I am a Research Associate, funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, within Professor Cathryn Lewis’s team at the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre. I am interested in using statistics to understand and predict outcomes relevant to mental health.

 

My background is in biostatistics and statistical genetics. I studied Mathematics with Economics (BSc, University of Sussex), and Biostatistics (MSc, University of New South Wales), before working as a Research Assistant across multiple projects including: the development of log-linear regression methods, analysing GO gameplay data and modelling fetal growth trajectories. I completed a PhD in Statistical Genetics from King’s College London, where I developed and applied methods for scale transformations and genetic risk prediction using summary statistics, and characterised subtypes of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis using model-based clustering.

 

My current project investigates the impact of depression, and depression polygenic scores, on glycaemic control for individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.

 

Research interests:

• Longitudinal data analysis
• Polygenic scores
• Prediction modelling
• Depression and mental health

Research groups:

•  Statistical genetics unit lead by Professor Cathryn Lewis.