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Jonathan WillimanSenior Research Fellow

BSc(Hons) PhD MBiostat

Email jonathan.williman@otago.ac.nz
Tel 64 364 3606

Department of Population Health
University of Otago, Christchurch
P.O. Box 4345
Christchurch 8140

Background

Dr Jonathan Williman has focused his research and professional career on developing population-based health innovations, protecting public health, and reducing health inequalities.

He has first-hand experience in conducting a diversity of research including laboratory studies, surveillance and epidemiological studies, and clinical trials.

Jonathan completed a PhD in Immunology (Otago) before taking up a position as a Health Information Analyst with the Population and Environmental Health Group at the Institute of Environmental Science.

In 2009 he was appointed a Research Fellow within the Addictions Program at the National Institute of Health Innovation, University of Auckland.

Jonathan joined the University of Otago, Christchurch, in 2012. He works within the Biostatistics and Computational Biology Unit to provide collaborative research and biostatistical expertise and support to staff and students across the campus.

Research Interests

  • Population Health Interventions
  • Clinical Trials

Professional activities

  • Member of the New Zealand Statistical Association
  • Member of the Australasian Epidemiological Association

Publications

Richards, K. G., Polkinghorne, K. R., McGregor, D. O., Walker, R. C., Walker, C., Williman, J. A., and also Palmer, S. C. (2025). The rate of procedures required to maintain hemodialysis vascular access: A data linkage analysis. Kidney360. Advance online publication. doi: 10.34067/kid.0000000841 Journal - Research Article

Graham, F., Desha, L., Boland, P., Jones, B., Grant, S., Brown, R., Williman, J., & Grainger, R. (2025). A mixed methods realist analysis of telehealth delivery of complex wheelchair assessment in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes. Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2492361 Journal - Research Article

Sykes, P., Innes, C., Bell, R., Nip, J., McMenamin, J., McBain, L., Hudson, B., … Te Whaiti, S., Tino, A., Williman, J., Miller, A., & Lawton, B. (2025). Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening with universal access to vaginal self-testing: Outcomes of an implementation trial. BJOG. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18159 Journal - Research Article

Pairman, L., Beh, Y. T., Maher, H., Gardiner, S. J., Chin, P., Williman, J., & Chambers, S. T. (2025). A retrospective observational cohort study of oral azithromycin treatment for Legionnaires' disease. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaf081 Journal - Research Article

Lever, C. S., Williman, J. A., Boucsein, A., Watson, A., Sampson, R. S., Sergel-Stringer, O. T., Keesing, C., Wheeler, B. J., de Bock, M. I., & Paul, R. G. (2025). Extended use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring in adults with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes: Results from the first 26 weeks of the 2GO-CGM trial. Diabetic Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dme.70025 Journal - Research Article

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