Research Professor Nevil Pierse

2024

Journal - Research Article

Ombler, J., Jiang, T., Fraser, B., Nelson, J., McMinn, C., Hawkes, K., … Pehi, T., Aspinall, C., Bierre, S., … Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2024). Five-year post-housing outcomes for a Housing First cohort in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal on Homelessness, 4(1), 1-17. doi: 10.5206/ijoh.2023.3.16747

Keall, M. D., Pierse, N., Cunningham, C. W., Baker, M. G., Bierre, S., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). Factors associated with uptake of no-cost safety modifications to home access steps: Implications for equity and policy. Safety, 10, 7. doi: 10.3390/safety10010007

Journal - Research Other

Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Keall, M., Pierse, N., Baker, M. G., Cunningham, C., … Aspinall, C., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., … Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Fougere, G., Fraser, B., Fyfe, C., Grant, L., … Halley, C., Logan-Riley, A., … Olin, C., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pehi, T., Penny, G., … Randal, E., … Robson, B., Ruru, J., Shaw, C., … Teariki, M. A., Telfar Barnard, L., Tiatia, R., Toy-Cronin, B., … Viggers, H., … Zhang, W. (2024). He Kāinga Oranga: Reflections on 25 years of measuring the improved health, wellbeing and sustainability of healthier housing. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 54(3), 290-315. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2170427

2023

Journal - Research Article

Howden-Chapman, P., Viggers, H., Keall, M., Bierre, S., Grimes, A., & Pierse, N. (2023). Research-informed public policy: A case study of housing. Policy Quarterly, 19(4), 3-9.

Halley, C., Honeywill, C., Kang, J., Pierse, N., Robertson, O., Rawlinson, W., … Willink, R., & Crane, J. (2023). Preventing upper respiratory tract infections with prophylactic nasal carrageenan: A feasibility study. Future Microbiology, 18(18), 1319-1328. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2021-0122

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2023). “There’s no room for falling apart:” Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people's experiences of homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 2253431, 1-28. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/10538720.2023.2253431

Beukes, C., Tkatch, M., Pierse, N., Chun, S., Brennan, A., Anderson, A., & Brown, R. (2023). Substandard South Auckland housing: findings from a healthy homes initiative temperature study. Kōtuitui, 1-12. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2252038

Fraser, B., Chun, S., Pehi, T., Jiang, T., Johnson, E., Ombler, J., … Pierse, N. (2023). Post-housing first outcomes amongst a cohort of formerly homeless youth in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 53(5), 656-672. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2088572

Journal - Research Other

Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., & Fraser, B. (2023). Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Briefing, (21 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/housing-and-urban-regeneration-aotearoa-new-zealand

Other Research Output

Pierse, N. (2023, June). Numbers from a Kerry statistician: Housing and health. University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2022

Journal - Research Article

Pierse, N., Ombler, J., Chun, S., Fraser, B., White, M., Aspinall, C., … Howden-Chapman, P., … Jiang, T., & Atatoa-Carr, P. E. (2022). Two-year post-housing outcomes for a Housing First cohort in Aotearoa New Zealand. European Journal of Homelessness, 16(2), 121-144. Retrieved from https://www.feantsaresearch.org/en/publications/european-journal-of-homelessness

Chisholm, E., Robertson, O., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2022). Does the proportion of public housing tenants in a community affect their wellbeing? Results from New Zealand: A retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data. Cities, 131, 103916. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.103916

Fraser, B., Jiang, T., Cordue, H., & Pierse, N. (2022). Housing, instability, and discrimination amongst Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ youth in Aotearoa New Zealand. Youth, 2, 339-351. doi: 10.3390/youth2030025

Baker, M. G., Gurney, J., Moreland, N. J., Bennett, J., Oliver, J., Williamson, D. A., Pierse, N., … Merriman, T. R., … Edwards, R., … Thomson, W. M., Zhang, J., & Lennon, D. (2022). Risk factors for acute rheumatic fever: A case-control study. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 26, 100508. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100508

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2022). A failed attempt at participatory video with Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people who had experienced homelessness. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21. doi: 10.1177/16094069221103663

Shorter, C., Crane, J., Barnes, P., Kang, J., Honeywill, C., Robertson, O., O'Sullivan, K., Telfar-Barnard, L., Pierse, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2022). The cost of achieving healthy temperatures in children's bedrooms: Evidence from New Zealand. Energy Policy, 164, 112861. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112861

