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Dr Kay Penny

Dr Kay Penny
Dr Kay Penny
Dr Kay Penny

BSc (Hons), PhD, SFHEA

Teaching Fellow

About
Office Address
1:071 Polwarth Building
Foresterhill Campus
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD

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School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Kay joined the Institute of Applied Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition as a Teaching Fellow in October 2021, having previously held posts at the University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University. Kay studied at the University of Aberdeen and was awarded a BSc (Hons) Statistics in 1992 and her PhD which focused on statistical methods for the detection of multivariate outliers in clinical laboratory safety data was awarded in 1995.

Kay is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has a wealth of teaching experience in statistics and research methods. Her research interests include applied statistics in the areas of health and nursing, educational research and pedagogy, statistical approaches for dealing with missing data and survey methods.

Qualifications

  • PhD Statistics 
    1995 - University of Aberdeen 

    Multivariate Outlier Detection in Clinical Laboratory Safety Data

  • BSc (Hons) Statistics 
    1992 - University of Aberdeen 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Member of the Postgraduate Education Group

Co-coordinator for PU5538 Epidemiology (online) course

External Memberships

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Statistical Editor for Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing and Nursing Open

Research

Research Overview

Research interests include applied statistics in healthcare research, educational research and pedagogy, statistical approaches for dealing with missing data and survey methods

Current Research

Current research areas include academic resilience in students and health-literacy in patients with chronic disease.

Funding and Grants

Smith GD, Cross W, Penny KI, Watson R, Lai V. “Academic resilience in undergraduate students: An international longitudinal study”, FDS Funding Hong Kong, HK$638,337, 2020

Penny KI, Brodie J. “Exploring the Maze: An evaluation of a dissertation e-toolkit designed for direct entry students transitioning to HE”, Higher Education Academy Grant, £4950, 2015

Penny KI, Brodie J, Windram, B. “Outreach to Colleges: Promoting the Maze and improving student transitions”, SFC Regional Coherence Grant, £15000, 2015

Brodie J, Penny KI, Windram B, Mackenzie C. “Supporting transitions to Masters level with an international focus”, QAA Enhancement Theme Funding, £2586, 2015

Penny KI, Brodie J, Windram B. “Development of an online resource to support and prepare direct entry students for the Dissertation module”, SFC Regional Coherence Grant, £15000, 2014

Penny KI. “Investigation of Problems Associated with Online Surveys”, Carnegie Trust, £1472, 2009

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Course co-coordinator for PU5538 Epidemiology

Publications

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  • The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in improving higher education students' mental health: A systematic review

    Donnelly, S., Penny, K., Kynn, M.
    Health Promotion International, vol. 39, no. 2, daae027
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • An IT-based self-checking system of spreadsheet exercises for learners with visual impairments

    Hiramatsu, I., Mouri, K., Penny, K., Indurkhya, B., Kaneko, K.
    Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the COVID-19 health literacy scale in nursing students

    Smith, G. D., Lai, V. K. W., Poon, S., Penny, K. I.
    Nurse Education in Practice, vol. 72, 103784
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Improving the conduct and reporting of meta-analyses

    Smith, G. D., Aveyard, H., Noyes, J., Penny, K. I.
    Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 79, no. 9, pp. 3186-3188
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • The importance of STROBE checklist adherence in reporting of observational studies: Not just a tick box exercise

    Smith, G. D., Ho, K., Penny, K. I.
    Journal of Advanced Nursing
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Enhancing Resilience through reflective thinking and writing support for MSc Research Project students

    Penny, K., Morgan, H., Donnelly, S., Gibson, T., Ikpeme, M., Brandner, M. M. E., Mason, C.
    HETL 2023
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Creation, Development and Enhancement of Academic Peer Review Panel to support the development and deployment of assessments

    Kiezebrink, K., Kyle, J., Bennett, S., Penny, K., Gibson, T., Blana, D., Farrar, S., Lawrie, L., Ntessalen, M., Gomes Velosa Vieira, R., McCosh, D.
    14th University of Aberdeen Annual Academic Development Symposium 2023
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Enhancing research integrity in academic nursing: The introduction of registered reports

    Smith, G. D., Penny, K. I.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 28, no. 7-8, pp. 1037
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Transparency in the reporting of nursing research

