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Patrick William Koval

Patrick William Koval is a rising fifth-year Ph.D. student in Biostatistics at Boston University. His dissertation concerns the effects of underreporting on the epidemiological analysis of suicide.

Note: I am in the middle of revamping my website, so it is a bit sparse at the moment. Please check back for additional background on me and some of my creative writing alongside my professional work.


Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D. in Biostatistics (ongoing)
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Dissertation: Novel Statistical Methods to Account for and Estimate Underreporting in Suicide

Sep 2022–Present

M.S. in Biostatistics
Boston University
Boston Massachusetts
GPA: 3.96

Sep 2022–Aug 2025

Non-Degree Coursework in Chemistry and Psychology
Lansing Community College
Lansing, Michigan
GPA: 4.0

Aug 2020–Aug 2021

B.A. in Mathematics and Economics
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
GPA: 3.83, Magna Cum Laude
Economics Departmental Honors Program
College Honors Program

Sep 2015–May 2019

Research Experience

Junior Biostatistician
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, Massachusetts

Sep 2022–Present

AmeriCorps VISTA Member
Opioid Prevention and Education Network
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Mar 2020–Aug 2022

Research Assistant
Department of Economics and Accounting
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

Summer 2019

Weiss Independent Research Fellow
J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

Summer 2018

Research Assistant
Department of Economics and Accounting
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

Summer 2017

Research and Publications

Refereed Publications

Barnes-Najor, Jessica, Beedoskah Stonefish, Chelsea Wentworth, Danielle Gartner, Jessica S. Saucedo, Heather Howard-Bobiwash, Patrick Koval, Richard Burnett, Lisa Martin, Michelle Leask, Rosebud Schneider, Cheyenne Hopps, Charla Gordon, and Ann Cameron. “Stories and reflections on gikinawaabi: Recentering Indigenous Knowledge in early childhood development through food-and land-based practices.” Early Childhood Research Quarterly 69 (October 2024): S102–S117.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.12.014

Johnson, Matthew S., Daniel Schwab, and Patrick Koval. “Legal Protection against Retaliatory Firing Improves Workplace Safety.” The Review of Economics and Statistics 106, no. 5 (September 2024): 1236–1253.
doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01225.

Dang, Rushil R., Patrick William Koval, Vivian Chau, Janice M. Weinberg, and Pushkar Mehra. “Lifestyle and career satisfaction among US-based oral and maxillofacial surgeons: Results of a nationwide survey.” Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Oral Radiology 136, no. 1 (July 2023): 15–22.
doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2022.11.005.

Working Papers

Koval, Patrick and Robert Baumann. “Psychological Extensions of the Economic Theory of Suicide: A Test of Two Proxies.” (October 2021).
dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18274.66246

Koval, Patrick and Robert Baumann. “The Impact of Impulsivity on Suicide and Homicide Rates.” College of the Holy Cross Department of Economics Faculty Research Series no. 19-07 (July 2019).
dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10936.08964.

Koval, Patrick. “Toxic Effects of Lead Disposal in Water: An Analysis of TRI Facility Releases.” College of the Holy Cross Department of Economics Faculty Research Series no. 18-09 (August 2018). dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.31774.38724.

Other Publications

Matheson, Victor A., Daniel Schwab, and Patrick Koval. “Corruption in the Bidding, Construction and Organisation of Mega-Events: An Analysis of the Olympics and World Cup.” In The Palgrave Handbook on the Economics of Manipulation in Sport, 2nd. Springer International Publishing, 2024. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77389-6. Note: Also coauthored first edition of chapter (2018).

Koval, Patrick, Jessica Barnes-Najor, and Lisa Martin. [Review of the book Towards a New Ethnohistory: Community-Engaged Scholarship Among the People of the River by Keith Thor Carlson, John Sutton Lutz, David M. Schaepe, and Naxaxalhts’i — Albert “Sonny” McHalsie]. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement 26, no. 2 (June 2022). openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe/article/view/2921.

Seminar Presentations

National

Koval, Patrick. “Limitations of Designs and Statistical Methods in Ecological Analyses of Suicide Risk Factors.” American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference (May 20th, 2026).
doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25208.20485.

Regional

Koval, Patrick, and Robert Baumann. “‘Future flattening’ in Suicidal Thought and Behavior: Reframing Impulsivity and the Integral Factor of Being Needed.” Lifeways Community Mental Health Advancing Behavioral Health Summit (March 17th, 2021).
dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24845.05602.

Professional Service

Ad-Hoc Manuscript Review

  • World Development

Conference Abstract Review

American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference

2026

Committee Service

Steering Commitee, Center for Trauma and Mental Health

2024

Professional Affiliations

Mathematical Association of America

International Academy of Suicide Research

Society for Epidemiologic Research

American Economic Association

American Association of Suicidology

American Statistical Association

Easter North American Region (ENAR)
International Biometric Society

2026–Present

2026–Present

2025–Present

2025–Present

2024–Present

2023–Present

2023–Present

Webmaster
Wiba Anung
Collaboration Between Michigan State University
and the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
https://www.wibaanung.org/

June 2022–Present