Professor Patricia Priest

2026

Journal - Research Article

Veenstra, N., Gustafson, P., Lambert, M., Kremer, L., O'Loughlin, H., Bartholomew, K., … Fusheini, A., Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2026). The FrEEIA readiness assessment tool: An evidence-informed pro-equity readiness assessment tool adapted in Aotearoa New Zealand for the implementation of health interventions. Frontiers in Health Services, 6, 1733685. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2026.1733685

2025

Journal - Research Article

Webber, C., Sriamporn, K. T., Morley, S. L., Ritchie, S., Hollingshead, B. M., McAllister, S., Priest, P., … Saxton, P. (2025). Why men who have sex with men in New Zealand intend to donate or not donate blood. Vox Sanguinis. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/vox.70043

Jefferies, S., Gilkison, C., Duff, P., Grey, C., French, N., Carr, H., Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2025). Ethnic equity in Aotearoa New Zealand's COVID-19 response: A descriptive epidemiological study. Public Health, 244, 105732. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105732

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Saxton, P., Ludlam, A., Paynter, J., Hollingshead, B., McAllister, S., Sriamporn, K. T., … Priest, P. (2025). Contact tracing prevalence among men who have sex with men diagnosed with an STI: Behavioural surveillance in New Zealand. Sexual Health, 22(4), PP03.70. [Abstract]

Saxton, P., Leakey, C., Ludlam, A., Paynter, J., McAllister, S., Haunui, K., … Priest, P. (2025). Monitoring the HIV “PrEP Gap” to inform implementation and policy using behavioural surveillance in New Zealand. Sexual Health, 22(4), LBA01.04. [Abstract]

2024

Journal - Research Article

Straub, C., Taylor, W., French, N. P., Murdoch, D. R., Priest, P., Anderson, T., & Scott, P. (2024). Zoonotic transmission of asymptomatic carriage Staphylococcus aureus on dairy farms in Canterbury, New Zealand. Microbial Genomics, 10, 001318. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001318

Anderson, E., Fenton, E., Priest, P., & Sullivan, T. (2024). How do past immunization strategies compare with the COVID-19 immunization rollout: A New Zealand analysis. Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness, 18, e18. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2024.3

Gustafson, P., Lambert, M., Bartholomew, K., Ratima, M., Abdul Aziz, Y., Kremer, L., Fusheini, A., … Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2024). Adapting an equity-focused implementation process framework with a focus on ethnic health inequities in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23, 15. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-02087-y

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McLeod, M., Morgaine, K., Fineran, P., Priest, P., & Jackson, S. (2024, August). Developing phage therapies for carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii and exploring public acceptance. Verbal presentation at the BMS Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Priest, P. (2024, November). HIV transmission in Aotearoa New Zealand: Are we on track to meet the 2030 target? Verbal presentation at the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit, Wellington, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Saxton, P., Ludlam, A., Paynter, J., McAllister, S., Haunui, K., Sriamporn, K. T., … Priest, P. (2024). Trends in combination HIV prevention and HIV testing 2002-2022: Research brief. (pp. 1-9). Retrieved from https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61c3974599b9f661a10fb3a7/t/663ad624a10ae2477b11c2a9/1715131941102/08.05.24+Trends+in+combination+HIV+prevention+and+HIV+testing+2002-2022_final.pdf

2023

Journal - Research Article

Mitchell, S., Macmillan, A., Morgaine, K. C., & Priest, P. (2023). Transdisciplinary stakeholder understandings of antimicrobial resistance: An integrative approach in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47(6), 100093. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100093

