We are pleased to announce that Jon Wakefield, Professor of Statistics and Biostatistics, has received 5 years of grant funding support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research on “Bayesian Mortality Estimation from Disparate Data Sources.”
Wakefield will aim to develop methods for mortality estimation for countries that have limited reporting systems, with detailed models being produced for subnational child mortality and for excess mortality in the Covid-19 pandemic. With respect to child mortality, two key uses of the estimates are: (i) the assessment of whether Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being attained, and (ii) identifying subnational areas that require public health interventions. For excess mortality, the estimates can be used to understand the spacetime dynamics of the disease, and inform on the success of public health measures, so that the world is better prepared as the pandemic continues, or as new pandemics emerge.
Congratulations to Jon Wakefield on his success!
Wakefield receives NIH R01 Award
