Dr. Dagne's main research interest is to develop Bayesian hierarchical methods for analysis of longitudinal /multilevel/spatial data in the specific areas of social behavioral interactions, depression and mental health problems, prostate cancer in black men, HIV/AIDS, and comparative effectiveness.

Dr. Dagne's main research interest is to develop Bayesian hierarchical methods for analysis of longitudinal /multilevel/spatial data in the specific areas of social behavioral interactions, depression and mental health problems, prostate cancer in black men, HIV/AIDS, and comparative effectiveness. His research areas include Bayesian Inference, Generalized Linear Mixed Models, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Zero-Inflation Models, Social Interactions and Spatial Statistics.