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
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