Dr. Mayer's primary interests are the evaluation and validation of statistical and epidemiological models in a clinical, policy or legal arena. Focuses on problems where the medical issues are complex, the methods and models are varied and the data are limited. Has given about a dozen depositions, and has appeared in trial several times in a variety of cases ranging from major federal class-action and MDL litigation to state malpractice suits. He is a Professor of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health and Psychiatry.

Current Positions :

Professor of Statistics, Arizona State University, 1995-
Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine, 1991-
Consultant in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, 2003 -
Professor of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 2000-
Chief, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section, Integrated Fellowship in Cardiology, Phoenix, 1998-
Faculty Member, Medical Education, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, 1993-
Detective (Sworn), District (County) Attorney's Office, Maricopa County, Arizona 1998-

Education:

Undergraduate: Arizona State University (1963-64) and Ohio State University: Psychology (Pre-med), BS, 1967, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Professional: Ohio State University College of Medicine (pre-clinical), dual enrollment, 1966-68; London Institute of Psychiatry (Guy Hospital & British Health Service), 1968-1969; MB and qualified to practice, 1969; House Officer (Psychiatry) Associated Medical Schools, British Virgin Islands 69-70, MD and qualified to practice as a Public Health Physician (Psychiatry), British Health Service (WHO), 1971
Graduate: Ohio State University, Mathematics, MS, 1970; Mathematics and Statistics; PhD, 1971

Honorary: MA, Arts and Letters, University of Pennsylvania, 1981

Previous Positions:

Visiting Professor, Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2003-2004
Visiting Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 1996-97, 1989-1990
Director, Wharton Analysis Center, Wharton School; Associate Professor of Statistics, Public and Urban Policy, and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1979-83
Visiting Professor, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, 1982-83
Research Statistician and Lecturer with Rank of Associate Professor, Department of Statistics; Member, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies; Associate Master, Princeton Inn College; Instructor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs; Princeton University, 1974-79
Assistant Professor of Statistics (with secondary appointments in Political Science, Sociology, and Education) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1971-1974

Other Major Appointments:

Clinical Professor, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1997-2006
Chair, Division of Research, Medical Professionals of Arizona, Phoenix, 2003-2006
Director of Research, Maricopa Integrated Health System, 2003-2006
System Director, Research and Director of the Banner Health Research Institute, Banner Health System, Phoenix, 2001-2003
Director Good Samaritan Research Institute, 2001-2003
Consultant in Biostatistics, Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1993-2001
Thesis Advisor, Masters in Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1996-
Member, Committee on Statistics, Graduate College, Arizona State University, 1989-2004
Member, Program on Law and the Social Sciences, Arizona State University, 1983-2004
Member, Committee on Malpractice Reform, Arizona Supreme Court, 1989-1993
Erskine Fellow, Occupational Medicine, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1989-90
Visiting Scholar, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Summer Semesters, 1984-1988
Instructor, Summer Program, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 1971-1980
Game and Fish Officer (Sworn), State of Arizona, 1983-1998