Carrington, S. D., Norris, P., Priest, P., & Wyeth, E. H. (2023). Māori expert views of antimicrobial resistance using a One Health approach: A qualitative study. MAI Journal, 12(2), 170-181. doi: 10.20507/MAIJournal.2023.12.2.1

de Gouw, A., McAllister, S., Bruning, J., Mukakayange, J., Bateman, J., & Priest, P. (2023). HIV in women in Aotearoa New Zealand: 25 years of surveillance data. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1568), 72-83. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Bateman, J. P., Saxton, P. J. W., de Gouw, A., Kolodziej, J., Priest, P. C., & McAllister, S. M. (2023). Late presentation of HIV infection among adults in New Zealand from 2011 to 2020. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 34(5), 332-337. doi: 10.1177/09564624231151458

McAllister, S., Iosua, E., Hollingshead, B., Bruning, J., Fisher, M., Olin, R., … de Gouw, A., & Priest, P. (2023). Quality of life in people living with HIV in Aotearoa New Zealand: An exploratory cross-sectional study. AIDS Care, 35(10), 1518-1525. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2082359

Journal - Research Other

Gustafson, P., Abdul Aziz, Y., Lambert, M., Bartholomew, K., Rankin, N., Fusheini, A., … Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2023). A scoping review of equity-focused implementation theories, models and frameworks in healthcare and their application in addressing ethnicity-related health inequities. Implementation Science, 18(1), 51. doi: 10.1186/s13012-023-01304-0

Coleman, M., Hill, J., Timeon, E., Rimon, E., Bauro, T., Ioteba, N., … Douglas, N. M., … Campbell, P. O., Williman, J., Priest, P., … Chambers, S. T. (2023). Effectiveness of population-wide screening and mass drug administration for leprosy control in Kiribati: The COMBINE protocol. BMJ Open, 13, e065369. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065369

Gustafson, P., Abdul Aziz, Y., Lambert, M., Bartholomew, K., Brown, R., Carswell, P., Fusheini, A., Ratima, M., Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2023). Supporting implementation of interventions to address ethnicity-related health inequities: Frameworks, facilitators and barriers: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 13, e065721. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065721

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McAllister, S., Bateman, J., de Gouw, A., Saxton, P., Anglemyer, A., & Priest, P. (2023, October). HIV transmission in Aotearoa New Zealand: Are we on track to meet the 2030 targets? Verbal presentation at the 44th New Zealand Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) Conference: Future Directions, Auckland, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Binny, R. N., Priest, P., French, N. P., Parry, M., Lustig, A., Hendy, S. C., … Plank, M. J. (2022). Sensitivity of RT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 through time. Journal of Infectious Diseases. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac317

Journal - Research Other

Saxton, P. J. W., McAllister, S. M., Thirkell, C. E., Ludlam, A. H., Bateman, J. P., Anglemyer, A. T., Priest, P. C., & Sonder, G. J. B. (2022). Population rates of HIV, gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses by sexual orientation in New Zealand [Short report]. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 98, 376-379. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055186

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gustafson, P., Abdul Aziz, Y., Lambert, M., Bartholomew, K., Brown, R., Carswell, P., Fusheini, A., Ratima, M., Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2022). Supporting equity in implementation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the 7th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 4-5). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Priest, P. (2022, November). Behind the scenes. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Gustafson, P., Abdul Aziz, Y., Lambert, M., Bartholomew, K., Brown, R., Carswell, P., Fusheini, A., Ratima, M., Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2022, September). Scoping the literature on equity-focused implementation theories, models and frameworks in healthcare. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Researchers Committee (PERC) & Division of Health Sciences Early & Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Joint Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Priest, P. (2022, November). Life through an epidemiological lens. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2021

Journal - Research Article

French, N., Jones, G., Heuer, C., Hope, V., Jefferies, S., Muellner, P., … Priest, P. (2021). Creating symptom-based criteria for diagnostic testing: A case study based on a multivariate analysis of data collected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 1119. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06810-4

Scott, P., Zhang, J., Anderson, T., Priest, P. C., Chambers, S., Smith, H., Murdoch, D. R., French, N., & Biggs, P. J. (2021). Whole-genome sequencing and ad hoc shared genome analysis of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a New Zealand primary school. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 20328. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-99080-8

