Rate My Professor Nikki Fozzard

Nikki Fozzard, known fully as Nicolette Fozzard, is a biostatistician and lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at Griffith University within Griffith Health. She joined Griffith University in 2012 with a background in biomedical science, focusing on molecular biology and genetics. Fozzard completed her Master of Biostatistics in 2021 and commenced her PhD in biostatistics and vaccine epidemiology in 2024 under the supervision of Professor Robert Ware. Her primary role is teaching-focused, delivering undergraduate courses in biostatistics such as Introduction to Biostatistics (2022MSC), for which she serves as convenor, and contributing to foundational mathematics in health sciences. She has received awards for innovative teaching and supports student success as Program Advisor for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science. Fozzard is also affiliated with the Griffith Biostatistics Unit, enhancing statistical support in health research.

Fozzard's scholarly contributions include peer-reviewed publications applying biostatistics to health domains. Key works are 'Analysis of MCQ and distractor use in a large first year Health Sciences cohort: assessing the effects of changing from five to four options' published in BMC Medical Education in 2018 with co-authors Andrew Pearson, Eugene du Toit, Helen Naug, William Wen, and Ian R. Peak; 'A retrospective study on the prognostic factors and success rates of orthodontic miniscrew insertion by undergraduate dental students' in Clinical and Experimental Dental Research in 2024; 'Human bocavirus-1 infections in Australian children aged less than 2 years hospitalised with acute wheezing' in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health in 2022; 'The Synergistic Effect of Taurine and Caffeine on Platelet Function' in Food and Public Health in 2013 with Anthony V. Perkins and Indu Singh; and 'Glutamine Repeat Variants in Human RUNX2 Associated with Decreased Bone Mineral Density, Osteopenia and Osteoporosis' contributing to research in 2012. These publications underscore her impact on medical education, paediatric health, nutrition, and genetics. She has further engaged in professional activities, including presentations on course analytics and workshops for health sciences education at Griffith University.