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Dr John Ferguson

B.A.,M.Sc.,PhD

 
researcher
 

Biography

After completing a PhD in statistics from Yale University in 2009, Dr. Ferguson worked at George Washington University and University of Limerick before taking up his current position at the University of Galway in 2015.   His research interests include decision theory, Empirical Bayes methods, record linkage, statistical genetics and statistical techniques in medicine and epidemiology.  Between 2017-2021, he was the holder of an HRB Emerging Investigator Award for work in population health.  He has authored over 80 publications, many of which as the primary author in leading statistics and epidemiology journals.

Research Interests

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2019) 'An Empirical Bayesian ranking method, with applications to high throughput biology'
Ferguson J;Chang J; (2019) 'An Empirical Bayesian ranking method, with applications to high throughput biology'. Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Graphical comparisons of relative disease burden across multiple risk factors'
Ferguson, J;O'Leary, N;Maturo, F;Yusuf, S;O'Donnell, M (2019) 'Graphical comparisons of relative disease burden across multiple risk factors'. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'A new computationally efficient algorithm for record linkage with field dependency and missing data imputation'
Ferguson, J,Hannigan, A,Stack, A (2018) 'A new computationally efficient algorithm for record linkage with field dependency and missing data imputation'. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 109 :70-75 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Joint incorporation of randomised and observational evidence in estimating treatment effects'
Ferguson, J,Alvarez-Iglesias, A,Newell, J,Hinde, J,O'Donnell, M (2017) 'Joint incorporation of randomised and observational evidence in estimating treatment effects'. Statistical Methods In Medical Research, 28 :235-247 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Estimating average attributable fractions with confidence intervals for cohort and case-control studies'
Ferguson, J,Alvarez-Iglesias, A,Newell, J,Hinde, J,O'Donnell, M (2016) 'Estimating average attributable fractions with confidence intervals for cohort and case-control studies'. Statistical Methods In Medical Research, 27 :1141-1152 [DOI] [Details]