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Dr. Catherine Comiskey

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Name:	Dr Catherine M. Comiskey
Position:	Lecturer in Applied Maths and Statistics
Department:	Mathematics Department
Organisation:	NUI Maynooth
Location:	Logic House
E-mail:	Catherine.comiskey@nuim.ie
Telephone:	+353 1 7083994
Fax:	+353 1 7083913
www:	www.maths.nuim.ie www.nuim.ie/rosie
Research Interests:	Modelling in health, biological and social sciences.
Research Group(s):	Social Exclusion, Quality of Life, Health & Welfare

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Publications

Refereed Publications

• Choi, Y and Comiskey, C.M. (2003) Methods for estimating the prevalence of opiate use in Western Australia, The International Journal of Drug Policy, No. 14, 297-305.

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (2003). Young People, Drug Use and Early School Leaving - Estimating The Prevalence, Assessing The Impact and Assisting Policy and Planning. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy Vol 10, Issue 2, pp 159-168

 

• Choi, Y.H., Comiskey, C.M. (2002) Modelling Ross River Virus transmission in Western Australia. Mathematics Applied in Medicine and Biology, A journal of the IMA March 2002, Vol.19, No.1, 61-74.
  
  
• Carroll, A. Mattison, T. and Comiskey, C. M. (2002). An audit of a new system of self referral in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care.[Serial on-line], March 2002:4(1-5).

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (2001). Methods for estimating prevalence of opiate use as an aid to policy and planning. Substance Use and Misuse:Emerging issues for the 21st. Century. May issue. Vol., 36, No 1&2, 131-151.

 

• Comiskey, C.M. and Barry, J. (2001). The prevalence and health implications of opiate use in Dublin. European Journal of Public Health. Vol. 11, No. 2, 198-201.

 

• Comiskey, C.M. and Hay, G. (2001). The Method of back calculation as a means of estimating incidence. Chapter in, Modelling drug use: methods to quantify and understand hidden processes. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series No.6. ISBN 92-9168-056-7, pages105-117. (Chapter)

 

• Hay, G. and Comiskey, C.M. (2001). Compartmental modelling and stochastic dynamic systems. Chapter in, Modelling drug use: methods to quantify and understand hidden processes. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series No.6. ISBN 92-9168-056-7, pages117-133. (Chapter)

 

• Godfrey, C., Parrott, S., Sutton, M., Waby, V.,Young, P.,Comiskey, C., Frisher, M., Hay, G.,Hickman, M.,Jager, J.,Kahan, J., Kraus, L., Mollica, R.,Postma, M.,Simon,R.,Taylor, C.,Wiessing, L. (2001). What are dynamic models and how can they be used? Chapter in, Modelling drug use: methods to quantify and understand hidden processes. EMCDDA Scientific Monograph Series No.6. ISBN 92-9168-056-7, pages 19-33. (Chapter)

 

• Comiskey C.M. (2000) Review of 'Mathematical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases' Diekmann and Heesterbeek, Wiley 2000. Book review in Mathematics Today, Vol. 36, No. 5, page 159. (Review)

 

• Crispino-O'Connell, G. and Comiskey, C.M. (1999). Modelling the spread of Meningococcal Meningitis in Ireland. Irish Chemical News, The Journal of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland. (Proceedings)

 

• Comiskey, C.M (1996). Integral equations and estimating the incidence of HIV infection. Zeitschrift Fur Angewandte Mathematik Und Mechanik, Vol 76, No. S2, 505-06. (Refeered)

 

• Choi, Y.H., Comiskey, C., Lindsay, M.D., Cross, J. and Anderson, M. (1996). ‘The computer simulations of the Ross River virus transmission in Western Australia’, Arbovirus Research in Australia, 7, 98. (Refereed)

 

• Comiskey, C., Jones, K., O'Connor, M., Pooley, J., Robinson, S., Maiolo, T., Pike, L., Roche, V. (1994). "Mathematicians do not do role plays: The collaborative research process”.Proceedings of the Australian National Conference on Redefining the Workplace.