Al-Busafi, S. A., Al-Harthi, R., Al-Naamani, K., Al-Zuhaibi, H., & Priest, P. (2021). Risk factors for hepatitis B virus transmission in Oman. Oman Medical Journal, 36(4), e287. doi: 10.5001/omj.2021.99

McAllister, S., van Asten, H., Anglemyer, A., Crengle, S., Zeng, J., Raymond, N., … Dickson, N., & Priest, P. (2021). Cascade of care of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand between 2006 and 2017. HIV Medicine, 22, 122-130. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12983

Journal - Research Other

Murdoch, D. R., Crengle, S., Frame, B., French, N. P., & Priest, P. C. (2021). "We have been warned": Preparing now to prevent the next pandemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1536), 8-11. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Carrington, S., Wyeth, E., Norris, P., & Priest, P. (2021). Applying a One Health Approach to exploring Māori understandings of antimicrobial resistance in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A qualitative investigation. Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). (pp. 52). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/view/ischp21

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bateman, J., McAllister, S., de Gouw, A., & Priest, P. (2021, October). Continued decline in HIV diagnoses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 42nd New Zealand Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) Conference: Showing Up, Speaking Out, [Online].

2020

Journal - Research Article

Jefferies, S., French, N., Gilkison, C., Graham, G., Hope, V., Marshall, J., … Prasad, N., Scott, J., … Priest, P. (2020). COVID-19 in New Zealand and the impact of the national response: A descriptive epidemiological study. Lancet Public Health, 5, e612-e623. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30225-5

Chambers, S. T., Ioteba, N., Timeon, E., Rimon, E., Murdoch, H., Green, J., … Williman, J., & Priest, P. (2020). Surveillance of leprosy in Kiribati, 1935-2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(5), 833-840. doi: 10.3201/eid2605.181746

Journal - Research Other

Murdoch, D., Addidle, M., Andersson, H.-S., Arnold, B., Balm, M., Benschop, J., … Birch, M., … Brunton, C., … Chambers, S., … Dalton, S., … Everts, R., … Freeman, J., French, N., … Hudson, B., … Ikram, R., Jack, S., Kelly, M., Lamont, I., Maze, M. J., … Metcalf, S., … Murton, S., … Pink, R., Pithie, A., … Priest, P., Raymond, N., … Taylor, J., … Upton, A., Ussher, J., Werno, A., & Wiles, S. (2020). Politicians: Please work together to minimise the spread of COVID-19. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1511), 7-8. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Harrison, S., Baker, M. G., Benschop, J., Death, R. G., French, N. P., Harmsworth, G., … Lamont, I. L., Priest, P. C., Ussher, J. E., & Murdoch, D. R. (2020). One Health Aotearoa: A transdisciplinary initiative to improve human, animal and environmental health in New Zealand. One Health Outlook, 2, 4. doi: 10.1186/s42522-020-0011-0

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Jefferies, S., French, N., Gilkison, C., Graham, G., Hope, V., Marshall, J., … Prasad, N., Scott, J., … Priest, P. (2020, December). The epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in New Zealand and impacts of the national response [Invited]. Verbal presentation at the 6th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, [Online].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Gilkison, C., Chambers, S., Blok, D. J., Richardus, J. H., Timeon, E., Rimon, E., & Priest, P. (2019). Predicting the impact of household contact and mass chemoprophylaxis on future new leprosy cases in South Tarawa, Kiribati: A modelling study. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(9), e0007646. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007646

Priest, P. C., Slow, S., Chambers, S. T., Cameron, C. M., Balm, M. N., Beale, M. W., Blackmore, T. K., … Ussher, J. E., van der Linden, A. J., … Murdoch, D. R. (2019). The burden of Legionnaires' disease in New Zealand (LegiNZ): A national surveillance study. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19, 770-777. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30113-6

Ritchie, S. R., Burrett, E., Priest, P., Drown, J., Taylor, S., Wei, J., … Thomas, M. G. (2019). The efficacy and acceptability of treatment to eradicate nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage amongst haemodialysis patients. Nephrology, 24, 744-750. doi: 10.1111/nep.13474

