Tarrant McPherson
PhD, MA
Dr. McPherson’s research areas include power and sample size calculation, linear mixed models and longitudinal data analysis, measures of inter-rater reliability, analysis of time-to-event data, and design of clinical trials for rare diseases.
Titles and Roles
- Research Assistant Professor, Biostatistics Shared Resource
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
- Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University
Biography
Tarrant McPherson, PhD, MA, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Rollin School of Public Health, and is a member of the Biostatistics Shared Resource at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Prior to joining Emory, Dr. McPherson served nine years as a staff statistician at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, providing data management and analysis to investigators spanning a wide array of public health disciplines from emergency preparedness to epidemiology. The majority of his previous clinical research experience centers around clinical trials and observational studies of neurological disorders such as myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, and tuberous sclerosis complex.
Education
Dr. McPherson earned his PhD in Biostatistics from The University of Alabama at Birmingham and an MA in Applied Economics from The University of Alabama.
Research
Dr. McPherson's research areas include power and sample size calculation, linear mixed models and longitudinal data analysis, measures of inter-rater reliability, analysis of time-to-event data, and design of clinical trials for rare diseases.
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