Biography
Associate Professor STEVEN J. BOWE, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics | Senior Biostatistician | Applied Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Data Science
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Steve Bowe is currently an Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the Faculty of Health at Deakin University, Melbourne. Australia. He also holds an honorary position as Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Te Kura Tātai Hauora—The School of Health, Victoria University of Wellington , New Zealand.
A highly accomplished biostatistician with an impressive academic background. He holds advanced degrees in statistics and has honed his expertise through extensive research and practical experience. A/Prof. Bowe's contributions to the field are widely recognized, with his work encompassing areas such as meta-analyses, mathematical modeling, and statistical inference. Known for his meticulous approach and analytical prowess, he has collaborated on numerous research projects, published influential papers, and continues to guide aspiring statisticians. Steve's dedication to advancing statistical knowledge continues to make a significant impact in both academia and industry. He also has over 20 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Applied Statistics, Sports Statistics, Epidemiology and Global Health and Wellbeing.
Career Profile
Applied biostatistician and academic leader with more than 20 years of experience across universities, public health, cancer research, clinical research and health services research.
Currently, Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the Faculty of Health at Deakin University and Honorary Fellow / Senior Biostatistician with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
Track record includes 130+ peer-reviewed publications, more than $9M in external research funding contributions, supervision or co-supervision of 20 PhD/Masters candidates, statistical consultation for approximately 120 PhD projects, and extensive delivery of postgraduate and professional biostatistics training.
Core strengths include longitudinal and multilevel modelling, survival analysis, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis, Bayesian analysis, causal inference, clinical trial and observational study design, interrupted time series, health economic and epidemiological analyses, complex survey analysis, machine learning, GWAS workflows and reproducible statistical analyses and reporting using Stata, R, SAS, SPSS, Mplus.
Executive Strengths
•Senior academic biostatistician with leadership across methodological research, teaching, supervision, statistical consulting, grant development and multi-disciplinary health research.
•Proven collaborator across epidemiology, paediatrics, cancer, emergency medicine, public health, sports medicine, psychology, mental health, nutrition, health economics and implementation science.
•Strong publication and funding record, including NHMRC, HRC New Zealand, ARC, Ministry of Justice New Zealand and industry-funded research programs.
•Experienced educator and workshop leader in Stata, regression modelling, meta-analysis, sample size, Bayesian methods, causal inference and applied health statistics.
Current Academic Appointments
Associate Professor of Biostatistics | Faculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne | July 2025-present
•Provides senior biostatistical leadership, collaboration and methodological support across Faculty of Health research programs.
•Contributes to research design, grant development, data analysis, supervision, teaching and translational statistical reporting.
•Current work includes collaboration with health services/public health research teams.
Honorary Fellow / Research Associate (Senior Biostatistician) | Health Services & Economics, Population Health,
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville | July 2025-present
•Senior biostatistician for the LongSTEPPP adolescent pelvic pain cohort and related clinical/health services research.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Biostatistics | Te Pukenga Wai - Faculty of Education, Health and Psychological Sciences,
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington | 2025-present
•Maintains research and collaboration links following Associate Professor appointment in Wellington (2022-25).
Education
PhD Applied Biostatistics (Community Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology) -University of Newcastle. NSW. Australia (2011)
Masters of Medical Statistics - University of Newcastle. NSW. Australia (2000)
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Mathematics) - Charles Sturt University. Bathurst. NSW. Australia. (1994)
Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Mathematics) - University of Newcastle. NSW. Australia. (1990)