Marijke's passion is translating numbers into stories and she collaborates with Lifeblood researchers to use the best statistical practice possible for their research. Being an applied statistician, she has collaborated across many research domains ranging from environmental sciences, to sport and exercise, to social and health sciences. This breadth of experience has given her extensive expertise in good statistical practice which she now applies within Lifeblood.
As a long-time plasma donor, Marijke is excited to be working on the inside of the organisation and assist in further the understanding of keeping our donors healthy and our products safe.
Awards
- SSA Horizons Lecture (2023)
Key publications
Macronutrient content of pasteurised donor human milk: Variability between batches from single-donor pools at an Australian milk bank.
2023
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
59(12) 1281-1288
An international comparison of haemoglobin deferral models for blood banking.
2023
Vox Sanguinis
118(6): 430-439
Assessing proprioception in an older population: reliability of a protocol based on Active Movement Extent Discrimination.
2021
Perceptual and Motor Skills
128(5) 2075-2096
*Behavioural treatment strategies improve adherence to lifestyle intervention programmes in adults with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2017
Clinical Obesity
7(2) 105-114
* This research was completed prior to starting with Lifeblood
