DrJoanna Wang

Joanna Wang is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the Director of Programs and Curricula in the Faculty of Science. Joanna received her B.Sc. (Advanced Mathematics) with Honours from the University of Sydney then completed her Ph.D (University of Sydney) in the area of Financial Econometrics. Joanna joined the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at UTS in November 2019.

She was previously a Lecturer in Statistics and a Biostatistics Research Fellow at Transport and Road Safety research group at the University of New South Wales. From 2015 to 2017, she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics at UTS and the Sax Institute. She provided statistical expertise for a range of different projects within the Analysis for Policy Program through analysing epidemiological, survey and population health data. Joanna has extensive experience in using the 45 and Up Study data, the largest longitudinal study of population aging in the Southern Hemisphere. From 2017 to 2019, she worked as a Research Statistician at the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) in the Department of Communities and Justice where she undertook rigorous evaluations using various statistics and econometric methods to assess the effectiveness of Justice programs and policy.

Joanna has wide research interests in Applied Statistics. She has particular interests in time series modelling of observational studies and on the use of statistical methods to evaluate programs and inform policy in crime and criminal justice. She collaborates with BOCSAR and Crime & Security Science Research Group at UTS on ongoing projects and has contributed to numerous publications in this field.