Cristina Murray-Krezan, PhD

  • CHAMPP Core Faculty
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 

Associate Director, Post-Doctoral Training Program, Department of Medicine 
 
Member, Center for Research on Health Care Data Center (CRHC-DC) and Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination (CCDC) 

Education & Training

  • BS, Astrophysics, University of New Mexico, 2001
  • MS, Statistics, University of Virginia, 2006
  • PhD, Statistics, University of New Mexico, 2021

Representative Publications

A list of Dr. Murray-Krezan's publications can be found at the National Library of Medicine.

Research Interests

Dr. Murray-Krezan’s clinical research interests are wide and varied, with a focus in recent years on substance use disorders, as well as interventions to improve the health and well-being of marginalized, underserved, and underrepresented populations. She also has an interest in women’s health. She has been involved in clinical trials research since 2007 and has an affinity for patient-centered trials with complex behavioral and medical interventions. Additionally, Dr. Murray-Krezan is dedicated to the success, growth, and integration of data coordination in multi-site clinical trials and observational studies. This includes research in the areas of novel or best study designs, recruitment and retention methods, and integration of pragmatic approaches for study outcomes. Statistical research interests include developing new methods to identify and correct for informative drop-out in the survival analytic framework.