Kerrie Mengersen

Education and career Mengersen earned BA (Hons I) and PhD degrees in mathematics, majoring in Statistics and Computing, from the University of New England (Armidale, New South Wales, Australia) in 1985 and 1989, respectively. , a member of the university's Centre for Data Science, and was Deputy Director of the former Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) of Big Data, Big Models, New Insights. to its applications. She is primarily known for her work in Bayesian statistics and meta-analysis, and has worked in applications of statistics in medicine and environmental science. She has contributed to Australian biosecurity efforts. In October 2015, her research in building virtual habitats was highlighted on the ABC.

Mengersen was the National President of the Statistical Society of Australia (SSAI) in 2013, and was the International President of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) in 2016.

Publications

Honours and awards 2014 Elected Fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis 2016 Statistical Society of Australia Pitman Medal 2018 Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) 2024 Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture from the Australian Academy of Science