The University of Sheffield
Medical Statistics Group

Professor Stephen Walters BSc, PGCE, MSc, PhD, CStat.

Professor of Medical Statistics and Clinical Trials

Stephen Walters

ScHARR
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA

Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 0730
Fax: (+44) (0)114 272 4095

email : s.j.walters@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I graduated with a degree in Mathematics and Economics. This was followed by a PGCE and an MSc in Medical Statistics and Information Technology. My PhD involved using computer intensive statistical methods for estimating sample sizes and analysing quality of life outcomes. I joined ScHARR in January 1995. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2003; Reader in 2008 and to a Personal Chair in 2009. I was appointed Director of the new Design, Trials and Statistics section in ScHARR in August 2012.

I have over 19 years´ experience of designing, analysing and reporting the results of a variety of studies including, randomised controlled trials, observational studies and surveys. I have written over 200 publications (including 118 in refereed journals and 3 books). I have been a co-applicant, statistical advisor and collaborator on over 50 health services research projects.

Research Interests

My research interests are

Teaching Interests

I have developed several courses on teaching medical statistics to medical and health science students, clinicians and allied health professionals. I have also co-authored two textbooks: 'Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences' and 'How to Display Data'.

I co-ordinate and teach on HAR6035 `An Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal´ module on the Master of Public Health programme and the distance learning version (HAR6042). I also teach on several other courses including: HAR674 Randomised Controlled Trials; MAS6062 Bayesian Methods and Clinical Trials.

Professional activities

Current projects

PhD Students

Claire Hill
Development of an osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) quality of life measure and validation and reliability of the OI specific functional assessment tool

Brian Reddy
Multi-criteria approaches to public health decision making

Chris Littlewood
Evaluating the effectiveness of a self-managed exercise programme for chronic rotator cuff disorders

View full list of Stephen Walters' publications

Section

Stephen Walters is based in the Design, Trials & Statistics Section.

Books

  • Walters SJ (2009) Quality of Life Outcomes in Clinical Trials and Health-Care Evaluation. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Freeman JV, Walters SJ & Campbell MJ (2008) How to Display Data. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Campbell MJ, Machin D & Walters SJ (2007) Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences. Wiley-Blackwell.

Journal articles