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Alan Shields, Ph.D.

– Scientist Alan Shields

A full-time scientist with PRO Consulting, Alan Shields most recently worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at East Tennessee State University, Research Associate in the Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Assessment and Treatment Outcome Lab. Dr. Shields specializes in the areas of measurement and psychometrics with special emphasis on evaluating the performance of tests used in the behavioral and medical sciences; further, he has substantial experience in training professional and non-professional staff to administer such instruments. Dr. Shields’ has provided measurement consultation and assessment training on trials and projects across a spectrum of pathology including cancer, diabetic neuropathy, gastrointestinal disorder, HIV/AIDS, and a variety of addictive behavior and CNS disorders. Dr. Shields has published numerous measurement focused manuscripts including a recent paper aimed at helping clinical researchers implement FDA recommendations on the use of PRO instruments and several others documenting the quality of data collected via electronic methods. Dr. Shields received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Montana and, later, served jointly as an Instructor of Psychology in the Harvard Medical School and Research Psychologist at McLean Hospital.

Where to find Dr. Shields:

21 April 2009 - ePROficiency™ 2009: invivodata’s global ePRO Conference; Naples, FL
Dr. Shields will join other industry and regulatory experts at this inaugural conference which is focused on the effective capture of PROs in clinical research. For more information, visit www.invivodata.com/epro2009