About
Dr Lawrence Mbuagbaw is a Research Methods Scientist in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He trained at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS) in Cameroon (MD; 2005); the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MPH; 2009); and McMaster University (PhD in Health Research Methodology; 2014). He is an associate professor at McMaster University where he teaches courses in biostatistics and randomized trials; associate professor extraordinary of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Stellenbosch University. He holds the title of University Scholar at McMaster University. He works as a research methods scientist at the Research Institute of St Joseph’s Health Care Hamilton (SJHH) where he provides methodological and statistical support for other researchers as the Director of the Biostatistics Unit. This includes research question formulation, study design, data analysis and reporting. He is the principal investigator of numerous research projects covering a wide variety of research designs including evidence syntheses, randomized trials, mixed-methods studies, and qualitative studies. He also the co-Director of Cochrane Cameroon. He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications on topics as diverse as infectious diseases, mother and child health, mHealth, methodology, health systems strengthening and the intersection of these fields.
