Levent Dumenci

Levent Dumenci

  • College of Public Health

    Epidemiology and Biostatistics

    Professor

Office Location

1301 Cecil B Moore Avenue

Phone

215-204-4099

Biography

Levent Dumenci joined Temple University College of Public Health as a professor in July 2015. His NIH-funded (NIMH, NCI) research focuses on test development and discrete latent variable modeling of behavioral data. He is the author of Latent Kappa. His primary interests include structural equation modeling specification of multitrait-multimethod matrix, statistical modeling of observed and unobserved heterogeneity, estimation of situational specificity of behavioral ratings, modeling of latent agreement, and health literacy. He provides consultation to students and research faculty on statistical modeling of data originating from quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs. He has served in NIH and NSF study sections and currently serves on editorial boards of two international journals. He has extensive experience in collaborating with researchers applying for externally funded projects.

Education

  • PhD, Psychometrics (Major) and Statistics (Minor), Iowa State University
  • MS, Psychometrics, Iowa State University
  • BS, Psychology, Hacettepe University

Curriculum Vitae 

Google Scholar: Levent Dumenci's Google Scholar profile

Labs: Biostatistics Core

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

EPBI 5001

Biostatistics for Health Professions

Graduate

EPBI 8201

Structural Equation Modeling

Graduate

EPBI 8302

Behavioral Measurement

Graduate

EPBI 9083

Behavioral Measurement

Graduate

Selected Publications

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2024). Comment on the paper by George and colleagues and entitled "Prevalence and Factors Associated with High Impact Chronic Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis: the Johnston County Health Study." J Pain, p. 104717. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104717

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2024). Limitations of Minimal Clinically Important Difference Estimates and Potential Alternatives. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 106(10), pp. 931-937. United States. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00467

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2024). Perioperative Opioid Use and Dosage Trajectories Vary Depending on Pain Outcome Classification and Bodily Pain in Patients who Catastrophize About Their Pain: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial in Knee Arthroplasty. J Pain, 25(5), p. 104434. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.11.017

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2023). Letter to the editor commenting on "Prognostic factors of knee pain and function 12 months after total knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study of 798 patients." Knee. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2023.10.008

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2023). A Latent Change Score Approach to Understanding Chronic Bodily Pain Outcomes Following Knee Arthroplasty: A Secondary Analysis of Longitudinal Data. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 105(20), pp. 1574-1582. United States. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00214

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2023). Patient Acceptable Symptom State Versus Latent Class Analysis Outcome Classification: A Comparative Longitudinal Study of Knee Arthroplasty. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 75(7), pp. 1519-1526. United States. doi: 10.1002/acr.24962

  • Chin, S.M., Lepore, S.J., Collins, B.N., Dumenci, L., & Rincon, M.A. (2023). Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Tobacco Urge Management Scale (TUMS). Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20(8). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20085453

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2023). Letter to the Editor: There are Considerable Inconsistencies Among Minimum Clinically Important Differences in TKA: A Systematic Review. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 481(4), pp. 841-842. United States. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002591

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2022). Utilization of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Knee Arthroplasty: A Response to the Article by Goh and Colleagues. J Arthroplasty, 37(10), p. e9. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.05.032

  • Schuler, B.R., Vazquez, C.E., Kobulsky, J.M., & Dumenci, L. (2022). Adversity and child body mass index in Fragile Families over 15 years: Do type and timing matter? SSM Popul Health, 19, p. 101197. England. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101197

  • Snead, R., Dumenci, L., & Jones, R.M. (2022). A latent class analysis of cognitive decline in US adults, BRFSS 2015-2020. BMC Public Health, 22(1), p. 1560. England. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14001-2

  • Schroeder, K., Dumenci, L., Sarwer, D.B., Noll, J.G., Henry, K.A., Suglia, S.F., Forke, C.M., & Wheeler, D.C. (2022). The Intersection of Neighborhood Environment and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Methods for Creation of a Neighborhood ACEs Index. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(13). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137819

  • Chan, W., Pun, J., Dong, D., Siminoff, L., & Dumenci, L. (2022). Reliability and validity of the Cancer Health Literacy Test - Chinese versions: CHLT-30-Chinese and CHLT-6-Chinese. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol, 18(3), pp. 279-286. Australia. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13621

