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Dr Robert Mahar

Dr Robert Mahar

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Role Senior Research Fellow
Research area Population Health
Robert Mahar received a PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne in 2019 following his completion of a Master of Biostatistics at the University of Queensland in 2014. He is an experienced statistician with a research focus on applied Bayesian methods, and novel experimental design and analysis, particularly for adaptive clinical trials and sequentially multiple assignment randomised trials.

His doctoral research focused on developing new models of lung function from multiple-breath washout and complex tidal flow waveform data, with an emphasis on computational Bayesian and spectral analytical methods. Prior to undertaking his graduate studies, he was a professional economist with a focus on both domestic and international housing and retail markets.
Robert Mahar received a PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne in 2019 following his completion of a Master of Biostatistics at the University of Queensland in 2014. He is an experienced statistician with a research focus on applied...
Robert Mahar received a PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne in 2019 following his completion of a Master of Biostatistics at the University of Queensland in 2014. He is an experienced statistician with a research focus on applied Bayesian methods, and novel experimental design and analysis, particularly for adaptive clinical trials and sequentially multiple assignment randomised trials.

His doctoral research focused on developing new models of lung function from multiple-breath washout and complex tidal flow waveform data, with an emphasis on computational Bayesian and spectral analytical methods. Prior to undertaking his graduate studies, he was a professional economist with a focus on both domestic and international housing and retail markets.

Top Publications

  • Mahar, RK, McGuinness, MB, Chakraborty, B, Carlin, JB, IJzerman, MJ, Simpson, JA. A scoping review of studies using observational data to optimise dynamic treatment regimens. BMC Medical Research Methodology 21(1) : 39 2024
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  • Han, X, Gray, LEK, Mahar, RK, Carlin, JB, Ranganathan, S, Vuillermin, PJ, Vukcevic, D. Assessing our capability to predict the presence of respiratory diseases at the age of four using data available at one month of age. 2024
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  • Ishida, M, Hulse, ES, Mahar, RK, Gunn, J, Atun, R, McPake, B, Tenneti, N, Anindya, K, Armstrong, G, Mulcahy, P, et al. The Joint Effect of Physical Multimorbidity and Mental Health Conditions Among Adults in Australia. Preventing Chronic Disease 17: e157 2024
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  • Algie, CM, Mahar, RK, Wasiak, J, Batty, L, Gruen, RL, Mahar, PD. Interventions for reducing wrong‐site surgery and invasive clinical procedures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015(3) : cd009404 2024
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  • Algie, CM, Mahar, RK, Tan, HB, Wilson, G, Mahar, PD, Wasiak, J. Effectiveness and risks of cricoid pressure during rapid sequence induction for endotracheal intubation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015(11) : cd011656 2024
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