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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 474 7214
Email
claire.cameron@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Associate Professor and Director, Biostatistics Centre
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) DipGrad MSc PhD(Otago)
Research summary
Biostatistics and health-related research
Memberships
  • New Zealand Statistical Association (NZSA) since 1990
  • NZSA Mentoring Programme since 2022
  • Caucus of Women in Statistics and Data Science since 2020

Research

Research Associate Professor Claire Cameron has expertise in the methods and design aspects of health-related research. Her involvement in research is varied but, preferably, it is as a member of a research team right from the beginning - early involvement in any project is key.

Claire has worked as a statistician since 1990 first in official statistics then she did a master’s using a multi-state mark recapture model to estimate the msurvival rate of hector's dolphins around Banks' Peninsula (1994). She taught statistics at first and second year level for many years. Her PhD investigated the use of open population capture-recapture models to estimate diabetes prevalence and incidence in Otago. She joined the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine in 2010 and has been a member of the Biostatistics Centre since its inception in 2017.

Publications

Arrowsmith, K., McLean, R., Phillipson-Puna, T., Muliaumasealii, M., Leilua, S., Meher, M., Crengle, S., … and also New Zealand Prospective Older Adult Transport and Health Study (NZPATHS), including Connor, J., & Cameron, C. (2026). Mana Motuhake: Kaumātua Māori journey for transport equity in Aotearoa. (pp. 1-34). Dunedin, New Zealand: National Hauora Coalition and University of Otago. [Technical/Scientific Report]. Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Binti Abdul Sattar, S. S., Chandler, N. P., Abdullah, M. B., Cathro, P., Cameron, C., & Friedlander, L. (2026). Diabetes and calcification within the dental pulp: A scoping review. British Dental Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41415-025-9347-2 Journal - Research Article

Kavale-Henderson, L. A., Loch, C., Buckley, H., Petchey, P., King, C., Cameron, C., & Snoddy, A. M. E. (2026). Reflections of their homelands: Early life enamel formation disruption in nineteenth century settlers of Otago, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 56, e70022. doi: 10.1002/snz2.70022 Journal - Research Article

Brown, K., Sanderson, L., Spronken-Smith, R., & Cameron, C. (2026). Woven: The intersections of disability and doctoral study, and the lives of students who navigate these intersections. Studies in Graduate & Postdoctoral Education, 17(1), 73-90. doi: 10.1108/SGPE-07-2024-0082 Journal - Research Article

Cameron, C., Thomasen, L., Kim, A. H. M., & Turner, R. (2025, October). Thriving in statistics in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science (IDWSDS), [Online]. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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