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Steven J Foti

Steven J Foti, PhD

Director of Graduate Studies & Clinical Associate Professor

Department: PHHP-COM BIOSTATISTICS
Business Phone: (352) 294-5922
Business Email: fotisj@ufl.edu
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About Steven J Foti

Steven Foti is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Director of Graduate Studies. He received his PhD in Statistics Education in 2017 and his MS in Statistics in 2013, both from the University of Florida. Steven is originally from New York where he earned his BS in Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Physics from Clarkson University. He teaches Biostatistics courses in literacy, methods, and data visualization to graduate students in public health and medicine. His experience and interests are in statistics education, statistical literacy, and assessment.

Related Links:
Statistics Teaching and Learning Corner (blog)

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Assessment
  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical Literacy
  • Statistics Education

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. The Impact of State Policy on Adverse Teen Sexual Health Outcomes in the United States: A Scoping Review

    Journal
    Sexuality Research and Social Policy.
    Volume/Issue
    20(1):160-176
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s13178-022-00770-3.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Establishing the Validity and Reliability of the LOCUS Assessments

    Journal
    Numeracy.
    Volume/Issue
    16(1)
    [DOI]
    10.5038/1936-4660.16.1.1420.
    Publisher’s Site

  3. County-Level School Sex Education Policy: A Single State Analysis of the Association with Adolescent Birth and Sexually Transmitted Infections

    Journal
    American Journal of Sexuality Education.
    Volume/Issue
    17(4):536-547
    [DOI]
    10.1080/15546128.2022.2091697.
    Publisher’s Site

  4. The shortfalls of online learning catalyzed by COVID-19: Pre-health students’ perspective

    Journal
    Pedagogical Research.
    Volume/Issue
    7(3)
    [DOI]
    10.29333/pr/12095.
    Publisher’s Site

  5. The Levels of Conceptual Understanding in Statistics (LOCUS) Project: Results of the Pilot Study

    Journal
    Numeracy.
    Volume/Issue
    10(2)
    [DOI]
    10.5038/1936-4660.10.2.
    Publisher’s Site

Presentations

  1. Rediscovering conversation: Using oral exams in a graduate biostatistics course

    Regional / Invited. [Speech]. North Central Florida Regional eCOTS 2026, Gainesville, FL

  2. Beyond the Dataset: Integrating Community Expertise in Statistics Education

    National / Refereed. [Poster]. United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (2025), Iowa State Univeristy – Ames, Iowa

  3. Unlocking student engagement using collaborative keys

    International / Refereed. [Seminar]. Unitech Kingdom Conference on Teaching Statistics (UKCOTS), Manchester, England

  4. Biostatistical Literacy: What is it, and how can we teach it?

    International / Invited. [Seminar]. Royal Statistical Society Teaching Statistics Seminar, Virtual

  5. Using collaborative keys to promote active learning and student engagement for in-person or online courses

    National / Refereed. [Poster]. United States Conference on Teaching Statistics, State College, PA

  6. (Bio)statistical Literacy: what is it, and how can we teach it?

    National / Refereed. [Lecture]. United States Conference on Teaching Statistics, State College, PA

  7. Teaching in the Health Sciences: Is there a Viable Teaching Career Pathway?

    National / Other. [Speech]. American Statistical Association Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Winter Webinar 2023, Virtual

  8. Teaching in the Health Sciences: Is There a Viable Teaching Career Pathway?

    National / Invited. [Speech]. Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, D.C.

Education

  1. PhD, Curriculum and Instruction (Statistics Education)

    University of Florida

  2. MS, Statistics

    University of Florida

  3. BS, Applied Math and Stats/Physics

    Clarkson University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5922
Emails:
Business:
fotisj@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH BUILDING
 GAINESVILLE FL 326110001
Business Street:
CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH BUILDING
 GAINESVILLE FL 326110001