Lisa McFetridge

Lisa McFetridge is a Senior Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast, leading the Statistics and Data Analytics theme within the School of Mathematics and Physics. She specializes in developing advanced statistical techniques for complex real-world data analysis, with a focus on medical applications and precision medicine.

• Thematic Lead for Statistics & Data Analytics
• Active in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• Trustee, Royal Statistical Society
• EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Strategic Advisory Team

Research Interests: Joint modeling of longitudinal and survival data, discrete choice modeling, machine learning for rare event prediction (e.g., bacterial infections in infants), anomaly detection, and Bayesian inference applied to medical prognosis. Her work bridges statistics and clinical applications through sensor data analysis.

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and cohort studies in pediatrics and obstetrics, leveraging statistical methods for diagnostic accuracy and treatment optimization.

Scientific Awards:

• 1st prize oral presentation (2024)
• Royal Statistical Society Incentivisation Scheme Award (2019)

Leadership & Collaboration: Serves on editorial boards (Stats, IJERPH), organizes RSS conferences, and collaborates with companies like Sensumco Ltd and Woodvale Construction via KTP projects. Her research naturally extends to patient-specific treatment analysis and precision diagnostics.