DrAnna Freni Sterrantino

I am currently a visiting researcher at the Department of Mathematics - Faculty of Natural Sciences (April 2025- April 2026).
My research focuses on two themes: 1) Applied statistical methods in environmental epidemiological studies; and 2) developing methods for data with spatial and temporal structure.

I am interested in Bayesian approaches and Latent Gaussian Markov Random Fields, specifically the related computational aspects of developing methods to improve small-area analysis.

Qualifications
- 2010- PhD: Methodological statistics for Scientific Research – University of Bologna (Itay)
- 2003- BA: Statistics and Economics- University of Siena (Italy)

Professional Memberships and Activities
-Program Chair at the International Society for Applied Bayesian (ISBA) Section on Biostatistics and Pharmaceutical Statistics

-Member of the International Biometric Society (IBS)

- Member of the Royal Statistical Society(RSS)

- Honorary Member of the Alliance of Conservation Evidence and Sustainability (ACES)

Expertise
Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling
Multivariate methods
Simulation studies
Power Calculations
Environmental Epidemiology
R programming