Rate My Professor Farzana Jahan

Dr. Farzana Jahan serves as a Lecturer in Statistics and Academic Chair of Data Science within the School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics at Murdoch University. She earned her PhD in Statistics from Queensland University of Technology, receiving the Executive Dean's Commendation for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award, along with a Master’s in Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours). A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Dr. Jahan is a statistician and data scientist whose research centers on geospatial data analysis and advanced statistical modelling, particularly Bayesian methods. Her work applies to diverse fields including the environment, health, geography, education, and social sciences. She previously held a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at the QUT Centre for Data Science from 2021 to 2022. At Murdoch, she actively pursues research grants, collaborates with the Centre for Healthy Ageing, and co-supervises PhD and Research Masters students, emphasizing research excellence and real-world applications in teaching.

Dr. Jahan contributes significantly to the academic community through her involvement in the university's Gender Diversity Committee and advocacy for women in STEM via the WISE program, where she shares her inspiring career journey with students. Her scholarly output includes over 20 publications, with key works such as 'Evaluation of spatial Bayesian Empirical Likelihood models in analysis of areal data' published in PLOS ONE (2022), 'Assessing the influence of the modifiable areal unit problem on Bayesian disease mapping in Queensland, Australia' (2024), 'The effect of the modifiable areal unit problem on ecological model estimates' (year not specified), and 'Factors influencing women's decision making power: evidence from Bangladesh Urban Health Survey' (2015). Cited over 100 times, her research advances spatial statistics and data science methodologies. Dr. Jahan fosters inclusive practices and collaborative efforts to nurture future innovators addressing contemporary challenges.