Biography and research positions

I am currently a Lecturer (Research and Education) in Statistics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews.

Previous appointments

  • 2019-22: Lecturer (Research and Education) in Statistics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow.
  • 2017-19: Research Fellow, Mathematics Institute and Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER), University of Warwick
  • 2015-17: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group, University of Bristol

Education

  • 2019-21: PGCert in Academic Pracrice (Merit), University of Glasgow
  • 2011-15: PhD in Statistics, University of St Andrews, supervised by Professors Steve Buckland and Ruth King
  • 2010/11: MSc in Statistics, University of St Andrews (Distinction), project supervised by Professor Steve Buckland
  • 2006-10: BA French and Mathematics, King’s College London
  • 2008/09: ERASMUS Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)

Official positions/research activities and administration

  • August 2023 - present: PGT Statistics director, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews
  • January 2023 - August 2023: Industry and Employability Lead, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews
  • January - March 2023: Honorary Researcher, Public Health Scotland
  • December 2022 - present: Chair, Environmental Statistics Section, Royal Statistical Society
  • March - May 2022: European Crucible Leadership Network participant (competitively selected)
  • August 2021 - August 2022: School supported research sabbatical, including invited research visits at University of Lisbon (February) and Harvard (July/August)
  • 2021-2022: Associate Editor, Journal of Royal Statistical Society (Series C) for themed issue on statistics of climate change
  • 2021-present: Associate Editor, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice
  • 2021-2022: University of Glasgow Statistics PGT Co-director
  • 2021-present: Royal Statistical Society Discussions Meeting Committee member
  • 2021: NCSE Summer meeting local organising committee
  • 2020-present: School of Mathematics and Statistics Research Committee members
  • 2020-2022: Scottish Covid-19 Research Consortium Uncertainty Quantification lead
  • 2019-present: Board member, Royal Statistical Society Conference Board and Environmental/Spatial statistics stream lead
  • 2019-2022: Meetings secretary, Environmental Statistics Section, Royal Statistical Society
  • 2019-present: Member (2019-2023) and Board member (2023-), National Centre for Statistical Ecology
  • 2019-2021: University of Glasgow Statistics Seminar Organiser
  • Sept 2020: Chair, Barnett Lecture, Royal Statistical Society Annual Conference
  • 2017-2019: Committee member, West Midlands Local Group, Royal Statistical Society

Society affiliations

  • Member, National Centre for Statistical Ecology
  • GradStat Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
  • Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy
  • Member, International Biometric Society and International Society for Bayesian Analysis