Miss Katie Scandrett MSc

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Institute of Applied Health Research
Research Associate

Contact details

Address
Institute of Applied Health Research
Public Health Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Katie Scandrett is a statistician based in the Test Evaluation Research Group within the Institute of Applied Health Research.

Her research interest is primarily in diagnostic test evaluation.

Qualifications

  • MSc Medical Statistics (Distinction), University of Leicester, 2021
  • BSc (Hons) Mathematics, University of Birmingham, 2020

Biography

Katie Scandrett’s background is in Mathematics and Statistics. She completed a BSc in Mathematics at the University of Birmingham in 2020. She was subsequently awarded a NIHR Pre-doctoral Fellowship which enabled her to study Medical Statistics (MSc) at the University of Leicester. She joined the University of Birmingham in 2021 as a Research Associate in the Test Evaluation Research Group within the Institute of Applied Health Research.

Her main research area involves the evaluation or diagnostic tests and meta-analysis. In particular, she is interested in evaluating methods for the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.

Katie is interested in teaching and provides support for statistics modules on the Public Health (MPH) and Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) courses.

Teaching

  • Public Health MPH/Diploma/Certificate
  • Medicine and Surgery MBChB

Research

  • Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis and Test Evaluation
  • Test Evaluation Research Group