I am a Professor in Statistics at the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Galway. My research focusses on longitudinal data analysis, functional data analysis, genomics and data science. I work on many interdisciplinary projects across medicine, engineering, biology, sociology and sports science. Im interested in applied statistics and data science, developing methods and tools to work with people in a wide variety of disciplines. These collaborations often lead to questions which require novel theoretical statistical approaches.

Research grants held:

Simpkin AJ (PI), Burke D, Cameron A, Hynes N, ORiordan P (co-Is). HealAsyst: A multifactorial wound treatment monitoring system for intelligent healing of chronic wounds. Enterprise Ireland Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund. April 2023 to March 2026;1,214,820euro

Dunn E (PI), Simpkin AJ, Smith ADAC, Suderman, M, Relton CR, Walton E, Lussier, A. (co-investigators). Childhood adversity, DNA methylation, and risk for depression: A longitudinal study of protective factors and sensitive periods in development. National Institute for Health RO1. July 2023 to June 2028; $3,651,746

Dunn E (PI), Simpkin AJ, Smith ADAC, Suderman, M, Relton CR, Walton E, Lussier, A. (co-investigators). Childhood adversity, DNA methylation, and psychopathology symptoms: A longitudinal study of sensitive periods and chrono-epigenetics. National Institute for Health RO1. July 2022 to June 2027; $3,564,889

OKeeffe D (PI), Simpkin AJ, Carr P, Conboy K, Connolly C, Houghton C, Johnson K, Johnson M, Johnson P, Newell M, Walsh J, Waters R (co-investigators). Home Health. SFI Curam Cisco Systems. May 2022 to December 2023; 850,000 euro

Simpkin AJ (PI), Moran K, Bargary N. Modelling sensor data in recreational runners . SFI Insight Platform Research Budget. September 2021 to August 2025. 110,000 euro

OKeeffe D, Simpkin AJ (co-PIs). An Innovative Digital Acoustic Biomarker for COVID-19 . SFI COVID-19 Rapid Response. January 2021 to July 2021. 125,649 euro

Simpkin AJ, Laffey J (co-PIs). Joint modelling of survival and longitudinal data in the WEAN SAFE study .PhD funding. January 2023 to December 2027. 110,000 euro

Bargary N, Simpkin AJ (co-PIs). Functional data Analysis for Sensor Technologies (FAST) . SFI Frontiers for the Future project. December 2020 to December 2024. 467,569 euro

Bargary N, Simpkin AJ (co-PIs). Statistical modelling of sensor technology data . SFI Confirm Centre Open Call. March 2020 to February 2022. 190,146 euro

OKeeffe D, Simpkin AJ (co-PIs), Dunn, F. A Novel Digital Biomarker for Diabetes Diagnosis . SFI Future Innovator Prize: AI for Societal Good. January 2020 to December 2020. 219,021 euro

Krieger, N, Relton CR (co-PIs), Simpkin AJ, Smith GD, Suderman M, Tilling, K, Waterman P (co-investigators). DNA methylation and Adversity: pathways from exposure to health inequities. National Institute for Health (USA). September 2019 to March 2023. $638,093

Simpkin AJ (PI), Mellotte, M. Connacht Rugby Ticketing Analytics . SFI Insight Targeted Project. January 2018 to July 2018;60,000 euro

Simpkin AJ, Wijns W, Newell J (co-PIs). Modelling continuous longitudinal glucose and heart rate data . SFI CÚRAM Centre for Medical Devices PhD funding. March 2018 to February 2022. 100,000 euro

Simpkin AJ (PI). Estimating features of repeated measures trajectories . Medical Research Council (UK) Career Development Award in Biostatistics. 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2018. 456,020

Dunn, E (PI), Simpkin AJ, Suderman, M, Relton CR. (co-investigators). Childhood adversity, DNA methylation, and risk for depression: A longitudinal study of sensitive periods in development. National Institute for Health (USA). 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2022. $1,662,633

Howe, LD (PI), Smith, GD, Simpkin, AJ, Gaunt, TR, Relton, CR, Shihab, HA, Suderman, M (co-investigators). Research Network: Interpreting epigenetic signatures in studies of early life adversity (Interstela) . Economic and Social Research Council (UK).1 September 2015 to 31 August 2017. 268,660