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

  • Above the influence of vaping: Peer leader influence and diffusion of a network-informed preventive intervention. Addict Behav. 2021 02; 113:106693.. View in PubMed
  • Peer-adult network structure and suicide attempts in 38 high schools: implications for network-informed suicide prevention. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2019 10; 60(10):1065-1075.. View in PubMed
  • Diffusion of a Peer-Led Suicide Preventive Intervention Through School-Based Student Peer and Adult Networks. Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9:598.. View in PubMed
  • Is Online Partner-Seeking Associated with Increased Risk of Condomless Sex and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals Who Engage in Heterosexual Sex? A Systematic Narrative Review. Arch Sex Behav. 2019 02; 48(2):533-555.. View in PubMed
  • Physical Activity and Variation in Momentary Behavioral Cognitions: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. J Phys Act Health. 2016 Mar; 13(3):344-51.. View in PubMed
  • Two facets of stress and indirect effects on child diet through emotion-driven eating. Eat Behav. 2015 Aug; 18:84-90.. View in PubMed
  • Healthy Kids insurance and experiences of medical home quality for vulnerable children. Med Care. 2011 Sep; 49(9):828-33.. View in PubMed
  • Relationship of medical home quality with school engagement and after-school participation among children with asthma. J Asthma. 2010 Nov; 47(9):1001-10.. View in PubMed
  • National disparities in the quality of a medical home for children. Matern Child Health J. 2010 Jul; 14(4):580-9.. View in PubMed
  • Disparities in the national prevalence of a quality medical home for children with asthma. Acad Pediatr. 2009 Jul-Aug; 9(4):234-41.. View in PubMed