Dr Edmund Njeru Njagi
PhD
Assistant Professor
in Biostatistics
I conduct biostatistical research and analysis in cancer epidemiology, as well as teaching in medical statistics. I am organizer for the Advanced Statistical Modelling module on the MSc. in Medical Statistics.
Previously, I was Post-Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer in Biostatistics at the Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics of the University of Hasselt in Belgium.
My qualifications include a Doctor of Science in Mathematics, Biostatistics, and a Great Distinction Master of Statistics, Biostatistics, both from the University of Hasselt. I obtained a First Class Honours Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Statistics, from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
An experienced biostatistician, I have conducted extensive collaborative (bio)statistical work and consultancy in a wide range of substantive areas including chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, psychiatry, patient safety, HIV, food safety, social demography, and cancer.
Affiliations
Teaching
Advanced Statistical Modelling on the MSc. in Medical Statistics
Research
Statistical analysis methods in cancer epidemiology:
- Missing data analysis methods.
- Analysis of hierarchical data.
- Joint modelling of multivariate longitudinal and time-to-event data.