Research Associate Professor Jesse Kokaua

2025

Journal - Research Article

Ataera-Minster, J., Every-Palmer, S., Cunningham, R., & Kokaua, J. (2025). Common mental disorders and psychological distress among Pacific adults living in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1613), 36-49. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

Barrett-Young, A., Reuben, A., Caspi, A., Cheyne, K., Ireland, D., Kokaua, J., Ramrakha, S., … Theodore, R., Wilson, G., … Moffitt, T. (2025). Measures of retinal health successfully capture risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias at midlife. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/13872877251321114

2024

Journal - Research Article

Ataera-Minster, J., Every-Palmer, S., Cunningham, R., & Kokaua, J. (2024). Psychological distress and diagnosed mood and anxiety disorders in Pacific adults: A pooled analysis of five consecutive New Zealand Health Survey years. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2024.2435453

Ruhe, T., Marek, L., Bowden, N., Wiki, J., Theodore, R., Hobbs, M., Thabrew, H., Richards, R., Milne, B., Hetrick, S., Boden, J., & Kokaua, J. (2024). The natural and built environments where Pacific children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand live: A nationwide cross-sectional geospatial study. New Zealand Population Review, 50, 99-124. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/journal/

Wiki, J., Theodore, R., Marek, L., Hobbs, M., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., Boden, J., Thabrew, H., Hetrick, S., Milne, B., & Bowden, N. (2024). How health are the environments of tamariki and rangatahi Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand? A nationwide cross-sectional geospatial study. New Zealand Population Review, 50, 71-98. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/journal/

Wiki, J., Theodore, R., Marek, L., Hobbs, M., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., Boden, J., … Bowden, N. (2024). How healthy are the environments of tamariki and rangatahi Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand? A nationwide cross-sectional geospatial study | He pēhea nei te hauora o ngā tamariki me ngā rangatahi Māori kei Aotearoa? He rangahau mokowā ā-nuku topenga ā-motu. New Zealand Population Review, 50, 71-98. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/journal/

Ruhe, T., Marek, L., Bowden, N., Wiki, J., Theodore, R., Hobbs, M., … Richards, R., … Boden, J., & Kokaua, J. (2024). The natural and built environments where Pacific children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand live: A nationwide cross-sectional geospatial study | Ngā taiao tūturu me ngā taiao hanga e noho ana ngā tamariki me ngā taiohi moananui-a-kiwi i Aotearoa: He ranahau mokowā ā-nuku motuhanga ā-motu. New Zealand Population Review, 50, 99-124. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/journal/

Kokaua, J., Kolose-Pulefolau, B., Ruhe, T., Aldridge, F., Foliaki, S., Kokaua, L., Mapusua, T., Dacombe, J., Richards, R., Blakelock, R., & Bowden, N. (2024). Is parent education a factor in identifying autism/takiwātanga in an ethnic cohort of Pacific children in Aotearoa, New Zealand? A national cross-sectional study using linked administrative data. Autism, 28(7), 1667-1676. doi: 10.1177/13623613231217800

Hetrick, S. E., Hobbs, M., Fortune, S., Marek, L., Wiki, J., Boden, J. M., Theodore, R., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J. J., … Bowden, N. (2024). Proximity of alcohol outlets and presentation to hospital by young people after self-harm: A retrospective geospatial study using the integrated data infrastructure. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58(2), 152-161. doi: 10.1177/00048674231203909

Bowden, N., Dixon, R., Anderson, V., de Bock, M., Boucsein, A., Kewene-Edwards, M., Gibb, S., Kokaua, J., Palmer, O., Paul, R., Taylor, B., Vu, H., & Wheeler, B. J. (2024). Associations between type 1 diabetes and educational outcomes: An Aotearoa/New Zealand nationwide birth cohort study using the Integrated Data Infrastructure. Diabetologia, 67, 62-73. doi: 10.1007/s00125-023-06026-y

Kokaua, J., Keddell, E., Davie, G., Aiono-Faletolu, T., & Cook, L. (2024). Child protection inequalities for Pasifika children in Aotearoa New Zealand: Diverse realities. Kōtuitui, 19(3), 238-260. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2245856