    Smith, G. D., Gelling, L., Haigh, C., Barnason, S., Allan, H., Penny, K., Jackson, D.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 27, no. 3-4, pp. 475-477
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • A Support System for Solving Problems of Two-Triangle Congruence Using ‘Backward Chaining’

    Onda, R., Hirai, Y., Penny, K., Indurkhya, B., Kaneko, K.
    IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, vol. E100-D, no. 10, pp. 2567-2577
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Student and Staff Perceptions of the Use of Multiple Choice Testing in Higher Education Assessments

    Penny, K., Brodie, J.
    International Journal of Education and Culture, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 17
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Development of an e-Toolkit for Direct Entry Students to Aid Transition into Higher Education: The Dissertation Maze

    Brodie, J., Penny, K., Windram, B., McCallum, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Carbon dioxide detection for diagnosis of inadvertent respiratory tract placement of enterogastric tubes in children

    Smith, F., Holland, A., Penny, K., Elen, M., McGirr, D.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 7
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Student and staff perceptions of the use of multiple choice testing in higher education assessments

    Penny, K., Brodie, J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Carbon dioxide detection for testing nasogastric tube placement in adults

    Holland, A., Smith, F., Penny, K.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 10
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Estimating Scottish Student Retention Rates Using Propensity Score Matching

    Penny, K., Morton, I. D., Ashraf, M. Z., Duffy, J. C.
    Leadership and Policy Quarterly, 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units

    Holland, A., Smith, F., Penny, K., McCrossan, G., Vietch, L., Nicholson, C.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study

    Holland, A., Smith, F., McCrossan, G., Adamson, E., Watt, S., Penny, K.
    Nurse Education Today, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 663-670
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Impact of Repeated Lying on Survey Results

    Chesney, T., Penny, K.
    Sage Open, vol. 3, no. 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Record linkage in Scotland and its applications to health research

    Fleming, M., Kirby, B., Penny, K.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 21, no. 19-20, pp. 2711-2721
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Approaches for dealing with missing data in health care studies

    Penny, K., Atkinson, I.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 21, no. 19-20, pp. 2722-2729
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The use of data-mining to identify indicators of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Penny, K., Smith, G.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 21, no. 19, pp. 2761-2771
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Editorial: Issues in quantitative healthcare research

    Penny, K., Atkinson, I.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 21, no. 19
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Knowledge management and e-learning in higher education: a research study based on students’ perceptions

    Dukic, D., Dukic, G., Penny, K.
    international Journal of knowledge and learning, vol. 8, no. 3-4, pp. 313-327
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • E-learning participation in higher education: A study of Scottish and Croatian students

    Penny, K., Dukic, D.
    Journal of Computing and Information Technology, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 183-188
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Analysis of Croatian and Scottish students’ attitudes towards E-learning

    Dukic, D., Penny, K.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Factors that Influence Student E-learning Participation in a UK Higher Education Institution

    Penny, K.
    Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, vol. 7, pp. 081-095
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Knowledge management: Information and communication technologies usage in Scottish and Croatian students

    Penny, K., Dukic, G., Dukic, D.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Health-related quality of life and symptom classification in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Smith, G., Steinke, D., Penny, K., Kinnear, M., Penman, I. D.
    Journal of nursing and healthcare of chronic illness, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 4-12
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • An epidemiological study of Henoch-Schonlein purpura

    Penny, K., Fleming, M., Kazmierczak, D., Thomas, A.
    Paediatric Nursing, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 30-35
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mining Trauma Injury Data with Imputed Values

    Penny, K., Chesney, T.
    Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 246-254
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Editorial: Statistical guidelines for JCN

    Penny, K.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 1521-1522
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Data mining trauma injury data using C5.0 and logistic regression to determine factors associated with death

    Chesney, T., Penny, K., Oakley, P., Davies, S., Chesney, D., Maffulli, N., Templeton, J.
    International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, vol. 10, no. 1-2, pp. 16-26
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The use of data-mining to identify indicators of health related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Penny, K., Smith, G.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • An examination of subgroup classification in irritable bowel syndrome patients over time: a prospective study

    Penny, K., Smith, G., Ramsay, D., Steinke, D., Kinnear, M., Penman, I. D.
    International Journal of Nursing Studies, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 1715-1720
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Data Mining Trauma Injury Data with Imputed Values

    Penny, K., Chesney, T.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • A Comparison of Missing Value Imputation Methods for Classifying Patient Outcome Following Trauma Injury

    Penny, K., Chesney, T.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • The Use of Hot-deck Imputation to Compare Performance of Further Education Colleges

    Penny, K., Ashraf, M. Z., Duffy, J. C.
    Journal of Computing and Information Technology, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 313-318
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Imputation Methods to Deal with Missing Values when Data Mining Trauma Injury Data

    Penny, K., Chesney, T.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Data Mining Medical Information: Should Artificial Neural Networks Be Used to Analyse Trauma Audit Data?

