Dr Mark Hanly

Dr Mark Hanly

Senior Lecturer
  • PhD Advanced Quantitative Mehtods, University of Bristol 2015
  • MSc Applied Social Research, Trinity College Dublin 2011
  • BSc Mathematics and Statistics, National University of Ireland Maynooth 2006
Medicine & Health
Centre for Big Data Research in Health

Mark is a lecturer and applied social statistician based at the Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney. His research focuses on the analysis of large, linked administrative datasets to answer research questions related to the health and social welbeing of populations. Topics of interest include early childhood health and development, health service utilisation, Indigenous health and outcomes for vulnerable populations. As an applied social statistician, he is interested in statistical methods for answering causal questions using observational data; summarising and modelling complex longitudinal data; and innovative approaches for visualising data and communicating research. Mark convenes and teaches the course HDAT9700 Statistical Modelling II as part of the MSc in Health Data Science.

Mark joined the Centre for Big Data Research in Health from the University of Bristol, where he completed his PhD in Advanced Quantitative Methods for the Health and Social Sciences. His doctoral research focused on novel approaches to correct for nonresponse bias in large household surveys. He also holds an MSc in Applied Social Research from Trinity College Dublin and a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Statistics from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.  

Phone
61 (2) 9385 3143
Location
Level 2, AGSM Building (G27)
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Hanly M; Brew BK; Austin A; Jorm L, 2023, 'Software Application Profile: The daggle app-a tool to support learning and teaching the graphical rules of selecting adjustment variables using directed acyclic graphs', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyad038
    Journal articles | 2023
    Hu N; Gelaw YA; Katz I; Fernandez E; Falster K; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Stephensen J; Hotton P; Zwi K; Lingam R, 2023, 'Developmental trajectories of socio-emotional outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care – Insights from data of Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS)', Child Abuse and Neglect, pp. 106196 - 106196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106196
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bruno C; Havard A; Hanly M; Falster K; Nassar N; Edwards B; Guastella AJ; Pearson SA; Zoega H, 2022, 'Children's Relative Age and Medicine Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across Australian Jurisdictions with Different School Enrolment Policies', Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 32, pp. 349 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cap.2022.0032
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; Caterson I; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2022, 'Modelling vaccination capacity at mass vaccination hubs and general practice clinics: a simulation study', BMC Health Services Research, 22, pp. 1059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08447-8
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2022, 'Vaccinating Australia: How long will it take?', Vaccine, 40, pp. 2491 - 2497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.006
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hanly MJ; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; Post JJ; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2022, 'The impact of re-opening the international border on COVID-19 hospitalisations in Australia: a modelling study', Medical Journal of Australia, 216, pp. 39 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51291
    Journal articles | 2022
    Jin X; Gallego Luxan B; Hanly M; Pratt NL; Harris I; de Steiger R; Graves SE; Jorm L, 2022, 'Estimating incidence rates of periprosthetic joint infection after hip and knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis using linked registry and administrative health data', Bone and Joint Journal, 104 B, pp. 1060 - 1066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.104B9.BJJ-2022-0116.R1
    Journal articles | 2022
    Perez-Concha O; Goldstein D; Harris MF; Laaksonen MA; Hanly M; Suchy S; Vajdic CM, 2022, 'Uptake of Team Care Arrangements for adults newly diagnosed with cancer', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py22078
    Journal articles | 2021
    Falster K; Hanly M; Edwards B; Banks E; Lynch JW; Eades S; Nickel N; Goldfeld S; Biddle N, 2021, 'Preschool attendance and developmental outcomes at age five in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: A population-based cohort study of 100 357 Australian children', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75, pp. 371 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-214672
    Journal articles | 2021
    Gibberd AJ; Tyler J; Falster K; Preen DB; Hanly M; Clarke MJ; McNamara BJ; Eades SJ; Scurrah KJ, 2021, 'Pregnancy and birth characteristics of Aboriginal twins in two Australian states: a data linkage study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, pp. 448, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03945-9
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; Caterson I; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2021, 'Modelling vaccination capacity at mass vaccination hubs and general practice clinics', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.07.21255067
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; McIntyre R; Jorm L, 2021, 'Vaccinating Australia: How long will it take?', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.02.21250979
    Journal articles | 2021
