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Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. Hurtado Rúa is interested in the development and application of Bayesian statistical methods to clinical, biological and social studies. Her collaborative research includes statistical analysis of MRI data in the context of multiple sclerosis research, meta-analysis studies, and modeling of survival and cancer cure rates.
Teaching interests
Statistics, Biostatistics
Education/Academic qualification
Statistics, Ph.D., A New Class of Bayesian Survival Models and Beyond, University of Connecticut
… → 2011
Mathematics with concentration in Statistics, M.S., Northern Illinois University
… → 2006
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Teaching
Service
- 6 Professional Service
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Chair. Contributed session: “New Techniques for Valid Hypothesis Testing, Network Estimation, and Performance Evaluation”
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (Participant)
2024Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Data Science and Statistics: Graduate profile, School of Sciences
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (Participant)
2022Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Chair, contributed session: “Survival analysis”. ENAR Spring meeting
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (Participant)
2021Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Conference in honor of Dr. Dipak K. Dey’s 70th Birthday
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (Participant)
2021 → 2022Activity: Other › Professional Service
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Hydroclimatic drivers and temporal dynamics of monthly total phosphorus loading in three Lake Erie tributaries: A Bayesian hierarchical modeling approach
Ohmer, T. & Hurtado Rua, S., Jan 1 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 102929.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting disability in multiple sclerosis using MRI biomarkers including paramagnetic rim lesions.
Pliska-Bloch, I., Markowitz, K., Schwartz, H., Lu, H., Kaunzne, U., Perumal, J., Vartanian, T., Susel, A., Hurtado Rua, S. M., Nguyen, T. & Gauthier, S., 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Quantifying the Impact of Ocrelizumab on Paramagnetic Rim Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis
Markowitz, K. H., Safi, N. V., Pliska-Bloch, I., Kaunzner, U. W., Luu, H., Wang, Y., Nguyen, T. D., Hurtado Rua, S. M. & Gauthier, S. A., Jan 1 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. n/a, n/aResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TSPO PET imaging of early inflammatory activity and paramagnetic rim lesion formationin multiple sclerosis.
Lee, Y., Kang, Y., Hurtado Rua, S. M., Schwartz, H., Kovanlikaya, I., Dimov, A., Wang, Y., Nguyen, T. & Gauthier, S., 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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TSPO-PET reveals higher inflammation in white matter disrupted by paramagnetic rim lesions in multiple sclerosis
Tozlu, C., Jamison, K., Kang, Y., Hurtado Rua, S., Kaunzner, U. W., Nguyen, T., Kuceyeski, A. & Gauthier, S. A., 2026, In: Imaging Neuroscience. 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-scale, multi-modal imaging assessment of trajectories of cognitive impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (CoI), Kuceyeski, A. (CoPI) & Gauthier, S. (CoPI)
08/8/24 → 07/31/29
Project: Research
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Quantification of the innate immune activity within chronic lesions as a novel treatment biomarker in Multiple Sclerosis
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (CoI), Nguyen, T. D. (CoPI) & Gauthier, S. (CoPI)
04/1/24 → 03/31/29
Project: Research
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Advancing Quantitative Justice Through Pedagogical Synthesis of Data Science and Narrative Form.
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (Other), Curnow, K. (Other), Rutherford, S. E. (Other), Bynum, T. L. (Other), Froehlich, S. A. (Other) & Hoover, A. P. (Other)
05/15/24 → 08/15/24
Project: Research
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Establishing the clinical relevance of chronic active MS lesions and quantification of their inflammatory trajectory for a new treatment target
Hurtado Rua, S. M. (CoI) & Gauthier, S. (PI)
10/1/22 → 09/30/25
Project: Research
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