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Dr Laura Boyle
Associate Investigator
Queen's University Belfast
Laura Boyle is currently a lecturer in Data Analytics in Queen's University Belfast. She was previously an ACEMS Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Adelaide, supervised by Professor Nigel Bean and Professor Matthew Roughan. She was previously employed as an EPSRC-funded Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast, where she completed her PhD in June 2019. Laura's research is focused on the development of statistics and applied probability techniques for modelling and prediction using complex healthcare datasets.
Research Interests:
Healthcare Modelling
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Markov Chains
Simulation modelling
Stochastic modelling
Survival analysis
Qualifications:
PhD (Statistics)
MSci Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research
Publications
Book Chapters
Boyle, L. M., Marshall A. H., & Mackay M.
(2020). Coxian Phase-Type Regression Models for Understanding the Relationship Between Patient Attributes, Overcrowding, and Length of Stay in Hospital Emergency Departments.
(Bélanger, V., Lahrichi N., Lanzarone E., & Yalçındağ S., Ed.).Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics. 316, 53 - 64. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-39694-7_5
Journal Articles
Boyle, L. M., Marshall A. H., & Mackay M.
(2022). A framework for developing generalisable discrete event simulation models of hospital emergency departments..
European Journal of Operational Research. 302(1), 337-347. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.12.033
Boyle, L. M., Mackay M., Bean N., & Roughan M.
(2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on South Australia.
Australian Health Review. 45(5), 533-539. doi: 10.1071/AH20366