Journal - Research Other

Harrison, S., Kivuti-Bitok, L., Macmillan, A., & Priest, P. (2019). EcoHealth and One Health: A theory-focused review in response to calls for convergence. Environment International, 132, 105058. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105058

2018

Journal - Research Article

Cammock, R., Priest, P., Lovell, S., & Herbison, P. (2018). Awareness and use of family planning methods among iTaukei women in Fiji and New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(4), 365-371. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12761

Scott, P., Priest, P. C., Chambers, S. T., Heijne, J. C. M., & Murdoch, D. R. (2018). Staphylococcus aureus carriage in a New Zealand primary school: A cohort study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37(6), e172-e175. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001796

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Prinsen, G., Baker, M., Harrison, S., & Priest, P. (2018, December). Pandemic preparedness in small islands. Poster session presented at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Carrington, S. D., Wyeth, E., Norris, P., & Priest, P. (2018, December). Exploring Māori understandings of antimicrobial resistance in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A proposed qualitative investigation using a One Health approach. Poster session presented at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Mitchell, S., Macmillan, A., Priest, P., & Morgaine, K. (2018, September). Understanding antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Otago Spotlight Symposium on Infectious Disease, Wellington, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scott, P., Zhang, J., Anderson, T., Priest, P., Chambers, S., Murdoch, D., & Biggs, P. (2018, December). Whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a New Zealand primary school. Invited presentation at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Mitchell, S., Macmillan, A., Priest, P., Morgaine, K., & Foote, J. (2018, December). Understanding AMR in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Priest, P. (2018, September). The 'one health' concept. Verbal presentation at the Otago Spotlight Symposium on Infectious Disease, Wellington, New Zealand.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Cammock, R., Herbison, P., Lovell, S., & Priest, P. (2017). Family planning unmet need and access among iTaukei women in New Zealand and Fiji. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1462), 46-53. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Kenagy, E., Priest, P. C., Cameron, C. M., Smith, D., Scott, P., Cho, V., … Murdoch, D. R. (2017). Risk factors for Legionella longbeachae Legionnaires' disease, New Zealand. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23(7), 1148-1154. doi: 10.3201/eid2307.161429

Journal - Research Other

Swinburn, B., Vandevijvere, S., on behalf of submitting health professors, including Hornblow, A., Taylor, B., Drummond, B., Murdoch, D., Mangin, D., Sarfati, D., Sellman, D., Sopoaga, F., Thomson, G., Abel, G., Hoek, J., Connor, J., Krebs, J., Mann, J., McCall, J., Broughton, J., Toop, L., Signal, L., Beckert, L., Farella, M., Baker, M., Keall, M., Skeaff, M., Thomson, M., Wilson, N., Chandler, N., Priest, P., Brunton, P., Crampton, P., Gendall, P., Howden-Chapman, P., Taylor, R., Edwards, R., Gauld, R., McGee, R., Mulder, R., Derrett, S., Hales, S., Pullon, S., & Blakely, T. (2017). Proposed new industry code on unhealthy food marketing to children and young people: Will it make a difference? New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1450), 94-101. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Priest, P., Toombs-Ruane, L., Benschop, J., Burgess, S., French, N., & Murdoch, D. (2017). A one health future to meet the AMR challenge? New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 65(2), 60-61. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2016.1270651

Toombs-Ruane, L. J., Benschop, J., Burgess, S., Priest, P., Murdoch, D. R., & French, N. P. (2017). Multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae in New Zealand: A current perspective. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 65(2), 62-70. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2016.1269621

2016

Journal - Research Article

Faatoese, A., Sikaleti, S., Priest, P., & Chambers, S. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes to leprosy of pacific people living in New Zealand. Leprosy Review, 87(3), 368-377.

