Dr Richard Jacques
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, FHEA
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
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Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
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- Profile
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I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Hull and an MSc in Statistics from the University of 91Ö±²¥. For my PhD, I worked on an EPSRC CASE funded project with AstraZeneca investigating methods of classification for high content screening data. I joined ScHARR in January 2009.
- Research interests
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- Statistical methods for clinical trials and observational studies
- Statistical methods for healthcare performance monitoring
- Analysis of routinely collected data
- Quasi-experimental designs
- Development and validation of clinical prediction models
- Diagnostic accuracy studies
Current projects
- Reducing Avoidable Admissions in Acute Hospital Care: The role and impact of Same Day Emergency Care Services
- NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber Urgent and Emergency Care Theme
- Risk of Adverse Outcomes after a Suspected Seizure (RADOSS)
- Preventing and Tackling Mental Ill Health through Green Social Prescribing
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- Research group
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PhD students
- Norah Alghamdi
- Siqi Wu
- Teaching activities
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I coordinate and teach on a number of modules in the School of Medicine and Population Health:
- HAR31001: Applied Statistics for Medical and Health Researchers (Module coordinator)
- HAR6061: Further Statistics for Health Science Researchers (Deputy module coordinator)
- HAR6035: Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal (Tutor)
- HAR6042: Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal (Tutor)
- HAR6045: Further Statistics for Health Science Researchers (Tutor)
I have also co-authored a textbook on intermediate statistical techniques used in medical research: Statistics at Square Two (3rd Edition).
- Professional activities and memberships
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Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society