Alice Sitch

Alice Sitch is Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Birmingham's Department of Applied Health Sciences, and Team Lead for the BESTEAM research group. She serves as Deputy Theme Lead for the Data, Diagnostics and Decision Tools theme at the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (2022-2027) and co-leads education initiatives in her department since 2022.

Education:

• BSc Mathematics, University of Sheffield (2008)
• MSc Statistics, University of Sheffield (2009)
• PGCert Academic Practice, University of Birmingham (2017)
• PhD Biostatistics, University of Birmingham (2019)

Her research focuses on methodological approaches to test evaluation, particularly:

• Biomarker variability measurement
• Monitoring progressive/recurrent diseases
• Early-stage diagnostic evaluation
• Applications in global health and public health

She leads multiple large-scale studies including the $15.5M mTBI Predict study (DoD funded) and NIHR-funded CHAPTER and SMART studies.

Awards and recognition:

• Chartered Statistician (Royal Statistical Society)
• Fellow of Higher Education Academy

She holds editorial roles at Trials, European Journal of Endocrinology, and Thorax, and serves on NIHR and MRC funding panels.