Jeanine M. Buchanich

Jeanine M. Buchanich, Ph.D., M.Ed., joined the faculty of Pitt Public Health in 2008 as a Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics after completing her undergraduate and graduate studies, while working full time, at Pitt (BS (’93), MEd (’96), MPH (’98), PhD (’07)). Her primary research interests are in occupational and environmental health and she serves as the Deputy Director for the Center for Occupational Biostatistics and Epidemiology (COBE).

Dr. Buchanich is currently Principal Investigator (PI) on a study of community health in Appalachian mining communities and an investigation of the dust characteristics associated with coal mining and miners’ lung function. She also served as PI on a case ascertainment study of polycythemia vera conducted in conjunction with the PA Department of Health. After experiencing challenges with tracing cohorts to identify incident cancer cases and deaths, she became a strong advocate for making public health data more accessible to researchers and to the public, and has worked with the CDC, Westat, and state cancer registries to implement new strategies allowing easier access to data.

Dr. Buchanich teaches classes in communication skills and consulting for the department; her professional interests outside of academia involve working with professional societies, such as the American Statistical Association, to improve the communication of statistical and scientific information to the general public and to stakeholders.

Teaching

BIOS 2087 – Biostatistics Consulting Practicum
BIOS 2058 – Scientific Communication Skills
PH 2011 – Essentials of Public Health (Biostatistics mentor)

Selected Publications

Buchanich JM, Youk AO, Marsh GM, Kennedy KJ, Esmen NA, Lacey SE, Hancock R, Cunningham

MA, Lieberman FS, Fleissner ML. Long-term health experience of jet engine
manufacturing workers: IV. A comparison of central nervous system cancer
ascertainment using mortality and incidence data. Annals of epidemiology.
2010 Oct; 20 (10):759-65. PMID: 20816315.\

Buchanich JM, Youk AO, Marsh GM, Kennedy KJ, Lacey SE, Hancock RP, Esmen NA, Cunningham
MA, Leiberman FS, Fleissner ML. Long-term health experience of jet engine
manufacturing workers: V. Issues with the analysis of non-malignant central
nervous system neoplasms. Journal of registry management. 2011 Oct; 38
(3):115-9. PMID: 22223053.

Cooper JN, Buchanich JM, Youk A, Brooks MM, Barinas-Mitchell E, Conroy MB,
Sutton-Tyrrell K. Reductions in arterial stiffness with weight loss in
overweight and obese young adults: potential mechanisms. Atherosclerosis.
2012 Aug; 223 (2):485-90. PMCID: PMC3411893. PMID: 22703865.

Moreau JF, Buchanich JM, Geskin JZ, Akilov OE, Geskin LJ. Non-random geographic distribution of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Dermatology Online Journal. 2014 Jul; 20 (7). PMID: 25046454.

Brink LL, Talbott EO, Stacy S, Marshall LP, Sharma RK, Buchanich JM. The Association of Respiratory Hospitalization Rates in WV Counties, Total, Underground, and Surface Coal Production and Sociodemographic Covariates. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2014 Nov; 56
(11):1179-88. PMID: 25376413. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000246.

Buchanich JM, *Balmert LC, Youk AO, *Woolley SM, Talbott EO. General mortality patterns in Appalachian coal-mining and non-coal-mining counties. Journal of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine. 2014 Nov; 56 (11):1169-78. PMID: 25376412. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000245.

Buchanich JM, Mertz KJ, Washington TL, Logue JN, Marchetto D, Roda PI, Irvin-Barnwell E. Updated
and expanded study of polycythemia vera and other myeloproliferative neoplasms in the tri-county area. J Registry Manag. 2014 Winter;41(4):175-81. PubMed PMID: 25803630.

Talbott E, Stacy S, Brink LL, Sharma R, Buchanich JM. Is there an Association of Circulatory Hospitalizations independent of Mining Employment in Coal Mining and Non-Coal Mining Counties in West Virginia? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2015 Apr;57(4):e30-6. doi:
10.1097/JOM.0000000000000425. PubMed PMID: 25851190.

*Woolley SM, Meacham SL, *Balmert LC, Talbott EO, Buchanich JM. Comparison of Mortality Disparities in Central Appalachian Coal- and Non-Coal-Mining Counties. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2015 Mar 23. PMID:25806416. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000435.

Mertz KJ, Buchanich JM, Washington TL, Irvin-Barnwell EA, Woytowitz DV, Smith RE. Chronic myelogenous leukemia in eastern Pennsylvania: an assessment of registry reporting. Journal of Registry Management. 2015;42(1):9-11. PMID:25961786.

*Balmert LC, Youk AO, *Woolley SM, Talbott EO, Buchanich JM. Heart disease mortality in Appalachian coal-mining counties. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology. 2015 (accepted).

*Balmert LC, Youk AO, *Woolley SM, Talbott EO, Buchanich JM. Respiratory System Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Non-Malignant Respiratory Disease Mortality in Appalachian Coal Mining and Non-Coal Mining Counties. SME Transactions. 2015 (accepted).

Buchanich JM, Talbott EO, *Balmert LC, *Woolley SM, Youk AO. Disparities in Diabetes Mellitus Mortality Rates in Coal Mining and Non-Coal Mining Areas of Appalachia. SME Transactions. 2015 (accepted).

*Woolley SM, Youk AO, Bear TS, *Balmert LC, Talbott EO, Buchanich JM. Impact of Coal Mining on Self-Rated Health among Appalachian Residents. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2015 (accepted).

To learn more about Dr. Buchanich, visit http://www.publichealth.pitt.edu/home/directory/jeanine-buchanich