Ritchie, S. R., Isdale, E., Priest, P., Rainey, P. B., & Thomas, M. G. (2016). The turnover of strains in intermittent and persistent nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Infection, 72(3), 295-301. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.12.010

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McAllister, S., Priest, P., Lee, B., & Dickson, N. (2016). Surveillance of HIV and AIDS in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Conference. (pp. 12). Retrieved from http://www.familyplanning.org.nz/about/our-events/conference-2016

Ritchie, S. R., Burrett, E., Priest, P., Rainey, P. B., Taylor, S., Drown, J., … Collins, J. (2016). The longevity and acceptability of treatment to eradicate nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage amongst haemodialysis patients. Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.asid.net.au/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Priest, P. (2016, June). Taking care in the garden: Risk factors for Legionella longbeachae legionnaires' disease. Verbal presentation at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine In-House Convention, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Ikram, R., Psutka, R., Carter, A., & Priest, P. (2015). An outbreak of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli urinary tract infection in an elderly population: A case-control study of risk factors. BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, 224. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-0974-0

Jennings, L. C., Priest, P. C., Psutka, R. A., Duncan, A. R., Anderson, T., Mahagamasekera, P., Strathdee, A., & Baker, M. G. (2015). Respiratory viruses in airline travellers with influenza symptoms: Results of an airport screening study. Journal of Clinical Virology, 67, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.03.011

Journal - Research Other

Sarfati, D., Lynch, J., Bain, C., Blakely, T., Edwards, R., Jackson, R., … Priest, P., & Stanley, J. (2015). Teaching epidemiology in Australia and New Zealand: What are the core and advanced concepts for epidemiological practitioners and researchers? Australasian Epidemiologist, 22(1), 43-47.

Priest, P., & Kelly, H. (2015). Influenza case definitions need to be fit for purpose [Letters]. Eurosurveillance, 20(25), 21162. Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=21162

2014

Journal - Research Article

Slow, S., Florkowski, C. M., Chambers, S. T., Priest, P. C., Stewart, A. W., Jennings, L. C., … Murdoch, D. R. (2014). Effect of monthly vitamin D₃ supplementation in healthy adults on adverse effects of earthquakes: Randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 349, g7260. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7260

Priest, P., McKenzie, J. E., Audas, R., Poore, M., Brunton, C., & Reeves, L. (2014). Hand sanitiser provision for reducing illness absences in primary school children: A cluster randomised trial. PLoS Medicine, 11(8), e1001700. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001700

Scragg, R., Slow, S., Stewart, A. W., Jennings, L. C., Chambers, S. T., Priest, P. C., Florkowski, C. M., … Murdoch, D. R. (2014). Long-term high-dose vitamin D₃ supplementation and blood pressure in healthy adults: A randomized controlled trial. Hypertension, 64, 725-730. doi: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.03466

Slow, S., Priest, P. C., Chambers, S. T., Stewart, A. W., Jennings, L. C., Florkowski, C. M., … Murdoch, D. R. (2014). Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in healthy adults. Clinical Microbiology & Infection, 20(5), 453-458. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12350

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Priest, P., McKenzie, J., Audas, R., Poore, M., Brunton, C., & Reeves, L. (2014). Hand sanitiser provision for reducing illness absences in primary school children: A cluster RCT. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 37). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Priest, P. (2014, November). Reflections on supporting the teaching of epidemiology and statistics in Bhutan. Verbal presentation at the 7th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Psutka, R., Priest, P., Davies, T., Rakunuea, T., Iddings, S., & Reiffer, A. (2013). Assessing the demographic, behavioural and environmental characteristics and the potential effectiveness of a household water filter in the Republic of Kiribati. Journal of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Development, 3(4), 530-540. doi: 10.2166/washdev.2013.139

Priest, P. C., Jennings, L. C., Duncan, A. R., Brunton, C. R., & Baker, M. G. (2013). Effectiveness of border screening for detecting influenza in arriving airline travelers. American Journal of Public Health, 103(8), 1412-1418. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2012.300761

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Priest, P., McKenzie, J., Audas, R., Poore, M., Brunton, C., & Reeves, L. (2013). Hand sanitiser provision for reducing illness absences in primary school children in New Zealand: Cluster randomised trial. Proceedings of the 141st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo: Think Global, Act Local. 290337. APHA. Retrieved from https://www.apha.org/

Lewthwaite, H., Priest, P., & Brooks, H. (2013). Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage and skin conditions in Otago school children. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1374). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2012

Journal - Research Article

Psutka, R., Priest, P., Dickson, N., Connor, J., Azariah, S., Kennedy, J., … McIlraith, J. (2012). Sexual health and the Rugby World Cup 2011: A cross-sectional study of sexual health clinics in New Zealand. Sexual Health, 9(5), 466-471. doi: 10.1071/sh12076

Murdoch, D. R., Slow, S., Chambers, S. T., Jennings, L. C., Stewart, A. W., Priest, P. C., Florkowski, C. M., … Scragg, R. (2012). Effect of vitamin D₃ supplementation on upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adults: The vidaris randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 308(13), 1333-1339. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.12505

Reeves, L. M., Priest, P. C., & Poore, M. R. (2012). School toilets: Facilitating hand hygiene? A review of primary school hygiene facilities in a developed country. Journal of Public Health, 34(4), 483-488. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fds028

Journal - Research Other

Norris, P., Choi, T., Lee, R., Lu, A., Png, C., Yang, S., & Priest, P. (2012). Adequacy of handwashing facilities in public toilets in Dunedin, New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(2), 194-195. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00859.x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Psutka, R., Priest, P., Davies, T., Rakunuea, T., Reiffer, A., & Iddings, S. (2012). Preliminary assessment of the potential effectiveness of water filters to reduce diarrheal disease burden in children younger than five years old in a pacific island nation. Proceedings of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 61st Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.astmh.org/Home.htm

Psutka, R., Priest, P., Davies, T., & Iddings, S. (2012). Assessing the demographic, behavioural, and environmental characteristics and the potential effectiveness of a household water filter in the Pacific Island nation Kiribati. Proceedings of the 5th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference. Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/programme.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Priest, P. (2012, February). Clean hands save lives; but do they keep children in school? Verbal presentation at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine In-House Convention, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2011

Journal - Research Article

Kelly, H. A., Priest, P. C., Mercer, G. N., & Dowse, G. K. (2011). We should not be complacent about our population-based public health response to the first influenza pandemic of the 21^st century. BMC Public Health, 11, 78. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-78

Priest, P. C., Duncan, A. R., Jennings, L. C., & Baker, M. G. (2011). Thermal image scanning for influenza border screening: Results of an airport screening study. PLoS ONE, 6(1), e14490. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014490

Tannock, G. W., Tiong, I. S., Priest, P., Munro, K., Taylor, C., Richardson, A., & Schultz, M. (2011). Testing probiotic strain Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor) for its ability to reduce carriage of multidrug-resistant E. coli by elderly residents in long-term care facilities. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 60(3), 366-370. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.025874-0

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Priest, P., Jennings, L., Duncan, A., Brunton, C., & Baker, M. (2011). Screening for influenza at the border: Is it worthwhile? Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A148). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976e.87

2010

Journal - Research Article

Aiello, A. E., Coulborn, R. M., Aragon, T. G., Baker, M. G., Burrus, B. B., Cowling, B., Duncan, A., … Priest, P., … Vukotich, Jr, C. J. (2010). Research findings from nonpharmaceutical intervention studies for pandemic influenza and current gaps in the research. American Journal of Infection Control, 38(4), 251-258. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.12.007

McKenzie, J. E., Priest, P., Audas, R., Poore, M. R., Brunton, C. R., & Reeves, L. M. (2010). Hand sanitisers for reducing illness absences in primary school children in New Zealand: A cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol. Trials, 11, 7. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-7