Guiney, H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Belsky, J., Kokaua, J., Broadbent, J., Cheyne, K., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., Righarts, A., Thomson, W. M., Moffitt, T. E., & Poulton, R. (2024). Childhood sexual abuse and pervasive problems across multiple life domains: Findings from a five-decade study. Development & Psychopathology, 36, 219-235. doi: 10.1017/S0954579422001146

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kokaua, J. (2024, November). Va'a o Tautai Pacific group: Pacific Big Data autism. Verbal presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 75th Annual Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Gorman, E., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., McNeill, B., & Schluter, P. J. (2023). A national multiple baseline cohort study of mental health conditions in early adolescence and subsequent educational outcomes in New Zealand. Scientific Reports, 13, 11025. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38131-8

Pugh, M., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., Dawson, P., & Duncanson, M. (2023). Health outcomes of children in state care in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 59(7), 895-900. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16409

Thomas, C., Braund, R., Bowden, N., Hobbs, M., Kokaua, J., & Paterson, H. (2023). Disparities in utilisation of combined oral contraceptives in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional whole-of-population study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 63(3), 441-447. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13672

Hobbs, M., Bowden, N., Marek, L., Wiki, J., Kokaua, J., Theodore, R., Ruhe, T., Boden, J., … Milne, B. (2023). The environment a young person grows up in is associated with their mental health: A nationwide geospatial study using the integrated data infrastructure, New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 326, 115893. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115893

Barrett-Young, A., Ambler, A., Cheyne, K., Guiney, H., Kokaua, J., Tham, Y. C., Williams, M. J. A., Wilson, G. A., … Poulton, R. (2023). Childhood social isolation as a predictor of retinal neuronal thickness in middle age: A lifecourse birth cohort study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 85, 238-249. doi: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001177

Mujoo, H., Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., & Taylor, B. (2023). Identifying neurodevelopmental disabilities from nationalised preschool health check. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(8), 1140-1149. doi: 10.1177/00048674231151606

Schluter, P. J., Hobbs, M., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Kokaua, J., Singh, S., & Lee, M. (2023). The pattern of association between early childhood caries and body mass index in pre-school children within Aotearoa New Zealand: A national cross-sectional study. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 51, 1109-1117. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12837

Guiney, H., Walker, R., Broadbent, J., Caspi, A., Goodin, E., Kokaua, J., … Robertson, S., Theodore, R., Poulton, R., & Endre, Z. (2023). Kidney-function trajectories from young adulthood to midlife: Identifying risk strata and opportunities for intervention. Kidney International Reports, 8, 51-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.10.005

Ruhe, T., Broadbent, J. M., Schluter, P. J., Bowden, N., Theodore, R., Richards, R., & Kokaua, J. (2023). Parents' education and Pasifika children's oral health in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A national linked data study using Aotearoa/New Zealand's integrated data infrastructure. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 51, 936-944. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12791

Oben, G., Crengle, S., Kokaua, J., & Duncanson, M. (2023). Deprivation trends in potentially avoidable medical hospitalisations of under-25-year-old Māori and non-Māori non-Pacific in Aotearoa New Zealand: A 20-year perspective. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 53(5), 641-655. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2109691

Kokaua, J., Ruhe, T., Bowden, N., Theodore, R., Jensen, S., Jensen, W., … Richards, R. (2023). Parental education and hospitalisations among Pacific children: A cross-sectional study using linked administrative data in New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 53(5), 615-630. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2094967

Journal - Research Other

Reese, E., Kokaua, J., Guiney, H., Bakir-Demir, T., McLauchlan, J., Edgeler, C., Schaughency, E., Taumoepeau, M., Salmon, K., Clifford, A., Maruariki, N., McNaughton, S., … Amjad, S., Trudgen, A., & Poulton, R. (2023). Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start): A study protocol for a cluster randomised trial with early childhood teachers to support children's oral language and self-regulation development. BMJ Open, 13, e073361. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073361

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Kokaua, J., Ruhe, T., & Richards, R. (2023). Connecting pathways in a Pasifika project [Keynote address]. Evaluation Matters/He Take Tō Te Aromatawai, 8, (pp. 138-155). doi: 10.18296/em.0080

