Dr Robin Quigg

Position	Pūkeka - Hauora Māori / Lecturer - Māori Health
Qualifications	BPRMgmt (Lincoln) MAppSci (Lincoln) PhD (Otago)
Research summary	Māori health - decolonising parks, physical activity, smokefree environments, spatial equity
Teaching	PUBH712 Foundations of Hauora Māori PUBH304 Māori Health Research
Memberships	Co-chair, Te Poutama Māori - the University of Otago's Māori Academic Caucus Member of Te Kahui Kura Māori, the Māori Advisory Group for Recreation Aotearoa Member of Te Ira Kāwai – Auckland Regional Biobank Scientific Advisory Board

Research

I have a wide range of research interests with experience in physical activity and playgrounds (with accelerometers and GPS units), smokefree environment policy evaluation, and equity in tertiary education.

I am particularly interested in decolonising spaces, such as parks, as they are largely westernised concept, reflecting the industrial revolution distinction between work and leisure, with the parks the result of colonisation, space taken from indigenous cultures. They are not innocuous features of the landscape especially in cities, but result from colonialist intervention, and have culturally specific dimensions. However, urban parks are often cited as health-saving spaces, such as supporting sustainable goals and enhancing mental well-being, as well as facilitating or increasing physical activity levels of a population.

Other current research projects

Tirohia ki ngā whaitua auahi kore - Looking at smokefree environments: This project is part of the University of Otago's Cancer Society Research Collaboration.

It is The Last Straw! Determining relevant social determinants of health to play the game in Aotearoa: this is a Canadian board game developed to support their teaching about the social determinants of health. A collaboration is underway with the game developers to review the social determinants of health model that underpins the game in its current form, and propose a version that reflects model of the social determinants of health relevant for Aotearoa.

Publications

Marsh, L., Doscher, C., Iosua, E., Quigg, R., & Tomintz, M. (2022). What impact would tobacco retailer proximity limit have on tobacco availability in New Zealand? Tobacco Control. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057462

Quigg, R., Marsh, L., & Clark-Heu, B. (2022). Indigenous Māori perspectives of smokefree parks. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13228

Marsh, L., Iosua, E., Quigg, R., Brillinger, J., Venter, N., & Wood, S. (2022). Could we see the end of tobacco being sold in bars and pubs in New Zealand? Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac094

Gilbert, H., Quigg, R., & Morgaine, K. C. (2021). The Last Straw! Race parameter: A NZ Conundrum. Clinical Teacher, 18, 513-514. doi: 10.1111/tct.13405

Higgins, S., Stoner, L., Black, K., Wong, J. E., Quigg, R., Meredith-Jones, K., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2021). Social jetlag is associated with obesity-related outcomes in 9-11-year-old children, independent of other sleep characteristics. Sleep Medicine, 84, 294-302. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.06.014

Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Quigg, R. (2017). Identity, place, and the (cultural) wellbeing of indigenous children. In C. R. Ergler, R. Kearns & K. Witten (Eds.), Children's health and wellbeing in urban environments. (pp. 223-233). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Chapter in Book - Research

Journal - Research Article

Marsh, L., Cameron, C., Quigg, R., Wood, S., Blank, M.-L., Venter, N., Thomas, L., Robertson, L., Hoek, J., & Sullivan, T. (2020). Is the tobacco 'footfall' argument justified for tobacco purchases in New Zealand convenience stores? Tobacco Control. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056032

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Saeedi, P., Haszard, J., Stoner, L., Skeaff, S., Black, K. E., Davison, B., … Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., … Skidmore, P. M. L. (2020). Relationships between dietary patterns and indices of arterial stiffness and central arterial wave reflection in 9–11-year-old children. Children, 7(6), 66. doi: 10.3390/children7060066

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Davison, B. K., Quigg, R., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2018). Pilot testing a photo-based food diary in nine- to twelve- year old- children from Dunedin, New Zealand. Nutrients, 10(2), 240. doi: 10.3390/nu10020240

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Harrex, H. A. L., Skeaff, S. A., Black, K. E., Davison, B. K., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., Saeedi, P., … Skidmore, P. M. L. (2018). Sleep timing is associated with diet and physical activity levels in 9-11-year-old children from Dunedin, New Zealand: The PEDALS study. Journal of Sleep Research, 27(4), e12634. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12634

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Richards, R., McNoe, B., Iosua, E., Reeder, A., Egan, R., Marsh, L., Robertson, L., Maclennan, B., Dawson, A., Quigg, R., & Petersen, A.-C. (2018). Cancer information seeking among adult New Zealanders: A national cross-sectional study. Journal of Cancer Education, 33(3), 610-614. doi: 10.1007/s13187-016-1136-9

