Dorcie McKniff Jasperse

Dr. Dorcie McKniff Jasperse has more than 30 years of experience in clinical trials and medical research. She has worked in the government, academic, and commercial settings as a data manager, statistician and epidemiologist, project and program manager, GCP auditor, and manager of GMP auditors.

In her research roles, Dr. Jasperse has performed or managed testing of therapeutic modalities with new drugs and new devices and explored various epidemiologic hypotheses. In addition, her personal research has ranged from testing various data management methodologies to exploring different physiological mechanisms under controlled environmental conditions. She earned her master’s degree in biostatistics and epidemiology from Georgetown University, and her Ph.D. in exercise physiology and cardiac rehabilitation from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Jasperse worked as a statistician and epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh on a longitudinal maternal health project, exploring the effects of drug, alcohol and cigarette use by expectant mothers on the neonate and beyond. While there, she also performed research at the university’s Human Energy Research Laboratory.

After receiving her doctorate, she returned to regulated clinical research and provided project management and statistical services such as 510(k), PMA, IND and NDA to various industry clients.