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RMarkdown is great

Stuff that made my life easier Folder structure Workflow Easy citations Automatic numbering for tables and figures Automatic in-text numbers Minor gripes Spell checking Word count Figuring stuff out is hard Acknowledgements References The title says it all really.
Last updated on 2024-05-24 Academic, Programming

Why are cows bad at the tightrope?

Because they lactose.
Last updated on 2022-11-29 Self

What I Didn't Learn at University

I presented this talk at the Early Career and Student Statistician’s Conference in 2021. I found that while I learned a lot at university about statistics and data, I didn’t learn a great deal about what it’s like practising statistics in an applied setting.
Last updated on 2021-08-03 Academic, Presentation

Thinking About Gender Identity

I thought I would gather my thoughts on my gender identity in this post. Partly for me to keep track of thoughts and feelings I’ve had, and partly in the hopes that it could be useful to someone.
Last updated on 2021-08-01 Self

PhD Confirmation Presentation

This is the video recording of my PhD confirmation presentation delivered at the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health on the 31st of May, 2021.
Last updated on 2021-06-28 Academic, Presentation

The Health of Aboriginal Children in Western Australia and its Intersection with the Child Protection System

This is the report I prepared for my PhD confirmation on the 31st of May, 2021. Abstract Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continue to be over-represented in out-of-home care and there is little published information on the health of these children before and after they enter care.
Last updated on 2021-06-28 Academic

Basil Pesto

This basil pesto recipe is the result of me making pesto innumerable times and tweaking it each time until I got it just right. My goal was to make a pesto that tastes just like the one you can buy from the Queen Victoria Markets in Melbourne.
Last updated on 2021-04-26 Recipes

Why was Christmas ruined for the Germans?

Because all their cakes were stollen.
Last updated on 2022-11-29 Self

Designing a t-shirt

The t-shirt competition Back in September 2020 I saw the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA) advertise a t-shirt competition. The competition was only open to members, with the winner of the competition having their design become the official design for the SSA’s t-shirts.
Last updated on 2020-12-07 Design

Meet the dogs

My happy little family at home consists primarily of noodle horses, or greyhounds as they’re more commonly known. We’ve got two greyhounds - Randy (13) and Cheeky (9).
Last updated on 2020-12-02 Home