Professor Julie Simpson

Director of MISCH

Julie (FAHMS) has >30 years experience as a biostatistician contributing to clinical and population health research. Previously she has worked at St Thomas's Hospital, London, Mahidol-Oxford Research Programme in Thailand, University of Aberdeen, and Cancer Council of Victoria. Her main research areas are: the integration of biostatistics and mathematical modelling to improve the control of infectious diseases and statistical methods for handling missing data. Julie is Head of the Biostatistics Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Methodology Director of the Melbourne Centre for Clinical Trials (MCCT https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/mcct#about-us) and recipient of NHMRC Investigator Grants (Leadership L1, 2021-5; L2, 2026-30).