Dr. James McGinley joins VPG

Vector Psychometric Group, LLC is excited to welcome Dr. James McGinley to the VPG team. After earning his PhD in Quantitative Psychology with a minor in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. McGinley founded McGinley Statistical Consulting where he successfully aided pharmaceutical and academic clients in developing, conducting, and disseminating original programs of research. This work has resulted in numerous conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. McGinley’s research focuses on novel mixed-effects models for ordinal data. This work, along with other interests in structural equation modeling and latent growth models, has resulted with publications in top methodological journals such as Statistics in Medicine, Multivariate Behavioral Research, and Methodology. He regularly serves as a reviewer for several methodological and substantive journals.

Dr. McGinley’s dedication to effectively collaborating and disseminating methodological and clinical results to wide-ranging audiences has earned him several awards including the Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Award, Lyle V. Jones Award, and Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award. Vector Psychometric Group, LLC is proud to welcome Dr. McGinley’s award winning expertise to our team.