Nathan, K., Robertson, O., Atatoa Carr, P., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2022). Residential mobility and potentially avoidable hospitalisations in a population-based cohort of New Zealand children. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 76, 606-612. doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-218509

Harris Clark, I. K., Chun, S., O'Sullivan, K. C., & Pierse, N. (2022). Energy poverty among tertiary students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Energies, 15, 76. doi: 10.3390/en15010076

Chisholm, E., Pierse, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2022). Perceived benefits and risks of developing mixed communities in New Zealand: Implementer perspectives. Urban Research & Practice, 15(2), 275-298. doi: 10.1080/17535069.2020.1801831

Walker, G. J., Stelzer-Braid, S., Shorter, C., Honeywill, C., Wynn, M., Willenborg, C., Barnes, P., Kang, J., Pierse, N., Crane, J., Howden-Chapman, P., & Rawlinson, W. (2022). Viruses associated with acute respiratory infection in a community-based cohort of healthy NZ children. Journal of Medical Virology, 94, 454-460. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25493

2021

Chapter in Book - Other

Ombler, J., Pierse, N., White, M., McMinn, C., Fraser, B., Atatoa-Carr, P., Aspinall, C., Cook, H., Chun, S., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2021). The cost of homelessness. In D. Irvine & V. Sherson (Eds.), The open door: How The People's Project worked with others to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Hamilton-Kirikiriroa. (pp. 125-141). Kirikiriroa-Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand: The People's Project.

Journal - Research Article

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2021). "You're so powerless": Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people's experiences before becoming homeless in Aotearoa New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 16(12), e0259799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259799

Oliver, J., Bennett, J., Thomas, S., Zhang, J., Pierse, N., Moreland, N. J., Williamson, D. A., Jack, S., & Baker, M. (2021). Preceding group A streptococcus skin and throat infections are individually associated with acute rheumatic fever: Evidence from New Zealand. BMJ Global Health, 6, e007038. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007038

Keall, M. D., Tupara, H., Pierse, N., Wilkie, M., Baker, M. G., Howden-Chapman, P., & Cunningham, C. (2021). Home modifications to prevent home fall injuries in houses with Māori occupants (MHIPI): A randomised controlled trial. Lancet Public Health, 6(9), e631-e640. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(21)00135-3

Howden-Chapman, P., Fyfe, C., Nathan, K., Keall, M., Riggs, L., & Pierse, N. (2021). The effects of housing on health and well-being in Aotearoa New Zealand [ Ngā pānga o ngā whare noho ki te hauora me te toiora i Aotearoa]. New Zealand Population Review, 47, 16-32. Retrieved from https://population.org.nz/latest-journals/

Oliver, J., Robertson, O., Zhang, J., Marsters, B. L., Sika-Paotonu, D., Jack, S., Bennett, J., Williamson, D. A., … Pierse, N., & Baker, M. G. (2021). Early release-ethnically disparate disease progression and outcomes among acute rheumatic fever patients in New Zealand, 1989–2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27(7), 1893-1901. doi: 10.3201/eid2707.203045

Fraser, B., White, M., Cook, H., Chisholm, E., Ombler, J., Chun, S., … Pierse, N. (2021). Service usage of a cohort of formerly homeless women in Aotearoa New Zealand. SSM Population Health, 15, 100842. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100842

Chisholm, E., Pierse, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2021). What is a mixed-tenure community? Views from New Zealand practitioners and implications for researchers. Urban Policy & Research, 39(1), 33-47. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2020.1863780

Robertson, O., Nathan, K., Howden-Chapman, P., Baker, M. G., Atatoa Carr, P., & Pierse, N. (2021). Residential mobility for a national cohort of New Zealand-born children by area socioeconomic deprivation level and ethnic group. BMJ Open, 11, e039706. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039706

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pierse, N. (2021, September). Improving housing for health and equity. Verbal presentation at the Achieving Health Equity from Research Conference [Otago Spotlight Series], Wellington, New Zealand.

