Dr. Handan Wand

Associate Professor

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Biography

Handan Wand is an Associate Professor in the Medicine & Health faculty at the Kirby Institute. She is a mathematically trained statistician with master's degrees in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Dr. Wand completed her post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard University, Boston, where she also worked as a research scientist at Harvard Medical School. In her academic career, she has taught postgraduate statistics courses and has engaged in significant research involving statistical methods in various medical contexts.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Scientist

— Present

Harvard Medical School • Boston, MA, USA

Conducted research in biostatistics and medical statistics.

Visiting Assistant Professor

— Present

Department of Statistics, University of Illinois • Champaign-Urbana, USA

Taught postgraduate statistics courses.

Requirements for University of New South Wales

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:23
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:90
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Recognised Bachelor degree Minimum 1 year relevant work experience for certain streams
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Personal Statement
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Includes Business Intelligence, Enterprise Systems, and Cybersecurity Management streams.