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Contact Details

Phone
+64 4 918 6048
Email
anna.davies@otago.ac.nz

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Position
Research Fellow
Department
Department of Public Health (Wellington)
Qualifications
BSc DPH MSc
Research summary
Epidemiology; data linkage

Research

Anna joined the University of Otago as a Research Fellow in 2014 to work on the Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE3). Anna's main role in the programme is to undertake data linkage analysis of datasets from the national health data collections. Her research interests include data linkage, epidemiology, data visualisation, and mental health and addiction.

Prior to working for the University of Otago, Anna worked at the Ministry of Health as a Senior Advisor (Epidemiology) with a focus on data linkage (developing the Ministry’s linkage system known as Health Tracker) and use of the national health data collections. Her interest in mental health and addiction developed through her undergraduate and masters degrees in psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin and through work at the Mental Health Commission.

Publications

Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Whitehead, J., Costello, S., Dawkins, P., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., Lawrenson, R., Scott, N., & Koea, J. (2024). Equity of travel to access surgery and radiation therapy for lung cancer in New Zealand. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, 171. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08375-9 Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Cameron, L., Costello, S., Dawkins, P., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., Lawrenson, R., Whitehead, J., & Koea, J. (2024). Access to and timeliness of lung cancer surgery, radiation therapy, and systemic therapy in New Zealand: A universal health care context. JCO Global Oncology, 10, e2300258. doi: 10.1200/GO.23.00258 Journal - Research Article

Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., Davies, A., & Jones, A. (2024). The estimated health impact of alcohol interventions in New Zealand: A modelling study. Addiction, 119, 125-136. doi: 10.1111/add.16331 Journal - Research Article

Chambers, T., Mizdrak, A., Herbert, S., Davies, A., & Jones, A. C. (2023). Interventions to reduce alcohol’s harms to health: A modelling study: Protocol. (pp. 1-15). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.hpa.org.nz/our-work/research/publications Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Signal, V., Costello, S., Dawkins, P., … Jackson, C., … Koea, J. (2023). Emergency presentation prior to lung cancer diagnosis: A national-level examination of disparities and survival outcomes. Lung Cancer, 179, 107174. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.03.010 Journal - Research Article

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