2020

Journal - Research Article

Rangiwhetu, L. J., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Public housing and well-being: Evaluation frameworks to influence policy. Health Education & Behavior, 47(6), 825-835. doi: 10.1177/1090198120917095

Pierse, N., White, M., Ombler, J., Davis, C., Chisholm, E., Baker, M., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Well Homes Initiative: A home-based intervention to address housing-related ill health. Health Education & Behavior, 47(6), 836-844. doi: 10.1177/1090198120911612

Telfar Barnard, L., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2020). Renting poorer housing: Ecological relationships between tenure, dwelling condition, and income and housing-sensitive hospitalizations in a developed country. Health Education & Behavior, 47(6), 816-824. doi: 10.1177/1090198120945923

Oliver, J., Upton, A., Jack, S. J., Pierse, N., Williamson, D. A., & Baker, M. G. (2020). Distribution of streptococcal pharyngitis and acute rheumatic fever, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010-2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(6), 1113-1121. doi: 10.3201/eid2606.181462

Shaw, C., Boulic, M., Longley, I., Mitchell, T., Pierse, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). The association between indoor and outdoor NO₂ levels: A case study in 50 residences in an urban neighbourhood in New Zealand. Sustainable Cities & Society, 56, 102093. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102093

Chisholm, E., Pierse, N., Davies, C., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Promoting health through housing improvements, education and advocacy: Lessons from staff involved in Wellington's Healthy Housing Initiative. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31, 7-15. doi: 10.1002/hpja.247

Journal - Research Other

Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2020). Commentary on housing, health, and well-being in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Health Education & Behavior, 47(6), 802-804. doi: 10.1177/1090198120967932

Keall, M., Tupara, H., Pierse, N., Wilkie, M., Baker, M., Howden-Chapman, P., & Cunningham, C. (2020). Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of home modification to prevent home fall injuries in houses with Māori occupants. Methods & Protocols, 3(4), 71. doi: 10.3390/mps3040071

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Robertson, O., Nathan, K., Howden-Chapman, P., Baker, M., Atatoa Carr, P., & Pierse, N. (2020). Residential mobility and changes in deprivation levels for 0-4 year olds in New Zealand. International Journal of Population Data Science, 5(5). doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1553

2019

Journal - Research Article

Fraser, B., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., & Cook, H. (2019). LGBTIQ+ homelessness: A review of the literature. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16(15), 2677. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152677

Nathan, K., Robertson, O., Atatoa Carr, P., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2019). Residential mobility and socioemotional and behavioural difficulties in a preschool population cohort of New Zealand children. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 73, 947-953. doi: 10.1136/jech-2019-212436

Lawson-Te Aho, K., Fariu-Ariki, P., Ombler, J., Aspinall, C., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2019). A principles framework for taking action on Māori/Indigenous homelessness in Aotearoa/New Zealand. SSM Population Health, 8, 100450. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100450

Pierse, N., Ombler, J., White, M., Aspinall, C., McMinn, C., Atatoa-Carr, P., … Fraser, B., Cook, H., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2019). Service usage by a New Zealand Housing First cohort prior to being housed. SSM Population Health, 8, 100432. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100432

Kristono, G. A., Shorter, C., Pierse, N., Crane, J., & Siebers, R. (2019). Endotoxin, cat and house dust mite allergens in electrostatic cloths and bedroom dust. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, 16(1), 89-96. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2018.1536827

Bennett, J., Davy, P., Trompetter, B., Wang, Y., Pierse, N., Boulic, M., … Howden-Chapman, P. (2019). Sources of indoor air pollution at a New Zealand urban primary school: A case study. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 10, 435-444. doi: 10.1016/j.apr.2018.09.006

Journal - Research Other

Baker, M. G., Gurney, J., Oliver, J., Moreland, N. J., Williamson, D. A., Pierse, N., … Merriman, T. R., … Murray, C., … Edwards, R., Foster Page, L., … Lennon, D. (2019). Risk factors for acute rheumatic fever: Literature review and protocol for a case-control study in New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16(22), 4515. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224515

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Karvonen, A. M., Täubel, M., Shorter, C., Pierse, N., Douwes, J., Pekkanen, J., … Howden-Chapman, P., Stanley, T., Barnes, P., & Crane, J. (2019). Moisture damage related fungal microbiota and new-onset wheezing in children. Allergy, 74(Suppl. 106), (pp. 225-226). doi: 10.1111/all.13959

Oliver, J., Robertson, O., Zhang, J., Marsters, B., Sika-Paotonu, D., Williamson, D., … Pierse, N., & Baker, M. (2019). Progression of acute rheumatic fever to recurrence, rheumatic heart disease, and death in New Zealand children and youth: A cohort study. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 28(Suppl. 1), (pp. S4). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.05.013

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pierse, N. (2019, February). Household improvements to prevent ARF and other childhood infections. Verbal presentation at the Public Health Summer School Symposium: Update on Rheumatic Fever Prevention and Control, Wellington, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Rangiwhetu, L., Pierse, N., Viggers, H., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2018). Cold New Zealand council housing getting an upgrade. Policy Quarterly, 14(2), 65, 73.

