C. Christina  Mehta

In my current faculty position, I am the Director of Biostatistics for the Atlanta site of the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study as well as the co-Director of the Bioinformatics Resource Core of the Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (SCORE), an Emory WIHS-linked research program. In this capacity, I provide biostatistical leadership and collaboration to all Emory investigators utilizing data from these large and complex studies. In addition, I am the Associate Director of the Biostatistics Collaboration Core (BCC) in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics as well as a member of the CFAR Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core. My role in these cores is to provide biostatistical leadership and collaboration in the areas of study design, development of data collection tools, assist with grant proposals, data analysis, interpretation and publication of results for investigators ranging in experience from student or trainee to established researcher. I am active in the educational mission of the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, including teaching and mentoring of students, trainees, and clinical researchers on conducting high-quality, rigorous biomedical and behavioral research as well as teach and mentor on foundational biostatistical methods.