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bowden, N., Vu, H., Anns, F., Dacombe, J., Williams, J., Tupou, J., Theodore, R., … Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., Gibb, S., … Schluter, P. (2023, December). Using population-level data for Takiwātanga | autism research in Aotearoa | New Zealand [Keynote]. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society for Autism Research (ASfAR) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Kokaua, J., Kolose-Pulefolau, B., Ruhe, T., Aldridge, F., Foliaki, S., Kokaua, L., Mapusua, T., Dacombe, J., Bowden, N., Blakelock, R., & Richards, R. (2023, December). The association between parent education and identifying autism/takiwātanga in Pacific children in Aotearoa: A national ethnic cohort study using linked administrative data. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society for Autism Research (ASfAR) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Ruhe, T., Kolose-Pulefolau, B., Foliaki, S., Bowden, N., Richards, R., & Kokaua, J. (2023, December). Examining case complexity among Pasifika with autism/Takiwātanga in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national cross-sectional study. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society for Autism Research (ASfAR) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., Bowden, N., Iosua, E., & Richards, R. (2023, July). Lighted and connected pathways: Identifying the specific Pacific ethnicities of a Pacific birth cohort in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). Verbal presentation at the 5th Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN) Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Jones, K., Manuela, S., Wong, E., & Kokaua, J. (2023, July). The influence of Covid-19 on mental health and wellbeing in the Cook Islands. Verbal presentation at the 5th Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN) Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Elder, J., Manuela, S., Wong, E., & Kokaua, J. (2023, July). The association between anxiety and alcohol use moderated by gender in the Cook Islands. Verbal presentation at the 5th Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN) Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Verma, P., Manuela, S., Daniela-Wong, E., & Kokaua, J. (2023, July). Mental health and wellbeing of Cook Islands LGBTQIA+ Akava’ine communities. Verbal presentation at the 5th Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN) Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Manuela, S., Wong, E., & Kokaua, J. (2023, July). Te ‘Ākirāta Mārama: Mental health in the Cook Islands. Verbal presentation at the 5th Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN) Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Other Research Output

Bowden, N., Anns, F., Vu, H., Dacomble, J., Williams, J., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., ..., Theodore, R., ..., Gibbs, S. (2023, November). Quantifying the impact of health and education based supports for Autistic children and their whānau. Spotlight on Autism Research: Autism, Education and Gut Bugs. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWTPzI_Vgc

2022

Journal - Research Article

Hond-Flavell, E., Treharne, G. J., Tamati, A., Theodore, R., Kokaua, J., Edwards, W., … Poulton, R., & Ratima, M. (2022). Kaupapa Māori early years provision and whānau wellbeing: A retrospective survey at a Taranaki-based centre. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 53(3), 23-35.

Ruhe, T., Kolose-Pulefolau, B., Foliaki, S. '., Bowden, N., Richards, R., & Kokaua, J. (2022). Examining case complexity among Pasifika with autism/Takiwātanga in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national cross-sectional study. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(10), 673-682. doi: 10.26635/phd.2024.144

Ruhe, T., Bowden, N., Theodore, R., Stanley-Wishart, B., Hetrick, S., Thabrew, H., … Boden, J., & Kokaua, J. (2022). Identification of mental health and substance use-related conditions among Pasifika young people in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study using the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). Pacific Health Dialog, 21(10), 663-672. doi: 10.26635/phd.2022.147

Hond-Flavell, E., Tamati, A., Treharne, G. J., Theodore, R., Kokaua, J., Edwards, W., … Poulton, R., & Ratima, M. (2022). Facilitators of, and barriers to, whānau engagement in kaupapa Māori early years provision: A retrospective survey at a Taranaki-based centre. MAI Journal, 11(1), 18-33. doi: 10.20507/maijournal.2022.11.1.2

Theodore, R., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., Ruhe, T., Hobbs, M., Hetrick, S., … Boden, J. (2022). Mental health inequities for Māori youth: A population-level study of mental health service data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 79-90. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Audas, R., Clendon, S., Dacombe, J., Kokaua, J., … Mujoo, H., … Taylor, B. J. (2022). Association between high-need education-based funding and school suspension rates for autistic students in New Zealand. JAMA Pediatrics, 176(7), 664-671. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1296

