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Rhys Bowden is a Senior Research Fellow in Biostatistics, Data Analytics/Modelling, and Health Economics at Monash University. He specializes in advanced trial design methodologies, particularly cluster randomized trials and stepped-wedge designs, with applications in healthcare and public health research. His work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals focused on improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities.
Current projects include optimizing chest pain care pathways in remote communities and implementing treatable traits approaches for chronic respiratory disease management. He is actively involved in supervising PhD students and contributes to research activities such as workshops on longitudinal cluster trial design.
Research interests center on statistical methodologies for clinical trials, including correlation structure analysis, treatment effect heterogeneity, and robust design frameworks for delayed cluster recruitment. His recent publications emphasize innovative trial designs in eating disorders and parameter estimation techniques for clustered data.
While no formal awards are listed, his contributions to statistical methodologies in health research have been cited across multiple peer-reviewed journals. He collaborates extensively with multidisciplinary teams to address real-world healthcare challenges through rigorous statistical approaches.
