Dr Melanie Robertson-Dean

Biography

Melanie is a statistician who is interested in both theoretical and applied problems in statistics. Of particular interest to her is expanding the field of flexible distributions defined through quantile functions. Whilst at UNE she has been collaborating with scientists across the university to apply modern statistical techniques in different fields, including ruminant greenhouse gas emissions and remote sensing.

Melanie is a passionate educator, always looking for ways to improve learning for students in statistics and mathematical computing, through the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Qualifications

BMath (hons I) BBus(Econ) PhD

Teaching Areas

Statistics and Probability

Primary Research Area/s

Research Interests

Quantile distributions

Applications of statistics in science disciplines

Publications

P.W. Ndung'u, T. Takahashi, C.J.L. du Toit, M. Robertson-Dean, K. Butterbach-Bahl, G.A. McAuliffe, L. Merbold, J.P. Goopy,
Farm-level emission intensities of smallholder cattle (Bos indicus; B. indicus–B. taurus crosses) production systems in highlands and semi-arid regions, Animal, 2022; 16(1)

Ainscough L, Foulis E, Colthorpe K, Zimbardi K, Robertson-Dean M, Chunduri P, Lluka L. Changes in Biology Self-Efficacy during a First-Year University Course. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2016;15(2) . doi:10.1187/cbe.15-04-0092. PMID: 27193290; PMCID: PMC4909341.

Memberships

Statistical Society of Australia

Consultancy Interests

Applied statistics

External Profiles

• Google Scholar Profile
• ResearchGate Profile
• ORCid Profile