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Glockner, B. and Roydhouse, R. (1993). "Modelling the transmission of HIV and its progression to AIDS in Australian heterosexuals". Proceedings of International Conference on Modelling and Simulation. Vol. IV, pp. 1766-1769. (Refereed)

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (1992). Mathematical models for the transmission dynamics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Ireland. Proceedings of The Sixth European conference on mathematics in industry. 125-128. BG Teubner, Stuttgart, Germany. (Proceedings)

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (1992). Improvements in integral equation models for estimates of the level of HIV infection in Ireland, Abstract. The Statistician, 41, p.329. (Refereed)

 

• Comiskey, C.M. and Ruskin, H.J. (1992). AIDS in Ireland: The reporting delay distribution and the implementation of integral equation models. CABIOS, Computer Applications in the Biosciences, Vol.8, No.6, 579-581. (Refereed)

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (1990). Measles vaccination, what percentage uptake must we aim for? Irish Medical Journal, Vol.83, No.4, 155-157. (Refereed)

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (1988). Applied Statistics in Clinical Trials. Proceedings Information Linkage between Industry and Applied Mathematics 15-21. NIHE, Dublin, Ireland. (Proceedings)

 

• GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY COMMISSIONED RESEARCH REPORTS
  Comiskey, C.M (2004) Statistical Report on a network analysis study of drug users in Ireland.

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Crispino, G, and Cox, G. (2003a) ROSIE, Research Outcome Study Evaluating Drug treatment effectiveness. 12 Month Report.

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Crispino, G, and Cassidy, T. (2003b) ROSIE, Research Outcome Study Evaluating Drug treatment effectiveness. 6 Month Report.

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Crispino, G, and Cassidy, T. (2003c) ROSIE, Research Outcome Study Evaluating Drug treatment effectiveness. Pilot Report

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Crispino, G, and Cassidy, T. (2003d) ROSIE, Research Outcome Study Evaluating Drug treatment effectiveness. Interview Packet

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Crispino, G, and Cassidy, T. (2003e) ROSIE, Research Outcome Study Evaluating Drug treatment effectiveness. Protocol and study design.

 

• Comiskey, C.M. and Moore, D. (October 2001). A multisource enumeration of inspection targets of relevance to The Office of Tobacco Control. (This report categorises and enumerates on a national level broken down by Health Board Region the number of outlets where tobacco may be consumed).

 

• Comiskey,C.M. and Miller, R. (2001). Drug use in young people and its effect on early school leaving. Report comissioned by the Department of Education.

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (1999). National Prevalence of problematic opiate use in Ireland. A report comissioned by the I.F.T. Munich, Germany on behalf of the European Union and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon.

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (1998) A Capture/Recapture Study of Opiate Drug Prevalence in Dublin in 1996. A report commissioned by The Department of Health.

 

• Comiskey, C.M. (1994). Report on the transmission of AIDS in Heterosexuals in Australia. Submitted to the Office of R and D, Edith Cowan University.

 

• Dornaus, E. and Comiskey, C.M. (1994). Report on The Stock-Recruitment Analysis of Shark Bay King Prawns. Submitted to the West Australian Marine Research Laboratory.

 

• Glockner, B. and Comiskey, C.M. (1993). Report on A Mathematical Transmission Model of the spread of HIV Through Sexual Contact and IV Drug Usage among Heterosexuals in Western Australia. Submitted to the West Australian State Department of Health and The AIDS Bureau.

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Wood, A.D. and Ruskin, H.J. (1992). Report on The Spread of HIV in Irish Heterosexuals. Prepared for The Irish AIDS Fund.

 

• Comiskey, C.M., Wood, A.D. and Ruskin, H.J. (1992). Report on Mathematical Models for the spread of AIDS in Ireland. Prepared for The Society of Actuaries in Ireland.