Oben, G., Crengle, S., Kokaua, J., & Duncanson, M. (2022). Trends in deprivation in hospitalisations of Indigenous children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 58, 1345-1351. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15979

Schluter, P. J., Kokaua, J., Tautolo, E.-S., Iusitini, L., Richards, R., & Ruhe, T. (2022). Parental education related to their children's health in late childhood and early adolescence for Pacific families within New Zealand. Scientific Reports, 12, 5313. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09282-x

Barrett-Young, A., Ambler, A., Cheyne, K., Guiney, H., Kokaua, J., Steptoe, B., … Wilson, G. A., … Poulton, R. (2022). Associations between retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell layer in middle age and cognition from childhood to adulthood. JAMA Ophthalmology, 140(3), 262-268. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.6082

Bowden, N., Milne, B., Audas, R., Clasby, B., Dacombe, J., Forster, W., Kokaua, J., Gibb, S., … Taylor, B., & Mirfin-Veitch, B. (2022). Criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism: A national birth cohort study in New Zealand. Autism, 26(7), 1783-1794. doi: 10.1177/13623613211065541

Ameratunga, S., Samaranayaka, A., Wyeth, E. H., Davie, G., Lilley, R., Wilson, S., Kokaua, J., & Derrett, S. (2022). Prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress symptoms in 2200 hospitalised and non-hospitalised injured New Zealanders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(10), 1344-1356. doi: 10.1177/00048674211060747

Journal - Research Other

Boden, J., Hetrick, S., Bowden, N., Fortune, S., Marek, L., Theodore, R., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., & Hobbs, M. (2022). Empowering community control over alcohol availability as a suicide and self-harm prevention measure: Policy opportunity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 29, 100631. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100631

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pugh, M. L., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., Dawson, P., & Duncanson, M. (2022). Health outcomes of children in state care in Aotearoa New Zealand. In L. Wilson, H. Harcombe, P. Jayakaran, L. Burga, J. Antony, K. Morgaine, M. Garelja, A. Middleton, M. Anwar & T. Milne (Eds.), Proceedings of the 264th Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: Masters/Honours Student Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Symon, V., Nada-Raja, S., Sopoaga, F., Sopoaga, L., Norris, P., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., Richards, R., … Isno, L., George, M., Iosua, E., & Keown, S. (2022, November). The show must go on: Research in a time of COVID. Verbal presentation at the COVID-19’s Impact on Teaching and Learning at the University of Otago: Lessons Learned Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Commissioned Report for External Body

Tustin, K., Theodore, R., Gollop, M., Kokaua, J., Taylor, N., Taumoepeau, M., Hunter, J., & Poulton, R. (2022). Second follow-up descriptive report: Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand. Commissioned by Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. 326p. Retrieved from https://www.glsnz.org.nz/reports

2021

Journal - Research Article

Kokaua, J., Jensen, S., Theodore, R., Bowden, N., Blakelock, R., Sorensen, D., … Richards, R. (2021). Is parent education protective of mental wellbeing in Pacific young people? A cohort study of mental health and census data in Aotearoa/New Zealand's integrated data infrastructure. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(7), 361-372. doi: 10.26635/phd.2021.112

Tamati, A., Treharne, G. J., Kokaua, J., Theodore, R., Ratima, M., Hond-Flavell, E., Edwards, W., … Poulton, R. (2021). He Piki Raukura: Assessing Ao Māori developmental constructs. Part II: Mapping positive change over 10 months among preschool Māori children. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 50(2), 35-45.

Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., Hunter, J. A., Tustin, K., Gollop, M., Taylor, N., Kokaua, J., Poulton, R., & Scarf, D. (2021). A longitudinal study of mental wellbeing in students in Aotearoa New Zealand who transitioned into PhD study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 659163. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.659163

Findlay, R., Hamm, L., Anstice, N., Chelimo, C., Grant, C. C., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., & Black, J. (2021). Vision screening in New Zealand pre-school children: Is it equitable? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 1594-1599. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15548

Naepi, S., Wilson, E., Lagos, S., Manuela, S., McAllister, T. G., Kidman, J., Theodore, R., & Kokaua, J. (2021). Where are we now? Patterns of Māori and Pasifika enrolment in the natural and physical science and society and culture fields in Aotearoa New Zealand. Higher Education Research & Development, 40(1), 90-103. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2020.1857345

McAllister, T. G., Kokaua, J., Naepi, S., Kidman, J., & Theodore, R. (2021). Glass ceilings in New Zealand universities: Inequities in Māori and Pacific promotions and earnings. MAI Journal, 9(3), 272-285. doi: 10.20507/MAIJournal.2020.9.3.8

Journal - Research Other

Theodore, R., Kidman, J., Naepi, S., Kokaua, J., & McAllister, T. (2021). Tackling systemic racism in academic promotion processes. MAI Journal, 10(2), 202-206. doi: 10.20507/MAIJournal.2021.10.2.13

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Thomas, C., Paterson, H., Braund, R., Bowden, N., & Kokaua, J. (2021, October). Who and where? An analysis of combined oral contraceptive users in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 42nd New Zealand Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) Conference: Showing Up, Speaking Out, [Online].

Kokaua, J. (2021, November). Tivaevae: Weaving Pacific stories from official statistics. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Biostatistics Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2020

Journal - Research Article

Kokaua, J., Jensen, S., Theodore, R., Sorensen, D., Jensen, W., Richards, R., & Audas, R. (2020). Understanding parental education and health of Pacific families: Background and study protocol. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(5), 233-244. doi: 10.26635/phd.2020.622

Hohmann-Marriott, B., Choe, L., Schilperoort, L., Tustin, K., Taylor, N., Gollop, M., Theodore, R., Kokaua, J., Hunter, J., Taumoepeau, M., & Poulton, R. (2020). Family and career plans of students graduating from New Zealand universities. New Zealand Population Review, 46, 100-126. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/latest-journals/

Kokaua, J., Jensen, S., Ruhe, T., Camp, J., Jensen, W., Sorensen, D., Lucas, A., & Richards, R. (2020). An application of a Tivaivai Research framework to a quantitative Pacific health research project using New Zealand's Integrated Data Infrastructure. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(5), 206-215. doi: 10.26635/phd.2020.621

Schluter, P. J., Collet, O. A. M., Tautolo, E.-S., Iusitini, L., Kokaua, J., & Paterson, J. (2020). Pacific and English language fluency and mental disorder symptom indications among Pacific mothers in New Zealand: Findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33(6-7), 753-760. doi: 10.1177/1010539520956433

Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., & Braund, R. (2020). National prescribing rates and polypharmacy for children and young people in New Zealand with and without autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 78, 101642. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101642

Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., Milne, B., Smiler, K., … Taylor, B., & Gibb, S. (2020). Autism spectrum disorder/Takiwātanga: An Integrated Data Infrastructure-based approach to autism spectrum disorder research in New Zealand. Autism, 24(8), 2213-2227. doi: 10.1177/1362361320939329

Schluter, P. J., Kokaua, J., & Lee, M. (2020). Severe early childhood caries: A modern (neglected) epidemic? New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1518), 10-18. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., Merry, S., Taylor, B., & Hetrick, S. E. (2020). Case identification of mental health and related problems in children and young people using the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 20, 42. doi: 10.1186/s12911-020-1057-8

Theodore, R., Tustin, K., Kokaua, J., Gollop, M., Kiro, C., Taylor, N., & Poulton, R. (2020). Occupations and industries of employment of Māori university graduates: Early career aspirations and destinations. Kōtuitui, 15(1), 140-153. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2019.1669671

Schluter, P. J., Audas, R., Kokaua, J., McNeill, B., Taylor, B., Milne, B., & Gillon, G. (2020). The efficacy of preschool developmental indicators as a screen for early primary school-based literacy interventions. Child Development, 91(1), e59-e76. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13145

Journal - Research Other

Richards, R., Camp, J., Kokaua, J., Raureti, T., Lucas, A., Karaka, D., … Lameta, M. (2020). Setting sail and returning home: Research voyaging in Aotearoa. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(6), 341-346. doi: 10.26635/phd.2020.637

