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Biography
Petra is a senior research fellow and biostatistician with GenIMPACT, the Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine, within Macquarie Business School. Petra is also Book Review Editor for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics.
Research interests
Petra has research interests and expertise in meta-analysis, generalised linear models, longitudinal and mixed-effects modelling particularly in the areas of cognitive change, hearing, mens health and intensive care.
Her past and present research students and publications may be seen below.
Research student supervision
Petra's past and present research students include:
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PhD |
Heather Stevens (Associate supervisor) |
Planned 2020 |
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Ding Ma (Associate supervisor) |
Planned 2020 |
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Reidar Lystad (Primary supervisor) |
Completed 2014 |
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Alan Kalamir (Primary supervisor) |
Completed 2013 |
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Ben Brown (Associate supervisor) |
Completed 2012 |
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MRes |
Guilherme Saffi-Franco (Primary supervisor) |
Planned 2019 |
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Heather Stevens (Associate supervisor) |
Completed 2017 |
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Wenli Hu (Associate supervisor) |
Completed 2015 |
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MAS |
Master of Applied Statistics project students: More than 10 completions since 2010 as principal supervisor. |
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Teaching
Previously, Petra was part of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. There she was part of the first year Statistics team, developing material for and guiding students through first year Introductory Statistics, Business Statistics and statistics for psychology units. Most recently she helped students in a unit that gives them real world experience of being a statistician through the Macquarie University PACE program.
Education/Academic qualification
Statistics, PhD, University of Newcastle
2000 → 2004
Statistics, MS, The Ohio State University
1998 → 2000
Mathematics and Statistics, BSc, Brunel University
1994 → 1998
External positions
Book Review Editor, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics
2009 → 2019Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Petra Graham is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Projects
- 4 Finished
Extending meta-analytic methods for uncommon events and multiple events.
1/08/15 → 1/02/16
Project: Research
Integration of genetic algorithms with logistic regression for Alzheimer's diagnosis and prognosis
Graham, P. & Zhang, P.
1/08/12 → 1/04/13
Project: Research
Bayesian models for determining risk factors for cognitive decline in AIBL
1/07/11 → 30/01/12
Project: Research
Research Outputs
Self-assessment of daily hearing function for implant recipients: A comparison of mean total scores for the Speech Spatial Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ49) with the SSQ12
Wyss, J., Mecklenburg, D. J. & Graham, P. L., May 2020, In : Cochlear implants international. 21, 3, p. 167-178 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The prevalence of adult de novo scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
McAviney, J., Roberts, C., Sullivan, B., Alevras, A. J., Graham, P. & Brown, B. T., 22 May 2020, In : European Spine Journal. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
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A novel human cadaver model to investigate a retrourethral transobturator male sling procedure
Mungovan, S. F., Jaffe, W. I., Graham, P. L., Patel, M. I. & Sandhu, J. S., Sep 2019, In : Investigative and Clinical Urology. 60, 5, p. 367-372 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Correlation of ultra-high field MRI with histopathology for evaluation of rectal cancer heterogeneity
Pham, T. T., Stait-Gardner, T., Lee, C. S., Barton, M., Graham, P. L., Liney, G., Wong, K. & Price, W. S., 27 Jun 2019, In : Scientific Reports. 9, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 9311.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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1
Citation
(Scopus)
9
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(Pure)
Hot and bothered? Associations between temperature and crime in Australia
Stevens, H. R., Beggs, P. J., Graham, P. L. & Chang, H-C., Jun 2019, In : International Journal of Biometeorology. 63, 6, p. 747-762 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Prizes
A potential role for chiropractors in the early detection and management of women at risk of developing chronic respiratory disease later in life: A retrospective study of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Roger Engel (Recipient), Katie De Luca (Recipient), Petra Graham (Recipient), Masoumeh Kaboli Farshchi (Recipient), Subramanyam Vemulpad (Recipient) & Julie E. Byles (Recipient), 23 Oct 2019
Prize
Intra-oral myofascial therapy, education and self care for chronic myogenous temporomandibular disorder: a randomised controlled trial
Allan Kalamir (Recipient), Rod Bonello (Recipient), Petra Graham (Recipient), Andrew Vitiello (Recipient) & Henry Pollard (Recipient), 9 Apr 2011
Prize
The medium-term effect of spinal manipulative therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial
Roger Engel (Recipient), Peter Gonski (Recipient), Subramanyam Vemulpad (Recipient) & Petra Graham (Recipient), 10 Mar 2018
Prize
Impacts
Socioeconomic and health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations
Melanie Zeppel (Participant), Dr Sophie Lewis (Participant), Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick (Participant), Petra Graham (Participant), Rupendra Shrestha (Participant), Evelyn Lee (Participant), Owen Tan (Participant), Heather Stevens (Participant), John Nairn (Participant), Paul Beggs (Participant), Deborah Schofield (Participant), Sarah Judd-Lam (Participant)
Impact: Other impacts
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