Dr Laura Bonnett PhD CStat FHEA

I am a Medical Statistician (Tenure Track Fellow) primarily interested in the development and validation of prognostic models for people with recurrent conditions such as epilepsy and asthma. I am based in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Liverpool and am a member of the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science.

My work has informed the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s regulations on time off driving for people with a first-ever seizure, and driving during and after antiepileptic drug withdrawal. This work has now also underpinned European Union policy on driving.

I am a Chartered Statistician and member of the Royal Statistical Society's (RSS) Teaching Statistics Special Interest Group. I am also a committed STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Ambassador. As part of these roles I have developed statistical outreach activities which can be used by anyone with an interest in the area at a variety of events such as careers fairs, science festivals and in STEM clubs (www.rss.org.uk/hands-on).

• William Guy Lecturer (Royal Statistical Society, 2020)
• Peter Holmes Prize (Teaching Statistics, 2019)
• Awardee - Twenty in Data & Technology (Women in Data, 2019)
• Best Platform Presentation (UK International League Against Epilepsy Conference, 2019)
• Best Oral Presentation (Institute of Translational Medicine Research Day, 2019)
• Commended - Outstanding Contribution to Public Engagement (University of Liverpool Staff Awards, 2018)
• Runner-Up Platform Presentation (UK International League Against Epilepsy Conference, 2017)
• Best Platform Presentation (UK International League Against Epilespy Conference, 2016)
• Rosalind Franklin Award Lecture (British Science Festival, 2017)

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship (National Institute for Health Research, 2015 - 2018)