Personal profile
Research Interests
Causal inference; Latent class analysis; Clinical trial design; Longitudinal modelling; Health data
Biography
Dr Eva Ryan joined the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Limerick as an Associate Professor in 2026. Prior to this role she worked as a clinical project statistician in late phase drug development in the pharmaceutical industry. Her research interests include clinical trial design, causal inference, and latent variable methodologies, and their application to questions in health research. She is passionate about interdisciplinary research and welcomes collaboration opportunities.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Statistics
2020 → 2024
Bachelor, Financial Mathematics
2016 → 2020
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Is the relationship between chronic pain and mortality causal? A propensity score analysis
Ryan, E., Grol-Prokopczyk, H., Dennison, C. R., Zajacova, A. & Zimmer, Z., 1 Jan 2025, In: Pain. 166, 1, p. 183-195 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reply to Shen et al.
Ryan, E., Grol-Prokopczyk, H., Dennison, C. R., Zajacova, A. & Zimmer, Z., 1 Mar 2025, In: Pain. 166, 3, p. 708-710 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Sociodemographic disparities and potential biases in persistent pain estimates: Findings from 5 waves of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Ryan, E., Hannigan, A., Grol-Prokopczyk, H., May, P. & Purtill, H., May 2024, In: European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom). 28, 5, p. 754-768 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of manual handling training on beliefs regarding low back pain
Horgan, D., Purtill, H., Ryan, E. & O’Sullivan, K., 2022, In: European Journal of Physiotherapy. 24, 3, p. 151-157 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review