Mengersen, Kerrie (1962 - )

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 - Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers in Big Data, Big Models and New Insights

2014 -

Career position - Chair, Management Committee, Australian and New Zealand journal of statistics

2014 -

Award - Fellow, International Society for Bayesian Analysis

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)

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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', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/kerrie-mengersen. Details