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Gabriela Orsak, PhD

Vice President, Litigation Surveys & Consumer Science

As Vice President, Litigation Surveys & Consumer Science at IMS, Dr. Gabriela Orsak plays a vital role in helping clients navigate key questions around consumer perception. Her commitment to precision and clarity through meticulous and custom-designed research is demonstrated in the excellent client outcomes she has delivered.

With more than 10 years of experience in research methods and design, Dr. Orsak has conducted interdisciplinary research in various fields, including psychology, healthcare, economics, and public health. Through her education and prior research experience, she has developed expertise in research methods, survey design, respondent recruitment, and data analysis.

At IMS, Dr. Orsak offers subject matter expertise in survey creation, data analysis, and report/rebuttal writing, associated with quantitative and qualitative research.

Prior to joining IMS, Dr. Orsak was Associate Director of Analytic Focus, LLC, a company specializing in financial, economic, and statistical analytics, data mining, and predictive modeling, which was acquired by IMS in 2023. She was formerly an assistant professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. She has also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in public health, psychology, and biostatistics.

She is extensively published in the fields of psychology, public health, and healthcare. She has been a member of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, an ethics review board for human research studies, and has served as a reviewer for a number of journals.

Dr. Orsak received her PhD in experimental psychology and her master’s in psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from West Virginia University.

  • Associate Director, Analytic Focus LLC, 2023
  • Senior Survey Research Analyst, Analytic Focus LLC, 2020-2023
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 2018-2020
  • Assistant Professor, Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 2017-2018
  • Lecturer, Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 2016-2017
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-2015
  • Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010-2012
  • Orsak, G. & Cowan, C.D. (2023). Use of statistical analysis to measure damages. In J.S. Pappas, W. Scally & S.M. Veeneman (Eds.), The comprehensive guide to economic damages (7th ed., 2, 627 – 648. Business Valuation Resources.
  • Orsak, G., Allen, C.M., Singh, K.P., & McGaha, P. (2020). Predictors of nonadherence to colonoscopy following a positive fecal immunochemical test in primarily rural region of Northeast Texas. Texas Public Health Journal. 72(3): 19 – 23.
  • Chen, Y.T., Becker, H.A., Orsak, G., Allen, C.M., & McGaha, P. (2020). Predictors of colorectal cancer screening activities among uninsured individuals in rural Northeast Texas. Texas Public Health Journal. 72(2): 13 – 17.
  • Miller, A. Gallegly, J. D., Orsak, G., Huff, S.D., Peters, Ja’Marr, J., Ndetan, H., & Singh, K.P. (2020). Potential predictors of hospital length of stay and hospital charges among patients with all-terrain vehicle injuries in rural Northeast Texas. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, 12(1), 55 – 62.
  • Orsak, G., Miller, A., Allen, C. M., Singh, K.P., & McGaha, P. (2020). Return on investment of free colorectal screening tests in a primarily rural uninsured or underinsured population in Northeast Texas. PharmacoEconomics-Open. 4, 1 – 7.
  • Orsak, G., McGaha, P., Brandon, P., Swan, A., & Singh, K.P. (2019). A longitudinal pilot study for examining symptom reduction in patients with cancer in a palliative care program: A primarily rural northeast Texas population. Hospital Topics. 97(2), 54 – 59.
  • Orsak, G., Allen, C.M., Miller, A, Singh, K.P., & McGaha, P. (2019). Colorectal cancer education and screening program for the un- or under- insured in a primarily rural setting in Northeast Texas: Design and methods. Cancer Health Disparities. e1 – e11.
  • Orsak, G., Starnes, K., McGaha, P., Sharkey, P., & Singh K.P. (2019). Challenges and opportunities in utilization of a mobile pediatric asthma clinic in a primary rural setting: A pilot study. JP Journal of Biostatistics.16(1), 1 – 15.
  • Orsak, G., Ndetan, H., Allen, C.M., Singh, K.P., & McGaha, P. (2019). Colorectal adenoma detection rate in Northeast Texas – Outcome from community service project using the fecal immunochemical test and colonoscopy. Cancer Health Disparities, 3, e1 – e10.
  • Orsak, G., Allen, C.M., Sorensen, W., & McGaha, P. (2019). Risk of colorectal polyps and malignancies among predominantly rural Hispanics. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21, 931 – 937.
  • Orsak, G., Starnes, K., & Ledlow, G. (2018). Examining the return on investment of The Breath of Life Mobile Pediatric Asthma Clinic in a rural region with small metropolitan statistical areas. Hospital Topics. 96(4), 95 – 101.
  • Orsak, G., Stevens, A. M., Brufsky, A., Kajumba, M., & Dougall, A. L. (2015). The effects of reiki therapy and companionship on quality of life, mood, and symptom distress during chemotherapy. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 20(1), 20 –27.

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