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Tamati, A., Hond-Flavell, E., Ratima, M., Edwards, W., Hond, R., Theodore, R., Kokaua, J., Treharne, G. J., & Poulton, R. (2020). He Piki Raukura: Understanding and assessing Ao Māori child development constructs. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 11). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

2019

Journal - Research Article

Kokaua, J., Jensen, S., Jensen, W., Sorensen, D., & Richards, R. (2019). Potential for using New Zealand's Integrated Data Infrastructure in Pacific health and wellbeing research. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(4), 187-195. doi: 10.26635/phd.2019.623

Shackleton, N., Derraik, J. G. B., Audas, R., Taylor, R. W., Glover, M., Morton, S. M. B., … Kokaua, J., Taylor, B., … Milne, B. J. (2019). Decomposing ethnic differences in body mass index and obesity rates among New Zealand pre-schoolers. International Journal of Obesity, 43, 1951-1960. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0390-4

2018

Journal - Research Article

Schluter, P. J., Kokaua, J., Tautolo, E.-S., Richards, R., Taleni, T., Kim, H. M., Audas, R., … Taylor, B., & Gillon, G. (2018). Patterns of early primary school-based literacy interventions among Pacific children from a nationwide health screening programme of 4 year olds. Scientific Reports, 8, 12368. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-29939-w

Taua'i, E., Richards, R., & Kokaua, J. (2018). Is Pacific language ability protective of prevalence of mental disorders among Pacific peoples in New Zealand? Pacific Health Dialog, 21(1), 10-16. doi: 10.26635/phd.2018.902

Dekker, D., Kokaua, J., Oben, G., Simpson, J., & Richards, R. (2018). Are there differences within pre-school aged Pacific peoples’ hospital presentations with preventable conditions? Pacific Health Dialog, 21(1), 27-36. doi: 10.26635/phd.2018.904

Theodore, R., Taumoepeau, M., Tustin, K., Gollop, M., Unasa, C., Kokaua, J., Taylor, N., Ramrakha, S., Hunter, J., & Poulton, R. (2018). Pacific university graduates in New Zealand: What helps and hinders completion. AlterNative, 14(2), 138-146. doi: 10.1177/1177180118764126

Theodore, R., Taumoepeau, M., Kokaua, J., Tustin, K., Gollop, M., Taylor, N., Hunter, J., … Poulton, R. (2018). Equity in New Zealand university graduate outcomes: Māori and Pacific graduates. Higher Education Research & Development, 37(1), 206-221. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2017.1344198

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Richards, R., Kokaua, J., Camp, J., Lucas, A., Raureti, T., Lameta, M., Karaka, D., & Rapata, H. (2018). Journeys and destinations: Research programme development in the Va’a o Tautai [Plenary]. Proceedings of the Pacific International Health Symposium. (pp. 7). Retrieved from https://pihs.squarespace.com

2017

Journal - Research Article

van der Meer, J., Wass, R., Scott, S., & Kokaua, J. (2017). Entry characteristics and participation in a peer learning program as predictors of first-year students’ achievement, retention, and degree completion. AERA Open, 3(3), 1-13. doi: 10.1177/2332858417731572

Sopoaga, F., Kokaua, J., van der Meer, J., Lameta-Huro, M., Zaharic, T., Richards, R., & Inder, M. (2017). Evaluating the effectiveness of a programme for improving the participation and academic success of an underrepresented minority group in New Zealand. Evaluation & Program Planning, 65, 20-29. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.06.002

Theodore, R., Gollop, M., Tustin, K., Taylor, N., Kiro, C., Taumoepeau, M., Kokaua, J., Hunter, J., & Poulton, R. (2017). Māori university success: What helps or hinders qualification completion. AlterNative, 13(2), 122-130. doi: 10.1177/1177180117700799

Sopoaga, F., Zaharic, T., Kokaua, J., & Covello, S. (2017). Training a medical workforce to meet the needs of diverse minority communities. BMC Medical Education, 17, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-0858-7

