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Leadership Team
Leadership Team
Professor Luke Prendergast
Luke is Deputy Dean, School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at La Trobe University. Luke's statistics research areas include robust statistics, dimension reduction and visualization of high dimensional data, meta analysis and applied statistics. Luke is a past President of the Victorian Branch of the Statistical Society of Australia.
Dr Alysha De Livera
Alysha is a Senior Lecturer in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at La Trobe University and the Director of the university's Statistical Consultancy Platform. Alysha's statistics research interests include meta-analysis, statistical methods for high-dimensional data, and methods for handling missing values. Alysha is a past co-chair of the Statistical Society of Australia Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Section, and advocates for women in STEM.
Professor Robert Staudte
Bob is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at La Trobe University. Bob's statistics research interests include meta-analysis, robust statistics and statistical inference, including measures of evidence.
Members
Members
Dr Amanda Shaker
Amanda is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at La Trobe University. Amanda’s research interests include statistics anxiety, assessment and feedback, game-based learning and dimension reduction for high dimensional data. Amanda is the Teaching and Learning Coordinator for the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences as an Advance HE Fellow.
Dr Chris Taylor
Chris is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at La Trobe University. Chris' has a diverse background across pure mathematics, computer science and data science. Chris' current research interests include coding and the development of web applications.
Dr Rupert Kuveke
Rupert is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at La Trobe University. Rupert's research interests include statistics education and the development of statisics educational tools.
Dr Shenal Dedduwakumara
Shenal is a Lecturer in the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide. Shenal's research focusses on robust statistics, with applications in health and economics, as well as the development of R packages.
Achievements and honours
Achievements and honours
2024
LearnX Platinum Award - Best EdTech Learning Impact - Luke Prendergast as part of the Risepoint & La Trobe University New "Cybersecurity Professions, Skills and Employment" team.
Data Science Pioneer Finalist 2024 (WoC) - Alysha De Livera
Runner up, School of Computing Engineering and Mathematical Sciences La Trobe University 3-minute thesis (3MT) competition - Jayamini Liyanage
Best Paper Award (2022-2023) Journal of Applied Statistics - Luke Prendergast and Robert Staudte for "Robust Analoges to the Coefficient of Variation".
School of Computing Engineering and Mathematical Sciences La Trobe University Commendation for Teaching Excellence - Luke Prendergast (with Andriy Olenko) for "Design and Implentation of Master of Data Science Degree".
2023
Diamond Jubillee Fellowship, Statistical Society of Australia (2023)- Alysha De Livera
Vice Chancellor's Community Impact & Engagement Award La Trobe University - Luke Prendergast as part of the Australian Cyber Project team.
2021
VicHealth Leading Health Promotion Research Award - FitSkills - Luke Prendergast as a Chief Investigator on the FitSkills program led by Professor Nora Shields.
2020
Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Amanda Shaker "For the creation of engaging and supportive classroom environments that inspire learning of statistics curriculum among cohorts diverse in size, need and background".
Victorian Sports Awards, Active Recreation Initiative of the Year - Luke Prendergast as a Chief Investigator on the FitSkills program led by Professor Nora Shields.
2008
La Trobe University Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Luke Prendergast "For sustained dedication to a student-orientated teaching environment designed to encourage and assist students with disparate statistics backgrounds within a nationally accredited statistics program".
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