Atatoa Carr, P., Pawar, S., Graham, R., McMinn, C., Nelson, J., Ombler, J., & Pierse, N. (2018). Housing First in Hamilton: Who were first housed? Parity, 31(10), 56-58.

Berry, M. J., Foster, T., Rowe, K., Robertson, O., Robson, B., & Pierse, N. (2018). Gestational age, health, and educational outcomes in adolescents. Pediatrics, 142(5), e20181016. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-1016

Jack, S. J., Williamson, D. A., Galloway, Y., Pierse, N., Zhang, J., Oliver, J., … Baker, M. G. (2018). Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in the 21st century: Evaluation of a national programme. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(5), 1585-1593. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy150

Thompson, M. G., Pierse, N., Huang, Q. S., Prasad, N., Duque, J., Newbern, E. C., Baker, M. G., … on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team, including Williamson, D. A. (2018). Influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza-associated intensive care admissions and attenuating severe disease among adults in New Zealand 2012–2015. Vaccine, 36(39), 5916-5925. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.07.028

Prasad, N., Trenholme, A. A., Huang, Q. S., Thompson, M. G., Pierse, N., Widdowson, M. A., … and SHIVERS team. (2018). Interactive effects of age and respiratory virus on severe lower respiratory infection. Epidemiology & Infection, 146(4), 1861-1869. doi: 10.1017/s0950268818002017

Doyle, H., Pierse, N., Tiatia, R., Williamson, D., Baker, M., & Crane, J. (2018). The effect of the oral probiotic Streptococcus salivarius (K12) on Group A streptococcus pharyngitis: A pragmatic trial in schools. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37(7), 619-623. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001847

Oliver, J., Malliya Wadu, E., Pierse, N., Moreland, N. J., Williamson, D. A., & Baker, M. G. (2018). Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage: A meta-analysis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(3), e0006335. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006335

Oliver, J., Pierse, N., Williamson, D. A., & Baker, M. G. (2018). Estimating the likely true changes in rheumatic fever incidence using two data sources. Epidemiology & Infection, 146(2), 265-275. doi: 10.1017/S0950268817002734

Oliver, J., Foster, T., Williamson, D. A., Pierse, N., & Baker, M. G. (2018). Using preceding hospital admissions to identify children at risk of developing acute rheumatic fever. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 54(5), 499-505. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13786

Shorter, C., Crane, J., Pierse, N., Barnes, P., Kang, J., Wickens, K., … Stanley, T., … Howden-Chapman, P., and the Wellington Research General Practicioner Research Network. (2018). Indoor visible mold and mold odour are associated with new-onset childhood wheeze in a dose-dependent manner. Indoor Air, 28(1), 6-15. doi: 10.1111/ina.12413

Oliver, J., Foster, T., Kvalsvig, A., Williamson, D. A., Baker, M. G., & Pierse, N. (2018). Risk of rehospitalisation and death for vulnerable New Zealand children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103(4), 327-334. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-312671

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rangiwhetu, L., Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., Randal, E., & Short, I. (2018). Evaluating the Tamaki regeneration. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 41). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

Keall, M., Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Cunningham, C., & Baker, M. (2018). Lessons learned from implementing a programme of home modifications to prevent falls amongst the general population. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 32). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

Fraser, B., Cook, H., Pierse, N., & Chisholm, E. (2018). An holistic conceptualisation of LBGTIQ+ homelessness. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 28). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

Riggs, L., Baker, M., Howden-Chapman, P., Keall, M., & Pierse, N. (2018). Poor housing quality and overcrowding: Estimating the environmental burden of disease in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 17-18). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Foster, T., Berry, M., Robson, B., Robertson, O., Rowe, K., & Pierse, N. (2018, August). Gestational age and associated health and educational outcomes: Life outcomes to adolescence for premature infants in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Cook, H. and co-signatories, including Aspinall, C., Baker, M., Ball, J., Brewer, N., Cleghorn, C., Cunningham, R., Donovan, S., D'Souza, A., Edwards, R., Fraser, B., Gage, R., Hoek, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Hurley, K., Kvalsvig, A., Kvizhinadze, G., Lawson-Te Aho, K., McIntyre, M. E., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pierse, N., Purdie, N., Rangiwhetu, L., Reidy, J., Russel, M., Sarfati, D., Shaw, C., Signal, L., Stanley, J., Thornley, L., Viggers, H., White, M., Wilson, N., and Zhang, W. (2018). Revision of the Abortion Law. Submission to New Zealand Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand. [Government Submission].

