Staff Profile
Associate Professor Anne Young
Director Planning, Quality & Reporting
Planning Quality and Reporting
EditCareer Summary
Biography
Associate Professor Anne Young is the Director of Planning, Quality and Reporting at the University of Newcastle. Anne has a PhD in statistics and many years of experience as a teaching and research academic, with a strong track record of publications and research grants, governance and service to the academic community. Anne is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an honorary auditor for the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency.
Anne has a strong interest in using quantitative and qualitative institutional data to monitor performance and create reports that support effective decision making and continuous improvement. Her areas of specialisation include all aspects of the design, conduct and analysis of surveys and institutional research studies, particularly longitudinal studies and cohort analyses. Anne's teaching experience has included the preparation and delivery of a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in statistics, epidemiology and research methodology.
In addition to her senior management role, Anne has continued to write academic papers and conference presentations, with 27 peer reviewed journal publications, one book chapter and 20 peer reviewed conference publications since 2006.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 10/12/1999
- Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours), University of Newcastle, 28/04/1979
- Graduate Diploma in Medical Statistics, University of Newcastle, 04/05/1984
Research
Research keywords
- Quality Assurance
- Teaching and Learning
Research expertise
Anne has a strong interest in using quantitative and qualitative institutional data to monitor performance and create reports that support effective decision making and continuous improvement. Her areas of specialisation include all aspects of the design, conduct and analysis of surveys and institutional research studies, particularly longitudinal studies and cohort analyses. Anne's teaching experience has included the preparation and delivery of a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in statistics, epidemiology and research methodology.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
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| 111799 | Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified | 45 |
| 160599 | Policy And Administration Not Elsewhere Classified | 40 |
| 110499 | Complementary And Alternative Medicine Not Elsewhere Classified | 15 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Accredited Statistician - The Statistical Society of Australia
Learned Academy.
- Member - Australasian Epidemiology Association
- member - Public Health Association of Australia
Other
- member - Management Committee of the Medical Schools Outcomes Database & Longitudinal Tracking Project
- member - Steering Committee of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Womens Health
Appointments
visiting academic scholar
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle and the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington (United States) | 01/10/2002 - 01/06/2003 |
Awards
Recognition.
| 2000 | EJG Pitman Award
15th Australian Statistical Conference in Adelaide (Australia)
most outstanding talk by an early career statistician |
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Invitations
National Workshop
Medical Schools Outcomes Database & Longitudinal Tracking Project , Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.)
| 2006 |
Teaching
Teaching keywords
EditPublications
No publications.
EditGrants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 12 |
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| Total funding | $1,105,085 |
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For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
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2008 (1 grants)
Tracking the impact of drug regulatory actions: consumer health outcomes, risk-benefit issues and policy framework$421,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
2006 (5 grants)
PRC - Priority Research Centre for Gender health & Ageing$543,772
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team |
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| Professor Julie Byles, Professor Sandra Capra, Associate Professor Pauline Chiarelli, Conjoint Professor David Henry, Professor Tina Koch, Ms Chris Landorf, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Associate Professor Deb Loxton, Associate Professor Liz Milward, Conjoint Associate Professor Lynne Parkinson, Professor Dimity Pond, Conjoint Professor David Sibbritt, Associate Professor Anne Young |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Priority Research Centre | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $543,772 | 2006 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0186949 |
Health care for women with diabetes living in rural areas: a longitudinal study of access to care and health outcomes$35,050
Funding Body: Diabetes Australia
| Project Team |
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| Associate Professor Anne Young |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Research Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $35,050 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0185560 |
Analysis of the role of alcohol consumption in poor mental health among middle aged women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health 1996-2004$30,091
Funding Body: Australian Brewers Foundation
| Project Team |
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| Associate Professor Anne Young, Ms Jennifer Powers |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Alcohol-related Medical Research Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $30,091 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0185559 |
Establishing a linked record system to optimise the use of longitudinal health-related datasets: illustrated by two studies of medication use$19,688
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
15th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Australia, September 18-19 2006$855
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
2005 (1 grants)
Data provision for the Women's Data Warehouse $42,500
Funding Body: Department of Family and Community Services
2004 (1 grants)
Third Conference on Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies in Europe, CELSE-3, 22-24 September 2004, UK$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
2002 (1 grants)
Seventh International Congress of Behavioural Medicine, Finland 28-31 August 2002$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
2001 (2 grants)
What factors determine weight change at menopause.$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
Australian Diabetes Society/Australian Diabetes Educators Association Annual Scientific Meeting,Gold Coast, 12-14 September 2001$1,295
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
2000 (1 grants)
15th Australian Statistical Conference (15ASC), South Australia.$1,034
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
EditResearch Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 0 |
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For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
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| 2011 | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) | Co-Supervisor | Longitudinal Data Analysis: Statistical Methods for Analysing Longitudinal Changes in Health Related Quality of Life which Account for Deaths and Impute for Longitudinal Missing Data |
| 2004 | PhD (Gender & Health) | Co-Supervisor | Factors affecting weight change in mid-age women |
