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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 4525
Email
karen.tustin@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Fellow
Department
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BA(Hons) PhD
Research summary
Child and youth health and wellbeing

Research

I am currently a Research Fellow in the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES). In this role, I conduct research in the health and wellbeing of children and young people and contribute to high-quality contracted reports for Manatū Hauora and Te Whatu Ora (and regions).

I am also the Principal Investigator for the Cure Kids-funded State of Child Health Report, which reports annually on common childhood conditions in Aotearoa. The goal of these reports is to advocate for actions and policies that will make a meaningful change to improve the health and wellbeing of children in Aotearoa.

Publications

McAnally, H., Dawson, P., Tustin, K., Turnbull, F., Wicken, A., Adams, J., & Taylor, B. (2026). Use of secondary and specialist care for the management of postnatal mental health. Commissioned by Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and the regions of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 37p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/51842 Commissioned Report for External Body

Tustin, K. (2026, March). Neurodisability: The NZ landscape and what works. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Paediatric Forum, Auckland, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Tustin, K., & Fleming, J. (2026). State of child health in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 1-58). Auckland, New Zealand: Cure Kids. Retrieved from https://www.curekids.org.nz/ Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Tustin, K., Adams, J., Bowden, N., McAnally, H., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Kanorau ā-roro: Neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 228p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/49735 Commissioned Report for External Body

Taylor, B., Wicken, A., Cadzow, M., Tustin, K., Adams, J., McAnally, H., & Turnbull, F. (2025, November). An interactive dashboard for monitoring child and youth health outcomes in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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