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EXACT's Science Staff and Advisors
Ralph Tarter, PhD. Dr. Tarter is Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Tarter has expertise in neuropsychology, psychometric measurement, and statistical methodologies. He has published 300 scientific articles and 10 books. He directs a research center funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at longitudinal prediction of outcomes from childhood to adulthood. Dr. Tarter is a graduate of Concordia University [Montreal, Quebec] (BA), Dalhousie University (MA), University of Pittsburgh (MPA), and University of Oklahoma (PhD).
Levent Kirisci, PhD. Dr. Kirisci is a professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Kirisci has developed as well as uses state of the science mathematics and statistics to solve complex problems requiring short and long term prediction. Dr. Kirisci, a former Fulbright Scholar, has published over 50 articles on this topic. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (MA, PhD).
Jimmy Disch, PED. Dr. Disch, professor of Kinesiology at Rice University, has authored numerous articles in the areas of applied measurement, prediction in sport, and applied sport science and co-authored the textbook, Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance. He has served as chair, secretary, and advisory board member for the measurement and evaluation council of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). Dr. Disch has worked as a consultant and advisor for Olympic and professional teams. He is currently on the Educational Advisory Committee of USA Volleyball and directs several youth sport clinics. In 1999 he was named recipient of the National Measurement & Evaluation Council Honor Award. Dr. Disch is a graduate of the University of Houston (BS, MEd) and Indiana University (PED).
Galina Kirillova, PhD. Dr. Kirillova is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and is an expert in the human physiology and biochemistry. In the Soviet Union, she conducted research in bioenergetics and in the biochemical mechanisms of free oxidation and adaptation to cold. Dr. Kirilloval is currently the director of a biochemistry lab. Dr. Kirillova's research program has been related to the mechanisms of organismic reaction to external stressors. She received a MS in Human Physiology and earned a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from the Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR.
Michael Vanyukov, PhD. Dr. Vanyukov is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, focusing on human genetics. He has expertise in understanding how genetic and environmental factors elucidate an individual trajectory towards successful or negative performance outcomes. Dr. Vanyukov is a graduate of the Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR (PhD).
