Person
Mengersen, Kerrie (1962 - )
FAA
- Born
- 1 January 1962
New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Statistician
Summary
Kerrie Mengersen is recognised internationally for her contributions in Bayesian statistics. She has worked both on statistical methodology and on the application of statistics to substantive problems in health, environment and industry. In 2016 Mengersen was appointed Distinguished Professor of Statistics at the Queensland University of Technology.
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Chronology
- 1985
- Education - BA (hons), University of New England
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - Commercial statistical consultant, Siromath Pty Ltd
- 1989
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New England
- 1989 - 1990
- Career position - Assistant Professor in Statistics, Bond University
- 1990 - 1992
- Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer) in Statistics, Central Queensland University
- 1993
- Career position - Visiting Associate Professor in Statistics, Colorado State University, where, U.S.A.
- 1994 - 2000
- Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer) in Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
- 2001 - 2004
- Career position - Professor and Head of Discipline in Statistics, University of Newcastle
- 2004 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
- 2004 -
- Career position - Research Professor in Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
- 2004 - 2006
- Career position - Inaugural President, Australasian Chapter, International Society for Bayesian Analysis
- 2005 -
- Award - Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- 2005 - 2007
- Career position - Director, Faculty of Science Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
- 2005 - 2008
- Career position - Executive Member, International Society for Bayesian Analysis
- 2005 - 2009
- Career position - Managing Editor, Australian and New Zealand journal of statistics
- 2011
- Career position - Member, National Heads of Mathematical Sciences, Australian Academy of Science
- 2011 - 2012
- Career position - National President, Statistical Society of Australia
- 2011 - 2012
- Career position - Inaugural Director, Collaborative Centre for Data Analysis, Modelling and Computation, Queensland University of Technology
- 2012 -
- Career position - Member, Biometrics and Biostatistics Panel, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2013 - 2014
- Career position - Member, International Advisory Board, International Biometrics Society
- 2014 -
- Career position - Chair, Management Committee, Australian and New Zealand journal of statistics
- 2014 -
- Award - Fellow, International Society for Bayesian Analysis
- 2014 -
- Career position - Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers in Big Data, Big Models and New Insights
- 2015 -
- Career position - Associate Member, University of Oxford
- 2015
- Award - Biennial Medal, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australian and New Zealand
- 2015 - 2020
- Award - ARC Laureate Fellow
- 2016 -
- Career position - Distinguished Professor of Statistics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
- 2016
- Award - J. S. Hunter Award and Lectureship, International Environmetrics Society Meeting
- 2016
- Award - CRC for Spatial Information Research Excellence Award
- 2016
- Award - Pitman Medal, Statistical Society of Australia
- 2017
- Career position - President, International Society for Bayesian Analysis
- 2018 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2024
- Award - Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Pitman Medal 2016 [Kerrie Mengersen] and 2018 [Louise Ryan]', Australian and New Zealand journal of statistics, 62 (1) (2020), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/anzs.12286. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22915106. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/307258811. Details
- 'Kerrie Mengersen - Citation at year of election, 2018', The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links], Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/kerrie-mengersen. Details
- Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for women in science, 2025. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/ruby-payne-scott-medal-and-lecture-women-science. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 22 January 2019