Assoc. Prof Margarita Moreno-Betancur is co-Director of the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) at the MCRI and the University of Melbourne, a role within which she oversees the statistical support for observational studies and the development of CEBU's teaching and training program. She leads an integrated program of methodological and collaborative research, supported by an NHMRC Investigator Grant (2022-26) and previously an ARC DECRA (2019-22). Her methodological areas of interest are causal inference, missing data and survival analysis, and she has contributed to epidemiological research projects in a range of areas, particularly in life course and social epidemiology. She is part of the leadership teams of the Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat) and the MCRI's LifeCourse Initiative, comprised of over 30 longitudinal cohort studies, as well as the steering group of the Master of Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne.
Regarding her background, after a BSc in Pure Mathematics at Universidad de los Andes (Bogota) and an MSc in Statistics at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris), A/Prof Moreno-Betancur obtained a PhD in Biostatistics from Université Paris-Sud (Paris) financed by a grant from the French Minister of Education and Research. She then held a postdoctoral role at the French Epidemiology Centre on Medical Causes of Death (Inserm CépiDc), after which she arrived in Melbourne as a postdoc of ViCBiostat.
Assoc. Prof Margarita Moreno-Betancur is co-Director of the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) at the MCRI and the University of Melbourne, a role within which she oversees the statistical support for observational studies and the...
Assoc. Prof Margarita Moreno-Betancur is co-Director of the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) at the MCRI and the University of Melbourne, a role within which she oversees the statistical support for observational studies and the development of CEBU's teaching and training program. She leads an integrated program of methodological and collaborative research, supported by an NHMRC Investigator Grant (2022-26) and previously an ARC DECRA (2019-22). Her methodological areas of interest are causal inference, missing data and survival analysis, and she has contributed to epidemiological research projects in a range of areas, particularly in life course and social epidemiology. She is part of the leadership teams of the Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat) and the MCRI's LifeCourse Initiative, comprised of over 30 longitudinal cohort studies, as well as the steering group of the Master of Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne.
Regarding her background, after a BSc in Pure Mathematics at Universidad de los Andes (Bogota) and an MSc in Statistics at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris), A/Prof Moreno-Betancur obtained a PhD in Biostatistics from Université Paris-Sud (Paris) financed by a grant from the French Minister of Education and Research. She then held a postdoctoral role at the French Epidemiology Centre on Medical Causes of Death (Inserm CépiDc), after which she arrived in Melbourne as a postdoc of ViCBiostat.
Top Publications
Goldfeld, S, Moreno-Betancur, M, Gray, S, Guo, S, Downes, M, O'Connor, E, Azpitarte, F, Badland, H, Redmond, G, Williams, K, et al.
Addressing Child Mental Health Inequities Through Parental Mental Health and Preschool Attendance..
Pediatrics
151(5)
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2023
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Moreno-Betancur, M, Lynch, JW, Pilkington, RM, Schuch, HS, Gialamas, A, Sawyer, MG, Chittleborough, CR, Schurer, S, Gurrin, LC.
Emulating a target trial of intensive nurse home visiting in the policy-relevant population using linked administrative data.
International Journal of Epidemiology
52(1)
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119 -131
2023
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Bishop, K, Moreno-Betancur, M, Balogun, S, Eynstone-Hinkins, J, Moran, L, Rao, C, Banks, E, Korda, RJ, Gourley, M, Joshy, G.
Quantifying cause-related mortality in Australia, incorporating multiple causes: observed patterns, trends and practical considerations.
International Journal of Epidemiology
52(1)
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dyac167-
2023
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Mainzer, R, Moreno-Betancur, M, Nguyen, C, Simpson, J, Carlin, J, Lee, K.
Handling of missing data with multiple imputation in observational studies that address causal questions: protocol for a scoping review.
BMJ Open
13(2)
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e065576
2023
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Wijesuriya, R, Moreno‐Betancur, M, Carlin, JB, De Silva, AP, Lee, KJ.
Evaluation of approaches for accommodating interactions and non‐linear terms in multiple imputation of incomplete three‐level data.
Biometrical Journal
64(8)
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1404 -1425
2022
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