Researcher biography

A/Prof Mark D. Chatfield is a diligent, highly experienced biostatistician. He is especially knowledgeable about clinical trials at UQ.

In collaboration with other researchers, he has published over 180 times in academic journals and has been/is an investigator on 27 NHMRC/MRFF funded (>$50M) studies (mostly clinical trials). He has co-supervised 4 PhD students to completion, and is currently an advisor to 5 PhD students.

He is regularly invited to be a statistical collaborator, advisor or consultant by researchers in the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences.

In 2021, he won a Service Excellence Award for outstanding biostatistical support and collaboration with numerous Faculty researchers. He is the leading biostatistician in the Research and Statistical Support Service (RASSS). In 2020, he was awarded The Outstanding Mid-Career Researcher by the Centre for Health Services Research.

He is an Honorary Fellow (Associate Professor, 2016-present) with Menzies School of Health Research, where he worked 2012-2017. He has also worked at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (2017-2018), NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney (2009-2012), UK MRC Human Nutrition Research (2006-2009), Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge (2002-2006).