    Havard A; Barbieri S; Hanly M; Perez-Concha O; Tran DT; Kennedy D; Jorm LR, 2021, 'Medications used disproportionately during pregnancy: Priorities for research on the risks and benefits of medications when used during pregnancy', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 30, pp. 53 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5131
    Journal articles | 2020
    Falster K; Hanly M; Pilkington R; Eades S; Stewart J; Jorm L; Lynch J, 2020, 'Cumulative Incidence of Child Protection Services Involvement before Age 5 Years in 153670 Australian Children', JAMA Pediatrics, 174, pp. 995 - 997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1151
    Journal articles | 2020
    Gibberd A; Tyler J; Preen D; Falster K; Hanly M; Clarke M; McNamara B; Eades S; Scurrah K, 2020, 'Outcomes of Indigenous Twin and Singleton Pregnancies: Complications, Medical Care, Birth Experience and Infant Health', International Journal of Population Data Science, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1592
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hanly M; Falster K; Banks E; Lynch J; Chambers GM; Brownell M; Dillon A; Eades S; Jorm L, 2020, 'Role of maternal age at birth in child development among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children in their first school year: a population-based cohort study', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 4, pp. 46 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30334-7
    Journal articles | 2019
    Hanly M; Edwards B; Goldfeld S; Craven RG; Mooney J; Jorm L; Falster K, 2019, 'School starting age and child development in a state-wide, population-level cohort of children in their first year of school in New South Wales, Australia', Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 48, pp. 325 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.01.008
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lee C; Hanly M; Larter N; Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Jorm L, 2019, 'Demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalised unintentional poisoning in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal preschool children in New South Wales, Australia: A population data linkage study', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e022633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022633
    Journal articles | 2019
    Williamson A; Gibberd A; Hanly MJ; Banks E; Eades S; Clapham K; Falster K, 2019, 'Social and emotional developmental vulnerability at age five in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales: A population data linkage study', International Journal for Equity in Health, 18, pp. 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1019-x
    Journal articles | 2018
    Falster K; Hanly M; Banks E; Lynch J; Brownell M; Chambers GM; Eades S; Jorm L, 2018, 'Maternal age and offspring developmental vulnerability at age five: A population-based cohort study of Australian children', PLoS Medicine, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002558
    Journal articles | 2018
    Falster K; Hanly M; Pilkington R; Chilvers M; Whittaker E; Lynch J, 2018, 'Developmental vulnerability at age five among children who enter and progress through the child protection system in New South Wales, Australia: a cross-sectoral data linkage study', International Journal of Population Data Science, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.593
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hanly M; Falster K; Chambers G; Lynch J; Banks E; Homaira N; Brownell M; Eades S; Jorm L, 2018, 'Gestational Age and Child Development at Age Five in a Population-Based Cohort of Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children', Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 32, pp. 114 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12426
    Journal articles | 2017
    Falster K; Jorgensen M; Hanly M; Banks E; Brownell M; Eades S; Craven R; Goldfeld S; Randall D; Jorm L, 2017, 'Data Resource Profile: Seeding Success: A crosssectoral data resource for early childhood health and development research in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children', International Journal of Epidemiology, 46, pp. 1365 - 1366j, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx051
    Journal articles | 2017
    Homaira N; Briggs N; Pardy C; Hanly M; Oei JL; Hilder L; Bajuk B; Lui K; Rawlinson W; Snelling T; Jaffe A, 2017, 'Association between respiratory syncytial viral disease and the subsequent risk of the first episode of severe asthma in different subgroups of high-risk Australian children: A whole-of-population-based cohort study', BMJ Open, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017936
    Journal articles | 2017
    Jorgensen M; Falster K; Hanly M; Goldfeld S; Jorm L; Craven R, 2017, 'Preschool attendance and early childhood development outcomes in the first year of school for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Population Data Science, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.123
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hanly M; Clarke P; Steele F, 2016, 'Sequence analysis of call record data: Exploring the role of different cost settings', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 179, pp. 793 - 808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12143
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hanly M; Savva GM; Clifford I; Whelan BJ, 2014, 'Variation in Incentive Effects across Neighbourhoods: An Example from The Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing', Survey Research Methods, 8, pp. 19 - 30, https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/5485/5336
    Journal articles | 2013
