Allison Drosdowsky is a quantitative researcher and PhD Candidate in the Department of General Practice and Centre for Cancer Research at the University of Melbourne. Her research aims to examine the role of time to diagnosis and treatment in colorectal cancer. Her research interests include improving timely cancer diagnosis through use of linked datasets, the translation and implementation of research, meta-research and novel research methodologies. She completed a MPH in 2012 and since then has worked at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre as a Health Services Researcher where she is involved in the development and execution of statistical analysis plans, and advising on study design and methodology.