Peter Dunn

Associate Professor Peter Dunn is a Biostatistics faculty member at the School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast. He holds a PhD from the University of Queensland and has expertise in statistical theory, particularly generalized linear models and Tweedie distributions. His work includes developing R packages like 'tweedie' and co-authoring the textbook Generalized Linear Models With Examples in R.

Education: PhD (Mathematical Statistics) Qld, BInfTech (Honours) S.Qld, BAppSci UCS Qld, GradCertProfLearning Sunshine Coast. Previously worked as a climate scientist at Queensland Department of Primary Industries and lectured at the University of Southern Queensland before joining USC in 2008.

• Research Focus: GLMs, statistical education, epidemiology, environmental statistics
• Contributions: Dunn-Smyth residuals, R packages, educational resources

Research interests span theoretical statistics, applied statistical methods in health/ environment, and innovative pedagogy. Awards include the 2012 Office of Learning and Teaching Citation for educational excellence and the EJ Pitman Prize (2002).

Teaching areas include epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology. He serves on editorial boards and professional societies like the Statistical Society of Australia.