Lisa Yelland

Lisa Yelland

School of Public Health

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Associate Professor Lisa Yelland is a Biostatistician Senior Research Fellow in the Women and Kids Theme and Co-Leader of the Biostatistics Unit at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. She is also an Affiliate Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at The University of Adelaide.

As a biostatistician and clinical trialist specializing in maternal and infant health, her research broadly aims to drive improvements in the health of mothers, babies and other populations by using innovative statistical approaches to improve trial design and analysis. She is currently investigating methods for designing and analysing clinical trials collecting partially clustered data, and methods for addressing imperfect stratification in the analysis of trials that utilise stratified randomisation.

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Principal Supervisor Statistical Issues in Childhood Follow-up Studies of Randomised Trials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sareh Roosta
    2021 Principal Supervisor Design issues for partially clustered trials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kylie Lange
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2017 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Iodine Nutrition in Early Life and Childhood Neurodevelopment and Growth Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Molla Mesele Wassie
    2014 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Perinatal Trials when the Length of Follow-up is Informative Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Tessa Longstaff

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