Dr Jessica Forsyth

School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Associate in Statistics

Jessica Forsyth
Jessica Forsyth
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j.e.forsyth@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0670
Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Jessica Forsyth
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
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I joined HEDS in September 2023 as a Research Associate in Statistics.

Prior to this I was an EPSRC funded Research Associate in Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester. I researched the mathematical modelling of tendon mechanics and the use of Bayesian data selection when fitting mathematical models.

I completed my PhD in Quantitative and Biophysical biology at the University of Manchester in August 2022. My PhD was funded by the Wellcome Trust and I researched the role of cell microenvironment and architecture within mammalian preimplantation. During my PhD, I developed a Bayesian approach to facilitate point registration between imaging modalities in the presence of non-matching points which cannot be identified a priori. During my PhD I used Bayesian and statistical methods, developed user-friendly analysis pipelines as well as gaining hands-on experience in the lab.

Qualifications

PhD (University of Manchester), MPhys (±¬ÁÏTV)

Research interests

- Using mathematical modelling and statistical analyses to address and research biological/health related problems
- Applied Bayesian statistics
- Development of specialised prior distributions
- Cross-disciplinary research and the development of innovative solutions to complex real-data problems
- Making statistical analyses and mathematical approaches accessible to all

Publications

Journal articles

  • Leaviss J, Forsyth JE, Booth A, Coyle D, Daly G, Davis S, Dawes H, Deary V, Dwivedi K, Fryer K , McCormick S et al (2026) . BMJ Medicine, 5(1), e001746-e001746.
  • Sutton A, Carroll C, Simpson E, Forsyth J, Rayner A, Ren S, Franklin M & Wood E (2025) . Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 32(6).
  • Forsyth JE, Mitra S, Srivastava T & Ren K (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S31-S31.
  • Forsyth JE, Ren K & Jen M-H (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S515-S515.
  • Forsyth JE & Ren K (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S533-S533.
  • Rayner A, Akpan E, Forsyth J, Hanini M, Thomas C & Mandrik L (2025) . Value in Health, 28(12), S506-S506.
  • Stevenson M, Forsyth JE, Hossain A, Lall R, Dark P, Carlson G, Naisbitt MJ, Kay D, Barber S, Parez J , Lee S et al (2025) . Critical Care, 29(1), 508.
  • Casey JJ, Forsyth JE, Waite TW, Cotter SL & Shearer T (2025) . Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 481(2323).
  • de la Fuente R & Forsyth JE (2025) . Animal Science Papers and Reports, 43(3), 347-366.
  • Davis S, Mon-Yee M, Sutton A, Leaviss J, Forsyth JE & Burton C (2025) . Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research.
  • Simpson E, Carroll C, Sutton A, Forsyth J, Rayner A, Ren S, Franklin M & Wood E (2025) . British Journal of Psychology.
  • Ren K & Forsyth J (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), S636-S636.
  • Forsyth J, Wong R & Ren K (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), S620-S620.
  • Forsyth J, Mitra S, Wong R, Srivastava T & Ren K (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), S375-S375.
  • Forsyth JE, Casey J, Cotter SL, Parnell WJ & Shearer T (2023) . Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 20(207).
  • Forsyth JE, Al-Anbaki AH, Plusa B & Cotter SL (2023) . Statistics and Computing, 33(5).
  • Forsyth JE, Uttley L, Wong R & Ren S () . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 25(1).
  • Forsyth JE, Al-Anbaki AH, de la Fuente R, Modare N, Perez-Cortes D, Rivera I, Seaton Kelly R, Cotter S & Plusa B () . PLOS Biology, 19(7), e3001345-e3001345.

Conference proceedings

  • Forsyth JE, Mitra S, Srivastava T & Ren K (2025) OPTIMIZING THE USE OF EXCESS HAZARD MODELS IN SURVIVAL ANALYSIS: CONSIDERING DISEASE SEVERITY AND FOLLOW-UP MATURITY. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 28(12)
  • Forsyth JE & Ren K (2025) STRUCTURED EXPERT ELICITATION FOR SURVIVAL OUTCOMES: INSIGHTS FROM NICE TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENT 26. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 28(12)

Preprints

  • Yee MM, Burton C, Leaviss J, Forsyth JE, Daly G & Davis S (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Leaviss J, Booth A, Coyle D, Daly G, Davis S, Dawes H, Deary V, Dwivedi K, Forsyth J, Fryer K , McCormick S et al (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.