Profiles
Stephanie Riley
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
PhD researcher in Statistics
SUM:UP tutor
Qualifications
MSc Statistics - University of Glasgow (2020)
BSc (Hons) Mathematics - University of Plymouth (2019)
Professional membership
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Roles on external bodies
Committee member for the Royal Statistical Society South West Local Group (2021 - present)
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
SUM:UP- I am a tutor at the university's SUM:UP Mathematics and Statistics drop-in. Especially happy to talk about R!
MATH501 Modelling and Analytics for Data Science - I assist in computer labs for this module where students are introduced to commonly implemented regression based and machine learning models in data science.
MATH513 Big Data and Social Network Visualization - I assist in computer labs where students are introduced to techniques for analysing big data in R.
MATH525 Business Analytics - I assist in tutorials where students are introduced to business data analytical processes.
BIOM5005 Project Design and Development - I taught the Statistics lectures in 2021/22 to MSc Biomedical Science students to introduce them to commonly used statistical methods used to analyse biomedical data.
Outreach
I ran workshops for Year 10 pupils from across Devon and Cornwall about the Capture-Recapture method for estimating population sizes. The workshop was part of the Year 10 taster days organised by Dr Jenny Sharp at the University of Plymouth.
I ran workshops for Year 10 pupils from across Devon and Cornwall about the Capture-Recapture method for estimating population sizes. The workshop was part of the Year 10 taster days organised by Dr Jenny Sharp at the University of Plymouth.
For a Year 12 workshop I designed and ran a session introducing students to statistical prediction modelling, including variable selection techniques and measures of evaluating models. Students were able to build their own prediction model using a Shiny app. This was part of a virtual Year 12 workshop organised by Dr James Edwards at the University of Plymouth.
Research
Research
Research interests
I am interested in developing statistical methodology with applications in medicine. My PhD research focuses on developing and validating clinical prediction models for semi-competing survival outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.
Grants & contracts
London Mathematical Society Early Career Researcher Travel Grant
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsRiley S, Tam K, Tse W-Y, Connor A and Wei Y (2023) An external validation of the Kidney Donor Risk Index in the UK transplant population in the presence of semi-competing events. Diagn Progn Res 7, 20. doi: 10.1186/s41512-023-00159-9 Open access
Riley S, Zhang Q, Tse W-Y, Connor A and Wei Y (2022) Using Information Available at the Time of Donor Offer to Predict Kidney Transplant Survival Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Prediction Models. Transpl Int 35:10397. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10397 Open access
Articles
(2023) 'An external validation of the Kidney Donor Risk Index in the UK transplant population in the presence of semi-competing events' Diagnostic and Prognostic Research , DOI Open access
Personal
Personal
Conferences organised
- Health Data Science Workshops as part of the Health Data Science Research Group, funded by the EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account. This project works under the broad theme of using data and analytical approaches to improve healthcare services for patient and public benefit.
Other academic activities
2023
- Presentation: Royal Statistical Society International Conference 2023
- Presentation: RSS Young Statisticians' Meeting - voted one of the best talks and invited to speak at the RSS Conference 2024
- Outreach: Year 12 virtual workshop "Using statistics to predict the future"
- Presentation: University of Plymouth Faculty PGR Showcase - voted one of the best talks
- Outreach: Year 10 workshops "How many? Estimating population sizes"
- Outreach: University of Plymouth Science and Technology Showcase
2022
- Presentation: South West Transplant Centre Annual Meeting
- Poster presentation: Royal Statistical Society International Conference 2022
- Presentation: Research Students' Conference in Probability and Statistics
- Presentation: University of Plymouth Postgraduate Research Showcase
2021
- Presentation: South West Transplant Centre Annual Meeting