    McDaid O; Hanly MJ; Richardson K; Kee F; Kenny RA; Savva GM, 2013, 'The effect of multiple chronic conditions on self-rated health, disability and quality of life among the older populations of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: A comparison of two nationally representative cross-sectional surveys', BMJ Open, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002571
  • Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Bruno C; Havard A; Hanly M; Falster K; Nassar N; Edwards B; Guastella A; Pearson S-A; Zoega H, 2021, 'Children's relative age and medicine treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across Australian jurisdictions with different school enrolment policies', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, Vol. 30, pp. 166 - 167, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000687807300335&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Gibberd A; Tyler J; Preen D; Falster K; Hanly M; Clarke M; McNamara B; Eades S, 2021, 'Outcomes of Indigenous multifetal and singleton pregnancies: complications, medical care, birth experience and infant health', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Vol. 50, pp. 81 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.223
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Shawon MSR; Falster M; Lujic S; Hanly M; Garland S; Jorm L, 2021, 'Predictors and Sources of Variation in 30-day Unplanned Readmission Following Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery in Australia', in Heart Lung and Circulation, Elsevier, presented at 69th CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Heart Research ANZET 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.362
    Reports | 2019
    Falster K; Hanly M, 2019, Child protection services involvement and developmental outcomes at age five in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children: Findings from a population-based data linkage study (The Seeding Success Study). Report produced in-confidence for the Independent Review in Aboriginal Children and Young People in Out-of-Home Care (Family is Culture).
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    Falster K; Hanly M; Banks E; Lynch J; Brownell M; Eades S; Jorm L, 2017, 'Maternal age at childbirth and development outcomes at age five: a population data linkage study', presented at Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) 24th Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, 28 September 2017 - 30 August 2017
    Reports | 2017
    Falster KA; Hanly M, 2017, Early life pathways into child protection and child development outcomes at age five: Findings from a population-based data linkage study (The Seeding Success Study), Department of Family and Community Services
    Reports | 2017
    Hanly M; Falster KA, 2017, Early life health, development and pathways into child protection for children placed in residential care: Findings from a population-based data linkage study (The Seeding Success Study), Department of Family and Community Services
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Homaira N; Hanly M; Briggs N; Pardy C; Oei J-L; Hilder L; Bajuk B; Lui K; Rawlinson W; Snelling T; Jaffe A, 2017, 'RSV increases the risk of first paediatric asthma hospitalisation: whole-of-population cohort study', in EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, ITALY, Milan, presented at European-Respiratory-Society (ERS) International Congress, ITALY, Milan, 09 September 2017 - 13 September 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.OA498
    Reports | 2017
    Moeller H; Hanly M; Jorm L; Falster KA, 2017, Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for injury in children who participated in the Brighter Futures program: a population-based data linkage study, NSW Health
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Falster K; Hanly M; Banks E; Lynch J; Brownell M; Eades S; Jorm L, 2016, 'Maternal age at childbirth and development outcomes at age five in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children: a population data linkage study', in Maternal age at childbirth and development outcomes at age five in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children: a population data linkage study, Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, presented at Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 14 September 2016 - 16 September 2016
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Falster K; Hanly M; Banks E; Lynch J; Jorgensen M; Brownell M; Jorm L, 2016, 'Maternal age and child development outcomes at age five in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children: a population data linkage study', in International Journal of Population Data Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, presented at International Population Data Linkage Network Conference, Swansea, Wales, 24 August 2016 - 26 August 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.109
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Falster K; Hanly M; Jorgensen M; Homaira N; Jorm L, 2016, 'The Seeding Success study: identifying factors that contribute to positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children', presented at 14th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference: Research to Results: Using evidence to improve outcomes for families, Melbourne, Australia, 06 July 2016 - 08 July 2016
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Hanly M; Falster K; Craven R; Jorm L, 2016, 'Social and geographical inequalities in school starting age in Australia: a population data linkage study', in International Journal of Population Data Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, presented at International Population Data Linkage Network Conference, Swansea, Wales, 24 August 2016 - 26 August 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.120

