Peter Petocz
Department of Statistics
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Professor in Department of Statistics at Macquarie University.
Research Interest
1) Applications of statistics in health sciences, particularly human nutrition, orthodontics and diabetes research. 2) Pedagogical research in statistics and mathematics, and also in a broader range of discipline areas, including the contribution of professional dispositions such as creativity and sustainability to learning.
Publications
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McMillan-Price J, Petocz P, Atkinson F, O’Neill K, Samman S, Steinbeck K, Caterson I, Brand-Miller J. Comparison of 4 diets of varying glycemic load on weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction in overweight and obese young adults: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of internal medicine. 2006 Jul 24;166(14):1466-75.
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Barclay AW, Petocz P, McMillan-Price J, Flood VM, Prvan T, Mitchell P, Brand-Miller JC. Glycemic index, glycemic load, and chronic disease risk—a meta-analysis of observational studies. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 2008 Mar 1;87(3):627-37.
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Brand-Miller J, Hayne S, Petocz P, Colagiuri S. Low–glycemic index diets in the management of diabetes. Diabetes care. 2003 Aug 1;26(8):2261-7.