Research interests

• Computational statistics
• Generalised linear mixed models (GLMMs)

Background

Damian Collins joined NSW DPI* as a biometrician in 1996, after working at the Australian Bureau of Statistics from 1991-5. Currently he is completing a PhD examining computationally efficient approaches for GLMMs. He is also part of a team commencing work on a redesign of the ASReml software (http://www.asreml.com). He also provides computational support for other NSW DPI biometricians.

*NSW Department of Primary Industries was formed on July 1, 2004 through an amalgamation of NSW Agriculture, NSW Fisheries, State Forests of NSW and the NSW Department of Mineral Resources.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. (Statistics) – UNSW 1990

Current projects

• PhD (computationally efficient approaches for GLMMs)
• Redesign of the ASReml software 

Recent Publications

Lee C, Giles LR, Bryden WL, Downing JA, Collins D and Wynn PC (2005) The effect of active immunization against adrenocorticotropic hormone on cortisol, ß-endorphin, vocalization, and growth in pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 2005 83: 2372-2379

Milham PJ, Jinadasa K, Collins D, Nicholls PJ, Hawkins CA, Wenzel RG, Kaldor CJ, Senn AA, Humphris CS, Fabien J, Conyers MK, Chan KY, Holford P, Conroy JP (2004) Modelling the effects of soil properties on the concentration of Cd extracted by 10 mm CaCl2 from soils of the Sydney Basin. Australian Journal of Soil Research 42, 799–813.

Lemerle D, Cousens RD, Gill GS, Peltzer SJ, Moerkerk M, Murphy CE, Collins D and Cullis BR (2004) Reliability of higher seeding rates of wheat for increased competitiveness with weeds in low rainfall environments. Journal of Agricultural Science 142, 395-409.

Professional associations and activities

• Australian and New Zealand Statistical Society

Fields of Research

• 010401 Applied Statistics

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

Keyword/phrase list of research interests

• GLMMs
• computational statistics