Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a core faculty member in Penn’s Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center, where he directs the PAIR Center Clinical Trials Methods and Outcomes Lab. Dr. Harhay’s research program is funded by the NIH and PCORI and focuses on developing statistical methods, study designs, and outcome measurement approaches to improve randomized trials and observational research studies for patients with critical and severe illnesses