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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 470 9074
Email
kirsten.coppell@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research, and Regional Associate Dean, Univeristy of Otago, Christchurch
Department
Department of Medicine (Wellington)
Qualifications
MB ChB FNZCPHM MPH DipObst(Otago)
Research summary
Prevention and management of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Research

Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell is a specialist in public health medicine and has also trained and practised as a general practitioner in New Zealand and the UK. During her public health medicine training Kirsten became involved with diabetes quality of care improvement initiatives. She has undertaken diabetes and diabetes related research at Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research since it was established in 2003.

She has recently established the Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) network, a research group looking at dietary treatments and disease monitoring. In addition to research, Kirsten has contributed to national diabetes clinical guidelines. She is also a member of the National Diabetes Service Improvement Group, an executive member of the NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes, a steering committee member of the Gut Health Network, Health Research Council of NZ College of Experts member, and the NZ College of Public Health Medicine Training Programme Supervisor for the South Island.

Gut Health Network
NZ College of Public Health Medicine Training Programme
NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes

Publications

Hall, S., Kenrick, K., Coppell, K. J., Day, A. S., & Vernon-Roberts, A. (2026). Development and validation of a tool to assess disease-related knowledge in children with coeliac disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 15, 997. doi: 10.3390/jcm15030997 Journal - Research Article

Cochrane, J., Forbes, A. J., Coppell, K. J., & Schultz, M. (2026). The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Otago, New Zealand 1996–2024: A 28-year analysis. JCC Plus, 1(1), e70003. doi: 10.1002/jcc5.70003 Journal - Research Article

Zhang, M., Coppell, K. J., Lo, J., & Whitehead, L. (2026). Navigating prediabetes in a foreign country: A qualitative study of self-management experiences among Chinese-speaking immigrants in Australia. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82(6), 6332-6348. doi: 10.1111/jan.70214 Journal - Research Article

Situmorang, M. L., Mandic, S., Smith, M., Keall, M., Donnellan, N., & Coppell, K. J. (2026). Adolescents' unhealthy snacking behaviour during the school journey and the association with transport modes and food outlets along the school route. Perspectives in Public Health, 146(3), 135-144. doi: 10.1177/17579139241257091 Journal - Research Article

Barthow, C., McKerchar, C., Jones, B., McKinlay, E., & Coppell, K. (2025). Using a citizen's jury to inform type 2 diabetes prevention in an ethnically diverse urban community in Aotearoa. Proceedings of the Australasian Diabetes Congress. 300. Retrieved from https://diabetescongress.com.au/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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