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2022). Commentary on finding meaning in patient-reported outcome change scores: a seemingly unquenchable thirst for understanding. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 30(6), pp. 768-771. England. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.03.006

  • Schroeder, K., Dumenci, L., Sarwer, D.B., Wheeler, D.C., & Hayat, M.J. (2022). Increasing quantitative literacy in nursing: A joint nursing-statistician perspective. J Adv Nurs, 78(4), pp. e66-e68. England. doi: 10.1111/jan.15150

  • Riddle, D.L., Hamilton, D.F., Dumenci, L., & Beard, D.J. (2022). Author Response to Oatis Et al. Phys Ther. United States. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab277

  • Riddle, D.L., Macfarlane, G.J., Hamilton, D.F., Beasley, M., & Dumenci, L. (2022). Cross-validation of good versus poor self-reported outcome trajectory types following knee arthroplasty. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 30(1), pp. 61-68. England. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.09.004

  • Rosenbaum, A.M., Ojo, M., Dumenci, L., Palumbo, A.J., Reed, L., Crans, S., Williams, G.M., Gruener, J., Indelicato, N., & Cervantes, K. (2021). Development of an Index to Measure West Nile Virus Transmission Risk in New Jersey Counties. J Am Mosq Control Assoc, 37(4), pp. 216-223. United States. doi: 10.2987/21-7029

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2021). Trajectories of structural disease progression in knee osteoarthritis: comment on the article by Collins et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 73(12), p. 1858. United States. doi: 10.1002/acr.24389

  • Riddle, D.L., Hamilton, D.F., Dumenci, L., & Beard, D.J. (2021). Phase 3 Trials of Enhanced Versus Usual Care Physical Therapy for Patients at Risk of Poor Outcome Following Knee Arthroplasty: A Perspective on Meaning and a Way Forward. Phys Ther, 101(11). United States. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab186

  • Rogers, H.L., Dumenci, L., & Siminoff, L.A. (2021). PHYSICIAN-PATIENT GENDER CONCORDANCE MAY UNDERLIE SOME HEALTH DISPARITIES: FINDINGS FROM A LARGE UNANNOUNCED STANDARDIZED PATIENT STUDY OF US PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS. PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE, 83(7), pp. A15-A15. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Orndahl, C.M., Perera, R.A., Hung, A., Dumenci, L., & Riddle, D.L. (2021). Physical Therapy Use, Costs, and Value for Latent Classes of Good vs Poor Outcome in Patients Who Catastrophize About Their Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 102(7), pp. 1347-1351. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.02.004

  • Rogers, H., Dumenci, L., & Siminoff, L.A. (2021). Might physician-patient gender concordance influence clinical outcomes in primary care? Findings from a large unannounced standardized patient study. JOURNAL of PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, 145. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110460

  • Riddle, D.L., Slover, J., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D.C., Dumenci, L., & Perera, R.A. (2021). Racial Differences in Pain and Function Following Knee Arthroplasty: A Secondary Analysis From a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 73(6), pp. 810-817. United States. doi: 10.1002/acr.24177

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2021). Comments on 'preoperative risk factors associated with chronic pain profiles following total knee arthroplasty' by Lindberg and colleagues. Eur J Pain, 25(3), pp. 725-726. England. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1720

  • Al-Sharif, D.S., Roehm, P., Lindemann, T.L., Dumenci, L., & Keshner, E.A. (2021). Visual-vestibular mismatch correlates with headache. J Vestib Res, 31(3), pp. 173-180. Netherlands. doi: 10.3233/VES-201539

  • Schroeder, K., Day, S., Konty, K., Dumenci, L., & Lipman, T. (2020). The impact of change in neighborhood poverty on BMI trajectory of 37,544 New York City youth: a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health, 20(1), p. 1676. England. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09772-5

  • Schuler, B.R., Daundasekara, S.S., Hernandez, D.C., Dumenci, L., Clark, M., Fisher, J.O., & Miller, A.L. (2020). Economic hardship and child intake of foods high in saturated fats and added sugars: the mediating role of parenting stress among high-risk families. Public Health Nutr, 23(15), pp. 2781-2792. England. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020001366

