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Leanne
Scott was appointed lecturer in 1995. Prior to this she worked as a
full-time Research Officer
in a
post funded by the Water Research Commission (1992-1994). She did
free-lance consulting during
1990-1992
whilst caring for her young children. She worked for the Institute for
Maritime Technology as
an
operational researcher from 1988 to 1990. During the period 1984 to
1987 she was employed as a
Research
Fellow at the Clinical Operational Research Unit which is based at
University College London,
exploring
ways of furthering our understanding of intractable diseases through
analysis and modelling.
She obtained a B.Sc. in Zoology and Statistics from UCT in 1979, B.Sc.
Hons in Operational Research in 1980,
M.Sc. in
Operational Research in 1983. Her PhD (awarded 2004) thesis was
entitled “Legitimacy and
Decision
Making in Developmental Local Government: Participative MCDA in
Stellenbosch”.
Research Interests
Decision
analysis applied to the planning and management processes within the
public sector sphere, focusing strongly on public participation.
Particular interest in multiple criteria decision making and problem
structuring methods.
Selected Publications
- Dones*,
L. and Jackson, R.R.P. The use of mathematical models to monitor the
effectiveness of treatment. J.Op.Res.Soc. vol. 36, no 12, 1176-1177,
Abstract: OR Soc. Ann Conf. 1985
- Dones,
L., Wiltshaw, E., Jackson, R.R.P. and Birkhead, B.G. Towards an
assessment of toxicity in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Cancer
Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Vol. 20, 213- 218, 1987.
- Birkhead,
B.G., Rankin, E.M., Gallivan, S., Dones, L. and Rubens, R.D. A
mathematical model of the development of drug resistance to cancer
chemotherapy. European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology, Vol.
23, No 9, 1421-1427, 1987.
- Gallivan,
S. and Dones, L. Scheduling lectures in a teaching hospital. Medical
Teacher, Vol. 11(3-4), 303-308, 1989.
- Geddes,
D.M., Dones, L., Hill et al. Quality of Life during chemotherapy for
small cell lung cancer: Assessment and use of a daily diary card in a
randomised trial. European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 26, No 4, 484-492,
1990.
- Stewart,
T.J. and Scott,L. A scenario-based framework for multicriteria decision
analysis in water resources planning. Water Resources Research, Vol.
31, No 11, 2835-2843, 1995.
- Scott,
L. A Poverty Indicator System for local government. Development
Southern Africa, 19 (4), October 2002. Scott, L., A poverty Indicator
System for Local Government, Development Southern Africa, May 2002.
- Scott,
L. Participative multi-criteria decision analysis: a new tool for
integrated development planning, Development Southern Africa, Vol. 22,
No 5, pp 695-716, 2005
- Scott, L. Unpacking developmental local government using
Soft Systems Methodology and MCDA,OriON, Vol. 21, No 2, pp 173-195,
2005
- Barr,
G.D.I. and Scott, L. A new approach to teaching fundamental statistical
concepts and an evaluation of its application at UCT, South African
Statistical Journal, 2007
- Scott, L
and Joubert, A. Setting goals and growing value trees: aligning
monitoring and evaluation across the functions and spheres of
government, In: Southall, R. (Ed) Conflict and Governance in Southern
Africa: Moving towards a more just and peaceful society (pp55-87).
Conflict and Governance Facility, Lyttleton, 2007. ISBN
978-0-620-39562-5
*nee Scott
e-mail: Leanne[dot]Scott[at]uct[dot]ac[dot]za
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