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Schluter, P., Gillon, G., McNeill, B., Audas, R., Taylor, B., Milne, B., & Kokaua, J. (2017). Do pre-school socio-demographic and health development indicators predict the future utilization of early primary school-based literacy interventions: A national population study. Proceedings of the National Science Challenge Literacy and Learning Research Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/education/research/a-better-start-literacy-and-learning-theme

Theodore, R., Tustin, K., Poulton, R., Gollop, M., Taumoepeau, M., Taylor, N., Kokaua, J., … Hunter, J. (2017). Māori graduates: Success at university and equity in outcomes. Proceedings of the New Zealand for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. (pp. 30). Retrieved from https://forumpoint2.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/nzare2017/info

2016

Journal - Research Other

Ramrakha, S., Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J., Dalgard, F., Ambler, A., Kokaua, J., Milne, B. J., & Poulton, R. (2016). Cumulative mental health consequences of acne: 23-year follow-up in a general population birth cohort study. British Journal of Dermatology, 175(15), 1079-1081. doi: 10.1111/bjd.13786

2015

Journal - Research Other

Sopoaga, F., Crampton, P., Ekeroma, A., Perez, D., Maoate, K., Watson, B., Kokaua, J., & Blattner, K. (2015). The role of New Zealand health professional training institutions in capacity building in the Pacific region. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1420). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kokaua, J. (2015). Is there an immigrant paradox in the prevalence of mental disorder among Cook Islanders in New Zealand? In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, I. Iati, M. Inder, C. Pau & R. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XII. (pp. 21). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Kokaua, J. (2015). An application of hierarchical Bayes models to estimated prevalence of mental disorder and mental health service use among Cook Islanders in New Zealand (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6020

2014

Journal - Research Article

Kokaua, J., Sopoaga, F., Zaharic, T., & Van der Meer, J. (2014). The development of a pre-enrolment screening tool to inform targeted support services in the first year in health sciences. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 5(1), 55-66. doi: 10.5204/intjfyhe.v5i1.205

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

van der Meer, J., & Kokaua, J. (2014). Generic skills: Assessment pre-entry or development post-entry. In L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martíinez & I. Candel Torres (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI). (pp. 2845-2851). IATED Academy. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ameratunga, S., Samaranayaka, A., Wilson, S., Davie, G., Lilley, R., Wyeth, E., Kokaua, J., & Derrett, S. (2014). Prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress among 2,220 injured New Zealanders: Findings among hospitalised and non-hospitalised subgroups. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 36). [Abstract]

Kokaua, J. (2014). Use of sequential Bayesian models to develop a screening tool to inform targeted support services for Pacific students in their first year of health sciences study. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XI. (pp. 29). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

2013

Journal - Research Article

Sopoaga, F., Zaharic, T., Kokaua, J., Ekeroma, A. J., Murray, G., & van der Meer, J. (2013). Pacific students undertaking the first year of health sciences at the University of Otago, and factors associated with academic performance. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1384). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Mauiliu, M., Derrett, S., Samaranayaka, A., Sopoaga, F., Kokaua, J., & Davie, G. (2013). Pacific peoples three months after injury: A comparison of outcomes between Pacific and non-Pacific participants in a NZ cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(5), 463-469. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12124

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mauiliu, M., Derrett, S., Samaranayaka, A., Sopoaga, F., Kokaua, J., & Davie, G. (2013). Outcomes for Pacific peoples following injury. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, G. Burnett & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices X. (pp. 41). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Kokaua, J. (2013). Mental disorder, treatment and untreated recovery among Cook Islanders in New Zealand. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, G. Burnett & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices X. (pp. 35). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

2012

Journal - Research Article

Ekeroma, A. J., Ikenasio-Thorpe, B., Weeks, S., Kokaua, J., Puniani, K., Stone, P., & Foliaki, S. A. (2012). Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a screening tool for postnatal depression in Samoan and Tongan women living in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1355). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kokaua, J. (2012). Onset of mental disorder, time to treatment and untreated recovery by ethnicity. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, G. Burnett & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices IX. (pp. 33). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