Howden-Chapman, P. & Pierse, N. (2018, June). Examples from a recent stocktake and public health practice and policy. Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Howden-Chapman, P., Chisholm, E., Telfar Barnard, L., Viggers, H., O'Sullivan, K., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., Preval, N., Randal, E., Tiatia, R., Ombler, J., Amore, K., Rivera-Muñoz, G., … Davies, C., Aspinall, C., Oliver, J., Baker, M., Keall, M., … Crane, J., & Pierse, N. (2017). Housing, energy and health in resilient cities. In P. Howden-Chapman, L. Early & J. Ombler (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities. (pp. 95-106). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.

Journal - Research Article

Rangiwhetu, L., Pierse, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2017). Effects of minor household interventions to block draughts on social housing temperatures: A before and after study. Kōtuitui, 12(2), 235-245. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2017.1372787

Khieu, T. Q. T., Pierse, N., Telfar-Barnard, L. F., Zhang, J., Huang, Q. S., & Baker, M. G. (2017). Modelled seasonal influenza mortality shows marked differences in risk by age, sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic position in New Zealand. Journal of Infection, 75(3), 225-233. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.05.017

Oliver, J. R., Pierse, N., Stefanogiannis, N., Jackson, C., & Baker, M. G. (2017). Acute rheumatic fever and exposure to poor housing conditions in New Zealand: A descriptive study. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 53(4), 358-364. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13421

Keall, M. D., Pierse, N., Howden-Chapman, P., Guria, J., Cunningham, C. W., & Baker, M. G. (2017). Cost—benefit analysis of fall injuries prevented by a programme of home modifications: A cluster randomised controlled trial. Injury Prevention, 23(1), 22-26. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041947

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Ombler, J., Atatoa-Carr, P., Nelson, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Lawson Te-Aho, K., Fariu-Ariki, P., Cook, H., Aspinall, C., Fraser, B., … Pierse, N. (2017). Ending homelessness in New Zealand: Housing First research programme [Update]. Parity, 30(10), 5-7.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Baker, M., Oliver, J., Thomas, S., Zhang, J., Upton, A., Pierse, N., … Williamson, D. (2017). Using linked health data to better understand the causes of acute rheumatic fever and other post-streptococcal diseases. Proceedings of the 3rd One Health Aotearoa Symposium. Retrieved from https://onehealth.org.nz

Pierse, N., Ombler, J., Aspinall, C., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2017). Homelessness in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 12th European Research Conference on Homelessness. Retrieved from http://www.feantsa.org

2016

Journal - Research Article

Pierse, N., Carter, K., Bierre, S., Law, D., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2016). Examining the role of tenure, household crowding and housing affordability on psychological distress, using longitudinal data. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 70(10), 961-966. doi: 10.1136/jech-2015-206716

Lane, C. R., Carville, K. S., Pierse, N., & Kelly, H. A. (2016). Seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates: Development of a parsimonious case test negative model using a causal approach. Vaccine, 34(8), 1070-1076. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.002

Pierse, N., Kelly, H., Thompson, M. G., Bissielo, A., Radke, S., Huang, Q. S., Baker, M. G., Turner, N., on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team. (2016). Influenza vaccine effectiveness for hospital and community patients using control groups with and without non-influenza respiratory viruses detected, Auckland, New Zealand 2014. Vaccine, 34(4), 503-509. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.073

Journal - Research Other

Shorter, C., Täubel, M., Pierse, N., Douwes, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Hyvärinen, A., & Crane, J. (2016). Objective assessment of domestic mold contamination using quantitative PCR. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 137(2), 622-624. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.06.039

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Oliver, J., Malliya Wadu, E., Pierse, N., Moreland, N., Williamson, D. S., & Baker, M. (2016). Group a Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage a systematic review. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 53S, (pp. 87). doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.11.220

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pierse, N. (2016, February). SHELTER: Safe Housing Enabling Long Term Effective Recovery. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Housing Researchers Conference (AHRC), Auckland, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Oliver, J., Baker, M. G., Pierse, N., & Carapetis, J. (2015). Comparison of approaches to rheumatic fever surveillance across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12969

Khieu, T. Q. T., Pierse, N., Telfar-Barnard, L. F., Huang, Q. S., & Baker, M. G. (2015). Estimating the contribution of influenza to hospitalisations in New Zealand from 1994 to 2008. Vaccine, 33(33), 4087-4092. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.080

