Anne Helby Petersen

Anne Helby Petersen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on causal inference using observational data, with a particular emphasis on causal discovery and its applications in life course studies and epidemiology.

• PhD in Biostatistics (2022), University of Copenhagen
• M.Sc. in Statistics (2016), University of Copenhagen
• B.Sc. in Mathematics (2014), University of Copenhagen

Her research interests include:

• Developing causal discovery algorithms for observational data
• Sibling comparison designs to control for confounding factors
• Handling missing information in register-based studies
• Advancing R software packages for data quality and causal analysis (dataReporter, PCADSC, causalDisco, geeasy)

Recent research trends highlight her work on:

• Integrating temporal background information into causal discovery
• Comparative studies of data-driven vs. theory-driven life course models
• Validation frameworks using negative controls in algorithm evaluation
• Applications in health disparities and work-environment epidemiology