Dr David Young
Reader
Mathematics and Statistics
Personal statement
Personal statement
Following a degree in mathematics and a PhD in statistics, David worked as a Senior Statistician for Sanofi Pharmaceuticals in Newcastle and Paris, before returning to academic research at Harvard University in Boston developing statistical algorithms to identify brain cells targeted by anti-psychotic drugs. After a two-year contract with the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics at the University of Glasgow as a Statistician/Data Manager, David took up a joint post as lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Strathclyde and Consultant Statistician for the NHS.
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Qualifications
Chartered Statistician
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Publications
- 3D telemedicine outperforms 2D telemedicine : a randomized crossover trial in reconstructive plastic surgery
- Lo Steven, Britto Andrea, Spina Thiago, Graham Catriona, Young David, Rose Anna, O’Dowd Chris, Miller Gillian, Shepperd Mike, Cutler Ben, Fowers Spencer
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Vol 157, pp. 933-944 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000012524
- School-University partnerships : working together to enhance statistical training of young people
- Kirkpatrick Ryan, Kelly Louise, Devlin Jon, Young David
- 12th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (2026)
- Subsystems approach to establishing norms for speech, voice, and resonance : the VariCS project
- Cleland Joanne, Murali Mridhula, Taylor Lauren, Smith Amy, Stuart-Smith Jane, Young David, Kuschmann Anja
- The Craniofacial Society of Great Britain & Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting (2026)
- Diadochokinetic rate performance and variability in 5-12-year-old children in Scotland
- Kuschmann Anja, Murali Mridhula, Taylor Lauren, Stuart-Smith Jane, Young David, Cleland Joanne
- Colloquium of the British Association of Academic Phoneticians 2026 (2026)
- Are radiology residents safe to report feeding nasogastric (NG) tubes on chest X-rays?
- Chew Cindy, McGuire Lucy, O’Dwyer Patrick J, Young David
- BJR Open Vol 8 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjro/tzag001
- A study of voice quality and acoustic variability in sound prolongation performance in a large corpus of 5–12-year-old children
- Murali Mridhula, Cleland Joanne, Taylor Lauren, Young David, Stuart-Smith Jane, Kuschmann Anja
- Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica Vol 78, pp. 60-73 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000546421
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Research Interests
Medical Statistics
Professional Activities
- Statistics Partnership Seed Grant Project, Session 1 - Eastwood High School
- Recipient
- 11/3/2026
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference 2025
- Participant
- 26/11/2025
- SQA Higher Applications of Mathematics Reviewer
- Advisor
- 8/11/2025
- SQA Advanced Higher Statistics Reviewer
- Advisor
- 1/11/2025
- European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma exam
- Consultant
- 26/9/2025
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Medical Statistics Training
- Speaker
- 22/9/2025
Projects
- Partnership Seed Grant Application
- Devlin, Jon (Principal Investigator) Clift, Lee (Co-investigator) Dombi, Erzsebet (Co-investigator) Goodfellow, Martin (Co-investigator) Humphrey, Suzanne (Co-investigator) Huq, Molly (Co-investigator) Kirkpatrick, Ryan (Co-investigator) Murphy, Fiona (Co-investigator) Neves, Karla (Co-investigator) Sprick, Seb (Co-investigator) Wu, Yue (Co-investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 22-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Qualified persons training programme 25-27 extension to 4589/3422 K230850-101
- Lalatsa, Aikaterini (Principal Investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- A pilot randomised controlled trial of sleep restriction therapy versus sleep hygiene education for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with acute insomnia
- Fleming, Leanne (Principal Investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2026
- Qualified persons training programme 23-25
- Lalatsa, Aikaterini (Principal Investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- extension to K230850-101
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2029
- Variability in child speech (VariCS)
- Kuschmann, Anja (Principal Investigator) Barry, Sarah (Co-investigator) Cleland, Joanne (Co-investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 25-Jan-2026
- Qualified Persons Training Programme (Sep 21 - Aug 23)
- Prior, Christopher (Principal Investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 24/25 extension on RKES 241153
- 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2027
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Contact
Dr
David
Young
Reader
Mathematics and Statistics
Email: david.young@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3804