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Dr Daisy Shepherd

Dr Daisy Shepherd

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Role Honorary Fellow
Research area Population Health
Dr Shepherd is a postdoctoral research fellow within the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit at the MCRI. Daisy obtained her PhD at the University of Auckland (submitted 2019 and awarded post-oral defence in 2020) before accepting her current position in 2019. In this role, she conducts biostatistical methods research, with specific focus on modern approaches to causal inference, alongside collaborative statistical work on observational studies in child and adolescent health. Daisy also provides statistical support for the Neurodisability and Rehabilitation Group and for Generation Victoria (GenV) at the MCRI.

Before her PhD, Daisy was awarded a BSc (Hons) double majoring in Statistics and Mathematics in 2014 and a MSc in Statistics in 2015, both at the University of Auckland.
Dr Shepherd is a postdoctoral research fellow within the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit at the MCRI. Daisy obtained her PhD at the University of Auckland (submitted 2019 and awarded post-oral defence in 2020) before accepting her current...
Dr Shepherd is a postdoctoral research fellow within the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit at the MCRI. Daisy obtained her PhD at the University of Auckland (submitted 2019 and awarded post-oral defence in 2020) before accepting her current position in 2019. In this role, she conducts biostatistical methods research, with specific focus on modern approaches to causal inference, alongside collaborative statistical work on observational studies in child and adolescent health. Daisy also provides statistical support for the Neurodisability and Rehabilitation Group and for Generation Victoria (GenV) at the MCRI.

Before her PhD, Daisy was awarded a BSc (Hons) double majoring in Statistics and Mathematics in 2014 and a MSc in Statistics in 2015, both at the University of Auckland.

Top Publications

  • Peris, M, Crompton, K, Shepherd, DA, Amor, DJ. The association between human chorionic gonadotropin and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Am J Obstet Gynecol 230(2) : 118 -184 2024
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  • Gasparini, L, Shepherd, D, Bavin, EL, Eadie, P, Reilly, S, Morgan, A, Wake, M. Using machine-learning methods to identify early-life predictors of 11-year language outcome. 2024
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  • Cooper, MS, Mackay, MT, Shepherd, DA, Dagia, C, Fahey, MC, Reddihough, D, Reid, SM, Harvey, AS. Distinct manifestations and potential mechanisms of seizures due to cortical versus white matter injury in children.. Epilepsy Res 199: 107267 2024
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  • Shepherd, DA, Baer, BR, Moreno-Betancur, M. Confounding-adjustment methods for the causal difference in medians.. BMC Med Res Methodol 23(1) : 288 2023
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  • Gasparini, L, Shepherd, DA, Bavin, EL, Eadie, P, Reilly, S, Morgan, AT, Wake, M. Using machine-learning methods to identify early-life predictors of 11-year language outcome.. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 64(8) : 1242 -1252 2023
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