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Dr Laura Wadkin

NUAcT Fellow: Data and Digital

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Background

I am a Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Track (NUAcT) Fellow in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics and currently hold a NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship. My research focuses on developing mathematical models for biological and ecological systems, including stem cell structures and threats to treescapes. I use a combination of agent-based models and stochastic differential equations, informed by Bayesian inference of real data.

I am keen to support and promote women in STEM, through outreach and EDI events, mentoring, and mixed methods research. I conduct studies exploring the lived experiences of gender minorities in mathematics and supervise student projects in this area.

Research

Research interests:

  • mathematical biology and ecology
  • tree diseases
  • invasive pests
  • cellular biology 
  • stem cells
  • agent based modelling
  • stochastic modelling
  • parameter inference
Teaching
  • UG Summer projects 'Exploring the leaky pipeline of women in academic mathematics' (20/21, 21/22)
  • PHY8005 Computational Research Skills in Physics, agent-based modelling mini-module (18/19, 19/20, 20/21) 
  • PHY1032 Algebra, lecturer, module share (19/20)
  • PARTNERS Summer School (19/20, 20/21)
  • Python demonstrator MAS1803 and MAS2805 (20/21)
  • MAS1081 Problem Solving, teaching assistant (19/20)
  • MAS2802 Differential Equations, teaching assistant (18/19)
Publications

  • Articles

    • Wadkin LE, Holden J, Ettelaie R, Holmes MJ, Smith J, Golightly A, Parker NG, Baggaley AW. . Ecological Modelling 2024, 489, 110630.
    • Wadkin LE, Golightly A, Branson J, Hoppit A, Parker NG, Baggaley AW. . Diversity 2023, 15(4), 496.
    • Golightly A, Wadkin LE, Whitaker SA, Baggaley AW, Parker NG, Kypraios T. . Statistics and Computing 2023, 33, 134.
    • Wadkin LE, Branson J, Hoppit A, Parker NG, Golightly A, Baggaley AW. . Ecology and Evolution 2022, 12(5), e8871.
    • Wadkin LE, Orozco-Fuentes S, Neganova I, Lako M, Barrio RA, Baggaley AW, Parker NG, Shukurov A. . IOP Physical Biology 2021, 18(2), 026003.
    • Wadkin LE, Orozco-Fuentes S, Neganova I, Lako M, Parker NG, Shukurov A. . PLoS ONE 2021, 16(8), e0254991.
    • Wadkin LE, Orozco-Fuentes S, Neganova I, Lako M, Shukurov A, Parker NG. . SN Applied Sciences 2020, 2, 276.
    • Wadkin LE, Orozco-Fuentes S, Neganova I, Bojic S, Laude A, Lako M, Parker NG, Shukurov A. . Scientific Reports 2019, 9(1), 15299.
    • Orozco-Fuentes S, Neganova I, Wadkin LE, Baggaley AW, Barrio RA, Shukurov AS, Parker NG. . Scientific Reports 2019, 9, 17569.
    • Wadkin LE, Orozco-Fuentes S, Neganova I, Swan G, Laude A, Lako M, Shukurov A, Parker NG. . Physical Biology 2018, 15(5), 056006.
    • Wadkin LE, Elliot LF, Neganova I, Parker NG, Chichagova V, Swan G, Laude A, Lako M, Shukurov A. . Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 570.

  • Note

    • Wadkin LE, Holden J, Ettelaie R, Holmes MJ, Smith J, Golightly A, Parker NG, Baggaley AW. . Ecological Modelling 2024, 110634.

  • Review

    • Wadkin LE, Makarenko I, Parker NG, Shukurov A, Figueiredo FC, Lako M. . Current Stem Cell Reports 2023, 9, 57-66.