Contact Details
University Links
- Position
- Pūkenga / Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine (Dunedin)
- Iwi affiliations
- Taranaki, Ngā Mahanga
- Qualifications
- BSc MSc(distinction) PhD
- Research summary
- Māori health; raising rangatahi voices; nicotine-free; community outreach; optimal use of medicines
- Teaching
- PUBH741 Hauora Māori: Policy, Practice and Research
- PUBH204 Hauora Māori: Challenges and Opportunities
- ALM5: Youth Community Health - Alcohol and other drugs
- Memberships
- Board member, Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand
- Member of ASPIRE Aotearoa - achieving a nicotine-free future
- Member of Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Core Academic Group
- Exec Member of Te Poutama Māori - University of Otago Māori Academic Staff Collective
Research
I have a wide range of research interests centred around Māori health. Particularly, I am interested in partnering with community groups to collaborate on locally or nationally relevant research projects.
I have a strong interest in engaging with rangatahi to support raising their voices around vaping and other nicotine products, and in engaging young people and whānau in their spaces and places with interactive information about medicines and health to support confident discussions and informed, shared and positive decisions about health and well-being.
Current Projects:
- Te Hao Hou: Rangatahi Māori experiences and perceptions of smoking and vaping (Co-PI)
- Te Tupu o te Harakeke (NI)
- Supporting antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and adherence for people living with HIV in Aotearoa New Zealand (NI)
- Towards elimination of tuberculosis (TB) for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand (WHIRI TB) (NI)
- Utilisation and safety of ondansetron during pregnancy: a national cohort study (NI)
Recent Projects
- Te Mana o te Hā – interactive community engagement about smoking and vaping (NI)
- The Science of Medicines and The Science of Medicines II: Whakatere Waka – interactive community engagement about the science of medicines (PI)
- Empowered whānau, Equitable outcomes: striving for optimal delivery of mental health services for Māori (PI)
Publications
Maclennan, K. (2023, August). Community conversations: The science of medicines: Whakatere Waka. Verbal presentation at the 33rd Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (QMB), Queenstown, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Bateman, J., Egan, R., & Maclennan, K. (2023). 'Survivorship care is one big gap': A qualitative study of post-treatment supportive care in Aotearoa New Zealand. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 594. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09580-8 Journal - Research Article
Maclennan, K. (2022). Reaching our rangatahi: Creating conversations about medicines and going viral with a D-Bug game design challenge. Proceedings of the 7th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 7). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Chambers, T., Egan, R., Maclennan, K., Emery, T., & Derrett, S. (2022). Expert insights on digital contact tracing: interviews with contact tracing policy professionals in New Zealand. Health Promotion International. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac059 Journal - Research Article
Maclennan, K. (2021). Engaging communities in conversations about COVID-19, vaccines, and community immunity. Proceedings of the 6th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 8-9). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract