APrf Amy Salter
Associate Professor
School of Public Health
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Amy Salter is an Associate Professor in Biostatistics in the School of Public Health where she has worked since 2005. Prior to joining Public Health she worked in the Discipline of Statistics in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide and in her first academic post at Edinburgh Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has broad expertise in biostatistics with an emphasis on the design, running, and analysis of data from clinical trials and public health interventions. She maintains specialised expertise in perinatal trials and maternity care in the third world. Amy is the Program Coordinator for the Master of Biostatistics, a multi-institutional suite of Post Graduate programs that are supported by the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia (http://www.bca.edu.au/ ) and accredited by the Australian Statistical Society.She is passionate about teaching, the ever-evolving online student experience, and the integration of engaging and contemporary research into teaching practice.
Research
My applied research interests lie within the broad field of Biostatistics in Public Health with emphasis on the design, running and analysis of data from clinical trials and public health interventions. I maintain a special interest in perinatal trials.
My theoretical research interests are predominantly in the field of survival analysis and its applications. Examples of such applications are readily found in both experimental (e.g. randomised controlled trials) and observational (e.g. epidemiological cohort) settings. In particular, much of my research to date deals with the extension of theory associated with recurrent or multiple event survival data and the design of follow-up intervals. More recently I have been looking at methods to model the cumulative effect of time dependent exposures on outcomes.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Associate Professor | University of Adelaide |
| 2005 - 2021 | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2005 - 2007 | Deputy Director | University of Adelaide |
| 2002 - 2004 | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 1999 - 2001 | Lecturer | Napier University |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy (Statistics). |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 - 2000 | Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education | Napier University | United Kingdom |
| 1994 - 1994 | Bachelor of Mathematical and Computing Sciences Hons 1 (Statistics) | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Ishaque, S., Roberts, R. M., Karnon, J., Thomas, D., & Salter, A. B. (2024). Adaptation and content validation of measure yourself medical outcomes profile (MYMOP) for 7–11 year-old children. In Quality of Life Research Vol. 33 (pp. 2401-2416). Netherlands: SPRINGER. DOI WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Cao, K., Bellas, O., Salter, A., Cross, C., Stanhope, J., Morcom, C., & Wardill, H. (2025). Cannabinoids for cancer treatment-related symptoms and side effects: investigating the interplay between clinical trial design and outcomes. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts for MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting as published in Supportive Care in Cancer. Germany: Springer. DOI |
| 2023 | Cao, K., Bellas, O., Cross, C., Morcom, C., Stanhope, J., Wardill, H., & Salter, A. (2023). Cannabis as an adjunctive supportive care strategy for people undergoing anti-cancer therapy: a systematic review. Poster session presented at the meeting of Florey Postgraduate Conference. Adelaide. |
| 2021 | Digenis, C., Salter, A., Cusack, L., Klaer, B., & Turnbull, D. (2021). Obstetric and medical factors rather than psychosocial characteristics explain why eligible women do not complete the Enhanced Recovery after Elective Caesarean (EREC) pathway: a prospective cohort study. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. SPRINGER. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Cao, K., Salter, A., Stanhope, J., & Wardill, H. (2022). Cannabis as an adjunctive supportive care strategy for cancer: protocol for a systematic review [Design]. |
| 2016 | Ishaque, S., Salter, A., Karnon, J., Chen, G., & Nair, R. (2016). A systematic review of randomized clinical trials evaluating the use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) to improve patient outcomes. [Design]. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Stanhope, J., Salter, A., & Weinstein, P. (2022). Correspondence on ‘Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial’ by Bandak et al. (2022). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - Rapid Response. |
Competitive Research Funding
| Date | Project/No. | Investigators | Funding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - 2014 | Barbara Kidman Women’s (Research) Fellowship | Salter AB | The University of Adelaide | |
| 2007 - 2008 | LP0775341 - Citizens’ juries: enabling effective influenza pandemic policy through engagement with the community (FluViews). | Braunack-Mayer AJ, Rogers WA, Moss JR, Hiller JE, Bi P, Salter AB, Givney RC, van Eyk H. | ARC Linkage Project. | |
| 2005 - 2008 | 349301 - DHA to Optimise Mother Infant Outcome (DOMInO). | Makrides M, Gibson R, McPhee A, Quinliven J. AI Salter A. | NHMRC Project Grant |
Teaching & Coordination
School of Public Health, University of Adelaide
Program coordinator
| 2011 – current | Post-graduate Coordination for the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia (MBiostat, Grad Dip Biostat, Grad Cert Biostat) |
Course coordinator
| 2015 - current | Introduction to Biostatistics (MPH) Blended & Online |
| 2013 - 2015 | Investigating Health and Disease in Populations II (BHlthSci) |
| 2007 - 2013 | Introduction to Biostatistics (MPH) |
| 2012 - 2015 | Design of Randomised Controlled Trials (MBiostat) |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Gut microbiota and endocannabinoid system interactions in cancer: understanding mechanisms to inform supportive oncology interventions | - | Master | Full Time | Miss Katrina Cao |
| 2018 - 2023 | Co-Supervisor | A Multiple Methods Research Program Examining Enhanced Recovery Care with Next-Day Discharge for Elective Caesarean Section | Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Health) | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Christianna Digenis |
| 2017 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Women's Psychosocial Outcomes following Cardiotocography (CTG) and ST-Analysis (STan) Fetal Surveillance during Labour: An Australian Randomised Controlled Trial | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Madeleine Rose Benton |
| 2016 - 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Impact of Non-Technical Skills on Performance and Effectiveness of a Rapid Response System | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Richard Chalwin |
| 2014 - 2017 | Principal Supervisor | Multiple Imputation for Handling Missing Outcome Data | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | APrf Thomas Sullivan |
| 2014 - 2019 | Principal Supervisor | Adaptation and Validation of an Individualised Paediatric Health-Related Quality of Life Measure (Paediatric Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile) and its Evaluation in a Clinical Setting | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Sana Ishaque |
| 2012 - 2017 | Co-Supervisor | Physical Activity among Young Educated Saudi Women | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Mazna Almarzooqi |
| 2010 - 2013 | Co-Supervisor | Time to Event Analysis of Arthroplasty Registry Data | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Marianne Knarberg Hansen Gillam |
| 2008 - 2011 | Co-Supervisor | Statistical Issues Associated with an Analysis of Binary Outcomes in Randomised Controlled Trials when the Effect Measure of Interest is the Relative Risk | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | APrf Lisa Yelland |
| 2007 - 2010 | Co-Supervisor | Medication Prescribing in the Elderly and the Effect on Health Related Outcomes: An Investigation of Bias in Observational Studies using Computerised Claims Databases | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Nicole Pratt |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - ongoing | Member | Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) Research Collaboration. | - | - |
| 2013 - ongoing | Member | Faculty of Health Sciences Program Management Committee | - | - |
| 2011 - ongoing | Member | Data Safety Monitoring Committee, multicentre ‘OPTIMIST’ trial | - | - |
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia Steering Committee | - | - |
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia Teaching Committee | - | - |
| 2010 - 2013 | Member | Faculty of Health Sciences Learning and Teaching Committee | - | - |
| 2005 - 2007 | Chair | Teaching and Learning Committee, School of Population Health. | - | - |
| 2005 - 2007 | Member | Discipline of Public Health Curriculum Committee | - | - |
| 2005 - 2007 | Member | Faculty of Health Sciences Learning and Teaching Committee | - | - |
| 2002 - 2005 | Member | The Research Staff Association | The University of Adelaide | - |
| 2002 - 2005 | Member | Early Career Researcher Taskforce | - | - |