Teaching Biostatistics in Medicine and Allied Health Sciences

Dr Damian JJ Farnell is a lecturer in the School of Dentistry at Cardiff University. He is the school lead for the Dental Data Science research group, which aims to leverage dental data in order to improve patient experiences and outcomes. His team provides research advice and statistical consultancy for projects in the school of dentistry. DJJF has a undergraduate degree (BSc) in mathematical physics, UMIST (1991) and a doctor of philosophy (PhD) in theoretical physics, UMIST (1994). He was the co-organiser of the "Burwalls" conferences in 2020 & 2021 along with Dr. Renata Medeiros Mirra. DJJF has published many abstracts or papers over the years in diverse areas of science. He has co-edited one volume in Lecture Notes in Physics (Springer Verlag) [1] and has co-written another book in this series [2].

Dr. Renata Medeiros Mirra is a Lecturer in Medical Statistics in the Cardiff School of Dentistry. Her background is Biology and her previous research interests are on Seabird Ecology. Through her research career she developed an interest in Statistics and became passionate about teaching. She retains a broad range of research interests in Biology, Ecology, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pedagogy and she has published work across all the disciplines, collaborating widely at national and international level. She is the co-organiser of Burwalls in 2020 & 2021 along with Dr. Damian Farnell.

Dr. Damian JJ Farnell 是卡迪夫大學牙醫學院的講師。他是牙科數據科學研究小組的負責人，該小組旨在利用牙科數據來改善病人的體驗和結果。他的團隊為牙醫學院的項目提供研究建議和統計諮詢。DJJF 擁有數學物理學的學士學位（BSc），畢業於 UMIST（1991），以及理論物理學的哲學博士學位（PhD），畢業於 UMIST（1994）。他與 Dr. Renata Medeiros Mirra 共同組織了 2020 年和 2021 年的「Burwalls」會議。DJJF 多年來在各種科學領域發表了許多摘要或論文。他共同編輯了一本《Lecture Notes in Physics》（Springer Verlag）系列的卷冊 [1]，並共同撰寫了該系列的另一本書 [2]。

Dr. Renata Medeiros Mirra 是卡迪夫牙醫學院的醫學統計學講師。她的背景是生物學，之前的研究興趣集中在海鳥生態學。通過她的研究生涯，她對統計學產生了興趣，並對教學充滿熱情。她在生物學、生態學、醫學、牙科和教育學等領域保持著廣泛的研究興趣，並在所有學科中發表了作品，並在國內外廣泛合作。她與 Dr. Damian Farnell 共同組織了 2020 年和 2021 年的 Burwalls 會議。