Keall, M. D., Pierse, N., Howden-Chapman, P., Cunningham, C., Cunningham, M., Guria, J., & Baker, M. G. (2015). Home modifications to reduce injuries from falls in the Home Injury Prevention Intervention (HIPI) study: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 385(9964), 231-238. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61006-0

Myers, J. A., Haney, M. F., Griffiths, R. F., Pierse, N. F., & Powell, D. M. C. (2015). Fatigue in air medical clinicians undertaking high-acuity patient transports. Prehospital Emergency Care, 19(1), 36-43. doi: 10.3109/10903127.2014.936633

Oliver, J., Pierse, N., & Baker, M. G. (2015). Estimating rheumatic fever incidence in New Zealand using multiple data sources. Epidemiology & Infection, 143(1), 167-177. doi: 10.1017/s0950268814000296

Journal - Research Other

Siebers, R., Wu, F. F. F., Shorter, C., Pierse, N., & Crane, J. (2015). Effect of repeated freeze/thawing of household dust extracts on β-(1,3)-glucan levels. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, 12(1), D1-D3. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2014.963590

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ball, S., O'Brien, P., Bennett, M., Edwards, T., Malcolm, J., & Pierse, N. (2015, November). One month of Blis probiotic decreases strep carriage and sore throats in schools. Verbal presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Jack, S., Williamson, D., Galloway, Y., Pierse, N., Milne, R., Mackereth, G., Zhang, J., Oliver, J., & Baker, M. G. (2015). Interim evaluation of the sore throat management component of the New Zealand Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme: Quantitative findings. Porirua, New Zealand: Institute of Environmental Science and Research. 161p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz

2014

Journal - Research Article

Turner, N., Pierse, N., Huang, Q. S., Radke, S., Bissielo, A., Thompson, M. G., … on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team, including Williamson, D. A. (2014). Interim estimates of the effectiveness of seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in preventing influenza hospitalisations and primary care visits in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2014. Eurosurveillance, 19(42), 20934.

Turner, N., Pierse, N., Bissielo, A., Huang, Q. S., Radke, S., Baker, M. G., … on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team, including Williamson, D. A. (2014). Effectiveness of seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in preventing influenza hospitalisations and primary care visits in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2013. Eurosurveillance, 19(34), 4.

Oliver, J., Pierse, N., & Baker, M. G. (2014). Improving rheumatic fever surveillance in New Zealand: Results of a surveillance sector review. BMC Public Health, 14, 528. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-528

Huang, Q. S., Baker, M., McArthur, C., Roberts, S., Williamson, D., Grant, C., … Pierse, N., … Widdowson, M.-A. (2014). Implementing hospital-based surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections caused by influenza and other respiratory pathogens in New Zealand. Western Pacific Surveillance & Response, 5(2). doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.1.004

Turner, N., Pierse, N., Bissielo, A., Huang, Q. S., Baker, M. G., Widdowson, M.-A., … on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team, including Williamson, D. A. (2014). The effectiveness of seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in preventing laboratory confirmed influenza hospitalisations in Auckland, New Zealand in 2012. Vaccine, 32, 3687-3693. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.013

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Täubel, M., Shorter, C., Pierse, N., Hyvärinen, A., & Crane, J. (2014). Quantitative pcr determination of microbes in relation to observed measures of mould in homes. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. (pp. 797-799). International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Oliver, J., Pierse, N., & Baker, M. (2014). Investigating the housing conditions of rheumatic fever patients: A case study. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 288). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Baker, M., Huang, S., Williamson, D., Grant, C., Trenholme, A., Pierse, N., … on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team. (2014). Investigating risk factors for severe acute respiratory infection and influenza hospitalisation in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 224). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Oliver, J., Pierse, N., & Baker, M. (2014). Improving rheumatic fever surveillance in New Zealand: Results of a surveillance sector review. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 180). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Khieu, T., Zhang, J., Pierse, N., Telfar Barnard, L., & Baker, M. (2014). Estimating the contribution of influenza to hospitalisations in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 179). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Huang, S., Turner, N., Baker, M., McArthur, C., Williamson, D., Grant, C., … Pierse, N., … on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team. (2014). Southern hemisphere influenza and vaccine effectiveness research and surveillance (SHIVERS) in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 177-178). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Baker, M. G., Lennon, D., Gurney, J., Percival, T., Pierse, N., Merriman, T., … Murray, C., … Oliver, J., & Edwards, R. (2014). Choosing optimal controls for a rheumatic fever case-control study in New Zealand. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 66-67). [Abstract]

