Overview

Ben is an honorary reseach fellow in Medical Statistics at the University of Exeter. He obtained his PhD in August 2022 within which he developed Bayesian methods for use in the design and analysis of cluster randomised controlled trials.

Ben was previously a medical statistician at the University of Plymouth, where he contributed to the design and analysis of a broad range of clinical trials including pragmatic trials, complex interventions, pilot and feasibility trials, cluster randomised trials and Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPS) in healthcare areas including surgery, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and mental health.

Qualifications

• BSc Mathematics – 1st Class Honours, Lancaster University
• MSc Statistics – Lancaster University
• PhD Medical Studies  – University of Plymouth
• RSS Chartered Statistician (CStat) 

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Research

Research interests

Ben has a broad interest in statistical clinical trial methodology, efficient study design and Bayesian statistics, which is complemented by his ongoing PhD research in Bayesian methods in cluster randomised trial design and analysis.

Research projects

• PARTNERS2 Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial: Aims to help primary care and community based mental health services work more closely together by developing a system of collaborative care based in GP surgeries for people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder;
• The MYRIAD Project: Mindfulness and Resilience in Adolescence;
• COVID-NURSE: A clinical trial of nursing care for patients infected with COVID-19.

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