She additionally serves a Director of the Research Design and Biostatistics Program of the Miami CTSI. Dr. Messinger has previously served as Biostatistics Director for the Diabetes Research Institute and Director of Biostatistics for the University of Miami General Clinical Research Center, and eventually the School-supported Clinical Research Center. Dr. Messinger joined the faculty at the University of Miami in 2002, after earning her Doctorate in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan. She additionally holds a Master’s degree from the University of Florida in Industrial and Systems Engineering specializing in Operations Research and Health Systems Engineering.