Oliver, J., Pierse, N., & Baker, M. (2014). Estimating the likely true rheumatic fever incidence in New Zealand. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 45-46). [Abstract]

Pierse, N. (2014). Results from a randomised controlled trial of a home injury prevention intervention. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 34). [Abstract]

Shorter, C., Crane, J., Wickens, K., Pierse, N., Stanley, T., Barnes, P., Kang, J., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2014). Visible mould and dampness are associated with new onset wheezing in New Zealand children. Clinical & Translational Allergy, 4(Suppl. 1), P47. doi: 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s1-p47

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Oliver, J., Pierse, N., & Baker, M. (2014, September). An investigation of rheumatic fever patients' housing conditions. Poster session presented at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Learning Different Research Languages, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Pierse, N., Arnold, R., Keall, M., Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Cunningham, M., the Housing, Heating, and Health Study Research Team, including Bennett, J. (2013). Modelling the effects of low indoor temperatures on the lung function of children with asthma. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 67, 918-925. doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-202632

Viggers, H., Howden-Chapman, P., Ingham, T., Chapman, R., Pene, G., Davies, C., … Pierse, N., Wilson, H., Zhang, J., Baker, M., & Crane, J. (2013). Warm homes for older people: Aims and methods of a randomised community-based trial for people with COPD. BMC Public Health, 13, 176. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-176

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Huang, S., Baker, M., McArthur, C., Roberts, S., Williamson, D., Alley, D., … Turner, N., Pierse, N., … Widdowson, M.-A. (2013). Have you got SHIVERS? Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 74). Retrieved from http://www.psnz2013.co.nz/

Turner, N., Pierse, N., Bissielo, A., Wood, T., Kelly, H., Baker, M. G., … on behalf of the SHIVERS investigation team. (2013). Vaccine effectiveness against laboratory confirmed influenza in those hospitalised with severe acute respiratory illnesses in New Zealand: 2012 to 2013. Proceedings of the Australasian Virology Society (AVS) Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.avs.org.au/scientific-program/

2012

Journal - Research Article

Kamat, A. S., Pierse, N., Devane, P., & Mutimer, J. (2012). Redefining the cast index: The optimum technique to reduce redisplacement in pediatric distal forearm fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 32(8), 787-791. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318272474d

Wu, F. F.-S., Wu, M.-W., Pierse, N., Crane, J., & Siebers, R. (2012). Daily vacuuming of mattresses significantly reduces house dust mite allergens, bacterial endotoxin, and fungal β-glucan. Journal of Asthma, 49(2), 139-143. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2011.654023

2011

Journal - Research Article

Gillespie-Bennett, J., Pierse, N., Wickens, K., Crane, J., Howden-Chapman, P., and the Housing Heating and Health Study Research Team, including Viggers, H., & Lloyd, B. (2011). The respiratory health effects of nitrogen dioxide in children with asthma. European Respiratory Journal, 38, 303-309. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00115409

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pierse, N., Keall, M., Arnold, R., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2011). Measuring the placebo effect in unblinded randomised community trials. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A203-A204). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976g.83

Pierse, N., Arnold, R., Keall, M., Crane, J., Howden-Chapman, P., & Cunningham, M. (2011). Identifying an optimal exposure metric for measuring the short-term effects of low indoor temperatures on asthmatic children's lung function. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A38-A39). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976b.9

2010

Journal - Research Article

Wu, F. F.-S., Wu, M.-W., Chang, C.-F., Lai, S.-M., Pierse, N., Crane, J., & Siebers, R. (2010). Endotoxin and β-(1,3)-glucan levels in automobiles: A pilot study. Annals of Agricultural & Environmental Medicine, 17(2), 327-330.

Wu, F. F.-S., Chang, C.-F., Wu, M.-W., Pierse, N., & Siebers, R. (2010). Prevalence of macrocytosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 64, 86-87.

