DR. DEIRDRE HENNESY

DR DEIRDRE HENNESSY

SENIOR ANALYST, HEALTH ANALYSIS DIVISION
STATISTICS CANADA 

Title: Data, Data Analysis, and Data Science at Statistics Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Time: 8:55 am to 9:45 am

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Deirdre Hennessy is a Senior Analyst in the Health Analysis Division at Statistics Canada and the Lead Epidemiologist of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Supply and Demand Model. The primary focus of her research has been the development of microsimulation models of chronic disease. Since April 2020 she has been involved in the epidemiological modelling of COVID-19.