Summary
Mason Garrison is an assistant professor of quantitative psychology at Wake Forest University with 11 years of experience applying advanced statistical methods to problems in health inequity and psychometrics. Trained as a Ph.D. in Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology at Vanderbilt, he blends rigorous methodology, longitudinal study co-direction, and hands-on data support for large-scale datasets like the NLSY79 kinship links. He directs the Kelly/Connolly Longitudinal Study on Personality and Aging and has a track record of mentoring and supervising research teams while translating complex statistical approaches into applied health research. Based in Winston-Salem, he pairs academic scholarship with practical consulting experience in psychometrics and market research, and his work frequently bridges measurement theory with real-world inequities in health.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Summer Scholar, Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods, Summer Scholar, Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods at University of Michigan
Visiting Scholar, PSYCHOLOGY, Visiting Scholar, PSYCHOLOGY at The University of British Columbia
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology at Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics; Psychology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics; Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis
English, Latin