Priest, P., Sadler, L., Sykes, P., Marshall, R., Peters, J., & Crengle, S. (2010). Determinants of inequalities in cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and survival in New Zealand. Cancer Causes & Control, 21, 209-214. doi: 10.1007/s10552-009-9451-7

Journal - Research Other

Vukotich, Jr, C. J., Coulborn, R. M., Aragon, T. J., Baker, M. G., Burrus, B. B., Aiello, A. E., … Priest, P., … Wetterhall, S. F. (2010). Findings, gaps, and future direction for research in nonpharmaceutical interventions for pandemic influenza [Conference Summary]. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(4). doi: 10.3201/eid1604.090719

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Priest, P. (2010, September-October). Screening for influenza at the border: Is it worthwhile? Verbal presentation at the Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA) Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia.

2009

Journal - Research Article

Duncan, A. R., Priest, P. C., Jennings, L. C., Brunton, C. R., & Baker, M. G. (2009). Screening for influenza infection in international airline travelers. American Journal of Public Health, 99(Suppl. 2), S360-S362. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.158071

Parkin, L., Williams, S. M., & Priest, P. (2009). Preventing winter falls: A randomised controlled trial of a novel intervention. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1298). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1298/3683/content.pdf

Journal - Research Other

Priest, P. C. (2009). Causal interpretation requires appropriate study design. Diabetologia, 52(7), 1451. doi: 10.1007/s00125-009-1346-3

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Priest, P., Duncan, A., Jennings, L., & Baker, M. (2009, October). Thermal image scanning for mass screening of incoming travellers at airports. Verbal presentation at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), Stockholm, Sweden.

Other Research Output

Smaill, K., Audas, R., & Priest, P. (2009, October). How much is your child's health worth? EcoNZ@Otago, 23, 11-13. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz. [Other Research Output].

2008

Journal - Research Article

Paul, C., Nicholls, R., Priest, P., & McGee, R. (2008). Making policy decisions about population screening for breast cancer: The role of citizens' deliberation. Health Policy, 85(3), 314-320. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.08.007

Journal - Research Other

Sykes, P., Sadler, L., & Priest, P. (2008). Screening the hard to reach: Improving morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer in New Zealand [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1277). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1277/3135/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Priest, P., Jennings, L., Duncan, A., Brunton, C., & Baker, M. (2008). Screening for influenza infection in international airline travelers arriving in New Zealand. Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID). (pp. 62-63). Retrieved from http://www.iceid.org/images/stories/2008program.pdf

Dickson, N., McAllister, S., Priest, P., & Paul, C. (2008). Late diagnosis of HIV infection in adults. Proceedings of the New Zealand Sexual Health Society Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.nzshs.org/dunedin_conference.html

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Duncan, A., Priest, P., Jennings, L., Brunton, C., & Baker, M. (2008, July). Measuring the prevalence of influenza infection in arriving airline travellers: A pilot study. Poster session presented at the Population Health Congress: A Global World: Practical Action for Health and Well-Being, Brisbane, Australia.

2007

Journal - Research Article

Hamilton, S., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Priest, P. (2007). Food and nutrient availability in New Zealand: An analysis of supermarket sales data. Public Health Nutrition, 10(12), 1448-1455.

Priest, P., Sadler, L., Peters, J., Crengle, S., Bethwaite, P., Medley, G., & Jackson, R. (2007). Pathways to diagnosis of cervical cancer: Screening history, delay in follow up, and smear reading. BJOG, 114, 398-407.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Priest, P., & Cashell-Smith, M. (2007). Hand sanitiser to improve hygiene in primary schools. Australasian Epidemiologist. 14(3), (pp. 34). [Abstract]

2006

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Priest, P., Sadler, L., Sykes, P., Crengle, S., Peters, J., & Marshall, R. (2006). Determinants of ethnic inequalities in cervical cancer survival in New Zealand. Australasian Epidemiologist, 13(3), 69. [Abstract]