Clinical Senior Lecturer
Roles
- Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics, University of Otago, Christchurch
- Director of the Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development Trust
- Senior Medical Officer 298 Youth Health
Affiliations
- Chairperson of the Korowai Youth Well-Being Trust running the 298 Youth Health Service
- Trustee of the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust
- Member of the Board for the Diploma of Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Member of the John Dobson Memorial Foundation
- Member of the Public Health Association
- Review Board for Journal of Adolescent Health and NZ Journal of Medicine
- Member Ara Taiohi
- Member Society of Youth Health Professionals Aotearoa New Zealand
Clinical Interests
- Youth mental health
- Addictions
- Sexual Health
Teaching Interests
- Youth Development
- Effective communication with Young people
- Brief Interventions in youth mental health maintenance
Research Interests
- Youth Development
- Youth health care service provision
- HPV vaccine development
- Resilience in young people
- Youth mental health
- Youth sexual health