI Pilot Grant
  • 2018: Travel Award for Predictive Inference Conference, Iowa State University
  • 2018: Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, EVMS Student Government Association
  • 2018: Predictive Inference Conference Travel Award, Iowa State University
  • 2018: The 6th Workshop on Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Travel Award, Georgia State University
  • 2017: Professional Enrichment and Growth Grant, Eastern Virginia Medical School Faculty Affairs
  • 2014: Women in Statistics Conference Travel Award, Women in Statistics - American Statistical Association
  • 2012: Jack's Summer Scholars Program, The Division of Neonatal Medicine
  • 2009: Clifford Bernis Scholarship, Dept. of Math & Statistics
  • 2008: Marcia Summers Scholarship for Women , SCSU Women's Center
  • 2008: Travel Scholarship Award, Purdue University
  • 2007: Annual Scholarship Award, Dept. of Math & Statistics