Miss Penelope Robinson - Researcher Profile

Biography

Penny started at DEPM as an honours student in 2005, investigating risk factors of deep sternal wound infection and haemorrhage following cardiothoracic surgery using the ASCTS (Australian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons) dataset. She then worked part-time as a Research Assistant on the ASCTS dataset (1 year) and tutored undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics run by DEPM, while studying a Masters of Biostatistics part-time from 2006 to 2009.

Penny has been working in the Women’s Health Research Program since 2010 – mainly analysing the results of the BUPA Health Foundation “Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer” study, amongst other things.  She also tutors Population Health to the first year undergraduate medical students, and gives the sampling lecture.

Qualifications

MASTERS OF BIOSTATISTICS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2010

GRAD CERT IN BIOSTATISTICS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

GRAD DIPLOMA IN BIOSTATISTICS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

HONOURS DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

Publications

Journal Articles

Robinson, P.J., Lanzafame, A., Segal, L., Kirby, C.N., Piterman, L., Davis, S.R., 2013, Comparison of plain vertebral x-ray and dunal energy x-ray absorptiometry for the identification of older women for fracture prevention in primary care, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 43, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 38-45.

Bell, R.J., Robinson, P.J., Fradkin, P., Schwarz, M.A., Davis, S.R., 2012, Breast reconstruction following mastectomy for invasive breast cancer is strongly influenced by demographic factors in women in Victoria, Australia, Breast [P], vol 21, issue 3, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. 394-400.

Davis, S., Robinson, P., Moufarege, A., Bell, R., 2012, The contribution of SHBG to the variation in HOMA-IR is not dependent on endogenous oestrogen or androgen levels in postmenopausal women, Clinical Endocrinology [P], vol E, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-21.

O'Halloran, T., Bell, R.J., Robinson, P.J., Davis, S.R., 2012, Urinary incontinence in young nulligravid women: a cross-sectional analysis, Annals Of Internal Medicine [P], vol 157, issue 2, Silverchair Information Systems, United States, pp. 87-93.

Robinson, P., Bell, R., Lanzafame, A., Kirby, C., Weekes, A., Piterman, L., Davis, S., 2011, The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and relationship with fracture risk in older women presenting in Australian general practice, Australasian Journal on Ageing [P], vol E, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-7.

Robinson, P., Comino, E., Forbes, A., Webster, V., Knight, J., 2011, Timeliness of antenatal care for mothers of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants in an urban setting, Australian Journal of Primary Health [P], vol 18, issue 1, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 56-61.

Robinson, P.J., Billah, B., Leder, K.S., Reid, C.M., 2007, Factors associated with deep sternal wound infection and haemorrhage following cardiac surgery in Victoria, Interactive CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery, vol 6, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, Switzerland, pp. 167-171.