Tarrant Mcpherson

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Tarrant Mcpherson

Bio

Tarrant McPherson is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins 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 worked for 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.

Areas of Interest

  • Statistical Modeling
  • Biomarkers
  • Clinical Trials
  • Survival Analysis
  • Longitudinal Analysis

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Alabama
  • Master of Arts, The University of Alabama
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Courses Taught

  • BIOS 520 - Clinical Trials