Mr James McBroom

Bec. Hons Statistics Dphil (Oxon) [pending]

Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment

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Research Expertise

Computationally intensive statistics; generalized and linear mixed effects models; spatio-temporal modelling; numerical analysis and operations research; stochastic processes; repeated measures and longitudinal data models; Bayesian statistics and MCMC; statistical applications in the Social Sciences.

Current Teaching Areas

  • 1003AES Statistics
  • 2291AES Experimental Design and Statistics;
  • 3121AES Applied Statistics;
  • 6021AES Topics in Applied Statistics;
  • 6111AES Approved Topic: Applied Multivariate Analysis.

Selected Publications

  • Walton S, Choy JL, Bonson A, Valle A, McBroom J.I, Taplin D, Arlian L, Mathews J, Currie B, Kemp D.J. (1999) Genetically distinct dog-derived and human-derived Sarcoptes scabiei in scabies–endemic communities in northern Australia. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 61 (4), 542 – 547.
  • Walton S, McBroom J.I., Mathews J, Kemp D.J., Currie B. (1999) Crusted scabies: A molecular analysis Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis populations in patients with repeated infestations. Clin. Infect. Dis. 29(5), 1226 - 1230.
  • Walton S, Valle A, McBroom J.I., Taplin D, Arlian L, Mathews J, Kemp D.J., Currie B. (1999) Molecular fingerprinting of human-derived and dog-derived Sarcoptes scabiei mites shows that they are different, and that persistent infection can occur despite ivermectin [abstract]. Aust NZ J Med 29 (4).   
  • Smith-Vaughan H, McBroom J.I., Mathews J. (1999) Factors influencing the dynamics of Haemophilus influenzae carriage and transmission in Aboriginal infants with otitis media. Recent Advances in Microbiology 7, 197 - 214.
  • Smith-Vaughan H, McBroom J.I., Mathews J.D. (2001). Modelling endemic carriage of non-encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae in Aboriginal infants in Northern Australia. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 31, 137–143.   
  • Tjitra, E., Suprianto, S., McBroom J.I., Currie, B.J., Anstey, N.A. (2001) Persistent ICT Malaria P. panmalarial and HRP2 antigen reactivity after treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is associated with gametocytemia, and results in false positive diagnoses of P. vivax in convalescence. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 39 (3), 1025–1031.
  • Lehmann D.J., Williams J., McBroom J.I., Smith A.D. (2001) Using meta–analysis to explain the diversity of results in genetic studies of late–onset Alzheimer’s disease and to identify high–risk subgroups Neuroscience 108 (4), 541–554.
  • Hogervorst E., Lehmann D.J., McBroom J.I., Smith A.D. (2002) Apolipoprotein E "4 and testosterone interact in the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in men.  International Journal of Geriatrics Psychiatry, 17 (10), 938 – 940.
  • Mazerolle, L., Rombouts, S. and McBroom, J., (2006)  Operational Performance Reviews: The Impact on Crime in Queensland. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice. June, No 313. Australian Institute of  Criminology.
  • Mazerolle, L., Rombouts, S. and McBroom, J., (2007) The Impact of COMPSTAT on Reported Crime in Queensland. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategy and Management, 30 (2), 237- 256.






 

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