Design & Statistics Core (DSC)

Link to Taljaard, Monica profile page.
Full Name
Monica Taljaard, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Executive Committee, Design & Statistics Core (DSC)

Link to Travison, Thomas profile page.
Full Name
Thomas Travison, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Associate Core Leader, Design & Statistics Core (DSC)

Primary title
Senior Scientist; Director of Biostatistics; Associate Professor
Primary Institution
Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife
Complete Titles

Senior Scientist, Director of Biostatistics, Co-Director of the Interventional Studies in Aging Center, Hebrew SeniorLife’s Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Faculty, Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Bio
Thomas Travison, PhD, is a biostatistician and clinical trialist. His work is focused on observational and interventional science intended to promote functional independence and to prevent the development and progression of frailty. Dr. Travison is an internationally recognized expert in the epidemiology of age-associated changes in circulating sex steroid concentrations and their contribution to functional and cognitive aging. He has designed and analyzed numerous clinical trials of multimodal interventions in complex older populations. His laboratory focuses on the development and dissemination of tools and methodologies promoting reproducible quantitative and biomedical science.
Turner, Jeffrey – Profile
Full Name
Jeffrey Turner, MPH
Credentials
MPH
Role

Core Navigator, Design & Statistics Core (DSC)
Project Coordinator, Administration Core (AC)

Primary title
Project Coordinator
Primary Institution
Brown University School of Public Health
Complete Titles

Research Assistant, Brown University School of Public Health

Bio
Jeffrey Turner, MPH, is a project coordinator in the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at Brown University School of Public Health. His IMPACT Collaboratory role focuses on leading a qualitative implementation evaluation examining high-level, cross-study factors which affect the implementation of embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCT) for dementia. Mr. Turner is an experienced qualitative researcher with prior experience managing and conducting research with older adults, persons living with dementia, clinical staff, and persons using opioids . He completed his B.S. in Public Health and MPH at Southern Connecticut State University.