Maurizio Manuguerra

Associate Professor Maurizio Manuguerra is the Head of Statistics at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University. His research focuses on survival analysis, competing risks, ordinal regression, and transformation models. He has contributed to over 37 publications and holds an h-index of 14. His work includes collaborations in medical statistics and educational methodologies.

Research Interests: Survival analysis and competing risks (penalized likelihood methods, Cox models), transformation models, and ordinal regression for continuous scales. These areas explore statistical methodologies with applications in medical and educational fields.

Awards:

• Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2012)
• Winner - Faculty of Science and Engineering Award for Inter-School Collaboration (2023)

Advising & Grants:

• He leads research projects, such as 'What pathways lead to success? A study on Science Degrees' (2018–2019) and 'Latent variable models in Economics and clinical research' (2015).
• Focuses on early detection of students at risk and educational interventions.

Labs/Teams: Engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations within the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, particularly in statistics and educational technology.