Pattison was named on the Queen ’s Birthday 2015 Honours List as an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to higher education , particularly through contributions to the study of social network modelling , analysis and theory and to university leadership and administration Pattison ’s research focuses on the development and application of mathematical and statistical models for social networks and network processes . Her work has broad application , from tracking the spread of infectious diseases to following the recovery of communities after the 2009 Victorian bushfires , and has been funded by competitive grants in Australia and the US
2009 Victorian bushfires
Black Saturday bushfires
Pip Pattison