    Chesney, T., Penny, K., Oakley, P., Davies, S., Chesney, D., Maffulli, N., Templeton, J.
    Int. J. of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 51-64
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A Comparison of Data Mining Methods and Logistic Regression to Determine Factors Associated with Death Following Injury

    Penny, K., Chesney, T.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • A comparison of irritable bowel syndrome patients managed in primary and secondary care: the Episode IBS study

    Smith, G., Steinke, D., Kinnear, M., Penny, K., Pathmanathan, N., Penman, I. D.
    The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 54, no. 504, pp. 503-507
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Level of Expressed Need: a measure of help-seeking behaviour for chronic pain in the community

    Smith, B. H., Penny, K. I., Elliott, A. M., Chambers, W. A., Smith, W. C. S.
    European Journal of Pain, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 257-266
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The impact of chronic pain in the community

    Smith, B. H., Elliott, A. M., Chambers, W. A., Smith, W. C. S., Hannaford, P. C., Penny, K.
    Family Practice, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 292-299
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Intensive care management of head-injured patients in Europe: a survey from the European Brain Injury Consortium

    Stocchetti, N., Penny, K., Dearden, M., Braakman, R., Cohadon, F., Iannotti, F., Lapierre, F., Karimi, A., Maas, A., Murray, G. D., Ohman, J., Persson, L., Servadei, F., Teasdale, G. M., Trojanowski, T., Unterberg, A.
    Intensive Care Medicine, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 400-406
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt insufficiency and the role of diabetes mellitus

    Shah, S. H., Lui, H. F., Jalan, R., Helmy, A., Redhead, D., Penny, K., Hayes, P.
    European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 257-261
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A Comparison of Multivariate Outlier Detection Methods for Clinical Laboratory Safety Data

    Penny, K., Jolliffe, I.
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 295-308
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Disability in young people and adults one year after head injury: prospective cohort study

    Thornhill, S., Teasdale, G., Murray, G. D., McEwen, J., Roy, C. W., Penny, K.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 320, no. 7250, pp. 1631-1635
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The value of the 'worst' computed tomographic scan in clinical studies of moderate and severe head injury

    Servadei, F., Murray, G. D., Penny, K., Teasdale, G. M., Dearden, M., Iannotti, F., Lapierre, F., Maas, A., Karimi, A., Ohman, J., Persson, L., Stocchetti, N.
    Nuerosurgery, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 70-77
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Westdoc Internet Questionnaire: a survey of the use of "on-line" resources by West Lothian general practitioners

    Thompson, T., Sullivan, F., Penny, K.
    Health Bulletin, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 415-417
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The epidemiology of chronic pain in the community

    Elliott, A. M., Smith, B. H., Penny, K. I., Smith, W. C., Chambers, W. A.
    The Lancet, vol. 354, no. 9186, pp. 1248-1252
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Multivariate outlier detection applied to multiply imputed laboratory data

    Penny, K. I., Jolliffe, I. T.
    Statistics in Medicine, vol. 18, no. 14, pp. 1879-1895
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Relationship between the chronic pain grade and measures of physical, social and psychological well-being

    Penny, K., Purves, A. M., Smith, B. H., Chambers, W. A., Smith, W.
    Pain, vol. 79, no. 2-3, pp. 275-279
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minor morbidity after day-case surgery

    Hunter, J. D., Chambers, W. A., Penny, K. I.
    Scottish Medical Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 54-56
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Chronic Pain Grade Questionnaire: validation and reliability in postal research

    Smith, B. H., Penny, K., Purves, A. M., Munro, C., Wilson, B., Grimshaw, J., Chambers, W. A., Smith, W. C.
    Pain, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 141-147
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Appropriate critical values when testing for a single multivariate outlier by using the mahalanobis distance

    Penny, K. I.
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 73-81
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Detection of Multivariate Outliers in Laboratory Safety Data

    Penny, K.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

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