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Prof Zoe Kelson
Prof Zoe Kelson
Associate Professor
I am a mathematician, statistician, and data scientist with a particlar interest in the applications of medicine, health, and forensic science.
My research applies mathematical and statistical methods to solve real-world problems, with expertise in:
- optimisation
- mathematical modelling
- epidemiology
- meta-analysis and sysematic reviews
- clinical trials
- medical statistics
- image analysis
- AI
As a statistical reviewer and mathematical advisor, I work with academia, industry and Government.
I am a STEM Ambassador, assessor for the L’Oreal and UNESCO Women in Science International award, and Fellow and Chartered Mathematician of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
- 2024-current Associate Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department, University of Exeter
- 2021-current Statistical Reviewer, Mathematical Advisor, and Editor for Academic Journals and Research Councils
- 2012-2021 Business Development Manager and Consultant Mathematician at the Smith Institute, Oxford
- 2011-2012 Lecturer at the School of Mathematics, Cardiff University
- 2008-2011 Research Associate and Medical Statistician at the School of Medicine, Cardiff University
- 2005-2008 Senior Decision Science Analyst at HBOS Personal Lending
- 2002-2005 PhD in Mathematical modelling of Treatment Effects in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, School of Mathematics, Cardiff University
- 2002-2003 Postgraduate Diploma, School of Mathematics, Cardiff University
- 1999-2002 BSc in Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics – First Class Honors, School of Mathematics, Cardiff University
AWARDS, INVITED PRESENTATIONS, GRANTS, and MEMBERSHIPS
- PhD scholarship from the School of Mathematics, Cardiff University
- Winner of Best Talk at the Young Statisticians Meeting (YSM) of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS)
- Invited speaker at the RSS conference
- Grant winner from the William Morgan Thomas (WMT) fund
- Principal Investigator of DePICA, funded by the Children and Young Persons Research Network (CYPRN)
- Elected Member of Council at the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
- Committee Member of the Professional Affairs Committee (PAC) at IMA
- Fellow (FIMA) and Chartered Mathematician (CMath) of the IMA
- Committee Member of the Business and Industry Section (BIS) of the RSS
- Chartered Statistician (CStat) of the RSS
- Invited speaker for the RSS, Business and Industry Section
- Invited speaker for the IMA
- STEM Ambassador
- Guest speaker at the Young Talent Consultancy Camp in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Evans S, Baylis S, Carabott R, Jones M, Kelson Z et al (2014) Guidelines for photography of cutaneous marks and injuries: a multi-professional perspective. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine, May 2014, Vol. 37, No. 1-2 , Pages 3-12
- Evans S, Baylis S, Carabott R, Jones M, Lawson Z et al (2014) Focussing on the Future: Survey Results on the Image Capture of Patterned Cutaneous Injuries. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Feb 2014
- Kemp A, Jones S, Lawson Z et al (2014) Patterns of burns and scalds in children. Arch Dis Child 2014; 99:316-321. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304991
- Verey F, Lyttle MD, Lawson Z et al (2014) When do children get burnt? Burns 2014 Feb 7. S0305- 4179(14)00023-0. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.01.010
- Amphlett B, Lawson Z, Abdulrahman GO Jr et al (2013). Recent trends in the incidence, geographical distribution, and survival from thyroid cancer in Wales, 1985-2010. Thyroid 2013 Nov; 23(11):1470-8.
- Evans S, Noorbhai S, Lawson Z et al. (2013) Contrast enhancement of bite mark images using the greyscale mixer in ACR in Photoshop® J Forensic Sci. 2013 May; 58(3):804-10.
- Maguire S, Watts S, Kwok T, Talabani B, Mann M, Wiener JJ, Lawson Z et al (2013) Newborn retinal hemorrhages: A systematic review. J AAPOS 2013 Feb; 17(1):70-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2012.07.012
- Lawson Z, Dunstan F, Young S et al. (2013) How consistently do we measure bruises? A comparison of manual and electronic methods. Child Abuse Rev. doi: 10.1002/car.2217
- Thorne S, Ball D, Lawson Z (2013) Reducing Error in Spreadsheets: Example Driven Modelling versus Traditional Programming. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 2013. Volume 29, Issue 1, p 40-53.
- Edwards M, Lawson Z, Morris S et al. (2012) The presence of radiological features on chest radiographs: how well do clinicians agree? Clinical Radiology, 67(7), 664-668.
- Prosser I, Lawson Z, Evans A et al. (2012) Original Research: A Timetable for the Radiologic Features of Fracture Healing in Young Children. AJR 198(5), 1014-1020. doi:10.2214/AJR.11.6734
- Ng WS, Watts P, Lawson Z et al. (2012) Development and validation of a standardized tool for the reporting retinal findings in Abusive Head Trauma. AJO 154(2), 333-339. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2012.02.007
- Lawson Z, Nuttall D et al. (2011) Which is the preferred image modality for paediatricians when assessing photographs of bruises in children? IJLM 125(6), 825-830. doi: 10.1007/s00414-010-0532-7
- Lawson Z, Nuttall D, Maguire S et al. (2011) Clinical photography of bruises: measurement variability and image modality preference. Presented at RCPCH, Arch Dis Child, A93-A94.
- Griffiths JD, Lawson Z, Williams JE (2006) Modelling Treatment Effects in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. Journal of the Operational Research Society 57, 1413–1424. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602120