معرفی
Dr Wendy J Harrison is Associate Professor in Biostatistics at the University of Leeds’ School of Medicine, based in the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) and the Specialist Science Education Department. Since arriving as Lecturer in 2007 she has led quantitative teaching across MBChB and postgraduate programmes, and now directs the Health Informatics with Data Science MSc launched in 2022.
Education & Qualifications
- PhD Latent Variable Modelling for Complex Observational Health Data (part-time, awarded 2017)
- PGCLTHE – Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2011)
- MSc Medical Statistics, University of Leicester
- BSc(Hons) Combined Studies Mathematics / Physics
Research Interests
Her methodological work focuses on causal inference techniques—especially directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), multilevel and latent-class / latent-variable modelling—for analysing complex observational health data. Applied domains include obesity, cancer epidemiology and paediatric cardiology. She uses insights from this research to embed contemporary quantitative methods into undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Publications Snapshot
Across 15 recent papers (2008-2021) three cross-cutting themes emerge: development and teaching of DAG-based causal inference tools, evaluation of multilevel latent-class methodologies via simulation and real data, and collaborative epidemiological studies in cancer, cardiology and perinatal health. These outputs underline a commitment to both advancing and disseminating robust statistical practice.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (GradStat)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Leadership & Administration
She currently serves as Programme Lead for Postgraduate Programmes in Health Informatics with Data Science, Admissions Lead for all postgraduate programmes in her department, and Chair of the Postgraduate Special Circumstances Committee.