Free, S., Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Viggers, H., the Housing, Heating, and Health Study Research Team, including Nicholls, S., Bennett, J., Shields, D., Lloyd, B., Wickens, K., Baker, M., & Crane, J. (2010). More effective home heating reduces school absences for children with asthma. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 64(5), 379-386. doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.086520

Preval, N., Chapman, R., Pierse, N., Howden-Chapman, P., the Housing, Heating, and Health Study Research Team, including Gillespie-Bennett, J. (2010). Evaluating energy, health and carbon co-benefits from improved domestic space heating: A randomised community trial. Energy Policy, 38(8), 3965-3972. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.020

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Tay, J., Ingham, T. R., Jones, B., Pierse, N., & Burgess, C. (2010). Taste perceptions of salbutamol-containing inhalers: A randomised crossover trial. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 107(Suppl. 1), (pp. 612). doi: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2010.00600.x

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Tay, J., Ingham, T. R., Jones, B., Pierse, N., & Burgess, C. (2010, July). Taste perceptions of salbutamol-containing inhalers: A randomised crossover trial. Poster session presented at the 16th World Congress on Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pierse, N. (2010, September-October). The short-term effects of low indoor temperatures on asthmatic children's lung function. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia.

2009

Journal - Research Article

Wu, F. F.-S., Siebers, R., Chang, C.-F., Hsieh, S.-W., Wu, M.-W., Chen, C.-Y., Pierse, N., & Crane, J. (2009). Indoor allergens and microbial bio-contaminants in homes of asthmatic children in Central Taiwan. Journal of Asthma, 46(7), 745-749. doi: 10.1080/02770900903082597

Heyes, J., Siebers, R., Parkes, A., Pierse, N., & Crane, J. (2009). β-(1,3)-glucan levels and its determinants in New Zealand bedrooms. Journal of Asthma, 46(1), 64-66. doi: 10.1080/02770900802478326

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pierse, N., Keall, M., Arnold, R., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2009). Causality in randomised community trials. Australasian Epidemiologist. 16(2), (pp. 80-81). [Abstract]

2008

Journal - Research Article

Boulic, M., Fjällström, P., Phipps, R., Cunningham, M., Cleland, D., Pierse, N., Howden-Chapman, P., … Viggers, H., … and the Housing, Heating, and Health Team, including Baker, M., Crane, J., Cunningham, C., Free, S., Gillespie-Bennett, J., Shields, D., & Wickens, K. (2008). Cold homes in New Zealand: Does increasing the heater capacity improve indoor temperatures? Clean Air & Environmental Quality, 42(3), 22-29.

Gillespie-Bennett, J., Pierse, N., Wickens, K., Crane, J., Nicholls, S., Shields, D., … Viggers, H., Baker, M., … Howden-Chapman, P. (2008). Sources of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) in New Zealand homes: Findings from a community randomized controlled trial of heater substitutions. Indoor Air, 18(6), 521-528. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00554.x

Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Nicholls, S., Gillespie-Bennett, J., Viggers, H., Cunningham, M., … Free, S., … Lloyd, B., Wickens, K., Shields, D., Baker, M., Cunningham, C., … Crane, J. (2008). Effects of improved home heating on asthma in community dwelling children: Randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 337, 852-855. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1411

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Viggers, H., Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Gillespie-Bennett, J., Cunningham, M., Phipps, R., & Crane, J. (2008). Effect of installing effective heaters into the homes of asthmatic children. Proceedings of the Population Health Congress. (pp. 50-55). Maroochydore, Australia: Australian Health Promotion Association. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Gillespie-Bennett, J., Pierse, N., Wickens, K., Crane, J., Viggers, H., Nicholls, S., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2008, August). Improving indoor air in New Zealand homes: The respiratory health effects of nitrogen dioxide exposure. Verbal presentation at the Indoor Air Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2007

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gillespie, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Wickens, K., Pierse, N., Viggers, H., … Housing and Heating Research Team. (2007). Improving the indoor air in New Zealand homes: The respiratory health effects of nitrogen dioxide exposure. Proceedings of the 14th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA) World Congress. Retrieved from http://www.iuappa2007.com/

2006

Journal - Research Article

Kulkarni, N., Pierse, N., Rushton, L., & Grigg, J. (2006). Carbon in airway macrophages and lung function in children. New England Journal of Medicine, 355, 21-30.

Pierse, N., Rushton, L., Harris, R. S., Kuehni, C. E., Silverman, M., & Grigg, J. (2006). Locally-generated particulate pollution and respiratory symptoms in young children. Thorax, 61, 216-220.

Journal - Research Other

Edwards, R., Wilson, N., & Pierse, N. (2006). Highly hazardous air quality associated with smoking in cars: New Zealand pilot study [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1244). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1244/2294/content.pdf

2005

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thomson, G., Bolland, A., Tan, D., & Pierse, N. (2005). Smoking and secondhand smoke in shared accommodation for young adults. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference. (pp. 69). Retrieved from http://www.tobaccocontrol2005.com