2011

Journal - Research Article

Scott, K. M., Kokaua, J., & Baxter, J. (2011). Does having a chronic physical condition affect the likelihood of treatment seeking for a mental health problem and does this vary by ethnicity. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 42(4), 421-436.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Tobias, M., Kokaua, J., Gerritsen, S., & Templeton, R. (2010). The health of children in sole-parent families in New Zealand: The results of a population-based cross-section survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(3), 274-280. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00526.x

Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., Taylor, A., Kokaua, J., Milne, B. J., Polanczyk, G., & Poulton, R. (2010). How common are common mental disorders? Evidence that lifetime prevalence rates are doubled by prospective versus retrospective ascertainment. Psychological Medicine, 40(6), 899-909. doi: 10.1017/s0033291709991036

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kokaua, J., Wells, E., & Graham, P. (2010). Use of a hierarchical Bayes model for complex surveys to estimate prevalence of mental disorders among four ethnic groups in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. In M. Taumoepeau, C. Matthewson, G. Burnett & P. Vakaoti (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices VII. (pp. 31). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

2009

Journal - Research Article

Tobias, M., Gerritsen, S., Kokaua, J., & Templeton, R. (2009). Psychiatric illness among a nationally representative sample of sole and partnered parents in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(2), 136-144. doi: 10.1080/00048670802607196

Kokaua, J., & Wells, J. E. (2009). Twelve-month prevalences of mental disorders and treatment contact among Cook Islanders resident in New Zealand. Pacific Health Dialog, 15(1), 79-88.

Kokaua, J., Schaaf, D., Wells, J. E., & Foliaki, S. A. (2009). Twelve-month prevalence, severity, and treatment contact of mental disorders in New Zealand born and migrant Pacific participants in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Pacific Health Dialog, 15(1), 9-17.

Wells, J. E., McGee, M. A., Baxter, J., Agnew, F., Kokaua, J., for the New Zealand Mental Health Survey Research Team. (2009). Onset and lifetime use of drugs in New Zealand: Results from Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey 2003-2004. Drug & Alcohol Review, 28(2), 166-174. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00043.x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kokaua, J., Wells, E., & Graham, P. (2009). Comparison of models for analysing rates of mental health service use among Cook Islanders in New Zealand, accounting for missing ethnic group. In C. Matthewson & M. Taumoepeau (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices VI. (pp. 27). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

2007

Journal - Research Article

Schluter, P., Carter, S., & Kokaua, J. (2007). Indices and perception of crowding in Pacific households domicile within Auckland, New Zealand: Findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1248). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1248/2393/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Wells, E., Baxter, J., & Kokaua, J. (2007, November). Ethnic comparisons of substance use disorders in Te Rau Hinengaro, the New Zealand Mental Health Survey (NZMHS). Verbal presentation at the Combined Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs and Cutting Edge Addiction Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

2006

Chapter in Book - Research

Foliaki, S., Kokaua, J., Schaaf, D., & Tukuitonga, C. (2006). Pacific people. In M. A. Oakley Browne, J. E. Wells & K. M. Scott (Eds.), Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. (pp. 179-208). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.

Journal - Research Article

Foliaki, S. A., Kokaua, J., Schaaf, D., & Tukuitonga, C. (2006). Twelve-month and Lifetime prevalences of mental disorders and treatment contact among Pacific people in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40(10), 924-934.

Baxter, J., Kokaua, J., Wells, J. E., McGee, M. A., Oakley Browne, M. A., for the New Zealand Mental Health Survey Research Team. (2006). Ethnic comparisons of the 12 month prevalence of mental disorders and treatment contact in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 905-913.

Wells, J. E., Oakley Browne, M. A., Scott, K. M., McGee, M. A., Baxter, J., Kokaua, J., for the New Zealand Mental Health Survey Research Team. (2006). Prevalence, interference with life and severity of 12 month DSM-IV disorders in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 845-854.

Wells, J. E., Oakley Browne, M. A., Scott, K. M., McGee, M. A., Baxter, J., Kokaua, J., for the New Zealand Mental Health Survey Research Team. (2006). Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey: Overview of methods and findings. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 835-844.

2005

Journal - Research Article

Welsh, B., & Kokaua, J. (2005). New Zealand District Health Board Mental Health Service Profile. Benchmarking, 12(6), 508-514. doi: 10.1108/14635770510628645