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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 470 9074
Email
kirsten.coppell@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Edgar National Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research
Department
Department of Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
MB ChB FNZCPHM MPH DipObst(Otago)
Research summary
Prevention and management of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Research

Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell is a specialist in public health medicine and has also trained and practised as a general practitioner in New Zealand and the UK. During her public health medicine training Kirsten became involved with diabetes quality of care improvement initiatives. She has undertaken diabetes and diabetes related research at Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research since it was established in 2003.

She has recently established the Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) network, a research group looking at dietary treatments and disease monitoring. In addition to research, Kirsten has contributed to national diabetes clinical guidelines. She is also a member of the National Diabetes Service Improvement Group, an executive member of the NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes, a steering committee member of the Gut Health Network, Health Research Council of NZ College of Experts member, and the NZ College of Public Health Medicine Training Programme Supervisor for the South Island.

Gut Health Network
NZ College of Public Health Medicine Training Programme
NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes

Publications

Marek, L., Wiki, J., Mandic, S., Spence, J. C., Smith, M., García Bengoechea, E., Coppell, K. J., … Hobbs, M. (2025). Access to healthy built and natural environments and physical activity and screen time in New Zealand adolescents: A geospatial cross-sectional study. GeoHealth, 9, e2024GH001101. doi: 10.1029/2024GH001101 Journal - Research Article

Parackal, S., Coppell, K., Anwar, M., & Akhtar, S. S. (2024). Dietary beliefs, knowledge and behaviour of NZ South Asians at risk for cardiovascular disease. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand (NSNZ) 58th Annual Conference: Kotahitanga. (pp. 52). Retrieved from https://www.nsnzconference.co.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Zhang, M., Coppell, K., Lo, J., & Whitehead, L. (2024). Cultural influences, experiences and interventions targeting self-management behaviours for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes in first-generation immigrants: A scoping review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jan.16621 Journal - Research Other

Akhtar, S. S., Anwar, M., Coppell, K. J., & Parackal, S. M. (2024). Conventional medication adherence and self-treatment practices among South Asian immigrants: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(4), 390-397. doi: 10.1071/HC24084 Journal - Research Article

McKerchar, C., Barthow, C., Huria, T., Jones, B., Coppell, K. J., Hall, R., Amataiti, T., Parry-Strong, A., Muimuiheata, S., Wright-McNaughton, M., & Krebs, J. (2024). Enablers and barriers to dietary change for Māori with nutrition-related conditions in Aotearoa New Zealand: A scoping review. Public Health Nutrition, 27, e245. doi: 10.1017/s136898002400212x Journal - Research Article

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