Dr David Young

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Mathematics and Statistics

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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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Research Interests

Medical Statistics

Professional Activities

Outcomes of purely internal thoracic artery coronary artery bypass grafting in patients 50 years and younger
Contributor
12/12/2024
SQA Advanced Higher Statistics Reviewer
Advisor
2/11/2024
Investigating variability in a large cohort of typically developing children in Scotland – preliminary analysis of non-speech tasks
Contributor
22/10/2024
European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma exam
Consultant
18/10/2024
SQA Higher Applications of Mathematics Reviewer
Advisor
5/10/2024
AstraZeneca Medical Statistics Training
Speaker
30/9/2024

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Projects

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-2025
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
Improving older adults' vaccination uptake: are existing measures of vaccine hesitancy valid and reliabe for older people?
Williams, Lynn (Principal Investigator) Brown Nicholls, Louise (Co-investigator) Cogan, Nicola (Co-investigator) Rasmussen, Susan (Co-investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2020
Psychological barriers to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake in those with chronic respiratory disease: A mixed methods study
Williams, Lynn (Principal Investigator) Cogan, Nicola (Co-investigator) Rasmussen, Susan (Co-investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
Psychological barriers to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake in those with chronic respiratory disease: A mixed methods study
01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2020

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Dr David Young
Reader
Mathematics and Statistics

Email: david.young@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3806