AU statistics professor and spatial statistician, Monica Jackson’s research in the disparity of mammograms between woman in rural areas and woman in urban areas has presented new challenges for researchers.

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The research and publication process took roughly 2 years. Jackson served as lead researcher on a team that included statisticians, econometrics experts, and graduate student William Waldron, MS statistics ‘08. The group analyzed a set of data from 33,000 women that included data from a California Health Interview survey and Census data about income, education, and other socioeconomic factors. They then compared it against the FDA’s list of the state’s mammography screening facilities and their locations. The team recently published their findings in journal Cancer Causes and Control, and they were also featured on Breastcancer.net.

Even though the research is done, Jackson says that the work is not over. She hopes that her work has opened the door for follow-up research that aims to explain the disparity between mammography screenings for rural women and urban women.

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