Dr Zeeshan Ali
| Biography | Zeeshan Ali is a Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology at the School of Criminology, Sociology and Policing, University of Hull. His research is motivated by real-world problems, primarily arising from social sciences and public health. He is particularly interested in developing new statistical theory and methodology to improve decision-making, quality of life and social progress. Before joining Hull in 2023, Zeeshan graduated with his PhD (Statistics) from the University of Warwick on the Chancellor's International Scholarship. During his stay at Warwick, he taught Statistics to undergraduate students in the Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods to postgraduate students at Warwick Business School. He served in the Royal Statistical Society, West Midlands Local Group, as a committee member between January 2021 and December 2022. After graduating with the top position and a gold medal in BSc (Honours) in Statistics from Government College University Lahore, he served his alma mater for five years as a lecturer in statistics. He also ranked first in the competitive examination for Lecturer (Statistics), conducted by the Punjab Public Service Commission, and subsequently served in the Higher Education Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan. |
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| Research Interests | - Quantitative Criminology - Statistical theory and methodology for social sciences and public health - Compositional Data Analysis - Distribution theory with real-life applications |
| Teaching and Learning | PG Modules: - Quantitative Methods - Doing Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Research Impact Evaluation (with Leticia Couto) - Introducing Statistics and Data Analysis (with Dr Ruth Butler) UG/FY Module: -Introduction to Study in the Social Sciences |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |