Rate My Professor Robin Turner

Currently overseeing the Department of Public Health, previously known as Preventive and Social Medicine, Turner contributes to a wide array of projects shaping New Zealand healthcare outcomes. Her teaching includes HASC415 Regression Methods: Health Science Applications and the Introductory Biostatistics for Clinical Researchers course, praised by participants for clarifying statistical concepts, enhancing confidence in power calculations and literature interpretation, and effective problem-solving activities. Key publications encompass meta-analyses such as 'Ductal carcinoma in situ at core-needle biopsy: meta-analysis of underestimation and predictors of invasive breast cancer' (Radiology, 2011), 'Non-beneficial treatments in hospital at the end of life: a systematic review' (International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2016), 'Preoperative ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of axillary nodes in invasive breast cancer' (Annals of Surgery, 2011), 'Chronic kidney disease and the risk of stroke' (Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2015), and 'Estimating the annual attack rate of seasonal influenza' (Vaccine, 2018). She has held roles on the University's Quality Advancement Committee and presented at the New Zealand Biostatistics Conference 2023 as Director of the Biostatistics Centre.