  • $50,000 CRE REACH The type and timing of first child protection service contacts in Aboriginal children in New South Wales, 2002-2019 (CIA)

  • $655,934 National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant (2021) Hospital trajectories for 15 million Australians (CIE)

  • $50,000 Triple I Clinical Academic Group Seed Grant (2020) Open source modelling tools to support policy decision-making throughout the COVID-19 post-pandemic phase (CIA)

  • $1,248,388 National Health and Medical Research Council Transforming the health system response to child maltreatment: the need for cross-jurisdictional e-cohorts (CID)

  • $26,000 Australian Research Data Council Disseminating Research in the 21st Century (CIA)

  • $30K NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Commissioned Project Analysis report for the ‘Family is Culture’ review of Aboriginal children in Out-of-Home care in NSW. (CIB)

  • $40,000 UNSW Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addictions and SPHERE Clinical Academic Group Seed Funding Scheme Neurodevelopmental, physical and mental health consequences of early life adversity: cross-sectoral population data linkage to inform health and social policy. (AI)

  • $23,685 NSW FACS Commissioned Project Their Futures Matter – Trial Cohort (Children in residential care) (CIB)

  • $10,849 NSW FACS Commissioned Project Their Futures Matter – Early life pathways and outcomes for children in contact with child protection (CIB)

  • CovidR Contest Winner, European R-Users Meeting (2020)
  • Datathon winner, National University of Singapore - National University Health System - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI) Datathon (2018)
  • UNSW Medicine and Teaching and Research, Excellence in the Design and Development of Programs, Courses or Other Initiatives Award (2018)
  • European Survey Research Association, Early career researcher award: runner-up (2013)
  • ESRC Advanced Quantitative Methods Studentship £16,590 PA for 3 years (+ Tuition fees) (2011)

Blog posts and articles in The Conversation

Which families delay sending their child to school and why? We crunched the numbers. (The Conversation, April 2019)

Preschool benefits Indigenous children more than other types of preschool care. (The Conversation, December 2020)

Evaluating COVID-19 exit strategies using open-source modelling tools. (The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team Blog Post, August 2020)

Australia must vaccinate 200,000 adults a day to meet October target: new modelling. (The Conversation, February 2021)

Australian vaccine rollout needs all hands on deck after laterst Astra Zeneca news, mass vaccination hubs included. (The Conversation, April 2021)

Using Shiny in Healthcare: Examples from the 2021 Shiny Contest (R Studio blog, August 2021)


In the media

How big data can change intensive care. (UNSW Newsroom, July 2018)

'A gift of time': Children who start school later fare better, study finds. (Sydney Morning Herald, April 2019)

1 in 4 families delay thier child's school entry -- and older children are more schol-ready: big data study. (UNSW Newsroom, April 2019)

Should kids start school later? (The Educator magazine, June 2019)

UNSW wins international COVID-19 data science competition. (thesphere.com.au, June 2020)

Dr Mark Hanly talks COVOID R package (eRUM 2020). (UNSW Newsroom, June 2020)

'What's surprising is the scale of the problem': One in seven children at risk of harm by five years old. (The Sydney Morning Herald, June 2020)

Nurses accuse Commonwealth of slowing vaccine rollout and treating them as handmaidens (ABC AM, February 2021)

Emailed COVID-19 vaccine certificate part of rollout plan, as Australia gets closer to first vaccinations (ABC News, February 2021)

Is Australia's goal of vaccinating the entire adult population by October achievable? (The Guardian, February 2021)

Mass vaccination could rescue the snail-paced rollout (The Medical Republic, April 2021)

My Teaching

HDAT9700 Statistical Modelling II. Lead course developer, convenor and lecturer.