Dr Alison Gray
Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
Personal statement
I belong to the departmental Population Modelling and Epidemiology (PME) research group and am an associate member of the Stochastic Analysis group. I lecture in statistics, currently multivariate statistics and introductory probability and statistics. For many years I taught mathematical statistics and survey design and analysis, and also regression modelling.
My research interests cover pattern recognition and machine learning, image analysis, applied epidemiology, SDE models for epidemics, and applications of statistics for honey bee research. 聽聽I am a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and a former long term member of the British Machine Vision Association.
聽I run an annual spring survey of beekeepers in Scotland, collecting questionnaire data to study colony losses over winter and other aspects of beekeeping practice and experience, together with a retired beekeeper colleague. We began this in 2006 and recently carried out our 11th survey. Since 2010 I have been involved in the COLOSS (Prevention of honey bee COlony LOSSes); www.coloss.org) honey bee colony loss international research association and have been co-chair of its colony loss monitoring group since September 2014. This group co-ordinates colony loss surveys in more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond. I have been data co-ordinator/analyst of the same group since February 2016.
I was involved in the COLOSS CSI (Citizen Science Investigator) Pollen project for study of pollen diversity across Europe over the 2014 and 2015 foraging seasons, established this project in Scotland, acted as UK co-ordinator, and also as international co-ordinator for a one-year continuation of CSI Pollen in 2016. 聽
In addition to the above a current project is examining bee race across Scotland, using wing morphometry and multivariate statistics, as well as DNA analysis.
Publications
- Van der Steen Jozef JM, Brodschneider Robert, Brusbardis Valters, Buddendor Bas, Carreck Norman, Danneels Ellen, de Graaf Dirk C, Gratzer Kristina, , Hatjina Fani, Kasiotis Konstantinos M, Kilpinen Ole, Mart铆nez Jos茅 Antonio, Murcia-Morales Mar铆a, Martinez-Bueno Maria Jesus, Oller-Serrano Jos茅 Luis, Pietropaoli Marco, Pinto M Alice, Quaresma Andreia, Roessink Ivo, Tzanetou Evangelia, Vejsn忙s Flemming, Fern谩ndez-Alba Amadeo R
- Environmental Technology & Innovation Vol 42 (2026)
- , , Alshatti Amani, Alsaber Ahmad,
- Frontiers in Environmental Science Vol 14 (2026)
- Assefa Freweini, Belayhun Lulseged, Ayalew Workneh, Kumela Teshome, Gidey Jemal, Asefa Meklit, Getu Asasahegne, Abakaru Lisanu, Weleabzgi Goshu, Otieno-Ayayo Z Ngalo, Oyieyo Yudah O, Wambua Mbatha B, Top茅 Sidonie Fameni, Massing Tchouzeube, Faibawa Esa茂e, Kimani James Ng鈥檃ng鈥檃, Brodschneider Robert, Soroker Victoria, , Subramanian Sevgan, Nganso Beatrice T
- Journal of Apicultural Research, pp. 1-9 (2026)
- Fernandez-Alba Amadeo R, Murcia-Morales Maria, Oller-Serrano Jose Luis, Martinez Jose Antonio, Van der Steen Jozef JM, Brodscheider Robert, Gratzer Kristina, Hatjina Fani, Carreck Norman, , Pinto M Alice, Quaresma Andreia, Roessink Ivo, Buddendorf Bas, Pietropaoli Marco, Kasiotis Konstantinos M, Zafeiraki Effrosyni, Tzanetou Evangelia, Vejsnaes Flemming, Kilpinen Ole, Brusbardis Valters, de Graaf Dirk C, Danneels Ellen
- Science of the Total Environment Vol 999 (2025)
- Umar Nura,
- UMYU Scientifica Vol 4, pp. 122-134 (2025)
- Hailu Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae, Wakjira Kibebew,
- Journal of Apicultural Research Vol 64, pp. 797-806 (2025)
Professional Activities
- Speaker
- 12/4/2018
- Chair
- 7/2/2018
- Participant
- 5/2/2018
- Contributor
- 5/12/2017
- Speaker
- 18/11/2017
- Chair
- 2/11/2017
Projects
- Gray, Alison (Principal Investigator)
- Pilot study on environmental monitoring of pesticide use through honey bees
- 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2021
- Gray, Alison (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2017
- Trager-Cowan, Carol (Principal Investigator) Gray, Alison (Co-investigator) Hourahine, Ben (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2012 - 30-Jan-2016
- Gettinby, George (Principal Investigator) Gray, Alison (Co-investigator)
- 05-Jan-2011 - 31-Jan-2012
Contact
Dr
Alison
Gray
Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
Email: a.j.gray@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3804