Education: PhD in Epidemiology, Dept. of Preventive Medicine, Univ. of Southern California, 2004 MS in Biostatistics/Epidemiology, Dept. of Preventive Medicine, Univ. of Southern California, 1995 Dr. Palmer, a Biostatistician and Epidemiologist, serves as Biostatistics Section Head for Hematology/HCT at the City of Hope National Medical Center.