Faculty and Staff Profiles

Amr Mohamed earned his Ph.D. in Statistics under the supervision of Dr. Kevin H. Lee at Western Michigan University, where he also completed a certificate in Biostatistics. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Memphis.

His research focuses broadly on Statistical Modeling with applications in health sciences. 

Currently focusing on:

Statistical learning methods for improving reliability and interpretability of clinical classification systems, with applications to pediatric obesity and cardiometabolic risk. That includes:

• Childhood and Adolescent body composition

• Evaluation and improvement of anthropometric screening tools

• Early identification of cardiometabolic risk in youth

• Obesity-related health disparities

Softwares: SPSS, R, Python, SAS, WEKA, and LaTeX

If you are an undergraduate student interested in an internship in biostatistics and data analytics, or a graduate student looking for collaboration or mentorship in biostatistics and data analytics, feel free to reach out. I am always happy to discuss opportunities to work with data, build skills in statistical methods, and explore research projects together.

• Ph.D. in Statistics - Western Michigan University - 2023
• Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics - Western Michigan University - 2023
• MSc. in Statistics and Data Analysis - University of Essex, UK - 2015
• BSc. in Statistics - Benha University, Egypt - 2013

• Assistant Professor of Teaching, Biostatistics - College of Health Sciences, The University of Memphis - 2023 - present
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of General Studies and Professional Education - Miami Regional University - 2022 - 2023
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of record), Department of Statistics - Western Michigan University - 2019 - 2023
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Business - American University in Cairo - 2019
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability - National University of Singapore (NUS) - 2017 - 2018

• HMSE 7100/8100 - Data Analytics in Health Sciences - The University of Memphis
• HMSE 7200/8200 - Health Data Science - The University of Memphis
• HPRO 6400 - Statistics for Health Sciences - The University of Memphis
• HLSC 4400 - Statistics for Health Sciences - The University of Memphis
• STAT 2600 - Data Analysis Using R - Western Michigan University
• STAT 3660 - Data Analysis for Biosciences - Western Michigan University
• STAT 2160 - Business Statistics - Western Michigan University
• MAC2205 - Application for Statistical Methods - Miami Regional University
• DSC 2008 - Business Analytics - National University of Singapore
• ECON 3061 - Mathematics for Economists - American University in Cairo

• Ph.D. Applied Biomechanics - (Committee member) - Iestyn Edwards - May 2028
• Ph.D. Applied Biomechanics - (Committee member) - Siena Senatore - Dec. 2026
• MS. Exercise, Sport and Movement Sciences - Research Lab Residency (Biostatistics) - Supervisor - Natalie June Johnson - May 2026
• BS. in Health Sciences - Internship (Biostatistics) - Supervisor - Sydney Ward - May 2025

• Unsupervised identification of Cardiometabolic phenotypes among adolescents with obesity in a high-risk urban clinical cohort - Community of Research Scholars 2026 - $2000 - 2026 - 2028
• Comparison of the Beverage Hydration Index of different solutions - PharmaLinea Ltd (Investigator) - Statistician - $90,350 - 01/01/2026 - 12/31/2026
• Comparison of the Beverage Hydration Index of different solutions - Nestle USA, Inc. (Investigator) - Statistician - $116,680 - 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
• The impact of a novel probiotic on gut health, immune function, and metabolic parameters in men and women - Vidya Herbs (Investigator) - Statistician - $241,370 - 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
• Beverage Hydration Index: Assessment of Four Rehydration Solutions - Liquid IV (Investigator) - Statistician - $168,123 - 10/01/2023 - 5/31/2024

• University of Memphis - Undergraduate/Graduate Research Judge - Student Research Forum - 2026 - Present
• University of Memphis, Center for Nutraceutical and Dietary Supplement Research - Statistical Consulting - 2023 - Present
• JMIR Medical Informatics - Reviewer - 2023 - Present
• Western Michigan University - Acadmic Integrity Committe - 2021-2023
• Book reviewer, Cognella Academic Publishing - Statistics for Health Professionals (Leah Grebner, first edition) -  
• JMIR Medical Informatics Journal - Reviewer -  

• PUBLISHED

• *: indicates student coauthor under my supervision

• Mohamed A., Ward S.*, & Gulay B.K. (2026) Perceived Restedness and Mental Health Among Emerging Adults in College: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 15598276261449221.

• Mohamed, A., Lee, K.H. Gradient boosting with knockoff filters: a biostatistical approach to variable selection. BMC Bioinformatics 27, 13 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-025-06215-z

• Lelko, M., Bloomer, R., Pence, J., Davis, A., Allen, E., Mohamed, A., Chaluvadi, S., Berk, E. and Ryan, D., 2025. Oral Rehydration Solutions Improve Measures of Hydration Over a 4hr Period in Healthy Men and Women. Current Developments in Nutrition, 9.

• Pence J, Davis A, Fracchia A, Mohamed A., Bloomer RJ (2024) Impact of a Topical Cosmetic Product Intended to Promote the Health and Appearance of Women’s Hair. J Altern Complement Integr Med 10: 514.

• Mohamed A. (2017). Comparative study of four supervised machine learning techniques for classification. International Journal of Applied Sciecne and Technology, 7(2), 1-15.

• UNDER REVIEW AND IN PROGRESS 

• Mohamed A., Classification Instability of CDC BMI Percentile Categories Near the Clinical Cutpoints in Adolescents. (Under review)

• Mohamed A., Gulay B.K., Cowan P.A., & Velasquez-Mieyer P.A. (2025)  Relative BMI: A Decision-Tree Model for Classifying Adolescent Obesity Severity (Under review)

• Mohamed A., Gulay B.K., Cowan P.A., & Velasquez-Mieyer P.A. Validation of Tree-Based Relative BMI (rBMI) Cut-Points Against DXA-Measured Adiposity in U.S. Adolescents (In progress)

• M. Van Der Merwe, Mohamed A., P.A. Velasquez-Mieyer (2026) Characterization of impaired glucose metabolism in overweight African American and Hispanic adolescent populations. (In progress)

• *: Presenter

• Mohamed, A.*, Gulay, B.K., Cowan, P.A., & Velasquez-Mieyer, P.A. Relative BMI: A machine-driven model for adolescent obesity severity classification. Oral presentation at the 9th International Conference on Obesity and Chronic Diseases, Boston, MA, November 5-7, 2025. doi: 10.17756/jocd.2025-suppl1

• Student Research Forum - University of Memphis (Faculty Mentor)

• Graduate:

• Natalie Johnson - Validating Sex-Specific Relative BMI Cutoffs for Adolescent Adiposity Classification using NHANES (SRF 2026)

• Undergraduate:

• Mekhi Moore - Association Between Obesity Severity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adolescents (SRF 2026)

• Sydney Ward - Rested or Restless? How Sleep Quality Affects Student Mental Health (SRF 2025)

• SUBMITTED GRANT PROPOSALS

• Stockton, M.B., McClanahan, B.S., & Mohamed, A. (Submitted, 4/7/2025 - Not funded). Training on AI-Enhanced Data Science Analyses for Health and Wellness Outcomes. National Institutes of Health R25: RFA-OD-25-003. $474,394.00 total costs.