Ruth Mwangi

Overseeing a Patient Reported Outcome Measures project by defining statistical outcomes aligned with study objectives and implementing methods to analyze data and handle missingness.

Conducted desk reviews to collect data informing a Kenyan health sector performance tool, supported analysis and interpretation, and developed a dashboard visualizing key health indicators.

Supported MSc students with statistical analyses including interrater/intrarater reliability, descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and baseline/comparative tables using STATA.

Developed the protocol for a MSc dissertation applying Bayesian spatial survival analysis and applied R-INLA to produce analyses and a draft publishable manuscript.

Instructed 2,000+ undergraduates across 6+ courses in statistics and actuarial science, supervised 5+ Bachelor's and 3+ Diploma research projects, and managed grading and curriculum contributions.

Completed a Master of Science in Actuarial Science with a project applying multiple-state Markov models and matrix methods to compute transition intensities and probabilities for a five-state long-term care model with actuarial applications to premiums and reserves.

Grade: 2nd Class Honors (Upper Division)

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science, conducting a dissertation forecasting commodity prices using mean-reverting and time-series models to assess feasibility for futures trading in Kenyan commodities.