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## About me
Hello, I’m Max. I'm currently a 5th year PhD student at Vanderbilt University in the [Department of Biostatistics](https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/vanderbilt-department-biostatistics). My research is on [Bayesian clinical trial designs for ordinal longitudinal data](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sim.10133) with [Dr. Frank Harrell](https://www.fharrell.com), and I'm a statistician on the [ACTIV-6 clinical trial](https://activ6study.org).

## Education

**Vanderbilt University** | Nashville, TN

PhD in Biostatistics | 2020 - Present

**Carleton College** | Northfield, MN

BA in Physics | 2013 - 2017

BA in Geology | 2013 - 2017

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## Research / Work Experience

- [FDA-OCE-ASA Oncology Educational Fellowship](https://community.amstat.org/fdaoceasaoncologyeducationalfellowship/home)

- PhD Summer Intern at Pfizer: [Bayesian hierarchical models for analyzing adverse events](https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cpt.3087) in gene therapy clinical trials.

- ORISE Fellow at FDA Division of Antivirals: Natural-language processing tools for product label data and meta-analyses of clinical trials for [hepatitis C](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2020.08.042) and [HIV](https://www.croiconference.org/abstract/investigation-of-a-potential-composite-endpoint-for-immunologic-nonresponder-trials/) treatments.

- [MIT Washington Office](https://dc.mit.edu): Reporting on current events in science policy.
  
- [Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory](https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geologic-hazards-science-center/albuquerque-seismological-laboratory): [Effects of atmospheric noise on seismometers](https://doi.org/10.1785/0220160193).
  
- [LIGO](https://www.ligo.org/) collaboration: [Magnetic transients and implications for gravitational wave astronomy](https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/aa60eb).

- [Academic tutoring](https://prep1on1.com/our-team/): teaching physics, chemistry, and mathematics to high-school and undergraduate students.

## Personal
In my free time I enjoy cooking (and collecting cookbooks), playing funk guitar, and swimming.