Trevor Pickering, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences

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Overview

Dr. Trevor Pickering is an Associate Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences, co-directs the SC-CTSI Biostatistics Team, and directs the MS Programs in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health Data Science. He has over 20 years of experience with study design and analysis and has worked on projects in areas including community health assessment, behavioral health interventions (including nutrition, exercise, and substance use), suicide prevention, and improving the effectiveness of health-related interventions. He frequently collaborates with investigators on aspects of research ranging from study design to grant and manuscript completion. He has experience in regression methods, longitudinal analysis, social network analysis, and latent variable methods such as factor analysis and structural equation modeling.

Education and Training

  • Unviersity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA — PhD — 12/2018 — Preventive Medicine
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA — MS — 8/2010 — Biostatistics
  • Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA — BS — 5/2005 — Mathematical Biology

Publications

  • Predictors for Latent Musculoskeletal Fitness Profile in the National Youth Fitness Survey Sample. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2026 May 01; 38(2):185-193.. View in PubMed
  • In Response. Anesth Analg. 2026 Feb 01; 142(2):e27-e28.. View in PubMed
  • Maternal and Fetal SERPINA3 Polymorphisms and Risk of Preeclampsia: A Dyad and Triad Based Case-Control Study. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2025 Nov 17; 47(11).. View in PubMed
  • Prenatal Exposure to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated With Greater Pre-Pubertal BMI Growth and Faster Post-Pubertal Cortical Thinning During Peri-Adolescence. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Jan; 21(1):e70069.. View in PubMed
  • Demographic Patterns and Outcomes of Burn Center Versus Outside Center Outpatient Rehabilitation: A Burn Model System Database Study. J Burn Care Res. 2025 11 05; 46(6):1262-1268.. View in PubMed
  • Socioecological Factors Associated With Lung Cancer Clinical Trial Participation: Real-world California Cancer Registry Data. Clin Lung Cancer. 2026 Apr; 27(3):153-161.e1.. View in PubMed
  • A Retrospective Study of Ultramassive Transfusion in Trauma Patients: Is There a Value After Which Additional Transfusions Are Futile? Anesth Analg. 2025 11 01; 141(5):1126-1136. Major FR, Pickering T . View in PubMed
  • Bone Health in Youth with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Abdominal and Total Adiposity Is Associated with Bone Mineral Density. Horm Res Paediatr. 2025 Sep 30; 1.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of the Sources of Strength Peer Leader Program on Suicide Attempt Rates in 40 High Schools: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. School Ment Health. 2026; 18(2):509-525.. View in PubMed
  • Racial Trauma among Multi-Ethnic Minority Young Adults Affects Nicotine, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use Differently than among Mono-Ethnic Minority Young Adults. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(14):2154-2162.. View in PubMed