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Saeedi, P., Black, K. E., Haszard, J. J., Skeaff, S., Stoner, L., Davidson, B., Harrex, H. A. L., Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., … Skidmore, P. M. L. (2018). Dietary patterns, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in 9-11-year-old children from Dunedin, New Zealand. Nutrients, 10, 887. doi: 10.3390/nu10070887

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Spronken-Smith, R., Cameron, C., & Quigg, R. (2018). Factors contributing to high PhD completion rates: A case study in a research-intensive university in New Zealand. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 43(1), 94-109. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2017.1298717

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Davison, B., Saeedi, P., Black, K., Harrex, H., Haszard, J., Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., Skeaff, S., … Skidmore, P. (2017). The association between parent diet quality and child dietary patterns in nine- to eleven-year-old children from Dunedin, New Zealand. Nutrients, 9(5), 483. doi: 10.3390/nu9050483

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Richards, R., McNoe, B., Iosua, E., Reeder, A. I., Egan, R., Marsh, L., Robertson, L., Maclennan, B., Latu, A. T. F., Quigg, R., & Petersen, A.-C. (2017). Cancer mortality, early detection and treatment among adult New Zealanders: Changes in perceptions between 2001 and 2014/5. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 18(12), 3401-3406. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.12.3401

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Richards, R., McNoe, B., Iosua, E., Reeder, A. I., Egan, R., Marsh, L., Robertson, L., Maclennan, B., Dawson, A., Quigg, R., & Petersen, A.-C. (2017). Changes in awareness of cancer risk factors among adult New Zealanders (CAANZ): 2001 to 2015. Health Education Research, 32(2), 153-162. doi: 10.1093/her/cyx036

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Richards, R., McNoe, B., Iosua, E., Reeder, A. I., Egan, R., Marsh, L., Robertson, L., Maclennan, B., Latu, A. T. F., Quigg, R., & Petersen, A.-C. (2017). Knowledge of evidence-based cancer risk factors remains low among New Zealand adults: Findings from two cross-sectional studies, 2001 and 2015. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 18(11), 2931-2936. doi: 10.22034/apjcp.2017.18.11.2931

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Richards, R., McNoe, B., Iosua, E., Reeder, A., Egan, R., Marsh, L., Robertson, L., Maclennan, B., Dawson, A., Quigg, R., & Petersen, A.-C. (2017). Cancer Awareness in Aotearoa New Zealand (CAANZ), 2001 and 2015: Study protocols. Journal of Cancer Education, 32(4), 745-748. doi: 10.1007/s13187-016-1050-1

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Marsh, L., Cameron, C., Quigg, R., Hoek, J., Doscher, C., McGee, R., & Sullivan, T. (2016). The impact of an increase in excise tax on the retail price of tobacco in New Zealand. Tobacco Control, 25, 458-463. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052259

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Quigg, R., Gray, A., Reeder, A. I., Holt, A., & Waters, D. L. (2015). Development of a 15-item scale to measure parental perceptions of their neighborhood. Health Education & Behavior, 42(1), 100-108. doi: 10.1177/1090198114540460

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Clark, E. M., Quigg, R., Wong, J. E., Richards, R., Black, K. E., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2014). Is the food environment surrounding schools associated with the diet quality of adolescents in Otago, New Zealand? Health & Place, 30, 78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.08.008

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Quigg, R., Reeder, A. I., Gray, A., Holt, A., & Waters, D. (2012). The effectiveness of a community playground intervention. Journal of Urban Health, 89(1), 171-184. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9622-1

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Quigg, R., Gray, A., Reeder, A. I., Holt, A., & Waters, D. L. (2010). Using accelerometers and GPS units to identify the proportion of daily physical activity located in parks with playgrounds in New Zealand children. Preventive Medicine, 50, 235-240. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.02.002

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Freeman, C., & Quigg, R. (2009). Children's lives: A Dunedin study. Childrenz Issues, 13(1), 35-42.

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Freeman, C., & Quigg, R. (2009). Commuting lives: Children's mobility and energy use. Journal of Environmental Planning & Management, 52(3), 393-412. doi: 10.1080/09640560802703280

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Quigg, R., & Freeman, C. (2008). Do children like walking? Children in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Children Australia, 33(3), 13-20.

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Quigg, R. (1999). Strategic provision of playscapes in Dunedin, New Zealand [Field notes: Re-designing playgrounds]. Built Environment, 25(1), 58-60.

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Gilbert, H., Quigg, R., & Morgaine, K. C. (2021). The Last Straw! Race parameter: A NZ Conundrum. Clinical Teacher, 18, 513-514. doi: 10.1111/tct.13405

Journal - Research Other

Quigg, R. (2012). [Review of the book Mobile lives]. Sites, 9(1), 159-162. doi: 10.11157/sites-vol9iss1id193

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