Robert D. Gibbons is the Blum-Riese Professor and a Pritzker Scholar at the University of Chicago. He has appointments in the Departments of Medicine, Public Health Sciences and Comparative Human Development. He also directs the Center for Health Statistics. Professor Gibbons is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, the International Statistical Institute, and the Royal Statistical Society, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers and five books. His statistical work spans the areas of longitudinal data analysis, item response theory, environmental statistics and drug safety and has led to thousands of applications in the biological and social sciences. Professor Gibbons has received life-time achievement awards from the American Statistical Association, the American Public Health Association and Harvard University. He is a founder of the Mental Health Statistics section of the American Statistical Association.
University of Chicago
Chicago Illinois
Ph.D. - Statistics/Psychometrics
1981
University of Denver
Denver Colorado
BA - Chemistry/Mathematics
1976
Prevalence of Past-Year Mental and Substance Use Disorders, 2021-2022.
Prevalence of Past-Year Mental and Substance Use Disorders, 2021-2022. Psychiatr Serv. 2025 May 21; appips20240329.
PMID: 40395079
A National Study Among Diverse US Populations of Exposure to Prescription Medications with Evidence-Based Pharmacogenomic Information.
A National Study Among Diverse US Populations of Exposure to Prescription Medications with Evidence-Based Pharmacogenomic Information. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Jun; 117(6):1793-1802.
PMID: 40033674
Cognitive performance and differentiation of B-SNIP psychosis Biotypes: Algorithmic Diagnostics for Efficient Prescription of Treatments (ADEPT) - 2.
Cognitive performance and differentiation of B-SNIP psychosis Biotypes: Algorithmic Diagnostics for Efficient Prescription of Treatments (ADEPT) - 2. Biomark Neuropsychiatry. 2025 Jun; 12.
PMID: 40353045
Adaptive measurement of cognitive function based on multidimensional item response theory.
Adaptive measurement of cognitive function based on multidimensional item response theory. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2024 Oct-Dec; 10(4):e70018.
PMID: 39748843
Risk for Suicide Attempts Assessed Using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified for Teens.
Risk for Suicide Attempts Assessed Using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified for Teens. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2438144.
PMID: 39378032
Social Vulnerability and Prevalence and Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.
Social Vulnerability and Prevalence and Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 01; 81(10):976-984.
PMID: 39046728
Implementation of an EHR-integrated web-based depression assessment in primary care: PORTAL-Depression.
Implementation of an EHR-integrated web-based depression assessment in primary care: PORTAL-Depression. JAMIA Open. 2024 Oct; 7(3):ooae094.
PMID: 39473829
Clinical characteristics and functioning of adults with bipolar I disorder: Evidence from the mental and substance use disorders prevalence study.
Clinical characteristics and functioning of adults with bipolar I disorder: Evidence from the mental and substance use disorders prevalence study. J Affect Disord. 2024 Dec 01; 366:317-325.
PMID: 39191309
Predictive Validity of the K-CAT-SS in High-Risk Adolescents and Young Adults.
Predictive Validity of the K-CAT-SS in High-Risk Adolescents and Young Adults. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2025 Mar; 64(3):398-405.
PMID: 38782090
Risk of suicide attempts and intentional self-harm on alprazolam.
Risk of suicide attempts and intentional self-harm on alprazolam. Psychiatry Res. 2024 May; 335:115857.
PMID: 38493738
Advisor to the Secretary of the Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration
2017 - 2017
Endowed Chair University of Chicago – The Blum-Riese Professorship
University of Chicago
2016 - pres
Distinguished Achievement Medal for the ASA’s Section on Statistics and the Environment
ASA
2016 - 2016
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Royal Statistical Society
2016 - 2016
Fellow of the International Statistical Institute
ISI
2015 - pres
Fellow of the Center for Health Administration Studies
University of Chicago
2015 - pres
Long-Term Excellence Award – Health Policy Statistics Section
ASA
2013 - 2013
Rema Lapouse Award for Contributions to Psychiatric Epidemiology
American Public Health Association
2012 - 2012
Pritzker Scholar
University of Chicago
2011 - pres
Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics
University of Illinois
2010 - pres
Distinguished Faculty Award
University of Illinois
2009 - 2009
Outstanding Statistical Applications Award
ASA
2009 - 2009
Youden Prize for Contributions to Inter-laboratory Calibration
ASA
2006 - 2006
Harvard Award in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Harvard University
2003 - 2003
Youden Prize for Contributions to Inter-laboratory Calibration
ASA
2002 - 2002
Member of the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine) of the National Academy of Sc
National Academy of Sciences
2001 - pres
Fellow of the American Statistical Association
ASA
2001 - pres
Research Scientist Award
NIMH
1995 - 2000