  • Riddle, D.L. & Dumenci, L. (2020). Classifications of good versus poor outcome following knee arthroplasty should not be defined using arbitrary criteria. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21(1), p. 604. England. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03583-w

  • Dumenci, L., Kroenke, K., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D.C., Slover, J., Perera, R.A., & Riddle, D.L. (2020). Disentangling trait versus state characteristics of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and the PHQ-8 Depression Scale. Eur J Pain, 24(8), pp. 1624-1634. England. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1619

  • Dumenci, L., Kroenke, K., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D.C., Slover, J., Perera, R.A., & Riddle, D.L. (2020). Trait-state distinction of pain and function measurements among knee arthroplasty patients. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28, pp. s380-s381. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.594

  • Riddle, D.L., Slover, J., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D., Dumenci, L., & Perera, R.A. (2020). Racial differences in pain and function following knee arthroplasty: a secondary analysis from a multicenter randomized clinical trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28, pp. s431-s432. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.670

  • Urbanski, M., Dumenci, L., Gadegbeku, C., Siminoff, L., Waterman, A., & Gardiner, H. (2020). "By the Time They Get to Me, I'll Be Dead Anyway" - A Mixed-Methods Examination of Treatment Education & Decision-Making among Patients with Varying Amounts of Pre-End-Stage Renal Disease Nephrology Care. AMERICAN JOURNAL of TRANSPLANTATION, 20, pp. 976-976. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Dumenci, L. & Siminoff, L.A. (2019). Standardization of the Cancer Health Literacy Test-6 in a non-cancer populations. EUROPEAN JOURNAL of PUBLIC HEALTH, 29, pp. 321-321. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

  • Hung, A., Li, Y., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D.C., Slover, J., Perera, R.A., Dumenci, L., Reed, S.D., & Riddle, D.L. (2019). Ninety-day and one-year healthcare utilization and costs after knee arthroplasty. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 27(10), pp. 1462-1469. England. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.05.019

  • Dumenci, L., Perera, R.A., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D.C., Slover, J., Jensen, M.P., & Riddle, D.L. (2019). Model-based pain and function outcome trajectory types for patients undergoing knee arthroplasty: a secondary analysis from a randomized clinical trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 27(6), pp. 878-884. England. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.01.004

  • Davis, S.M., Lepore, S.J., & Dumenci, L. (2019). Psychometric properties and correlates of a brief scale measuring the psychological construct mattering to others in a sample of women recovering from breast cancer. Qual Life Res, 28(6), pp. 1605-1614. Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/s11136-019-02118-8

  • Rogers, H.L., Dumenci, L., Epstein, R.M., & Siminoff, L.A. (2019). Impact of Patient Gender and Race and Physician Communication on Colorectal Cancer Diagnostic Visits in Primary Care. J Womens Health (Larchmt), 28(5), pp. 612-620. United States. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2018.6961

  • Hung, A., Li, Y., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D., Slover, J., Jensen, M.P., Bair, M.J., Kroenke, K., Perera, R.A., McKee, D., Dumenci, L., Reed, S.D., & Riddle, D.L. (2019). ONE-YEAR HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AND COSTS AFTER KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. VALUE in HEALTH, 22, pp. S241-S241. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.04.1127

  • Riddle, D.L., Keefe, F., Ang, D., Slover, J., Jensen, M., Bair, M., Kroenke, K., Perera, R., Reed, S., McKee, D., & Dumenci, L. (2019). RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF PAIN COPING SKILLS TRAINING FOR PATIENTS WHO CATASTROPHIZE ABOUT PAIN PRIOR TO KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. OSTEOARTHRITIS and CARTILAGE, 27, pp. S484-S484. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.536

  • Dumenci, L., Perera, R.A., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D.C., Slover, J., Jensen, M.P., & Riddle, D.L. (2019). PAIN AND FUNCTION TRAJECTORY TYPES OF KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PATIENTS. OSTEOARTHRITIS and CARTILAGE, 27, pp. S401-S402. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.403

  • Riddle, D.L., Keefe, F.J., Ang, D.C., Slover, J., Jensen, M.P., Bair, M.J., Kroenke, K., Perera, R.A., Reed, S.D., McKee, D., & Dumenci, L. (2019). Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Who Catastrophize About Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 101(3), pp. 218-227. United States. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.00621